Florence to Chianti: Small Group Wine Tour & Tuscan Lunch

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1/19

Duration8h

GroupUp to 25

LanguagesEN

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Chianti hills wine tastings village strolls and homemade lunch

You’ll ride from Florence into Chianti’s rolling hills with a small group, tasting wines at three different estates and sampling olive oil straight from the source. Stroll through Greve’s lively piazza, share laughs over homemade pasta at lunch, and end your day gazing over Florence from a quiet villa garden—letting Tuscany linger just a little longer.

Step-by-step itinerary

Tuscan wine tour with tastings and lunch

Meet guide and depart Florence
Drive 45 minutes to Riseccoli winery
Visit Riseccoli winery and taste wines and olive oil
Panoramic drive to Greve in Chianti
Explore Piazza Matteotti and local shops
Drive 30 minutes to second winery
Tour second winery and learn wine making
Enjoy Tuscan light lunch with wine pairings
Visit Villa Poggio Torselli winery and gardens
Taste wines and products at Villa Poggio Torselli
Drive 45 minutes back to Florence

The Experience

The first thing I remember is the sound of gravel crunching as we stepped out near Riseccoli — not even 10am and there was this earthy smell, like wet leaves and something herbal. Our guide, Marco, had already started telling us about the Sangiovese grapes before I’d even finished my coffee. He waved his arms around, talking about how the light hits the vines differently on each hill. I didn’t expect to care about soil so much, but there’s something contagious about how locals talk here. We tasted olive oil right out of these tiny glasses — it burned a little at the back of my throat (apparently that means it’s good?).

Greve in Chianti was busier than I thought for a small place; old men in hats arguing gently over espresso outside Falorni’s butcher shop. The piazza slopes just enough that you feel it in your feet. Marco pointed out a statue of Giovanni da Verrazzano — I nodded like I remembered my history lessons (I didn’t). We only had half an hour or so, but I still managed to buy a wedge of pecorino that made my backpack smell all afternoon. After that we wound through more hills — every turn looked like a painting but with more bugs and less Photoshop.

The second winery felt almost too pretty, with stone walls warm from the sun and rows of cypress trees. Lunch was simple: cold cuts, cheese, pasta that tasted like someone’s grandmother actually made it. The owner sat with us for a bit and tried to teach us how to swirl wine “properly.” Li laughed when I tried to say grazie mille in Italian — probably butchered it. By then, everyone was talking more freely (maybe the Super Tuscan helped). At Villa Poggio Torselli later on, we wandered gardens that overlooked Florence in the haze; honestly, I just stood there for a while not saying much. Still think about that view sometimes.

What’s included

Your day includes transportation by air-conditioned vehicle from Florence with free Wi-Fi onboard, guided visits at three family-owned wineries with tastings of their wines and olive oils, time to explore Greve in Chianti village square and shops, plus a typical Tuscan lunch featuring local meats, cheeses, handmade pasta and dessert before returning in the late afternoon.

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