Has anyone enjoyed a special wine tasting day trip from Florence? we have one extra day and would love to see some of the surrounding towns/wineries. should we bus or drive? (prob not drive if we are doing wine tastings but my husband would love to drive the countryside) ideas? Going end of October, staying in Florence.
Posted by
NorthCarolina
1115 posts
There are so many to choose from - we found this company on this forum and they have great reviews on TripAdvisor. We are doing the CHIANTI WINE AND FOOD SAFARI in October. We will post a review when we get back.
https://www.walkaboutflorence.com/italy-tuscany-florence-tours?gclid=COeR64zW_McCFUYlgQodMeIJqg
Posted by
lexington, il
4105 posts
With a car...http://www.vignamaggio.it/english/wine-visits-tastings-wine-bar.html
One of my favorites!! Worth renting a car! may be able to use bus, it's just outside
of Greve.
If you are near Montepulciano, try this one...Great Rosso and Nobile
http://www.salcheto.it/en/
Guided...http://www.tuscanwinetours.net/chianticlassicowinetour.htm?PHPSESSID=6c71173c6703ed334750e77b6507c5f0
Informative good wine selection.
Inexpensive...http://www.italyonabudgettours.com/en/activity/975/the-taste-of-tuscany-wine-tour
Have not done this one yet...price point is intriguing.
Posted by
Tulsa, OK
355 posts
http://www.tuscan-wine-tours.com/
I did their Chianti Classico tour last fall and it was one of my favorite days in my 17 day trip. It is a small tour with no more than 8 people plus the driver/guide. We visited two small wineries and had lengthy tastings with lots of wine, cheese, bread, etc. We also had a great lunch In Panzano at the restaurant of Dario Checcini and visited his butcher shop for more wine and appetizers. It was a great day with lots of great scenery and education about wine - not to mention - lots of great tasting wine!
Posted by
OP
25 posts
Thank you all for the recommendations. Soo hard to choose, they all look great!
Posted by
18 posts
they come highly recommended. we just got back from our italy adventure and we did 2 tours from them (cooking class and a wine one). both were exceptional!! you meet at their office which was a short walk from the B&B we stayed at (by the duomo).