Small-Group Wine Tasting Experience in the Tuscan Countryside
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Small-Group Wine Tasting Experience in the Tuscan Countryside
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No visit to Florence is complete without a trip to the Tuscan countryside. Alleviate the hassle of public transport or renting a car on a stress-free day trip to the Chianti wine region, a convenient way to escape the city. Travel with ease between two Chianti wineries, and sample local wine and Tuscan specialties, all of which are included in this tour price. Plus, a small group limited to 25 means you receive personalized attention from your guide.
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₱5,534.63
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Ages 12-99, max of 25 per group
Duration: 4h 45m
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Highlights
- Escape the city on a hassle-free day trip from Florence
- Travel through the Tuscan countryside in comfort by air-conditioned coach
- Six wine samples and Tuscan specialties are included
- Receive personalized attention in a small group limited to 25 people
Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best
2023
- Small-group tour (max. group size 25 people)
- Transport by air-conditioned vehicle with free wi-fi on board
- Professional and informative English-speaking driver/guide to lead you through the experience
- Guided visit to 2 different wine estate
- Tasting of 3 wines and olive oil at the first winery
- Tasting of 3 wines and olive oil at the second winery paired with local Tuscan specialties (cheese, salami, cured ham and bruschetta)
What's not included- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup/drop-off
- Depart from a meeting point in central Florence, and travel toward Tuscany’s wine country in an air-conditioned coach limited to 25 passengers. On arrival at the first wine estate in Chianti, learn about the farm and vineyard before sampling three wine options paired with olive oil and bread. At the next winery, take a tour of the wine cellars, and learn about a different production process. Pleasure your palate with three more wine options accompanied by Tuscan specialties such as cold cuts, bruschetta, salami, and cheese. This wine-tasting tour concludes with drop-off at your original departure point in Florence.
- Departure details
- Piazzale Montelungo, Firenze FI, Italy At the bottom of the highest red-brick building, in front of the parking lot. Approx 8 mins by walk from the Florence SMN Train Station. Allow plenty of time. For further info, contact us in advance, and don’t wait the day of the tour, at the last minute, as it could be too late to join the tour.
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5292P25- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Minimum age to join the tour is 12 years old; infants are not allowed
- Drinking age is 18 years old
- Due to a few stairs to access wine cellars, this tour is not accessible for those using a wheelchair
- Vegetarian & gluteen free, can be accommodated, please advise at time of booking under special requirements.
- Wines tasted: reds typical of the Chianti region ( normally Chianti Classico, Riserva, Super Tuscans, Gran Selezione, etc.).
- Operates rain or shine, please dress appropriately
- Luggage can be stored on the bus during the tour, if needed
- Return at departure point: 1:45pm for the 9.00am tour - 7:00pm for the 2:30pm tour. To reserve other activities, allow plenty of time, in case of heavy traffic, etc.
- Visited wineries may vary depending on their availability, etc.; they may be 2 of the following Fattoria Montecchio, Casa Emma, San Michele a Torri, Villa Poggio Torselli, Podere Anselmo, Casa di Monte, Villa Collazzi, Villa i Langi, Tenuta San Vito, etc.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- Where is the meeting point?
- The meeting point for this tour is Piazzale Montelungo Bus Terminal.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5292P25
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etienne b
Laval, Canada25 contributions
Jul 2022 • Couples
Tour description is very accurate, vineyards are receiving guests by biggerish groups so it doesn’t feel exclusive but easy to chat with others if you feel like it. Wine is good and Tuscany is beautiful. The setup is a bit commercial, you don’t really connect with owners…The highlight of the trip was Eva, a ray of Sunshine very knowledgeable of the area and always entertaining us with an interesting story. She also gave a Florence city tour with stories about many topics. The price is very affordable for a somewhat generic activity which would warrant a 4 but Eva tips the scale to 5!
