Alessi family wine shop on Via delle Oche since 1952. The 33R room hosts the wine-and-spirits tasting bar with a Tuscan-focused room from a 2,500-label cellar.
The list: Over 2,500 Italian labels with a dedicated Tuscan room; tasting bar serving wines by the glass with charcuterie and pecorino plates
Tip: The two Alessi addresses on Via delle Oche split shop and tasting bar; the 33r spirits-and-wine bar room runs latest.
Address: Via delle Oche 27/29/31R, 50122 Firenze, Italy, Tuscany
Italy's national wine library since 1960, inside the Fortezza Medicea in Siena. National-scope cellar with Tuscan focus and a panoramic walking-rampart bar.
The list: National wine library covering every Italian region; rotating tasting selections and themed evenings
Tip: Tour the underground brick vaults below the bar where the wine library is stored; tasting flights are pre-bookable through the Enoteca team.
Tasting cellar of the Grand Hotel Continental Siena on Via Banchi di Sopra. Reserved Tuscan flights, hosted Sienese cheese pairings inside a 15th-century palazzo vault.
The list: Curated Tuscan flight programme paired with cured meats and Sienese cheeses, with thematic Brunello and Chianti Classico nights
Tip: Stay for the late session and book the in-cellar dinner; the wine cellar is dug into the 15th-century palazzo basement.
Sienese institution since 1925 with a basement wine cellar pouring Brunello, Chianti Classico and Vernaccia by the glass alongside truffle and pecorino plates.
The list: Tuscan-leaning by-the-glass programme, with Brunello, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione and Vernaccia di San Gimignano on rotation
Tip: The basement is an underground wine-cellar tasting room; ask for a Brunello flight after dinner.
Procacci's bar program leans heavily on Antinori sparkling flights paired with truffled small bites. The shortest, oldest Champagne-style program in Florence.
The list: Antinori-house sparkling flights including Cuvee Royale (Conte della Vipera) and Antinori metodo classico from the Tuscany and Umbria estates
Tip: Order a flute of metodo classico with the truffle tramezzino combo; the Antinori sparkling list is the bar's anchor offering.
Champagne corner of the Four Seasons Atrium Bar, with a marquee Krug Grande Cuvee listing alongside Italian metodo classico bottles from Capezzana and Bellavista.
The list: Champagne-led list including Krug Grande Cuvée, Bollinger, Ruinart and Italian metodo classico from Tuscany and Trentino
Tip: Champagne Afternoon Tea is the daytime ritual at 75 euros; in the evening the same list is poured by the flute in the lounge.
Bonacossi family villa above Carmignano, the 1716 Cosimo III appellation. Estate-only metodo classico tasting paired with Carmignano DOCG reds and 10-year Vin Santo.
The list: Capezzana metodo classico from the Carmignano estate, paired with the estate's Chianti, Carmignano DOCG reds and Vin Santo
Tip: Combine the Capezzana Carmignano tasting with the Vin Santo riserva flight; both are estate signatures.