Tuscany wine travel guide

In 2022, Antinori nel Chianti Classico was named the best winery in the world by World's Best Vineyards. But the reason to come here is as much the architecture as the wine. The winery, opened in 2012…

An 11th-century monastery, perfectly restored, with an age-old crypt where monks once set up their first wine cellars. To this day Chianti Classico ages here in large antique oak barrels. Visit the ce…

The house regarded as the birthplace of modern Brunello di Montalcino, and one of the most respected names in Italy. On weekdays by appointment only. Standard tours and tastings from €15 per person (t…

In 1968 San Felice gave birth to the first Super Tuscan in Chianti Classico, Vigorello, and then launched an important research project into native Tuscan grapes with the universities of Florence and …

Caiarossa sits high above the Tyrrhenian coast, on the slopes of Riparbella, less than half an hour's drive north of Bolgheri. The estate is owned by the Albada Jelgersma family, who also own Château …

The Ricasoli family has been making wine from the vineyards around their castle since 1141, which makes Brolio the oldest wine-producing operation in the world to have remained continuously in family …

A wine estate deep in the hills of Gaiole that combines wine with contemporary art: since 1999 it has housed the Castello di Ama per l'Arte Contemporanea collection, including an impressive mirror ins…

The Marchesi Mazzei have been winemakers in Fonterutoli since 1435: almost six centuries of uninterrupted family history. The winery was designed by Agnese Mazzei herself, an innovative three-level pr…

A 900-year-old, 2,000-hectare Tuscan estate in the UNESCO-protected Val d'Orcia Natural Park, within walking distance of Montalcino. Castiglion del Bosco is a unique combination: one of the largest pr…

A winding road takes you further and further up the hill, through a cool forest and past countless rows of vines, until you see the majestic castle proudly crowning a hilltop. Besides Chianti Classico…

The estate covers 1,200 hectares, with 120 hectares of vineyard and almost 90 hectares of olive groves, some trees more than 900 years old. Here you can book a cellar tour including a tasting. In addi…

The estate has a 20 km "parcours naturel" that can be done on foot, by bike or on horseback, with routes of different difficulty and length, so you can fully appreciate the varied scenery within the e…

An entire medieval hamlet has been transformed into a relais with 58 suites, 2 restaurants, 4 pools and a wine cellar. Horse riding through the vineyards, truffle hunting, wine tastings in the histori…

A stunning location in the hills near Montepulciano. Well worth a visit for the lovely wines and the nice tours they offer. You can also eat wonderfully well in the Indigo restaurant, and even stay th…

The wines have already been awarded Tre Bicchieri by Gambero Rosso. This is no touristic wine machine: it's one of the most honest small estates in Chianti Classico. Visits are hosted by Leila Sula, s…

In Bolgheri, on the Tuscan coast, Tenuta Meraviglia and Tenuta Le Colonne have belonged since 2016 to the Bulgheroni family, who also own Dievole in Chianti Classico. Together the two estates have aro…

A lovely terrace! Opened in 1982 by the Bagnai family, just outside the old city walls of San Gimignano. Dishes are still made to nonna Fiorella's recipes: classics such as ribollita and rabbit with w…

Dine on a medieval village square with a belvedere terrace, where the terracotta walls turn red at sunset. Seasonal cooking: pici with wild boar ragù, ribollita, bistecca alla Fiorentina, paired with …

A walled 13th-century fortress overlooking the Brunello vineyards. You can walk along the castle walls, and in the cellars there's an enoteca where you can taste different Brunellos from the area side…

An informal wine bar and restaurant, a good place to start comparing different local wines before deciding what to take home. Wineria Aperitivino is in Cerreto Guidi, a quiet Tuscan village between F…

Enoteca Alessi is in the heart of Florence's old town, a stone's throw from the Duomo. Opened in 1952 and always run by the Alessi family since. More than two thousand Italian and international wine l…

From an abbey in Chianti to a wine barrel in the Douro: ten special wineries in Europe where you can also stay the night.

Wine hotels, agriturismi and relais at Italian wineries: where to stay in Tuscany, Piedmont, on Etna and in Valpolicella.

Sleep among the vineyards of Chianti Classico, Montalcino and Montepulciano: seven Tuscan wineries where you can also stay the night.