Written 9 July 2022
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Team Isted
Chichester, UK47 contributions
Feb 2020
I would thoroughly recommend this tour! Although at first finding the departure point seemed daunting, but we followed the directions to the letter (even though it seems like you have gone wrong walking through the alley at the help sign and finding yourself in a secluded area at the back of the station) just keep following the path round.
Mara the tour host was very informative and gave us a full comentary on the 45 min drive to the first vineyard pointing out lots of interesting facts along the way. Ricardo was a great driver!
At the first vineyard we were shown the acres of vineyards from the gorgeous vantage point on the patio and explanation of how the vines are tended, we then went inside for the tasting, the somelier was very knowledgable and we had bread and cheese with olive oil and balsamic and 4 glasses of wine to taste ....... we then had some minutes outside to take photos of the stunning countryside.
on to vineyard number 2 - only a few minutes away, but a completely different presentation, again with an excellent somelier who really knew all about Chianti. This time we went to the cellars and the barrel room before the tastings. Again 4 glasses of wine (Not a tasting a full measure glass of amazing wine! ) this was accompanied by bruschetta, bread, 2 different regional chesses and 2 different local salami - absolutely delicous - we all commented how it was more food than we were expecting and enough to feel like you had had lunch! all in all it was a great morning and the whole team that provided this experience deserve credit.
Mara the tour host was very informative and gave us a full comentary on the 45 min drive to the first vineyard pointing out lots of interesting facts along the way. Ricardo was a great driver!
At the first vineyard we were shown the acres of vineyards from the gorgeous vantage point on the patio and explanation of how the vines are tended, we then went inside for the tasting, the somelier was very knowledgable and we had bread and cheese with olive oil and balsamic and 4 glasses of wine to taste ....... we then had some minutes outside to take photos of the stunning countryside.
on to vineyard number 2 - only a few minutes away, but a completely different presentation, again with an excellent somelier who really knew all about Chianti. This time we went to the cellars and the barrel room before the tastings. Again 4 glasses of wine (Not a tasting a full measure glass of amazing wine! ) this was accompanied by bruschetta, bread, 2 different regional chesses and 2 different local salami - absolutely delicous - we all commented how it was more food than we were expecting and enough to feel like you had had lunch! all in all it was a great morning and the whole team that provided this experience deserve credit.
Written 12 February 2020
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Christian S
Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands10 contributions
Sep 2022
The meeting point was cleverly chosen outside the busy center of Florence. It was a bit tricky to recognize the hosts because they did not carry the red signs/flags as indicated in the description, but we quickly found them. The only major flaw with the tour was that we were promised a small group, as mentioned not only in the the title of the booking but also explicitly in the description (max 16 p.). However, our group consisted of 30 people, almost double what was promised, making it much less personal, with the Prestige rent tour guide as well as with the guides of the two wineries. The two wineries that we visited were both exceptionally beautiful, in terms of location, explanations and serving delicious wines with the stories around them. Still, the two were very different, each adding their own things to make it a perfect afternoon. The foods served alongside were delicious as well. Getting a look in the wine cellars of the second winery was especially wonderful.
Written 26 September 2022
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prestiger2019
Dear Christian S, thank you for taking the time to leave feedback. We are happy you appreciated the wineries visited on our Small-Group Wine Tasting Experience in the Tuscan Countryside. Happy you enjoyed the wines and local appetizers provided.
Regarding the group size, as you can read in the tour description our tours run with 25 people. To be honest, your group was 26 people because a family of 3 people booked the wrong date and we allowed them to join the tour so they wouldn’t waste their money. We have minibusses for our small group tours, so it would be impossible to make a group of 30 people. Thank you again for sharing your experience, hope to have you back with us! Kindest wishes from Prestige Rent staff
Written 26 September 2022
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brea92
Fargo, ND45 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
AMAZING experience! The driver/tour guide are literally personal photographers, willing to take so many photos with different angles at every stop. I was so pleasantly surprised to find that at both wineries they had gluten free options for my husband as well. We were able to ship wine from both wineries back home to the U.S. The shipping cost is 60-100 euros depending on how much wine you get. It came out to be about $30 a bottle, which I feel is more than reasonable for amazing Italian wine. If you’re wanting a Tuscan winery experience this is it, cannot say enough good things! Probably the favorite tour of our whole Italy trip!
