Chianti Wine Tour from Florence: 4WD Safari with Lunch
Eight hours through Chianti's backroads on your own terms, tasting at two aristocratic estates
A full-day private wine tour from Florence through the Chianti Classico region in a comfortable air-conditioned 4WD vehicle, with an English-speaking local guide. You visit two historic villas with underground cellars and gardens, taste nine wines paired with cured meats and cheese, and eat a traditional Tuscan lunch at Rignana restaurant overlooking the countryside. The route follows scenic backroads through ancient woodlands, cypress groves and rustic farms.
Step-by-step itinerary
Chianti wine tour with tastings and lunch
- Tour historic winery cellars and olive mill
- Taste three wines with salumi
- Off-road drive through Tuscan countryside
- Lunch and blind olive oil tasting at Rignana
- Tour final villa and grounds
- Taste three wines paired with cheese
- Villa le Corti Entry included 2h
- Poggio Torselli 2h
What’s included
- Private air-conditioned 4WD vehicle for the full day.
- English-speaking local guide.
- tour of two historic villas with cellars and gardens.
- nine wine tastings paired with salumi, cheese and olive oil.
- traditional Tuscan lunch with wine at Rignana restaurant.
- hotel pickup from Florence.
- Every day 10:00
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Spend eight hours touring Chianti Classico vineyards by private 4WD with a local guide, visiting two historic villas, tasting nine wines and olive oils.
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The experience
Eight hours means you start early and finish with time to return to Florence before evening. The day opens at a prestigious family winery where you descend through underground tunnels beneath the villa to reach the historic cellars and olive mill, then taste three wines paired with salumi. From there the 4WD takes over: you drive off the main roads through rolling hills and woodland, passing the landscape most visitors miss (cypress-lined valleys, stone churches, working farms) before arriving at Rignana for lunch. The meal includes red wine and a blind olive oil tasting alongside the food.
Your final stop is a second villa with 600 years of history and the families who shaped it. You walk the grounds and gardens at your own pace, then sit for a closing tasting of three wines paired with cheese. The guide handles all the details and timing, so you move through the day without managing logistics or deciding what comes next. Because it's private, the pace adjusts to your interests: linger longer at a cellar, skip ahead if a stop doesn't appeal, ask questions without holding up a group.
The 4WD vehicle is the real difference here. Standard wine tours follow paved roads to the same well-known estates. This one climbs into the hills and follows dirt tracks through countryside most tours never reach. The uneven surfaces and steep terrain are part of the route, not a bug. They're how you get to the smaller, older properties and the views that make Chianti worth the drive from Florence.
Top questions
Can I be picked up at my hotel?
You can choose: pickup at your hotel, or go straight to the meeting point. When you book, you choose your hotel from 420 pickup locations; if yours isn’t listed, you can type in your address. Pickup is about 15 minutes before departure.
What exactly do I taste over the course of the day?
Nine separate wine tastings across the two villas, plus a blind extra virgin olive oil tasting at lunch and a sheep cheese and salumi pairing. The first winery pairs three wines with cured meats in the cellars; Rignana includes red wine with the meal and the oil tasting; the final villa offers three wines with cheese.
How does the off-road driving work? Is it rough, or is it just unpaved roads?
The route follows ancient backroads and dirt tracks through woodlands and hills, with uneven and steep surfaces. The 4WD vehicle is designed for this terrain. It's not extreme off-roading, but it's not a smooth highway either. That's how you reach the smaller estates and the countryside most visitors don't see.
Can I book this if I'm visiting Florence for just one day?
The tour runs eight hours total, so you'd need most of a day. Hotel pickup is included, and the guide will coordinate timing to fit your schedule. If you're staying in Florence, you can arrange an early start and return by evening, though you'll want to confirm the exact pickup and return times when you book.
What's the difference between the two villas I visit?
The first belongs to an aristocratic Italian family and includes a tour of the historic cellars and olive mill, which you reach through underground tunnels beneath the villa. The second has 600 years of documented history and notable families in its past. You walk the grounds and gardens at your own pace before the final wine and cheese tasting.
Is lunch included, or do I pay separately at the restaurant?
A traditional Tuscan lunch at Rignana restaurant is included in the tour price. The meal comes with red wine and a blind olive oil tasting, and the restaurant has views over the countryside.
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Chianti Wine Tour from Florence: 4WD Safari with Lunch
8h · EN
from € 490 per person
≈ US$ 550 in your currency
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