Montalcino: Brunello Wine Tasting & Tuscan Lunch Tour

Three Wineries, Two Tastings, One Lunch That Stays With You

You get picked up from your hotel, driven through Montalcino's vineyards to three different estates, guided through cellars and vines, taste Brunello in two separate tastings, and sit down to a four-course Tuscan lunch with wine pairings: all in five hours, with the driver handling the route and the timing so you don't have to.

Step-by-step itinerary

Wine tour and tasting in Montalcino

• Meet at Artemisia Viaggi office
• Transfer by Mercedes minivan
• Visit three winery estates
• Taste wines in two cellars
• Enjoy four-course homemade lunch
• Taste Rosso, Brunello, Vin Santo
• Return to hotel or meeting point

The experience

"You cannot rush Brunello," Marco said as we pulled into the first estate, the Mercedes climbing past rows of vines that seemed to go on forever. He wasn't being poetic. He was explaining why the wine spends five years in oak before it even leaves the cellar. That kind of patience shapes everything about a day in Montalcino. The tour starts at 10am from the ARTEMISIA VIAGGI office on Via Circonvallazione, or your hotel if it's within five kilometers of the town center, and for the next five hours you're moving between three different wineries, each one showing you something different about how Brunello gets made and why it matters.

The first stop is the vines themselves: rolling hills that look exactly like the postcards, except you're actually standing in them, and your guide is pointing out why this particular slope faces south, why the soil here is different from the next valley over. Then you're in the cellars, where the air is cool and smells like wood and fermentation, and someone's explaining the difference between a barrel and a barrel, which sounds silly until you taste it. Two separate tastings happen in two different estates, and they're not rushed. You're learning what you're tasting, not just swallowing and moving on. The minivan is air-conditioned, which matters because Tuscany in summer gets hot, and the driver handles all the navigation so you can actually look out the window instead of checking a map.

Lunch happens somewhere in the middle of the day, and it's four courses of the kind of food that doesn't photograph well but tastes like someone's grandmother spent the morning cooking. Homemade pasta, local meat, vegetables that taste like they were picked that morning: probably because they were. Wine comes with it: a tutored tasting of Rosso, Brunello di Montalcino, and Vin Santo, which means someone's explaining what you're drinking instead of you just guessing. Vegetarian options are available if you mention it when you book. By the time you're back at your hotel or the office, you've seen how Brunello gets made, tasted it in two different cellars, eaten lunch with wine, and spent five hours in a minivan with a multilingual driver who actually knows the region.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off (if within five kilometers of Montalcino).
• round-trip transfer by air-conditioned Mercedes minivan.
• multilingual driver and tour leader.
• guided visits to three wineries and their cellars.
• wine tastings at two estates.
• four-course homemade Tuscan lunch.
• tutored tastings of Rosso, Brunello di Montalcino, and Vin Santo during lunch.
• all beverages.

Before you book

Days and timesThursday to SaturdayDeparts at 10:00

Book up to1d before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Child (under 3): free

GroupUp to 6

Live guideEnglish and Italian

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

Cancellation and refundsNo refund if you cancel.

Prices and times updated 5 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effort

Operated by ARTEMISIA VIAGGI SRL

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to understand Brunello without arranging transport, cellar access, or timing between estates: the five-hour structure and fixed schedule handle all three, leaving you free to actually taste and listen.

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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 (under 3): free.

What time does the tour start?

10am from the ARTEMISIA VIAGGI office in Montalcino, or from your hotel if it's within five kilometers of the town center.

How long is the tour?

Five hours total, including the drive between estates, cellar visits, tastings, and lunch.

Is hotel pickup included?

Yes, if your hotel is within five kilometers of Montalcino city center. Otherwise, you meet at the office on Via Circonvallazione, 3.

How many wineries do you visit?

Three estates. You taste wine at two of them.

What's included in lunch?

A four-course homemade meal with tutored tastings of Rosso, Brunello di Montalcino, and Vin Santo.

Is a vegetarian option available?

Yes. Let the operator know when you book.

Do I need to be 18 to join?

Yes, the minimum drinking age is 18 years.

How many people travel together?

Small groups in an air-conditioned Mercedes minivan with eight seats.

What should I bring?

Your passport details are required at booking. Comfortable walking shoes help for the cellar visits.