San Gimignano: Organic Wine Tasting & Farm Food Pairing

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Duration2h 45m

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Eight Wines, One Afternoon at a Tuscan Family Winery

You tour a working organic winery near San Gimignano, taste eight estate wines, and eat pizza, local cheeses, and garden vegetables alongside each pour. The Vin Santo aging room and historic cellar are included, as is a welcome aperitivo and a final dessert pairing. Everything is included in one afternoon, with no separate charges for food or tastings.

2h 45m

Step-by-step itinerary

Winery tour and wine tasting

Welcome aperitif
Visit vegetable garden and orchard
Explore vineyard and olive grove
See vinsantaia and historic cellar
View traditional farming tools
Taste 8 organic wines
Enjoy cured meats and cheeses
Taste extra virgin olive oil with baked goods
Pair Tuscan red wine with chocolate pralines
Finish with Vin Santo and cantuccini

The Experience

"So which one tastes like the soil?" That's the question you'll find yourself asking halfway through the tasting at this organic winery near San Gimignano, standing in front of eight wines poured from the estate's own production. The afternoon starts with a welcome aperitivo, then moves through the vineyard, vegetable garden, orchard, and olive grove — the places where these wines actually come from. You'll see the vinsantaia, the aging room where Vin Santo sits in wooden barrels for years, and the historic cellar where the real work happens. It's not a polished tasting room with a sommelier in black tie; it's a working family property, and that changes how the wine tastes.

The tasting itself is eight wines: two versions of Vernaccia di San Gimignano (one regular, one Riserva from a different year), a rosé called Spicchio, two Chiantis, a Tuscan red called Arturo, and finally Vin Santo del Chianti to close. Each one arrives with food — not tiny portions on a slate board, but real things: cured meats and cheeses from local farms, flatbread and pizza from the wood-fired oven, vegetables straight from the garden, and a tasting of their own extra virgin olive oil. The chocolate pralines are made on-site and paired with the Arturo. By the time you reach the Vin Santo and cantuccini at the end, you've eaten enough to understand why Tuscans pair wine with food this way.

The whole thing takes an afternoon and includes everything — the tour, all eight wines, the food, water, even the custom chocolate. You don't need to know anything about wine going in; the estate does the explaining as you walk. Wheelchair accessible throughout, and the pace is relaxed enough that you're not rushing between stops.

What’s included

Guided tour of the vineyard, vegetable garden, orchard, olive grove, vinsantaia (Vin Santo aging room), and historic cellar.
Tasting of eight organic wines from the estate production: two Vernaccia di San Gimignano (one Riserva), rosé, two Chiantis, Tuscan red, and Vin Santo del Chianti.
Food pairings include cured meats and cheeses from local farms, wood-fired pizza and flatbread, vegetables from the garden, extra virgin olive oil tasting, artisanal chocolate pralines, Tuscan cantuccini, and bottled water.
Welcome aperitivo included.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomeNot for pregnant travelers

Operated by Casa Lucii

Is this one for you?Right for wine lovers and food-curious travelers who want to understand where Tuscan wine comes from without the formality of a big tasting room. Plan for an afternoon out — the length is what lets you tour the whole property and taste eight wines without rushing.