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.
Address: Via Banchi di Sopra 75, 53100 Siena, Italy, Tuscany
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.
Compact Oltrarno wine bar opened in 1992. Curated small-producer list, French and Italian cheese plates, the unhurried pace older enoteche were built for.
The list: Around 350 bottles on the shelf and 45 by-the-glass pours, almost all from small terroir-driven producers across Italy and France
Tip: Stand at the marble counter and ask Riccardo or Ciro for an off-list small-producer Sangiovese; the staff have been doing this since 1992.
Opened in 2008 on Via Santo Spirito, exposed brick, four tables, iron stools and burrata-and-pecorino crostini matched to natural-leaning Tuscan reds.
The list: Six reds and six whites by the glass at any one time, roughly 200 bottles on the list with a Tuscan small-producer focus
Tip: Wines by the glass come with a complimentary snack; arrive early to claim one of the four small tables before the room spills into the street.
Wine bar across Piazza Pitti from Palazzo Pitti, focused on small handcrafted Tuscan producers. Dinner runs to 22:30, the bar past 23:00.
The list: Hand-selected small-production Tuscan and Italian bottlings, many available by the glass with cured meats and local cheese
Tip: Aimed squarely at small Tuscan producers; ask the owners for a vertical of a single Brunello or Chianti Classico Riserva.