Private Wine & Olive Oil Tasting with Truffle Meal: San Gimignano

Lunch built around truffles, wines and oils the farm grows itself.

A private wine and olive oil tasting with truffle lunch on a family farm near San Gimignano, where an English or Italian-speaking family member walks you through the biodynamic production methods before you eat. The experience lasts around two hours and includes bottled water, wine and olive oil tastings, lunch, and a glass of dessert wine with homemade cake or Cantucci biscuits at the end. Minimum age is 18.

Step-by-step itinerary

Truffle lunch and tasting experience

• Introduction to farm and biodynamic methods
• Enjoy truffle-based lunch
• Taste organic wines and olive oils
• End with dessert wine and Tuscan biscuits

The experience

How do you taste wines and oils that never leave the farm? You start with a walk through the agricultural methods and the biodynamic production that makes them work, guided by a family member who lives there. That introduction sets up everything that follows: you understand what you're tasting before the glass reaches your hand. The farm sits just a few minutes from San Gimignano's town center, but far enough out that the view opens onto green Tuscan hills and the medieval towers rising above the town.

Lunch centers on truffles, the farm sources them fresh, paired with the wines and olive oils you've just learned about. You eat in a rustic house on the property, the kind of room where the food tastes the way it's supposed to because nothing between you and the vineyard gets in the way. The meal runs roughly ninety minutes to two hours, and it ends the way Tuscan meals do: a glass of dessert wine, homemade cake or the region's typical hard biscuits called Cantucci, and time to sit with it.

The farm welcomes groups of any size as a private booking, so you're not eating at a table with strangers. Dietary requirements can be arranged if you mention them when you book. The experience wraps before evening, leaving the rest of your day open.

What’s included

• Bottled water.
• wine and olive oil tastings.
• truffle-based lunch.
• dessert wine with homemade cake or Cantucci biscuits.
• a guided introduction to the farm's biodynamic production methods from an English or Italian-speaking family member.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to Saturday12 departure times: the first at 11:30, the last at 17:00

Book up to1d before

AgesAdult (18 to 90 years) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Italian

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

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

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot recommended during pregnancy

Operated by Podere la Marronaia

Is this one for you?The farm sits just minutes from San Gimignano town center but you'll need your own transport to reach it: public options are nearby if you're without a car, or you can arrange a taxi from town. That short distance means you can taste and eat without the farm feeling remote from where you're staying.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

What's the difference between the wines and oils you taste here and what you'd buy in a shop?

Both come straight from the farm's own vineyards and olive trees, so they're made and bottled on the property. The tasting walks you through how the biodynamic methods shape what ends up in the glass or the bottle, which is why the family member who guides you lives and works there.

How far is the farm from San Gimignano town center?

It's just a few minutes away, close enough that you can see the medieval towers from the property. The farm overlooks the Tuscan countryside, so you get the rural setting without being isolated from the town.

Can I do this experience if I don't drink alcohol?

The tasting includes wine and olive oil, both central to the experience. If you have concerns about the alcohol content or need alternatives, mention any dietary or preference requirements when you book and the farm can discuss options with you.

What happens at the end of the meal?

You finish with a glass of dessert wine and either homemade cake or Cantucci, the hard biscuits typical of Tuscany. That's where the experience closes, leaving you time to linger if you want.

Do I need to arrange my own way to the farm?

Yes, the farm is near San Gimignano but transportation to and from the property is not included. Public transportation options are available nearby, and the farm is wheelchair accessible if you're arriving by other means.