Inside the 13th-century Palazzo Concini with multiple floors including a Renaissance courtyard. Ranked 22 on World's 50 Best Bars 2025; sommelier-led pairings alongside cocktail bar programme.
The list: Sommelier-prescribed pairing programme with deep Tuscan verticals plus international cellar; bar manager Fabio Fanni leads a parallel low-waste cocktail menu
Pours: Tuscan Cabernet Sauvignon blends, Chianti Classico Riserva, Super Tuscan IGT
Family-run Tuscan institution founded 1911 on Via dei Palchetti, now in its fourth generation in the Palazzo Rucellai. House Sangiovese carafes alongside a serious Super Tuscan cellar.
Awards: Michelin Guide 2024
Family-run since 1952 near the Duomo, with a 1,800-bottle inventory across Italian and international regions. The Tuscan section anchors the shop including grower Chianti Classico and back-vintage Brunello.
WSET Approved Programme Provider in Florence, delivering Level 1, 2 and 3 Award in Wines in English. Classes held in central Florence with online learning available for distance students.
The School of Food and Wine Studies at Apicius offers academic and amateur wine programmes including Wine and Culture, Wine Expertise, and structured Tuscan winery tours with sommelier instruction.
Florence-based programme offering the Wine Scholar Guild's Italian Wine Scholar certification, the most rigorous Italian-specific wine credential. Two-unit study programme with examinations and an optional immersion day in Chianti Classico.
The Tuscan delegation of the Associazione Italiana Sommelier offers the official three-level Italian sommelier qualification, with classes held across Florence and Siena. Recognised certification in Italy's hospitality industry.
Florence-based small-group and private wine tour operator. Specialises in expert-led trips to top wineries in Chianti Classico, Montalcino, Montepulciano and San Gimignano, often with founder-direct hosts.
Florence-based operator running off-road 4x4 Chianti wine safaris into the Chianti Classico hills. Multiple stops at producers plus traditional Tuscan lunch; meeting point at Santa Maria Novella station.
Sommelier-run boutique tour operator with maximum eight-person small-group Chianti tours from Florence. Founder Angela Saltafuori personally leads the standard Tuscan wine tour visiting three producers.
Florence-licensed tour operator curated by founder Vittorio Del Bono Venezze. Tuscany-wide programme of small-group and private wine tours with hand-picked top producers; truffle-wine pairing option available.
Self-drive Vespa tours from Florence into the Chianti Classico hills. Departures by minivan from central Florence, then up to seven hours of guided Vespa riding through cypress-lined backroads with two winery stops.
The original Florence Chianti Vespa tour operator since 2010. Self-drive Vespa rides through cypress-lined Chianti backroads with two winery stops and full Tuscan lunch; small-group format capped at twelve.
Helicopter wine tour operator overflying Chianti and landing at Tenuta Torciano in San Gimignano. Twenty-minute flight admires Vernaccia and Chianti vineyards before three-hour winery experience.
Florence-based small-group tour operator running Chianti, Bolgheri and Maremma wine itineraries with first-class winery access. Combined wine and truffle hunting programmes also on offer.
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.
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.