Highlights
Private San Gimignano Tour
● Enjoy an 8-hour guided excursion led by our expert, English-speaking Grape Guide.
● Visit two charming wineries; the first includes a guided tour of the vineyards and cellars, and of course a lovely tasting.
● At the second winery, savor a three-course lunch paired with a guided tasting of six wines.
● Also taste some of Tuscany’s finest extra virgin olive oils.
● Enjoy free time to explore the medieval town of San Gimignano (approximately 45 minutes).
VERNACCIA DI SAN GIMIGNANO FACTS
Wineries: Around 70
Total square hectares: Around 730
Total production: Around 5.5 MM bottles
A region inhabited first by the Etruscans. Some of the first written information about the Vernaccia is to be found in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.
First DOC wine region of Italy in 1966.
Even though the region of San Gimignano overlaps a small part of the Sienese Chianti, the most important characteristic grape is Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Sangiovese remains the second most grown grape in the area.
The white Vernaccia di San Gimignano is Tuscany's only DOCG white wine. Most of it is fresh and bottled in spring after harvest, but also a Riserva is made, oak-aged and fuller-bodied, worthy of aging.
The area also makes San Gimignano DOC, an appellation that allows for a little bit of everything, and, of course, Chianti.