Awesome dinner in the charming town of Castelnuovo Bernandenga. Service here is beyond top notch;…read morewe felt welcomed immediately and all the staff made sure we were taken care of and checked in on us throughout our meal. And the food was so amazing - probably our most decadent meal of the trip, but mostly because we over ordered. The risotto is one of the highlights, just seeing it be presented and finished in the cheese wheel is such fun. And the pici with cacio and pepe is also excellent. The meat is well prepared and we both found ours very tender. No room for dessert unfortunately. Great wines of course and we ended up purchasing a couple of bottles to take with us.

We discovered this charming enoteca while walking the through the medieval hilltop town of Radda in…read moreTuscany. It was time for pranzo (lunch), and the menu posted outside was appealing. Sadly, after we were seated, we learned that they did not have the one dish that most of us wanted -- Zuppa Toscana Riboltita (Tuscan soup made with cabbage, beans and crusty bread). For my lunch, I enjoyed Cinghiale in Umido (wild boar stew) and Verdure al Forno (baked mixed vegetables). The house red wine was fine. The restaurant itself was small but charming. Service was good.

David and staff, Gracie! Lovely dinner for us on a Monday night. Reservations are a must. As we…read moresaw him turn away two couples because it's a small place and enjoyably so. We had the Rich salad (see photos) for our anti pasta and pici cacio e pepe also Pasta alla Giovannino for our second dishes. No room for mains after that and saved room for desserts. The wine list is good and if you need more just purchase a bottle from shelf or ask the owners.

Better late than never Beautiful grounds and…read moreinterior-stoped here for a wine and cheese tasting which was good but could have used more snacks/crackers with the wine Maybe things have changed since we last visited but fun to be in the heart of Chianti

This review is for a wine tasting and tour. We did not stay at the hotel but drove there…read more We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and tasting. Gabriel gave us interesting information about the Castle, which was built in the 11th century by Benedict monks! He showed us interesting things such as a hidden room where people can spy into the dining room through a hole in a painting, an underground tunnel, and a theater with its original backdrop from 1742. Don't forget to take a few pictures at the giant bench which is a few minutes' walk away. The view is gorgeous and the grounds are well maintained. For the tasting portion, we really enjoy the high quality of wine. Gabriel was also nice enough to let us sample a few other wines beyond the ones included in tasting, such as the dessert wine and the whites. Quite a few of us bought some bottles to take home. There are plenty of wineries in the area and we had visited quite a few of them during our three weeks in Tuscany. This is definitely one of the better ones, for the castle's history, the view, and the quality of wine.