THE GRAPE ESCAPE WINERY TOUR
A day trip to 2 wineries in the Chianti region and San Gimignano with lunch included.
Join our fun day trip to the Chianti countryside to discover why the area is famous for its scenery as well as its wine.
The tour departs Florence at 10:00am* on a 8 seat van and the first stop will be at a wine tasting school where you will taste 4 different type of wines including the famous Chianti Classico D.O.C.G. and a Super Tuscan wine, a 30 years old balsamic vinegar and the delicious truffle extra vergin olive oil. Here you will learn how to recognize the different flavours and develop your taste buds together with a wine passionate producer.
The second stop will be at a local winery located in a stunning area well known for the production of the D.O.C.G. Vernaccia white wine facing the famous towers of San Gimignano. The wine makers will guide you through the vineyards and the cellars and they will share the secrets of the wine and oil production as well as the best wine and food combinations. At the winery you will enjoy a home-style lunch based on Typical Tuscan fresh dishes made with local ingredients such as pasta, cheese with honey, salami, mixed salad and various type of bruschetta all washed down with 3 wines; the famous Vernaccia white wine, a rosè wine and a Chianti colli senesi D.O.C.G. You will also have the opportunity to buy the local products and wine at a convinient cost to bring back home or ship it to friends and family.
In the afternoon you will be free to visit and spend time wandering through the narrow streets shopping in the local shops of the most beautiful medieval town of Tuscany, San Gimignano and check out the tower filled skyline while eating the ice cream from the world champion ice cream making gelateria.
Departure from San Gimignano is at 3:45pm. Estimated travel time is 1h10m*. We will arrive back to Florence at approx 5:00pm*
NOTE: If you are spending the night in Siena, ask your guide to be dropped off in San Gimignano so you don’t have to come all the way back to Florence. From San Gimignano you can take a local bus to Siena. Also the pick up point and drop off point is next the train station so if you are checking out the same day of the tour, feel free to bring your bags and luggages with you. We will store them underneath the bus so that you will be ready to leave to your next destination when returning to Florence.
* all departure/ arrival time are all estimated and are subject to change due to road conditions and traffic.
Additional Information
- Tour Meeting Point
- Piazza della Stazione in front of the tourist information opposite the train station at 9:40am
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Route
A FlorenceB San GimignanoC ChiantiD Florence
- Short Drive to the Chianti countryside to discover why the area is famous for its scenery as well as its wine.
- First Stop at a wine tasting school where you will taste 4 different type of wines including the famous Chianti Classico D.O.C.G. and a Super Tuscan wine, a 30 years old balsamic vinegar and the delicious truffle extra vergin olive oil.
- Second stop at a local winery for a guided tour through the vineyards and the cellar.
- Home-style lunch based on Typical Tuscan fresh dishes made with local ingredients such as pasta, cheese with honey, salami, mixed salad and various type of bruschetta all washed down with 3 wines; the famous Vernaccia white wine, a rosè wine and a Chianti colli senesi D.O.C.G. You will also have the opportunity to buy the local products and wine at a convinient cost to bring back home or ship it to friends and family.
- Afternoon spent wandering through the narrow streets of the most beautiful medieval town of Tuscany, San Gimignano with its tower filled skyline while eating the ice cream from the world champion ice cream making gelateria.
What people say about this tour on Tripadvisor:
2nd October 2012
"What a brilliant tour! Just a short drive from Florence to Chianti I had some of the best wines of my life and certainly one of the best wine tours I've ever been on. The wineries you visit are stunning and run by gorgeous locals, the food is delicious and tour guide Daniele was relaxed, knowledgeable and entertaining. Great opportunity... "
20th September 2012
" Great way to top off my tour of Italy. Couldn't have been better. We got some lessons in wine tasting, saw some of the country side in Tuscany, learnt some local history, got to see San Gimignano and met some great people all in one day."
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