Montalcino Brunello wine tour: 2 wineries with private driver

Two Brunello tastings and a hilltop lunch, your driver handling the route

A full-day private wine tour of Montalcino with an English-speaking driver who picks you up from your hotel and guides the day. You taste at two boutique wineries (one in an exclusive tasting room, the other in historic cellars), and eat a paired lunch at a high-end winery restaurant with views across Val d'Orcia. The tour runs 8 hours and includes bottled water and all transport.

Step-by-step itinerary

Exclusive winery visits and wine tasting

• Tour and taste wines at luxury winery
• Enjoy wine pairing lunch at second winery

The experience

Your driver arrives at your hotel or villa in the morning and stays with you for the full day, handling the route through Montalcino's steep streets while sharing knowledge of Tuscan wine, history and culture. The first stop is a luxury winery where you taste in a private location reserved for your group: Brunello, Riserva, white wines and Super Tuscans, explained by their staff as you move through the wines. No crowds, no shared tastings.

Lunch happens at the second winery, a high-end restaurant inside a wine villa famous for Brunello and Cabernet-based Super Tuscans. The meal is paired with their wines and framed by views of Val d'Orcia's cypress lines and rolling hills. Between the two wineries, you walk through Montalcino's small medieval streets on your own pace, with time to absorb the town before heading to the cellars.

The vehicle is air-conditioned and equipped with WiFi. Bottled water is on hand throughout the day. Your driver returns you to your hotel or immediate surroundings when the tour ends.

What’s included

• English-speaking driver for the full day.
• hotel or villa pickup and drop-off.
• two winery tours with tastings of Brunello, Riserva, white wines and Super Tuscans.
• paired lunch at a high-end winery restaurant with Val d'Orcia views.
• bottled water.
• air-conditioned vehicle with WiFi.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 09:00

Book up to12h before

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 7 pickup points.

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 effortInfant seats availableNot recommended during pregnancy

Operated by Forzoni Tours

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you're staying without a car in or near Montalcino and want the wineries and route handled for you. The private driver means your group sets the pace and tastes in reserved locations, and the 8-hour day fits easily around other plans in the region.

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Top questions

What wines do you taste on this Montalcino tour?

You taste Brunello and Riserva at both wineries, plus white wines and Super Tuscans at the first stop and Cabernet-based Super Tuscans at the second. The lunch pairing at the second winery features their wines matched to the food.

How does the private driver change the day compared to a group tour?

Your driver is yours alone for 8 hours, so the pace and stops are set by your group, not a fixed itinerary. The driver also speaks English and shares local knowledge throughout the day, and you taste in reserved, exclusive locations rather than shared tasting rooms.

What is the view like during lunch?

Lunch is served in a winery restaurant overlooking Val d'Orcia, the rolling Tuscan landscape of cypress trees and vineyards that frames the meal. The restaurant is inside a luxury wine villa, so the setting combines the view with high-end interior design.

Does the tour include a walk through Montalcino town?

Yes. Between the two wineries, you have time to stroll through Montalcino's small medieval streets at your own pace before heading to the second winery's cellars.

What happens if I don't have a car in Tuscany?

Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, so you don't need to arrange transport or navigate to the wineries yourself. Your driver handles all the driving and knows the region.