Chianti wine tasting tour from Florence: Casa Sola vineyard

Oak barrels, fermentation tanks, and the story each wine tells

A guided wine tour and tasting at Casa Sola, a family-owned winery in Chianti between Florence, Siena and San Gimignano. You walk the vineyards and olive fields, tour the cellars to see fermentation and aging techniques, then taste three Chianti reds paired with local cold cuts, cheese, bread and olive oil. The tour runs 90 minutes with a professional guide in English or Italian.

The experience

The tour starts in the fields where you'll see the olive trees and vines up close. Your guide walks you through the growing methods and explains how Chianti evolved into a quality-focused region: the pruning, the harvest timing, the decisions that shape what ends up in the bottle. This isn't abstract: you're standing where the grapes grow, learning what the soil and slope mean for flavor.

From the fields you move into the cellars. The fermentation area shows you how the wine is made: the process, the timing, the choices. Then the aging room, where you see the different oak barrels lined up. Each type of wood, each size of barrel, each length of time in oak changes the wine. Your guide points out what those differences taste like and why a winemaker picks one barrel over another. You finish with the tasting itself: three red wines. Chianti Classico, Chianti Classico Riserva, and Montarsiccio I.G.T. Paired with local cold cuts, salami, cheese, bread with their own olive oil, and balsamic. The guide teaches you what to look for when you taste: the color, the smell, how it feels on your tongue, which foods bring out which flavors. You end with Vin Santo, a dessert wine, and cantucci biscuits.

What’s included

• Guided tour of vineyards, olive fields and wine cellars with a professional guide.
• tasting of three Chianti red wines.
• snacks of local cold cuts, salami, cheese and bread with extra virgin olive oil.
• Vin Santo dessert wine and cantucci biscuits.
• parking fees.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to FridayDepartures at 10:30 and 15:30

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (16 and older) · Child (5 to 15 years) · Infant (under 5): free

GroupUp to 12

Live guideEnglish and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effort

Operated by Casa Sola Chianti Winery

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to understand how Chianti is made rather than just taste it: the walk through the fields and cellars before the tasting makes the wines themselves make sense, and the guide's teaching on what to taste for stays with you after you leave.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (5 to 15 years); Infant (under 5): free.

What exactly do I taste during the wine tasting at Casa Sola?

You taste three red wines: Chianti Classico, Chianti Classico Riserva, and Montarsiccio I.G.T., each paired with local cold cuts, cheese, bread with olive oil, and finished with Vin Santo dessert wine and cantucci biscuits.

Do I need to know about wine before I book this Chianti tour?

No. The guide teaches you what to look for when tasting (how to read the color, smell and flavor), and explains how each wine is made and why it tastes the way it does. It's built for all fitness levels and all experience levels.

How long does the tour take?

The tour runs 90 minutes from start to finish, including the vineyard walk, cellar tour, and wine tasting.

Where is Casa Sola located?

Casa Sola is located in Chianti, between Florence, Siena and San Gimignano in Tuscany. Parking is included.

What's included in the price?

The tour includes the guided walk through vineyards and cellars, the wine tasting with three reds, snacks of cold cuts and cheese, bread with olive oil, Vin Santo and cantucci, and parking fees.