From Florence: Val d’Orcia Region Private Wine Tasting Tour – Florence, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Spend a day within the iconic landscape of the Tuscan hills, visit Montepulciano and its historic cellars. Admire the landscape of the rolling hills of the Val d’Orcia, taking pictures like in postcards, among avenues of cypresses, vineyards and olive trees. In the afternoon, taste the famous Brunello di Montalcino.

Itinerary:
Meet our driver at your location and start your tour in the Tuscan hills.
We will cross the hills, among vineyards, olive trees and rows of cypresses, until we reach the city of Montepulciano, to visit the “Underground Wonders” of the town. We will visit the main square of the town, the ancient Government Palace and a Historic Cellar: here you will find gigantic oak barrels, in which the famous Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG and Rosso di Montepulciano DOC “rest”.
In Montepulciano you will have your first wine tasting experience with Vino Nobile, Super Tuscan and Rosso di Montepulciano.
For lunch, our driver will be able to suggest a typical Tuscan farmhouse, where to have a delicious Tuscan lunch.
After lunch, we will cross one of the most beautiful wine roads, between postcard hills and incredible vineyards until we arrive in Montalcino for a wine tasting in a prestigious farm, where this delicious wine has been produced for generations. In fact, this family was one of the first to start the production of Brunello and has maintained over time a very high quality and a passion that has been handed down for generations. After the visit of the cellar and an explanation on the production of Brunello, the tasting will begin.
Here we will taste 5 types of wines, including Rosso di Montalcino. Two types of Brunello Docg a Super Tuscan and a delicious Rosé. At the end of the tasting, we will return to Florence.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Take the most beautiful photos of the Tuscan countryside
Taste the intense flavors of Tuscan wines: Nobile and Brunello
Discover the ancient medieval cellars of Montepulciano
Relax and spend a day in the Tuscan countryside away from the town

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