Tuscan Olive Grove Dinner in Montepulciano: 4-Course Wine Pairing

Walk the olive groves, then eat where the vines grow

A three-hour activity in Montepulciano where you walk through olive groves and vineyards surrounding a farmhouse, then sit down to a four-course dinner matched with the estate's Nobile and Rosso di Montepulciano wines in the open air. The farmhouse sits between Valdichiana and Val d'Orcia, in countryside that has not been built over. You learn to taste and smell deliberately, training your senses to pick up what makes each wine and dish distinct.

The experience

You arrive at a farmhouse set into Tuscan hills surrounded by olive groves and vineyards. The walk starts easy and stays that way, moving through the countryside, woods and the age-old olive trees the owners have tended one by one. The trees have roots that have watched centuries pass. As you move through the colors, scents and sounds of the untouched land, the route brings you to the olive grove area where the meal waits.

Dinner is four courses: an appetizer, handmade pasta, Tuscan-style meat and vegetables from the kitchen garden, and a homemade dessert. Each course comes with a wine from the estate to match it. Before you eat, you are trained to exercise your sense of smell and taste, so you can better perceive the flavors and characteristics of what you are drinking and eating. The meal happens outdoors among the olive trees, which stops the usual rhythm of an evening and makes you feel like part of the land itself.

What’s included

• A three-hour walk through olive groves and countryside surrounding the farmhouse.
• a four-course dinner with handmade pasta, Tuscan meat and vegetables, and homemade dessert.
• wine pairings from the estate's Nobile and Rosso di Montepulciano.
• training in how to taste and smell deliberately to perceive the flavors of the wines and food.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 12:30 and 19:30

Book up to2d before

AgesAdult (18 to 95 years) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

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.

ConfirmationConfirmation within 48 h

Prices and times updated 11 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomeInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Agriturismo Sanguineto Montepulciano

Is this one for you?The farmhouse sits in countryside between Valdichiana and Val d'Orcia, and you reach the olive grove on foot, so this works best if you have your own transport or are staying nearby. Confirm the pickup situation when you book, since the location is not on a main road.

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Top questions

How long does the walk take before dinner starts?

The walk through the olive groves and countryside is easy and unhurried, and the whole experience runs three hours from start to finish, so you have time to move slowly and take in the landscape before you sit down to eat.

What wines will I taste with the meal?

The farmhouse pours its own Nobile and Rosso di Montepulciano, both produced on the property, and each course comes with a wine matched to what you are eating.

Is this suitable if I am not very fit?

The walk is easy and suitable for all physical fitness levels, so the activity does not demand stamina or climbing.

What exactly is on the four-course menu?

You start with an appetizer, move to handmade pasta, then eat Tuscan-style meat and vegetables grown in the kitchen garden, and finish with a homemade dessert. Wines are paired throughout.