Castello di Verrazzano Tasting Cellars ★ 4.4
Tour the cellars of this organic Greve estate, named for the navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano. Flight programme covers Chianti Classico, Riserva, the Sassello IGT, and Vin Santo of the property.
Tasting cellars at one of Tuscany's oldest estates, documented at 804 AD. The Vinsantaia is included on tours; flights cover Carmignano DOCG, Trefiano Riserva, and the Vin Santo di Carmignano DOC.
Address: Via Capezzana 100, 59015 Carmignano, Italy, Tuscany
Tour the cellars of this organic Greve estate, named for the navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano. Flight programme covers Chianti Classico, Riserva, the Sassello IGT, and Vin Santo of the property.
Bolgheri's second-oldest winery, with a hilltop tasting terrace overlooking the Tyrrhenian coast. Flights include Bolgheri Rosso DOC, L'Alberello and Grattamacco Bolgheri Superiore DOC.
Marchesi Frescobaldi's flagship Montalcino estate, founded as a fortress in 1100. Cellar tour ends in tastings of CastelGiocondo Brunello di Montalcino and the Lamaione single-vineyard Merlot.
The consortium tasting room inside the medieval Rocca di Montestaffoli at the top of San Gimignano. Sommelier-led flights cover the DOCG Vernaccia plus the San Gimignano Rosso DOC.
Marchesi Antinori's signature Chianti Classico cellar in Bargino, opened 2012. Spiral staircase and rooftop vineyard architecture; flights cover the estate wines including Tignanello and Solaia.
Italy's oldest official wine promoting organisation, set inside the Medicean Fortress in Siena. Showroom with more than 1,600 Italian wines and a tasting bar across the bastion vaults.