Written 24 September 2023
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Rob F
6 contributions
Dec 2019
This was a great tour. Our driver was very nice and very informative (expert level). The mini bus was nice and had WiFi. I'm not sure if they go to the same vineyards on each trip. If they do the first one was great but the 2nd one was off the charts. Incredible views and grounds. Very good meat and cheese (large portion) and amazing wine. I rarely buy wine on a tour but I had 6 bottles shipped back to the states. We took the morning tour (afternoon was sold out) and it was a great way to start the day and still be back in Florence by 2:00
Written 8 January 2020
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holmakerR
Dublin, Ireland319 contributions
I highly recommend this tour, after a little bit of an anxious start where we thought we might be able to find the pick up point we headed to The Chianti region. The guide was knowledgeable & shared loads of interesting information about the sights we passed in Florence on the way. We visited 2 lovely wineries and tasted 6 different wines, the servings were generous too. There was some traditional Italian meat, bread & cheese on offer too, enough to keep us going until we returned to the city for lunch. This tour was one of the highlights of my stay in Florence.
Written 29 September 2022
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Rebecca H
1 contribution
Oct 2021 • Couples
Amazing time on this wine tour of Tuscany. We had trouble booking online and so called the contact number provided and somebody WhatsApp’d us immediately so that we could make our booking. Our guide was so friendly, helpful and gave us a lot of interesting information about the wine in the region. The wineries themselves were delightful. Tasted a good selection of wine and ate a wonderful selection of breads, cold meats and cheeses all with olive oil and balsamic. Highly recommended.
Written 26 October 2021
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Prestige R
Dear Rebecca H, thank you for your time sharing your experience, we appreciate it. We are really happy you had an amazing time with our Small-Group Wine Tasting Experience in the Tuscan Countryside and enjoyed the delightful wineries, the wine tasting and the local pairing food. We are also glad your guide was helpful and interesting to you. Hope to have you again with us for more amazing times in Italy, best wishes from Prestige Rent staff
Written 29 October 2021
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Jae Soe
Denver, CO60 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
This was a great wine tour to learn and taste several Italian Chianti wines! Definitely go with the small group tasting, which is ~25 people, but it was actually a great size group to meet other people. I’m usually not one to chit chat with others as I’m a shy introvert, but I thought meeting others during our wine tasting was a lot of fun! The tour starts in town and a nice tour bus with A/C will drive you up to the countryside which is about ~45 mins. We were taken to 2 different locations with breath taking views of the winery. The first stop, we were able to take pictures and then we were taken into a dining area where we were grouped together for the tasting. We tasted 3 different wines and were served cheese and bread with their homemade olive oil with truffle and a delicious balsamic. The wines were great and they are heavy pours!! Usually at tastings it is a 1 oz pour, but these were quite generous. The second stop was a beautiful vineyard and again brought into a dining area and grouped at a table with others. We had another 3 wines to taste and a charcuterie platter. It was fun getting to know the other visitors and tasting the wine. They gave us a quick tour of the winery where they age the wine in clay pots. This was the ~4.5 hour tour which i was debating whether i should do the 11 hour tour. The 4.5 hour tour was plenty of time!! After 6 chubby glasses of wine, i was done and slept the whole way down on the bus ride home! I guess I didn’t have to drink the entire glass of wine, but hey…it was there in front of me so why not drink the yummy delicious glass of wine!! For $96 / person, this was a great value and highly recommend to get away from the busy town in florence to the peaceful country side!
