Seven guest rooms within the medieval CastelGiocondo borgo on the Frescobaldi Brunello di Montalcino estate. Includes private cellar visits, cooking classes from the kitchen garden, and Lamaione Merlot vertical tastings.
The list: CastelGiocondo Brunello and Lamaione Merlot verticals; in-cellar barrel tastings with winemaker
Address: Localita Castelgiocondo, 53024 Montalcino, Italy, Tuscany
Relais and Chateaux property fashioned from an 18th-century borgo on the working Castello Banfi wine estate. Tastings, vineyard and cellar tours with the sommelier; two restaurants including Michelin-starred La Sala dei Grappoli.
The list: Banfi Brunello di Montalcino vertical tastings; harvest participation (September-October); blending workshops with the cellar team
Relais and Chateaux property fashioned from an 18th-century borgo on the working Castello Banfi wine estate. Tastings, vineyard and cellar tours with the sommelier; two restaurants including Michelin-starred La Sala dei Grappoli.
The list: Banfi Brunello di Montalcino vertical tastings; harvest participation (September-October); blending workshops with the cellar team
Medieval Chianti Classico hamlet restored into a Relais and Chateaux resort. Michelin-starred Il Poggio Rosso restaurant with 500-bottle cellar; Osteria del Grigio for informal Tuscan dining; estate winery and vineyard tours.
The list: San Felice Chianti Classico Riserva and Vigorello Super Tuscan vertical tastings; harvest participation; pairing dinners with the winemaker
Luxury hotel inside a 12th-century castle in Chianti Classico between Florence and Siena. La Torre restaurant under chef Giovanni Luca Di Pirro and a wine programme covering the Chianti Classico consortium.
The list: Chianti Classico estate masterclasses; cooking and wine pairing workshops; private cellar dinners
Country relais on the Castelnuovo Berardenga estate of the Borgo Scopeto wine producer. Restored 16th-century farm buildings amid Chianti Classico vineyards with a pool, tennis courts, and guided cellar visits at the estate winery.
The list: Borgo Scopeto Chianti Classico estate tastings; vineyard walks and pairing lunches with the winemaker
Belmond-owned 1000-year-old estate spanning 4,200 acres west of Siena. Organic vineyards across 25 acres in 13 distinct plots producing the Ulpaia private-label Cabernet, Sangiovese, Merlot and Petit Verdot wines.
The list: Ulpaia estate vertical tastings; vineyard tours and harvest experience; blending workshops with the estate team
Restored 16th-century villa in Chianti Classico just south of Florence. Family-run; vineyard and olive grove walks plus cellar tastings of neighbouring estates including Antinori and Castello di Cigliano.
The list: Chianti Classico cellar tastings with neighbouring producers; cooking class with wine-pairing component
