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Val d'Orcia Wine Tour: Brunello & Montepulciano from Florence

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Duration12h

GroupUp to 55

LanguagesEN · IT +1

Mobile ticketAccepted

Two Tuscan wines in one day, tasted where they're made

You'll taste two major Tuscan wines in their cellars, walk through a UNESCO-protected landscape, eat lunch at a winery, and spend free time in medieval towns — all without arranging transport, tickets, or timing yourself. Hotel pickup from Florence and return in the evening are included, along with an expert multilingual guide.

12h

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Montepulciano freely
Wine tasting and cellar visit in Montepulciano
Admire Val d'Orcia landscape
Free time for city exploration and lunch
Wine tasting and cellar visit in Montalcino

The Experience

"The vines know the soil better than any of us," our guide Marco said as the bus wound into Val d'Orcia, and you understand what he means the moment the landscape opens up — rolling hills planted in cypress and olive, the kind of view that made UNESCO call it a world cultural heritage site. The Val d'Orcia wine tour from Florence takes you through Montepulciano first, where you'll taste Nobile di Montepulciano in a working cellar, then down into the valley itself, then up to Montalcino for Brunello — two of Tuscany's most serious reds, both tasted where the grapes grow. It's not a rushed thing; there's free time in each town to walk, eat, sit in a piazza if you want to.

The day starts with a pickup from Florence and moves through three stops. Montepulciano comes first — a medieval hill town where you get time to wander before the cellar visit, then a traditional lunch at a local winery with cured meats, handmade pasta with Tuscan ragù, and the wines you've just tasted. After that, you drive through Val d'Orcia itself, the landscape that makes you understand why people write about Tuscany instead of just visiting it. Montalcino is the last stop, higher up, older, where Brunello di Montalcino gets made — a bigger, more structured wine than the Nobile, and the cellar visit shows you why. Wine tastings happen in English with translation support, so you're not guessing what you're drinking.

A moderate amount of walking and stairs is involved — you're in hill towns, after all — but the pace is set by the group, not by a clock. The itinerary can shift depending on winery schedules, but Pienza and Montepulciano are always included, and the stops stay the same. You get water and coffee on the bus, WiFi if you need it, and a guide who knows the region well enough to answer the questions that come up when you're actually tasting wine in the place it comes from. The return to Florence happens in the evening, so it's a full day but not a sprint.

What’s included

Hotel pickup from Florence.
expert multilingual guide.
wine tastings in Montepulciano and Montalcino cellars with snacks.
traditional lunch at a local winery with cured meats, pasta with Tuscan ragù, and wine.
free time in Montepulciano, Montalcino, and Pienza.
water and coffee on board.
WiFi on the bus.
return to Florence in the evening.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

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Is this one for you?Book this if you want to taste serious Tuscan wines in the cellars where they're made without arranging your own transport, cellar visits, or lunch — the fixed itinerary and included guide handle all of that, leaving you free to focus on the wine and the landscape.