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Brunello di Montalcino Full-Day Wine Tour with Tastings

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Activity provider: Tuscan Escapes by Papilio
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    Brunello di Montalcino Full-Day Wine Tour with Tastings

    Activity provider: Tuscan Escapes by Papilio
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    From US$ 167.61 per person

    Spend a full day touring Montalcino and visiting 3 Brunello wineries. Meet the wine makers responsible for producing this famous Italian red wine, and enjoy a traditional Tuscan lunch at a wine estate. Experience the passion put into creating these wines.

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    Duration 9 hours
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    Live tour guide
    English, Italian
    Small group
    Limited to 8 participants

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Visit the charming hill town of Montalcino and the mystical Abbey of Sant Antimo
    • Visit 3 local wineries, meet the wine makers, and taste their wines
    • Enjoy a delicious Tuscan meal at a family-run winery
    Full description

    Wine lovers will enjoy this full-day tour through the beautiful Tuscan landscape with stops to visit some typical local wineries. Explore the famous wine hills of Montalcino and learn about the process and passion involved in creating Brunello di Montalcino, one of Italy's most prestigious wines. Your tour begins with a drive along the ancient Roman road from Siena to the famous wine hills of Montalcino.

    The first stop will be at a small, typical area winery where you’ll have a chance to walk in the vineyards, explore the cellars, and enjoy an introductory tasting of world-famous Brunello wine. Next, you’ll head to Montalcino, the hill town that gives its name to the region and its wines.

    Here you’ll have the opportunity to climb the fortress walls, spend some time browsing the shops and tasting the Brunello wines in wine bars, or simply enjoy the incredible views of the valleys and vineyards below. After visiting the town of Montalcino the tour continues on to the stunning ancient mystical Benedictine Abbey of Sant Antimo, a special place in a tranquil setting. You’ll enjoy a traditional Tuscan lunch at a family-run winery, accompanied by the delicious wines produced at the facility. Afterwards, you’ll have the opportunity to visit the farm. In the afternoon you’ll visit a third winery where you’ll get a detailed description of the wine-making process, and learn how the vines are cared for and about the long aging process in oak barrels.

    After visiting the cellars and getting to know the winemakers, you’ll sit down for a final tasting of this nectar of the gods.

    Includes
    • English-speaking driver/guide
    • Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle
    • 3 Brunello winery visits with wine tastings
    • Lunch at a family-run winery
    • Abbey of Sant Antimo visit
    • Hotel pick-up and drop off
    • Tips/gratuities
    Covid-19 precautions
    Safety measures in place
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    • You must keep social distance while in vehicles
    Traveler requirements
    • You are required to bring and wear a mask

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    Meeting point

    The Church of San Domenico (under the large tree), Piazza San Domenico, 53100 Siena

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    Know before you go

    • If for any reason a visit to the farm is not available on the day of the tour, you will enjoy a traditional Tuscan meal at a typical local trattoria
    • Hotel pick-up and drop-off is not included, you will be required to meet at the designated meeting point
    • Gratuities are not included on this tour
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    Overall rating

    4.9 /5

    based on 47 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
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    • Transportation
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    • Value for money
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    • Safety
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    Awesome tour of the Brunello region!!! We had a fantastic day. This tour exceeded our expectations. Our tour guide Ambra, is very knowledgeable and a lot of fun. My wife and I shared the tour with other 3 couples who made the tour even more enjoyable. Ambra is a very safe driver and knows the region very well. She first took us to the Casanuova delle Cerbaie winery, where Simone Carlotti explained to us the process that they follow to obtain their wonderful wines. Ambra also took us to the town of Montalcino and shared with us interesting facts that were fun to learn. Then, we visited Molino di Sant’Antimo winery, a family business. Giulia Vittori one of owners was our host and she treated us to a delicious lunch there, paired with their great wines. It was a treat! Lastly, we visited the Piombaia winery. They differ in the way they manage their vineyards. They use a method called biodynamic, it’s free of chemicals and works with the vines and not against them. It was very

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    May 22, 2022

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    Amazing tour guide, beautiful scenery. I wasn't a fan of the first winery and much preferred the second and third wineries, which were on a smaller scale and special. One improvement - alot of the wines we tried, we were told they would taste better if they had time to breathe or were drunk with food. The second winery we had lunch with the wine and it made a huge difference. I think all the wines should be opened in advance of arriving and perhaps some small portion of cheese served with each wine to bring out the flavours of the more complex wines

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    April 16, 2022

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    Wine making and wine drinking is all about communication and sharing. This is exeactly what we experienced on that tour of the Brunello de Montalcino producers. Thanks to our guide Elio's attentive care and passion for local history, culture and economics, along with the 3 producers we met, we learnt a great deal and shared with the other people in the group a truly delicious moment under Tuscan sunshine. All our hosts were most welcoming and willing to share their passion for their terroir and the product they make. A most perfect day.

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    April 7, 2022

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