05Jan 0 Private wine tasting and winery tours in Chianti and Tuscany Posted By: Elena Spolaor In: Getting around Tuscany, Things to see and do in Chianti, Wine and Sightseeing Tours in Chianti, Wine wineries and vineyards of Chianti All about Chianti Italy, Chianti Food & Wine, Chianti wine tours, Chianti, Italy, Getting around Chianti Wine tasting tours in ChiantiPrivate wine tasting and winery tours in Chianti and Tuscany “Degustazione” – wine tasting – is the word to watch for on the winery signposts along the various wine routes in Chianti and Tuscany. This means that you can taste the wine produced at that vineyard and if you like it you can buy a few bottles. You might also want to keep your eyes open for an “enoteca” – this is an establishment, usually in a town, where you can sample wines from a wide variety of local wine estates. How to visit more than one winery, “taste” more than one wine, and still be able to get safely from one winery to the next? An excellent option is to hire a car with a driver-guide for a half or a whole day wine tour. Your guide should be knowledgeable in local oenology, be able to suggest suitable itineraries, including lunch stops, and be willing to make certain that the wineries that you will visit are open and receiving visitors at the time you plan to be there. Our recommendations are given below. Sunflower Tours - wine tasting toursGiovanni Sirabella is a licensed, English-speaking tour guide / driver who is familiar with a great many of the most interesting vineyards and wine-producing estates in Chianti and other parts of Tuscany. He has several itineraries ready for you, and of course will design one according to your wishes. His vans hold up to 8 passengers and are air-conditioned to assure the best comfort during your tour. More about Sunflower Tuscany Tours. Wine tasting tours in Chianti with AngelaAngela Saltafuori, English-speaking and holder of a sommelier certificate approved by the Province of Florence, drives groups of 2 to 8 visitors in a comfortable, air-conditioned minibus to visit wineries and taste wines. She has her own wine itineraries or will organise a customised wine tour based on your wishes. More about Angela´s Chianti Classico wine tour.. Scenic, photogaphic and wine excursions with SergioSergio Ceccherini, fluent English-speaker and NCC-licensed driver, takes private groups in a comfortable, air-conditioned minibus to any area of Tuscany. Sergio offers some well-thought-out excursions of his own, including Lucca, Arezzo, Monteriggioni, Sienna and Pisa, plus photo opportunity tours, and wine tours in Chianti and Montalcino, or will conduct a customised excursion based on your wishes. More about Sergio´s visit Tuscany tours. Here are some similar topics: The Pleasures of Tuscan Food and Wine Food and wine in Tuscany One of the many pleasures of a visit to this part of the world is the chance to enjoy Tuscan food and wine in its "native environment". As everyone knows, a Tuscan meal is divided into several classical and invariant stages - antipasti, pasta, [...] Read More » Chianti without a car “Agriturismo Felciano” owner-direct holiday cottage near Panzano in Chianti, Tuscany • On or near Piazza Matteotti, within Greve in Chianti: Apartment “Saverio” vacation apartment for 4 (+2) persons directly on the main piazza of Greve in ChiantiApartment “Saverio” is a large and comfortable vacation apartment for 4 (+2) persons located on the first floor looking […] Read More » Chianti tours, taxis and transfers Sunflower Tours specialised in tours and transfers directly from Livorno cruise shipsGiovanni Sirabella is a licensed, English-speaking tour guide / driver who is familiar with a great many of the most interesting vineyards and wine-producing estates in Chianti and other parts of Tuscany. He has several itineraries ready for you, and of course will design […] Read More » Bistecca alla Fiorentina – Florentine grilled steak Bistecca alla FiorentinaFlorentine grilled steak - how to prepare it, how to eat it Not all tourists realise that grilled steak is very popular in Tuscany and, under names such as carne alla brace or carne alla griglia, no doubt has been, in one form or another, since time immemorial. One of the most traditional [...] Read More » Val di Greve – the valley of the river Greve in central Tuscany Val di GreveVal di Greve - the valley of the river Greve in central Tuscany The Greve river (fiume Greve), 43 km in length and among the best known rivers of Tuscany, arises on the hill known as Querciabella, in the Chianti hills just below Lamole, where it is fed by the springs of Fonte [...] Read More »
