TOUR DESCRIPTION

Between our Tuscany Wine Tours we are very glad to offer you our best seller: the Chianti Wine Tour from Florence, that will start from your accommodation or from any Tuscany Town to take you into the heart of the Chianti wine region and find the best Tuscan Winery for an exclusive Chianti wine tasting experience.

With our luxury comfortable vehicles we will drive you through the hidden routs of the Chianti hills covered with vineyards of Sangiovese grape, olive groves and scattered with ancient stone farmhouses and Tuscany villas, once the residence of peasants and noble families, today often exclusive residences and places dedicated to the best chianti wine tasting.

You will reach some medieval villages among which the most famous is certainly Greve in Chianti where you will stop for a stroll, have a cappuccino or a first glass of Chianti wine and some shopping while your driver guide will introduce you to the life of the Tuscany countryside and its traditions.

Soon after we will head to a first well rated Chianti winery where the winemakers will welcome you to visit the historical cellars giving you an introduction to the production methods of the famous Chianti Classico, made with Sangiovese, the typical Chianti grape, which thanks to its fruity taste and aging in noble wood barrels, resists easily at the time.

You will then enjoy your lunch based on real home made Tuscan food, each of the 4 dishes paired with one of the 4 different Chianti wines.

You will have time to relax and stop to take some unforgettable pictures in the Tuscany countryside, among the vineyards and between the olive trees, then we will head towards a second Chianti winery.

We will choose this second location in order to make you even more familiar with the taste of Chianti and its production techniques. During the second part of your wine tour Chianti, your driver will give you some advices on wine tasting and some information about the history and characteristics of our wines.

The winemakers will welcome you for a second Chianti wine tasting.

We usually propose two experiences but our office will be pleased to reserve a third Chianti winery for another wine tasting chianti in case you need.

Your personal driver, fluent in English, will be at your disposal to make your journey as comfortable and personalized as possible, to discover the true Tuscany and its heart: the Chianti.

TOUR CUSTOMIZATION

Here above is our proposal but our expert travel advisors are ready to designed your personal wine tour Florence to Chianti in case you have specific needs dealing with locations you want to visit, food and or wine requests, timing, mobility, vehicles.

We are also glad to work with travel agents

 

HISTORY NOTES

The origins of vine cultivation in Tuscany are lost in the mists of time.

Already our Etruscan ancestors 6 centuries B. C. were famous for the production of Chianti wine which was transported in amphorae through the Mediterranean ports.

The Chianti region, which stretches between Florence and Siena has become famous since Roman times. The gentle, well-lit hills, the warm summer and cold winter climate, the very stony soil in which rain is drained quickly and flows into small rivers at the bottom of the valleys, the oak and pine forests that maintain an exceptional microclimate for the cultivation of vine have made Chianti wine production area one of the most important in Italy and among the most famous in the world. If you are in Tuscany you can't help but see and tasting Chianti.

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

• Available: All year round. Rain or shine
• Duration: 8 hours
• Traveling time: 2 hours
• Area: Chianti Classico area in the province between Florence and Siena – (see map)
• Allergy Caring: We can cater to all sorts, please let us know ahead of time.
• Wineries: Well Rated
• Wine Tasting: Reds Mainly certified as Chianti Classico DOCG, Supertuscans Blended IGT, Vinsanto aged sweet wine, Some Whites.

 

PRICES

Based on the number of partecipants

 

TYPICAL SCHEDULE

 

• 9:00 Start from your accommodation and panoramic drive with stops in the Chianti Region
• 10:30 Visit of one medieval Village for stroll and shopping
• 11:30 Panoramic Drive through the hills to reach the first Winery
• 12:00 Visit Lunch and Tasting at the first Wine Estate
• 14:00 Panoramic Drive to the second Wine Estate
• 14:30 Visit to the second Wine Estate and Tasting
• 16:00 Drive Back
• 17:00 Arrive at accommodation

 

(customizable, please write an email to info@toursintuscany.com or use the form on this page)

 

 

INCLUDED IN THE TOUR

 

• Fluent English speaking Driver, Wine-expert
• Panoramic Drive through the hills of Chianti Classico Region
• Visit of one Medieval village and tour of 2 Wine estates
• Luxury Air Conditioned vehicle
• Pick up and drop off in Florence or its immediate surroundings.
• All local Taxes, gasoline, driver's meal

Please note that you can pick up at your place outside of Florence.

We are also available to personalize your itinerary, for example visiting 3 wineries.

Contact us and we'll send you a personalized program and quotation.

 

 

 

NOT INCLUDED

• Wine Tasting Fees
• Lunch with typical Tuscan food paired with Chianti Classico
• Anything not mentioned in the program

 

 

HEALTH AND SAFETY

 

Given the current conditions due to the consequences of the spread of Covid 19 disease and the consequent mandatory containment measures, we would like to emphasize that our services are private and personalized, therefore extremely safe. our organization will avoid that clients find themselves in unwanted overcrowding situations. We will prefer, when possible, outdoor experiences or, if indoors, that a safe maximum number of users be guaranteed, according to the most stringent legal requirements.

Although we will try not to be overly conditioned by the current conditions, paying the utmost attention to make your experience as pleasant as possible, we would like to point out that:

- All of our vehicles are sanitized at each new service according to the most stringent recommendations.

- Our drivers follow workplace safety directives especially with regard to the procedures for reducing the risk associated with Covid 19, wearing masks ffp2, airing the vehicle frequently, disinfecting their hands and using disposable gloves if they have to handle luggage and other customer's personal effects.

- The vehicle will be equipped with disposable masks and disinfectant for the exclusive customer's use.

- The Italian legislation requires the distance between the driver and passengers so the seat next to the driver cannot be occupied.

 

The rules for passengers are differentiated and we kindly ask you to provide us with details of your group so that we can assist you and provide an effective safeguard solution that is consistent with the regulations but does not sacrifice the enjoyability of the trip.

We ensure that our partners, such as guides, restaurants, farms, stores have Covid 19 risk mitigation procedures in place and are implementing these procedures. In particular, spacing, frequent sanitizing and use of masks, and prohibition of crowding.

 

COLLABORATION

 

We will ask you to cooperate and follow the rules that the driver will show you. In particular it is made obligation to wear the mask during the travels, that it should cover mouth and nose, to observe the disposition that is assigned to you in car, to sanitize the hands before entering on the vehicle.

 

COMMUNICATIONS BEFORE DEPARTURE

 

We appreciate knowing if you have received the vaccine or if you have had a negative test.

It is mandatory to inform our organization before departure if you have or have had symptoms associated with Covid 19 disease in the previous 15 days.

It is mandatory to report if you have had Covid 19 disease and if you still have a viral load, even if low.

It is mandatory to report if you have been in close contact with a person who has tested positive for Covid 19 or who has contracted the disease in the previous 15 days.

 

CANCELLATIONS AND POSTPONEMENTS

 

In the terms of service section you will find all cases of delay and cancellation of the service.

However at the sole discretion of the company will be evaluated the non-feasibility of the tour or transport service in line with the safety procedures and general trend.

 

PRIVACY

 

Sensitive data collected in this way are protected and are used in accordance with privacy legislation.