Tuscany Wine tour & San Gimignano from Florence

Posted By : Jeanine_L
Great day out of Florence, beautiful scenery and gorgeous wines were tasted. Shame only an hour and 20 minutes to look around San Gimignano. Could spend much longer there
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Posted On : 2024-05-20 00:45:31

Posted By : G7174BRericp
Excellent wine tour to two beautiful wineries. One had a large selection of great wine, small plate of meat, cheese, bread and salad to pair with the wines and try the balsamic and oils they also have the second also had great wine but even better view over the rolling hills. We finished in San Gimignano for an opportunity to go explore. Nedas our driver and guide gave interesting facts and deeper knowledge on the region as well as recommendations for thing around Florence which was greatly appreciated. Would definitely recommend to anyone interesting
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Posted On : 2024-05-17 06:21:44

Posted By : jocelynsO6909CQ
Coming from wine country in California, wine tasting is Tuscany was a bucket list must! This tour did not disappoint! Our tour guide Domenico was personable and accommodating to our every need! One of the best tour guides we had during our entire Italian stay!
Lunch at the second winery was impeccable. This tour was worth it!
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 18:45:44

Posted By : duncane172
Tour was excellent value considering the quantity of food and wine included. I'd recommend this experience as the best way to explore the wineries and vineyards of the chianti region as the guide-driven van takes a lot of stress out of the travelling, letting you make the most of the wine available.

Nedas (guide) was informative and personable (aciu!)

Only small improvement would be to stay longer in San G (1h 15 total) but the experience was from c9-5 so not short by any means.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 12:27:01

Posted By : Gemzily
Myself and parter stayed in Florence and took this tour which is a short walk for the meeting point near the city centre.
Firstly, guide Lorenzo was perfectly on time and there to greet us and when we left with other guests explained as we drove through the countryside to the first vineyard. Different facts and information which was very welcomed. He had a good mix of humour and facts.
The first vineyard was family run and beautiful and much included a tour and information on the vines as well as time to ask questions. The wine was truly wonderful….you can buy it there or have it shipped if you are buying a few (which I recommend) we then actually went to San Ginignano next which was great for something to eat and apparently the best gelato in the world ( the mint chocolate was fresh mint which is nothing like I’ve ever had before) we then went onto the next vineyard and all I can say is wow, from the welcome to showing you how to ‘taste’ the wine to the accomplishments you got to eat was amazing. The second vineyard was more established and more expensive. But was a truly wonderful experience. I 100% recommend this tour and lorenzo was a fantastic guide to be with, even letting us stop for good photo points!
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 11:53:05

Posted By : Patrice S
Ned was a very cool, knowledgeable tour guide. And, Ned accomodayed us on an error of location pickup. He hadca great sense of humor. We really enjoyed the first winery. They provided an excellent representation of the wine process. And, San Gimignano was a really great town.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 10:47:04

Posted By : laurenpH7749KY
We had a wonderful day exploring two different wineries and San Gimignano with Elisa as our guide! The first winery stop had some of the most gorgeous scenery we've ever laid eyes on, and we had a wonderful tour from one of the winery owners before tasting some of the wines. We then got dropped off to explore San Gimignano which was one of the coolest places we saw in Italy - it felt like being transported back to medieval times. We also had the best gelato of our trip here, at Dondoli (don't miss the saffron flavor!). From there, we went to our second winery, where the wine was definitely flowing! Elisa was there to answer our questions along the way, and was a great driver through the windy roads up and down the Tuscan hills. I would definitely recommend this day trip for a taste of Tuscany if you only have one day.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 10:04:47

Posted By : Nicole_K
Went on this wine tour with my mom and sisters. We wanted something that included a bit of wine tasting but also some time to explore San Gimignano. This tour was perfect for that! Both wineries were fantastic! The group was broken up into smaller vans so it was just our family in the car. Our guide Veronica was amazing!
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Posted On : 2024-05-12 14:01:09

Posted By : Rachel_W
Best day of our trip so far! We loved getting to go wine tasting at 2 different wineries with a stop at San Gimignano in between. The scenery was stunning and the wine and food were delicious. Elisa made the trip fun and gave us lots of information about the Tuscan region and culture. You get a lot of food at the second winery, pretty much a full meal, so don’t get lunch in San Gimignano like we did.
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Posted On : 2024-05-06 16:25:11

Posted By : LiliaTT
A great experience with a very professional, friendly and attentive guide. Ned was able to make our day very enjoyable: pleasant transportation to music, information throughout the trips and great attention to everyone's needs. During the day, we had the opportunity to visit two vineyards and taste 9 wines in two different ways, and also olive oils and balsamic vinegar. Two very different welcomes in each vineyard, but both were great, and with a great sense of humor our hosts helped us discover all the different stages of wine making and how to appreciate each wine. We also had plenty of time to discover San Gimignano and its very special charm. Many thanks for this experience and a special big up to Ned.
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Posted On : 2024-05-06 13:39:15