Has anyone been to this annual event in September, is it worth the time going?
Posted by
Sacramento, California U.S.A.
10607 posts
Thanks for mentioning this. We will be in Tuscany during the festival. I'm looking forward to the replies you will receive.
Posted by
OP
Boston, MA, USA
262 posts
We should all hang out on Sunday, haha
Posted by
Charlotte, NC, USA
39 posts
I hope it is, because we will be there on Sunday! Would definitely like to hear if anyone else has been before.....
Posted by
Charlotte, NC, USA
39 posts
The more the merrier :-)
We were thinking of checking out Montefioralle that day as well since it's about a 15 minute walk from Greve.
The only thing I have heard about the wine festival is that they can potentially run out of taster glasses and to get there earlier in the day.
Posted by
OP
Boston, MA, USA
262 posts
Yes, I heard that too..we are staying in Castellina so we don;t have too far to go
Posted by
Lake Forest, CA, USA
1633 posts
Sounds like a lot of fun. Unfortunately, we won't be in the area until the end of September. Where are you staying? I'm still trying to figure out the most central place to stay in Tuscany.
Posted by
Sacramento, California U.S.A.
10607 posts
Denise - We are staying at Agriturismo Marciano, located just outside Siena. It has come highly recommended. You can check it out on Trip Advisor. It seems to be fairly central.
I checked mapquest to see how far Siena is from Greve in Chiani. According to them it is a one hour drive. I am excited to find out the wine festival is happening during our time there. We won't be able to go on the Sunday, as we leave our agriturismo that morning to go to Florence. If we are going to any museums it will need to be Sunday, as they are closed on Mondays. Bad timing on our part for Florence, but we can't rearrange our schedule. Oh well...we will do the best we can.
Posted by
Charlotte, NC, USA
39 posts
Hi Denise, we are staying at Villa Vignamaggio where Mona Lisa grew up - http://vignamaggio.com/index-english.html
I believe this is only a short taxi from Greve-in-Chianti, but I don't know how "central" it is to the rest of Tuscany (it's an hour drive from Florence)......we are only here for a couple of days and it is our down time while we are in Italy!
Posted by
OP
Boston, MA, USA
262 posts
we are staying here...i have heard good things,
http://www.agriturismopoggetto.it/home_ing.htm
the festival is the weekend of Sept 10-11-12
Posted by
Orlando, Florida
676 posts
I've gone to it twice, the first time we didn't drink as I was with a non-drinker but they had free 3 hour tours. That was in 2000 or 01 so I don't know if they're still doing them. I also went a couple years ago and drank and it was lots of fun. Pace yourself. If you need to try wines other than chianti there is a winebar a few blocks away, ask for directions. If it's hot, make sure to drink water too, actually, even if it isn't hot. You'll have fun, even if you aren't that crazy about chianti!!