Written 25 March 2023
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Morgane S
4 contributions
Aug 2022
Raffaele is a wonderful guide, genuinely careful to making the most out of the few hours you'll spend with him and driver Antonio in the Tuscan countryside. Many interesting pieces of information on the 45 min trip to the 2 wineries through gorgeous vineyards, olive and cypress groves. We had a total of 8 glasses of wine, paired extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar and bread, as well as local specialties (pecorino cheese, olive spread, prosciutto...). The locations were absolutely beautiful, two specialists greeted us and introduced us to the wines in the two different wineries. Great for rookies as well, you'll leave feeling like you know everything about Chianti Classico wines. Highly recommend this tour if you're looking for a fun and peaceful way to discover Tuscany in one afternoon!
Written 2 August 2022
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francesca o
1 contribution
Apr 2022 • Couples
Leo was an incredible guide and bus driver! He told us all about Florence and Chianti wine on the way there ! He was very funny and he really set the mood for the tour! Not to mention the man serenades you with songs while you finish up the wine tastings ! Both wineries were amazing! Beautiful properties great wine! We learned so much. 4 hours is just enough time. We are a younger couple and we didn’t want to be tied down to a 7-10 hour day like the other wine tours offered. It was the perfect amount of time!
Written 19 April 2022
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Prestige R
Dear francesca o, we're happy to see that you had a 5-Star experience on our Small-Group Wine Tasting Experience in the Tuscan Countryside, thank you for sharing. We are happy this half-day tour was the perfect way for you to explore the local wine culture and balance the day with other activities in Florence. We are even happier you had an incredible driver/guide and singer in Leo, he will be glad to know you had a perfect afternoon! See you next time you’ll be in Italy, all the best from Prestige Rent staff
Written 20 April 2022
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Famko J
Lokoja, Nigeria5 contributions
Can I and my partner have a sprite tour for just the two of us?
Hello, can I bring my nine year old? He’s very well behaved.
jaceanna
Houston, TX16 contributions
It says in the info section that minimum age is 12.
Heidrun Rotzler
1 contribution
Can we book a Tour Pickup in Vicchio? Beetween 12-18 Persons
James R
Belfast, UK511 contributions
Suggest you check with the Tour host company, I’m sure they can help you and a group of 12-18 persons is likely to be of interest to them
Can I bring my small dog(2.7kg) with me? He will be in the bag if necessary and is quite old dog….
Hannah
London, UK91 contributions
No
bluenose1111
Skerries, Ireland52 contributions
Hi all. Where are the pick up points? Cheers!!
I think I have booked with you for a tour tomorrow but can't find a confirmation - can you help?
Hello…. We would like to book 2 places for Monday 5 September. Please could you let me know if you have availability
Please could you let me know asap.
Thank you,
Alan
James R
Belfast, UK511 contributions
I was a guest in the wine tour NOT the tour operator, check title of your in heading and use Tripadvisor to contact Tour Operator (Prestige Rent)
Can I bring 10 years old kid who is well behaved?
Hannah
London, UK91 contributions
No as there is a lot of wine tasting involved and is a large group of adults. I can't imagine they would want to join either as it wasn't kid friendly
Boho1979
Deal, UK595 contributions
I’m interested to know what times people choose to do, Morning or afternoon? Is 9am a little early for wine tasting?
Also are their white, Prosecco, rose options or is it just varieties of red?
Any information gratefully received
Julia J
9 contributions
We did the 9am and had a great time! But the afternoon would also be great. It’s really just your preference and depends on what else you plan to do that day and how much time you have to spend in Florence or Tuscany. We had plans to see some sights after the tasting which is why we chose to do the morning session. Also it is a Chianti specific tasting so there was only one white wine to taste at the second vineyard, the rest were red (Chianti). I hope this helps! :)
Are masks required for any part of this trip?
Erik B
7 contributions
Yes, while in the vehicle transporting between locations it is still required to wear a mask.
