

by Casa Sola Chianti Winery
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Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$104.22The 90-minute guided tour at Casa Sola Winery, located between Florence, Siena, and San Gimignano in the Chianti region, focuses on exploring Chianti through its wines. The tour begins with an introduction to the history of the area and Casa Sola's approach to producing Chianti Classico wines. Participants learn about the entire winemaking process, including pruning, harvest (vendemmia), fermentation, and aging. The guide explains what distinguishes each vintage and the characteristics of the wines. The tour includes tastings of several Chianti Classico wines paired with snacks. Parking fees at the winery are included, but transportation to and from the location is not provided. The tour may be conducted by a multi-lingual guide. Guests should inform the winery of any dietary requirements when booking.
Tour of the vineyards and olive fields and wine tasting: First a walk in the fields to observe the olive trees, and the vines where we will illustrate the growing methods besides the history of the Chianti area and its quality oriented evolution over the years . Then we will visit the wine cellars. In the fermentation area we will reveal our wine making techniques, then in the ageing area, we will show you the different types of oak barrels used for the various wines and their particular types of aging. The tour will conclude with its highlight : the wine tasting where we will give you notions on what to look for when tasting a wine and the best way to combine a particular wine to different foods. You will taste 3 types of red wine: Chianti Classico, Chianti Classico Riserva and Montarsiccio I.G.T. with bread and our Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Vin Santo and cantucci biscuits. Tour include a snack to go with the wines: Local cold cuts such as cured ham ( prosciutto), salami and cheese, bread with our Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Balsamico We will finish our wine experience with the most sacred food ceremony Vin Santo (dessert wine) and cantucci biscuits.
90 min
On the Superstrada Firenze Siena exit at S Donato follow direction for S Donato/Castellina for 4,5 km (over pass the San Donato in Poggio village) turn right on the sign Cortine / Tignano keep the road for 2,8 km
End point
On the Superstrada Firenze Siena exit at S Donato follow direction for S Donato/Castellina for 4,5 km (over pass the San Donato in Poggio village) turn right on the sign Cortine / Tignano keep the road for 2,8 km