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Tuscan Wine Tour: Vernaccia Tasting in San Gimignano
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Escape the hustle and bustle of Florence on a small-group Chianti wine tasting tour. Enjoy the scenic Tuscan countryside, visit two wineries, learn about wine production, and savor world-renowned Chianti wine paired with Tuscan snacks.
Escape the hustle and bustle of Florence on a small-group Chianti wine tasting tour. Enjoy the scenic Tuscan countryside, visit two wineries, learn about wine production, and savor world-renowned Chianti wine paired with Tuscan snacks.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Florence - Meet your fellow travelers and your tour leader at Piazzale Montelungo in Florence and find a comfortable spot on your bus.
- Chianti Road - Let’s start this amazing trip passing by one of the most iconic areas of Tuscany: the Chianti region. The area offers a unique landscape with gentle hills, rolling fields of vineyards and olive…
- Florence - Meet your fellow travelers and your tour leader at Piazzale Montelungo in Florence and find a comfortable spot on your bus.
- Chianti Road - Let’s start this amazing trip passing by one of the most iconic areas of Tuscany: the Chianti region. The area offers a unique landscape with gentle hills, rolling fields of vineyards and olive groves, small medieval towns and breathtaking sceneries.
- San Gimignano - To top off your day, nothing better than a wine tasting in a local winery: you will have the chance to taste the famous Vernaccia di San Gimignano: a light and crisp white wine with floral and fruity notes. It’s the perfect opportunity to toast to the adventure you just experienced, before going eventually back to Florence.
- Historic Centre of San Gimignano - Even before arriving at your destination, you will be struck by the high ancient towers that define the skyline of San Gimignano. The bus will drop you off at the city gate and with a short walk you will easily reach the main street. Walk through the little narrow cobblestone streets to feel its genuine and unique medieval atmosphere and reach Piazza della Cisterna, once the market square used also as a stage for festivals and tournaments. Take the open passage and enter Piazza Duomo, home to the Municipal Palace, and climb up to the top of the Torre Grossa: the highest tower of the city that counts 218 steps. Once you reach the top, a 360-degree view of the surrounding hills will open just in front of you, making the effort of the climb definitely worth it.
- Florence - Get back to Florence in total comfort and relax, pampered by the memories of the beautiful day spent in the heart of vineyards and rolling hills.
What's Included
- Vernaccia wine tasting: the most renowned local white wine
- Free time in San Gimignano
- Roundtrip transportation by air-conditioned minibus or minivan with free wi-fi
- Professional expert English-speaking tour leader
- Small group Tour
- Vernaccia wine tasting: the most renowned local white wine
- Free time in San Gimignano
- Roundtrip transportation by air-conditioned minibus or minivan with free wi-fi
- Professional expert English-speaking tour leader
- Small group Tour
Additional Information
Escape the hustle and bustle of Florence and experience the true flavor of the Tuscan countryside on this Vernaccia wine tour from Florence. The area offers a unique landscape with gentle hills, rolling fields of vineyards and olive groves, small medieval towns and breathtaking sceneries. You will first head to San Gimignano with an expert multilingual…
Escape the hustle and bustle of Florence and experience the true flavor of the Tuscan countryside on this Vernaccia wine tour from Florence. The area offers a unique landscape with gentle hills, rolling fields of vineyards and olive groves, small medieval towns and breathtaking sceneries. You will first head to San Gimignano with an expert multilingual escort who will uncover all the secrets of the “Manhattan of the Middle Ages”. Take the chanche to find the most scenic views and climb the Torre Grossa to be amazed by the iconic Tuscan rolling hills in the surroundings. Finish off your day sipping one of the most renowned local white wines: Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Tour size is limited to a maximum of 25 people.
- Children will be offered soft drinks during the wine tastings
Location
Piazzale Montelungo
TOURS & NEWS KIOSK AT PIAZZALE MONTELUNGO BUS TERMINAL
Located at 5-10 minutes walking distance from Santa Maria Novella Train Station. Look for our staff wearing a Fuchsia Jacket and holding a cardboard with our company name.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(16 Ratings)
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Michael
Sep 2, 2024
Family Trip through Tuscany - Great tour to really interesting places in Tuscany. Our tour guide, Christian, was great at giving us relevant history and answering questions throughout the day. I highly recommend the trip, and would ask for Christian to host/guide it based on our great experience.
