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.
Address: Via Citille 32, 50022 Greve in Chianti, Italy, Tuscany
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.
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.
Multi-day Brunello harvest participation programme at Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco. Guests join the cellar team for manual sorting, fermentation cellar work, and daily pairing dinners with vintners; September-October only.
Florencetown's flagship full-day Vespa wine tour. Minivan transfer to a Chianti winery, Vespa training, then up to seven hours of self-drive riding through cypress-lined backroads with two winery stops and full Tuscan lunch.
Guided cellar tour at Castello Banfi covering the historic Brunello vineyards plus a four-course pairing lunch at the Taverna Banfi restaurant. Includes the Bottle and Glass Museum and Banfi estate library Brunello vertical.
