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VIP Wine Tours
We are the exclusive travel partner for VIP Wine Tours, who work with the Wine School of Cheshire to curate wonderful wine excursions across France, Portugal, Italy and Spain. Expect fabulous food (including dining in Michelin-starred restaurants) and tantalisingly good tipples from top wine producers. You'll stay in beautiful, relaxing hotels in handpicked destinations, with everything taken care of by VIP Wine Tours guides who travel with you to ensure a seamless, joyful exploration of great wine and great food.
Below you'll find a tasting note of a sample itinerary to give you an idea... but to understand the full-bodied experience, please get in touch with us. We're the only travel provider who work with VIP Wine Tours, so let us organise your perfect wine-tasting holiday.
Taste Europe's best wine regions
You will be met at Pisa airport where your private transport awaits to take you to Siena, stopping halfway to explore a medieval Tuscan Castle and winery in the heart of Chianti Classico, Castello Gabbiano. Enjoy a guided tour of the ancient cellar and the vineyards with an introduction to the disciplinary of the Chianti Classico and its wine making techniques. This will be followed by a tasting and a wine-paired lunch, before completing our journey to Siena where you can spend the evening settling into the hotel and exploring the surrounding area.
SAMPLE ITINERARY
5 day Tour of Tuscany
DAY 1
Today is all about the very small family-run wineries. After breakfast, you will travel with your guides to Montepulciano to visit Poderi Boscarelli, founded in 1962 and currently run by the third generation of the family members, Luca and Nicolò De Ferrari. The story of the winery began with two abandoned farms and today the brand has a worldwide reputation for quality wine of great elegance and longevity.
Following a wine-tasting, you will enjoy lunch at a local traditional restaurant before visiting another small family-run winery, Podere Le Bèrne. With 10 hectares of native grape vines and with old vines, ancient soil and a hands-off approach to wine-making, the Natalini family produce one of the best organic Nobile di Montepulciano.
DAY 2
This morning is free for you to explore Siena or just relax at the hotel, before travelling to Montalcino in the afternoon to visit the founder of the Brunello di Montalcino. The Biondi Santi Riserva was produced for the first time in history in 1888 by the Biondi Santi family. Since 1888 this rare wine has only been released 40 times and each production is extremely limited. The wine is renowned for its elegance and extraordinary longevity.
Next you'll visit the beautiful winery Castello Banfi Wine Resort, set on a hilltop overlooking its own vineyards in the famous Brunello di Montalcino wine region. It is one of the largest contiguous properties in all of Italy comprising of 7100 acres, one third of which is dedicated to vineyards. Here we will have a guided tour followed by a wine-tasting menu in their beautiful Michelin starred restaurant, La Sala dei Grappoli.
DAY 3
Today you will visit the former monastery of Badia a Coltibuono located in Chianti. The monastery was founded in 1051 and was owned by the Vallumbrosan order of the Benedictine monks until 1810. In the 15th Century the Abbey was extensively developed under the patronage of Lorenzo dei Medici. For 1000 years Coltibuono has been an important farm and its land has been producing excellent wines and oils. This impressive Chianti Classico estate is now devoted to the secular pursuits of wine and food. Enjoy lunch paired with the wines produced here, and a tour of the former Abbey, its renaissance gardens, frescoed salons, cloister and historical ageing cellars. Enjoy relaxing amongst some stunning views before returning to the hotel late afternoon in plenty of time to enjoy your last night in Siena.
DAY 4
After a leisurely breakfast and checking out of the hotel your guides will accompany you to Pisa airport for your return flight.
DAY 5