Chianti Classico: Organic Winery Tour & Wine Tasting

Vineyards, Cellar, and Five Wines in One Afternoon

You walk the vineyards and cellar of an organic Chianti estate between Radda and Panzano, then taste five wines paired with house olive oil, cheeses, and bread. The guide explains the organic farming and wine-making process as you go, and the group stays small enough that you can ask questions. Plan for an afternoon. The whole experience takes a few hours, and you leave knowing how this particular winery works.

Step-by-step itinerary

Organic winery tour and wine tasting

• Visit vineyards and learn organic farming
• Walk through the cellar
• Taste five wines with snacks
• Enjoy bread with olive oil and salami

The experience

The cellar door opens and you're already moving through rows of oak barrels, the air thick with the smell of fermentation and old wood. Your guide is talking about the vintage in the tanks beside you (how long it's been aging, what the organic grapes brought to it), and you're walking deeper into the cool stone building before you've even had a chance to ask a question. This is the Chianti Classico winery tour: no standing around in a tasting room, no waiting for someone to pour. You start in the vineyard between Radda and Panzano, where the vines are planted on slopes that catch the afternoon light, and the guide explains how organic farming here means no synthetic pesticides, just the soil and the season doing the work. The walk takes you through the rows, then down into the cellar where the actual wine-making happens: the presses, the fermentation vessels, the whole operation laid out in front of you so you understand what you're about to taste.

After the tour, you sit down to five wines, one after another, each one paired with something small but real: bread soaked in their own extra virgin olive oil, local cheeses, cured salami. The guide pours and talks through each wine: what you're tasting, why it tastes that way, how the vineyard and the cellar work together to make it. It's not a rush. You get time to ask, to taste again, to notice the difference between one vintage and the next. The snacks aren't an afterthought. They're part of how the wine tastes, how it sits in your mouth, how the flavors change when you eat something alongside it. By the end you've tasted most of what the estate makes, and you've got a real sense of how they work: the organic side, the wine-making side, the whole thing.

The estate is small enough that you're not one of forty people. Groups stay manageable, which means the guide can actually talk to you, answer what you're wondering about, not just recite a script. If you're in a wheelchair or traveling with young children, the place is set up for that: accessible paths through the vineyard, accessible cellar, accessible tasting room. Service animals are welcome. The minimum age for tasting is 21, which is standard, but there's no rule against bringing kids along for the tour part if you want them to see how wine gets made.

What’s included

Guided tour of the vineyards with explanation of organic farming methods, walk through the cellar and wine-making process, tasting of five wines, bread with house-made extra virgin olive oil, local cheeses, cured salami, and beverages throughout.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 10:30 and 14:30

AgesAdult (18 to 80 years) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupUp to 14

Live guideEnglish, French 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.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

ConfirmationConfirmation within 48 h

Prices and times updated 10 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyPets welcome

Operated by Fattoria di Montemaggio S.r.l

Is this one for you?Right for wine drinkers who want to understand how organic Chianti is actually made, not just taste it. The tour is paced for learning, with time to walk the vineyard and ask about each wine. Expect a few hours on your feet, but that's what lets you see the whole operation.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, French and Italian.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What wines do you taste?

You taste five wines from the estate's production. The guide walks you through each one during the tasting.

Is food included?

Yes. The tasting comes with bread and olive oil from the estate, plus local cheeses and cured salami.

Can I visit if I'm under 21?

The minimum drinking age for tasting is 21. Children can join the vineyard and cellar tour, but they won't participate in the wine tasting.

Is the winery accessible for wheelchairs?

Yes. The vineyard paths, cellar, and tasting room are all wheelchair accessible.

Can I bring a service animal?

Yes, service animals are allowed throughout the tour and tasting.

Where exactly is the winery located?

It's in the heart of the Chianti Classico area, between the villages of Radda and Panzano in Chianti.