WINE DAY MONTEPULCIANO & MONTALCINO
Nobile di Montepulciano and Brunello TourNobile di Montepulciano and Brunello Tour
9:00am Depart from your hotel or accommodation
Arrive to the Montepulciano winery and visit the wine cellar with an explanation of the production of wine followed by wine tasting of five different types of wine.
Arrive to Montepulciano at the top of the town in Piazza Grande where you can visit the beautiful square and the Sant Agostino church from the 15 th century.
At the next winery you will visit an underground wine cellar and Etruscan tomb from the 3rd century before Christ. In the winery you will have lunch with prosciutto, salumi, different types of cheese, and 3 types of wine: Rosso di Montepulciano Gattavecchi, Nobile, and Riserva di Montepulciano Gattavecchi.
Arrive to Montalcino while enjoying a beautiful drive of Val D Orcia (Orcia Valley) with amazing Tuscan landscapes. Visit the Brunello winery where you can have the wine cellar tour with an explanation of the whole wine making process followed by wine tasting of five different types of famous wines from this area: Rosso di Montalcino DOC, Brunello di Montalcino DOC
Brunello di Montalcino “Vallochio”, Brunello di Montalcino “Riserva”, and Vin Santo Sant Antimo DOC. After your tastings you can visit the Abbey of Sant Antimo (Benedictine monastry from XI century ) or the town of Montalcino and its famous fortress: La Fortezza.
6:00pm Return to your hotel or accommodation