A Taste of Tuscany: wines of nobility tour

Truly enjoy some of the best sights and traditional tastes of Tuscany's famous wine country. You will be guided through the stunning historic wine and olive oil cellars by the estates' wine experts, then taste award-winning fine wines, extra virgin olive oil and traditional delicious Tuscan cheese and bread.

Stroll through lovely Italian gardens offering beautiful views over the Tuscan countryside before heading back to Florence, accompanied by your tour guide.

Highlights of the Taste of Tuscany - wines of nobility tour include:

• Visit two historic Tuscan Villa estates
• Wine tastings of award-winning Tuscan Wines with the Tuscan Villa estate wine experts
• Extra-virgin olive oil tasting with cheese and bread
• Guided tour of stunning historic wine and olive oil cellars
• Walk through the Italianate gardens
• Beautiful views of Tuscany
• English-speaking tour guide
• Private transport from Florence in a mini-bus
• Book with us and receive free membership to the Artviva Club! Enjoy great discounts, special benefits and free gifts - including at top restaurants, cafés, shops, cinema, gym-spa, and more!

The run-down of the Taste of Tuscany - wines of nobility tour:

The stunning and historic Tuscan Villas on the estates you will be visiting on this Tuscan wine tour are the homes of two of Italy's most noble and important families.

From the cypress-lined drives, see the majestic, Renaissance styling of the Villas back-dropped by the picturesque Tuscan hillside. See a classical Italian garden and cypress-lined park on the Tuscan Villa estate, which imbue the property with an elegance that exalts its Tuscan countryside surrounds.

The first Tuscany Villa estate, situated within the Chianti wine zone, features a vineyard adorned by near 50 hectares of vines, the grapes from which are skillfully turned into award-wining Chianti Classico wines. Here you will see where the estate traditionally stored the olive oil in the 'Orciaia', which is one of the most historic in the world. Olive trees bear fruit in the on-site olive grove, covering some 80 hectares, before being hand-collected and then cold-pressed into Tuscany's famous 'liquid gold', extra virgin olive oil. Whilst visiting this Tuscan Villa estate, you will be invited to tour the winery with the estate's own wine expert, before having a wine tasting of 3 estate wines including a Chianti Classico wine tasting, as well as tasting 2 extra-virgin olive oil varieties accompanied by traditional Tuscan bread and cheese, to allow you to truly savour the traditional tastes of Tuscany.

The second Tuscan Villa estate has been owned by the same nobile Tuscan family since the mid-1500s. Comprising over 200 hectares of vineyards, olive groves, pastures and woodland, the estate has been producing top-quality wines (including one Vin Santo dessert wine that is perfectly paired with dried fruits), as well as extra virgin olive oil made here for hundreds of years. These traditional tastes of Tuscany are internationally recognised for their greatness, as you will discover during your guided wine tasting at this Tuscan Villa estate!

The finer details of the Taste of Tuscany - wines of nobility tour:

Price: Adult - 84 euro per person
         Students (13-26 years) - 79 euro per person
         Children (6-13 years) - 69 euro per person 

Included in tour price: English-speaking tour guide, transportation by private mini-bus, a walk through olive groves, guided visit of two estate wineries and an orciaia (olive oil cellar) and olive mill, wine tasting of a total of 5 estate wines (including one Vin Santo dessert wine paired with dried fruits) and tasting of 2 extra virgin olive oils including bread and cheese, stunning Tuscan views, and great company!

Tour meeting time and dates: 2.15pm each Tuesday and Saturday throughout March to November.

Meeting location: in our Office at Via de' Sassetti, 1 (2nd floor)

Tour length: 4-4.5 hours

Minimum participants: 4 persons required to run this tour

Maximum participants: 8 persons

Weather: This tour may be changed due to bad weather. Please confirm with the Artviva office prior to the tour start time.

Please note:  The wine tour returns to Florence at around 6.00-6.30pm. First seatings in typical Florence restaurants are between 7.30-8.00pm, with seatings as late as 9.30pm, so you will be back in Florence in perfect time to get ready for dinner.

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