Visit to the Vinsantaia at Tenuta di Capezzana to see Vin Santo di Carmignano DOC production: grape drying lofts and chestnut caratelli. Includes vertical tasting across multiple Vin Santo vintages with Trebbiano-San Colombano blend.
Address: Via Capezzana 100, 59015 Carmignano, Italy, Tuscany
Half-day guided cycling tour along the iconic 5km cypress avenue from Bolgheri village down to San Guido, passing the Sassicaia vineyards. Two winery stops including a Bolgheri DOC producer with tasting and lunch.
Private dinner in the historic Banfi barrel cellar, available to Il Borgo hotel guests and private groups. Five-course Tuscan menu paired with Banfi Brunello di Montalcino across three vintages plus Poggio alle Mura Riserva.
Guided tour of the historic Verrazzano gardens and cellars in Greve, followed by tasting of four organic estate wines plus Vin Santo and a full Tuscan farm-table lunch with estate produce.
Helicopter departing Florence overflies the Chianti and Vernaccia vineyards before landing at Tenuta Torciano in San Gimignano. Three-hour winery experience with lunch then helicopter return; total programme around six hours.
Hands-on blending workshop at the Antinori nel Chianti Classico cellars in Bargino, guided by the winemaking team. Participants blend Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot vat samples; bottle their blend on-site.
Half-day truffle hunt in San Miniato (source of nearly 80 percent of the world's white truffle) followed by a structured tasting at a Chianti Classico producer. Truffle lunch in the hunter's farmhouse between the two halves.
