Chianti Vineyards Tour with Wine Tasting & Dinner: Authentic Tuscan Experience

Vi ble hentet av en kjempe hyggelig sjåfør som kjørte oss til destinasjonen. Vi hadde 2 stopp på veien, et i en vakker liten by og det andre med vinsmaking på en vakker høyde. Så kom vi frem til vingården, virkelig et vakkert sted! Ei veldig søt og hyggelig guide fortalte om produksjonen og driften og vi fikk smake på vin, olivenolje og balsamico. Vi fikk servert et 4 retters fantastisk måltid i solnedgangen blant vindruerankene. For en fantastisk opplevelse!

The driver was very friendly and fun to chat with. It was nice stopping at 2 towns in Tuscany. The food at the vineyard was delicious and Gaia was very nice. Finding the car at the meeting point was challenging. It would be really helpful if it were labeled; even a large magnetic on the side of the vehicle with the company name would make it much easier for the driver and the customers.

la atenciòn del chofer como de Noemi en la visita a la bodega y la enologa de la cata de vinos muy bien. Parte negativa que contratamos la experiencia en español y despues de que nos cambiaran de día, y sin aviso previo, solo la podian hacer en italiano o ingles. lo que hizo que n vivieramos la experiencia al 100%. tambien nos quedamos un poco decepcionados ya que esperavamos hacer la cata tal y como se muestra en la fotos en el exterior viendo el atardecer y n fue asi, estuvimos en una sala comedor, todo y que hay que decier era muy chula, nos esperabamos hacerlo en el exterior . y por último que tuvimos que hacer mas de una hora para ir a la bodega y despues a al cata y otra hora para volver. en resumen, si hubiera sabido las condiciones finales creo qie habria escogido etra experiencia.

The dinner and final stop were the best parts of the tour. The wines and food pairings were excellent in a very nice location. However, the first two stops, in particular the first one, were useless. The first stop in the town was too short to do anything meaningful. The guide was disengaged and did not know where to direct us in the town for pictures. We were walking around for 30 minutes without knowing where to go. We really could have skipped this stop or, if so, spend more time there and earlier, so we could tour the castle which likely had the best views of valley. The second stop was better although in a very small location. It did have stunning views but it felt rushed and it did not accommodate the whole party comfortably. The guide was disengaged and not very informed. Compared to other wine tours with other guides in Italy, the US, South Africa, and Greece, this was likely the worst guide I’ve ever had. We were better off without the guide and only with the bus driver.

Sjåføren som kjørte oss var veldig hyggelig og imøtekommende. Første stop var Castellina in Chianti, en sjarmerende liten by med flott utsikt over Chianti området. Andre stop på vingården Mazza, hyggelig og lærerik omvisning av nydelig vertskap. Siste stop, vinsmaking på Poggio ai Laghi, ble en skuffelse. Her skulle alt gå veldig fort. Vi rakk ikke spise opp maten mellom hver servering, og kelnerne tok tallerken før man var ferdig. Selve vinsmakingen gikk også i ett rasende tempo som gjorde at vi fikk med oss lite av innholdet. Det virket som det viktigste var å få oss raskest mulig inn i butikken hvor man kunne kjøpe produktene deres. En liten halvtime ekstra ville gjort hele opplevelsen mye bedre. Det ble ingen handel, selv om balsamicoen var nydelig.

What an amazing excursion. It was a the perfect way to spend my birthday while traveling solo. Our driver was so accommodating and friendly, and so were all the winery staff. Plus the group of people who I was lucky enough to be grouped with were icing on the cake. I would highly recommend to anyone traveling as a couple, with friends, or solo as I did.

There were major problems with the transportation, including pick up where we were instructed to look for someone with a green shirt. The driver did not have a green shirt and did not have any sort of sign. The only reason I found him was because I looked lost and kept asking people where to go, he waited 30 minutes past the pick up time trying to find people (no one could find him without a green shirt) which put us very late for the dinner and we basically missed sunset at the Vineyard. On the return journey, we were over an hour late returning home making it a dangerous situation to walk around the city after midnight. He charged us an extra €70 to take us into the city instead of dropping us off at the bus station where the buses were no longer running because we were so late. On top of all of this, he was very rude and just told us it was our problem, not his. The actual vineyard tour was amazing and the vineyard was stunning.