We toured the vineyard just days after harvest and had a great experience. The views from the main…read morebuilding overlooking the vineyards are spectacular, especially when all of the leaves are changing color. Our tour guide, Daniella, explained the wines and motivation of Canneto while in the barrel room and made sure we had a fun tasting. The wines were all big and expressive of the land, packing a real punch without letting the alcohol overpower the taste of the grapes. Canneto is doing well recognizing their strength as a smaller producer in creating superior wines.

The owner was very accommodating. Arrived without up a reservation and received wonderful service…read moreand the history of the place. Highly recommended!

From the owner: We run high quality food and wine experiences where our organic wines are accompanied by seasonal…read moredishes prepared on the day for the guests visiting Etruscaia. Our wines, jams and olive oil are an example of the excellence that the Lazio region produces

The wine was tasty, but the tasting room isn't very exciting. We sat outside. Staff is friendly…read more Our Brunello wine was 5€/glass. There is plenty of parking. You take a gravel road 1.5 km to reach it. Overall, it was just ok with the atmosphere.

8 different wine tasting and tour packages are available ranging from 3 wine taste and tour to 10…read morewine tasting, a tour and a feast to finish. One of the larger producers of Brunello di Montalcino in Montalcino, Caparzo grapes are entirely grown on the premise of the estate. Started in the 1970's, the winery was bought by the current owner in the late '90s and expanded to the current production of approximately one million bottles a year. Of that, approximately 200,000 are Brunello di Montalcino. As the estate is very large there are multiple locations in which grapes are grown on the estate, however, Caparzo has one single site bottling produced every year. The tour is insightful. The technology is amazing in this state of the art facility. The wine is even better. Our tasting included eight wines from Montalcino (Caparzo owns wineries outside of Montalcino so it is possible to taste wines from other regions). The Montalcinos tasted ranged from a Rosso di Montalcino to a Riserva Brunello di Montalcino. All are excellent in their own rite. The location is spectacular - nestled in the Tuscan hills at about 300 meters above sea level. Rolling meadows and rows of grape vines. With over 250 vineyards in close proximity, Caparzo can easily be a part of a multi-site tour in one day. Go and ship some wine home to yourself. You'll enjoy it back home.

Wonderful experience tasting the regional vintage Brunello wines…read more The wine tasting included nicely prepared lasagna that paired well with the various wines. Our host was very pleasant and explained the history of this vineyard and what goes into developing world-class wine.

I did a lot of research on selecting vineyards that were unique and what I loved about this was…read morethat they are biodynamic, have a bonsai vineyard and have olive oil. The owner is also Francesco Illy if you are familiar with Illy coffee. Biodynamic: Uncontaminated soil and the wine processes happen in a 100% ecological wine cellar, built to have zero impact on the environment. Bonsai: It is the densest vineyard in the world meaning the vines are planted very close together which produce a very unique tasting wine. Tour & Tasting: We did a tour of the vineyard, pagoda, cellar and did the actual tasting inside the tasting room by the terrace. We went to about 9 wineries while in Tuscany and Podere le Ripi had one of the most memorable tours. We tasted: 2015 Toscana Rosso IGT 2014 Toscana Rosso IGT 2012 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2011 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Riserva 2005 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2016 Bonsai with delicious Parmesan cheese, bread and olive oil. Our guide was very knowledgeable and made us feel right at home. We ended up buying 2 bottles plus a bottle of olive oil.

We had such an amazing experience at this winery despite not planning ahead. I didn't realize that…read moremost wineries in Tuscany cater to tour busses and reservations rather than operating on drop-in visitors like those we've been to in NZ and the states. We looked up their hours online and saw they opened bright and early. Great, we thought, we needed to be out of Rome early so let's have wine for breakfast. We arrived and drove into the picture-perfect quintessential Tuscan winery. Olive trees line the gravel road leading to the vineyard and tasting room. We were immediately greeted by feline guardians who purred and approached us for petting. The owner of this family-owned winery greeted us perplexed on what we were doing there at 10 am. Despite catching him unaware and preparing for a big tour group later in the day, he was incredibly welcoming and hospitable! He took time to show us the barrel room, tasting room, and give us the general tour. He apologized for needing to run into town to get ingredients for the lunch he was hosting and set us up with a half a bottle of wine and snacks where we could pet the cats and enjoy the morning on our own. It was beyond generous and a truly incredible experience to get to enjoy the quiet morning petting cats and sipping wine and listening to the happy voices of his child waking up in the apartment upstairs. It was really magical. I can only imagine the type of host he is when he's prepared for you! Definitely don't miss this place on your visit to Tuscany.

The drive up to this place is so beautiful. We arrive and were taken on an outdoor and inside…read moreyour. We got to see an ancient cave where the wine barrels are kept. Then we got to try some local cheeses and meats along with their very nice wines. Would definitely return to see this lovely place again.