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Highlights● Guided 7 hr excursion by our English speaking expert Grape Guide! ● Visit 2 wine regions: Chianti & Chianti Classico (with tastings of Chianti, Chianti Classico, Riserva and Super Tuscans) ● Visit 2 exquisite wineries with tours of vineyards & cellars. ● Tasting of some of Tuscany's best olive oils & cheeses. ● Lunch at the famous butcher Dario Cecchini with a sampling of meats & Bistecca!
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Itinerary Super ChiantiSuper Chianti is an amazing day trip that takes you from Florence into the super picturesque and delicious Chianti & Chianti Classico regions. We meet at the Grape Tours office where you will check in and get ready for the tour. After just half an hour's ride, we reach the beautiful Chianti region and kick off the day at an old Tuscan farmhouse winery and learn about the grape-to-bottle process. Once we've covered every aspect of the winemaking, we sit down to taste 4 beautiful wines accompanied by fresh olive oil and sheep's milk cheeses made at the winery's own dairy farm. Our next stop is in Panzano in Chianti at the notorious butcher Dario Cecchini. We'll enjoy a delicious lunch featuring four meat dishes inspired by Dario's family recipes and a taste of the famous Bistecca alla Fiorentina. After lunch, continue to the next winery where we will be treated to a private tour and learn about the traditions of the oldest wine region of the world!
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Price & Tour InfoPrice: from €195 per person (all-inclusive, yet you're always welcome to tip your guide) Time of departure: 10 am (when a 10 am tour is full and if we can, we will start a second tour at 9 am) Meeting point: Grape Tours office in Via dei Renai 19, Florence. Possibility of pick-up outside Florence (Galluzzo) available: YES Total time: Around 7 hrs When: From Mondays through Saturdays Size: min 3 - 8 pp (if the tour doesn't reach min number of participants we will contact you with alternatives) Distance: 45 mins approx Min age to participate: 16 yrs Allergy-friendly? Yes, make sure to mention to your guide. Wines tasted: Mainly reds.
Private tours are exclusively for the party of people who have booked.
No group-ups will occur.
Grape Tours' private tours are fully escorted and include the roundtrip from Florence.
Private tours are ideal for groups of 2 to 8 people.
In our all-inclusive private tours, 2 winery visits are included with tastings and a typical Tuscan lunch.
Our choice of wineries is based on two decades of experience. We love to support family-run wineries, and organic or sustainable farms.
VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO
Wineries: Around 80
Total square hectares: Around 1250
Total production: Around 6 MM bottles
The ancient cellars inside Montepulciano testify to how historical the wine is to the town.
The Vino Nobile is the first to be elevated to DOCG status at the beginning of the 80'ies but continues to be confused with the grape Montepulciano (that paradoxically doesn't grow there).
Despite its name, Montepulciano, the grape that grows prevalently is the Sangiovese (locally called Prugnolo Gentile), along with other native grapes such as Mammolo and Canaiolo. Trebbiano, Malvasia and Pulcinculo are used for the region's renowned sweet wine.
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG is the area's claim to fame, which in good years is also made in a Riserva version. Vino Nobile contains mostly Sangiovese, but can be blended with other regional red grapes. Rosso di Montepulciano is a similar wine, but essentially younger and ligther. Vin Santo comes out beautifully, too.