Italy's national wine library since 1960, inside the Fortezza Medicea in Siena. National-scope cellar with Tuscan focus and a panoramic walking-rampart bar.
The list: National wine library covering every Italian region; rotating tasting selections and themed evenings
Tip: Tour the underground brick vaults below the bar where the wine library is stored; tasting flights are pre-bookable through the Enoteca team.
Tasting cellar of the Grand Hotel Continental Siena on Via Banchi di Sopra. Reserved Tuscan flights, hosted Sienese cheese pairings inside a 15th-century palazzo vault.
The list: Curated Tuscan flight programme paired with cured meats and Sienese cheeses, with thematic Brunello and Chianti Classico nights
Tip: Stay for the late session and book the in-cellar dinner; the wine cellar is dug into the 15th-century palazzo basement.
Sienese institution since 1925 with a basement wine cellar pouring Brunello, Chianti Classico and Vernaccia by the glass alongside truffle and pecorino plates.
The list: Tuscan-leaning by-the-glass programme, with Brunello, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione and Vernaccia di San Gimignano on rotation
Tip: The basement is an underground wine-cellar tasting room; ask for a Brunello flight after dinner.