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Quest17493594386
Sep 2, 2024
Our amazing guide, Christian - Can't say enough wonderful things about Christian, our tour guide. He was knowledgeable and had unique facts about not only San Gimignano, but Florence as well (where we started from). He definitely made the experience amazing!
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Marcia_s
Sep 28, 2023
Chianti wine country - Enjoyed our tour with Luigi as our tour guide. Though I love the wine tasting, I really enjoyed taking the time to stop by the little shops and experiencing authentic Italian shops.
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Randy_s
Jun 14, 2023
Highlight of our trip to Florence - The Bus was first class along with the driver. The tour guide Luigi was extremely personable and did a fantastic job. The drive through the Tuscan hills was breathtaking. The two wineries were great and the presentations and wine/food pairings were first class. We bought two bottles of wine at the first winery, it was that good. Would definitely recommend this 5 hour trip as it was the highlight of our trip to Florence.
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Annettehz4719yf
May 27, 2023
Best driver ever! - Our guide, Christian, took us through the Chianti region and to a wine tasting. Best part of our trip! During the drive, he shared history of wine making as well as history of the area. It was like traveling with a really smart friend! Thank you, Christian!
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Karoline
May 26, 2023
Amazing trip! - Great tour with sweet Assia as a guide! The first wineyeard Was the best visit of the two. They had exellent wine and an a amazing balsamico 👌🤌 and a guided tour at the winery. Second wineyard was a bit dissapoiting, No tour on the winery and the wine was not the best (our opinion). First wineyeard was the highlight, second highlight was the small town castellina di chianti ❤️ what an charming place! Too Sad we Only had about 30min there, would have paid more for trip Just to have an hour there! Thanks to Assia for a Great Day, guide and many good advices, your the best! Higly reccomended! Regards Karoline og Bjørn
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Anita_s
Oct 18, 2023
First Winery was Excellent, Second Winery was a zero - The tour guide was very monotone and her english was difficult to understand by Americans. She really didn't add much information to the tour.
However, the first winery, Poggio Amorelli, was fantastic. Our host at the winery was amazing - he provided a lot of information about the wine process and a tour of the winery. The Tuscan lunch was superb as were the wines that accompanied it.
The tour should have stopped there - the second winery was very dull and used the same glass for each of the different wines that we tasted. The host at this winery provided minimal information about the winery and the wines.
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Trip622277
Sep 27, 2023
Kind Host but Way Too Rushed - The small group wine tour offered great intimacy for the size of the group. The van used by Ciao Tours was extremely comfortable with greatly sized windows to view the countryside. My favorite part of the tour was the route. The selections of vineyards and a visit to a small village for cheese tasting allowed us to see various angles of Tuscany countryside and it was astounding. The first vineyard was wonderful and our guide was very knowledgeable and kind. The olive oil and selection of wines were lovely. However, the second half of the trip, including the second vineyard/winery was way too fast, they served us in paper cups and plates (bad for ambiance and environment) and we did not get to
fully enjoy the 2nd stop. I really loved the first half of the tour, and it was a good experience overall.
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Anna_s
Jun 14, 2023
Lovely vineries, but the tour was very rushed - I enjoyed the visit to both vineries, but I was disappointed with the tour overall because:
- there were around 20 participants, not 12 as the tour advertised
- the vinery visits were rushed and we were not told about the wine production as advertised
- we didn’t stop in Greve at all and the reason wasn’t explained
- there were families with young children on a tour who made noise on a bus, so it was hard to hear the tour guide
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Matthew_f
Jul 22, 2023
Could be better - First winery we stopped was good with a knowledgeable host and good products. Second one was poorly organised and nothing special - noisy and overcrowded. Our driver Allessandro wasn’t great. He indicated he didn’t like tourists played Latin American music loudly so he didn’t have to talk or answer questions and he dropped us off at a different place because the proper place “wasn’t good for him”. This left us with a long walk on a very hot day.
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