Montepulciano wine tour: Nobile, Brunello & Pecorino cheese

Taste two of Tuscany's most prestigious wines without arranging the drive

A private wine tour through Val d'Orcia picks you up from your hotel and takes you to Montepulciano, Pienza and Montalcino over eight hours. You visit two family wineries, taste Nobile di Montepulciano in historic cellars with giant oak barrels, then Brunello di Montalcino with five tastings. Lunch includes pasta with Pici, Pecorino cheese from Pienza and Tuscan cold cuts. Your driver handles all transport and the route passes through the rolling hills and cypress rows that appear in films like Gladiator and Under the Tuscan Sun.

Step-by-step itinerary

Wine tour in Tuscany's Val d'Orcia

• Pick up at your location
• Drive through Tuscan hills
• Visit Montepulciano historic cellars
• Taste wines in two cellars
• Enjoy Tuscan lunch with Pici pasta
• Drive to Pienza, cheese town
• Taste Pecorino cheese
• Drive through scenic Tuscan wine road
• Visit Montalcino winery and farm
• Tour vineyards and cellars
• Taste five wines including Brunello
• Return to your location

The experience

How do you reach the best Brunello and Nobile cellars without a rental car? Your driver picks you up at your hotel, B&B or apartment and handles the full day's route through the Val d'Orcia. The morning stops in Montepulciano at a historic winery where you walk past the giant oak barrels that age Vino Nobile and taste four wines: Rosso di Montepulciano, Nobile di Montepulciano, Nobile Riserva and a Super Tuscan. Lunch follows at the same location: pasta with Pici in meat sauce, Pecorino cheese from Pienza and Tuscan cold cuts.

The afternoon drive to Pienza crosses some of Tuscany's most photographed landscape: rows of cypresses, rolling wheat fields and vineyards that have stood in for the Italian countryside in films like Gladiator and Under the Tuscan Sun. You stop in Pienza itself to learn about Pecorino cheese, especially the version aged under ashes. Then the route continues to Montalcino, where a prestigious family winery opens its cellars and vineyards for a second tasting session. After a short lesson on local production, you taste five Brunello wines: Rosso di Montalcino, two Brunello Riserva, a Super Tuscan and a Rosé. Your driver returns you to your accommodation at the end of the day.

What’s included

• Private transportation with driver pickup from your hotel, B&B or apartment.
• bottled water throughout the day.
• air-conditioned vehicle.
• guided tours of two historic wineries with cellars.
• wine tastings at both locations (four wines in Montepulciano, five in Montalcino).
• lunch with pasta, Pecorino cheese and Tuscan cold cuts.
• live guide in English, Spanish, Italian or French.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 09:00

Book up to2d before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Youth (1 to 17 years)

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French and Italian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 6 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyInfant seats available

Operated by Pek Tuscany in Limo

Is this one for you?Your driver picks you up at your hotel, so you skip the logistics of finding the wineries or navigating between them. The route itself becomes part of the experience, passing through the Val d'Orcia landscape you came to Tuscany to see.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (1 to 17 years).

What wines do I actually taste on this tour?

You taste seven wines across the two wineries: in Montepulciano, Rosso di Montepulciano, Nobile di Montepulciano, Nobile Riserva and a Super Tuscan. In Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino, two Brunello Riserva, a Super Tuscan and a Rosé.

Does the tour include lunch, or do I need to find food separately?

Lunch is included at the Montepulciano winery and consists of pasta with Pici in meat sauce, Pecorino cheese, Bruschettas and typical Tuscan cold cuts like prosciutto and salami.

What is Pecorino cheese and why does Pienza matter for it?

Pecorino is one of Italy's most prized cheeses, made from sheep's milk and produced in the Pienza area since ancient times. The version aged under ashes, called "sotto cenere", is especially renowned and you'll taste it during the stop in Pienza.

How long is the full day, and what time does it end?

The tour runs eight hours from pickup at your hotel through return to your accommodation, covering Montepulciano in the morning, Pienza in the afternoon and Montalcino before heading back.

Is the vehicle accessible for wheelchairs?

Yes, the air-conditioned vehicle is wheelchair accessible and suitable for all physical fitness levels.