Italian Wine Travel Guide 2025 - Find Memorable Wine Tours and Winery Tastings in Italy
Montalcino wine tasting
Tasting wine and Montalcino. Definitely one of the best combinations you can make in Tuscany. You are combining one of the country's very best wines with a beautiful town in one of Tuscany's most beautiful regions, the Val d'Orcia. This region has been on the Unesco World Heritage List since 2004 for a reason.
Most of the residents in Montalcino and the surrounding area are directly -and indirectly- involved in wine tourism. This is where the famous Brunello di Montalcino is produced. One of the top red wines from Italy. Along with its little brother, the Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello is widely recognised by wine lovers and connoisseurs worldwide.
Avinturo offers all the information about wine tastings and wine tours in and around Montalcino in the Tuscan wine region. Plan your own enjoyable day and visit a number of wineries.
Have a look at the possibilities to combine more wine regions in Tuscany. Montepulciano, San Gimignano, Bolgheri and the Chianti wine region are nearby. Go via one of the beautiful existing wine routes nearby, or plan a nice wine route yourself combining wine tasting with the enjoyment of Tuscany's most beautiful landscapes and views.
However, you can also book a great wine tour with one of the many wine tour and tasting providers. Search, book and just wait for your holiday to begin. It's quite convenient, if you don't have time or don't feel like looking into it prior to your holiday.
I'll show you all the options.
A map of the Montalcino wine region. Montalcino is located in the Southern part of Tuscany. Not far from Siena, Pienza and Montepulciano (another Italian wine city gem).
Great wine tasting experiences in and near Montalcino
Brunello wine tour with Truffle Hunting
Combining a Brunello wine tasting with truffle hunting will be a great way to discover wine & food in this wonderful part of Tuscany. Under the guidance of an expert truffle hunter and his dog you will take quiet forest paths to secret places where truffles grow. If you are lucky enough, you will dig out this delicious gem of nature right from the soil.
For lunch we celebrate the treasures we have found with a glorious 4-course menu based on truffle by the “osteria” headquarters of the local truffle hunters. In the afternoon you will visit a local Brunello winery. You will visit the vineyard and the cellar, before tasting the Brunello di Montalcino accompanied by the winemaker.
Tour guide: MontalcinoWineTours
Price: from € 200 per person (including a great 4-course lunch)
Brunello di Montalcino Bike tour
The bike tour in the Brunello wine region starts from Montalcino, riding on paved and unpaved roads, through vineyards and woods.
Along the route we'll visit the abbey of Sant'Antimo, the most significant architectural monuments of Romanesque style and wonderful example of monastic building of the early twelfth century.
During the bike tour we'll stop in a local winery where the Brunello production process is explained: growing, harvesting, vinification, aging, bottling and trade.
After the visit of the cellar, you will taste the World famous Brunello wine together with a selection of local cold cuts and cheese.
Tour guide: Anima Toscane
Price: from € 160 per person (with 2 people: € 220 pp - with 7/8 people: € 160 pp)
Montalcino and Montepulciano wine tour (full day)
Combine the very best wines of Tuscany with this great full day wine tour. This tour will guide you through both Montalcino and Montepulciano. Discover the finest red Tuscan wines. Taste the Brunello di Montepulciano and the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano on 1 day. Walk through the historical ceentre of both georgoius mediaeval towns. While driving through the Tuscan countryside you will certainly enjoy the stunning Tuscan landscapes at its best in the Val d’Orcia region in Southern Tuscany.
Tour guide: Tuscany Tours by Golden Travel
Price: on request
Tuscan wine weekend for wine lovers to discover fine Tuscan wines (Brunello winery tour)
An unforgettable long weekend for wine lovers and visiting the Montalcino wine region. Discovering the excellent red wines from Montalcino, Montepulciano, Cortona and the Chianti wine region. You will experience 4 great days in the Southern part of Tuscany. Beautiful landscapes, excellent wines and meeting the local wine makers to taste their great wines.
Tour guide: Valdichiana Living - Tours and holidays in Tuscany
Price: 4 days from € 999 per person (including 4 nights accommodation in a farmhouse and 4 winery tours - Montepulciano, Cortona and Montalcino)
Brunello Di Montalcino Full-Day Tour: 2 Wineries
You will visit two distinct wineries of the Brunello region together with a small group of fellow wine lovers.
- Wine tasting in a historic vineyard, one of the oldest and most famous of the Brunello region
- Time to explore the hilltop town of Montalcino, discovering medieval fortresses with the possible add-on of a visit to the Sant’Antimo Abbey
- Lunch of Tuscan specialties in a boutique winery specializing in small-production Brunello di Montalcino reds, super high-quality wines paired with a 3-course meal!
Tour guide: Tours of Tuscany
Price: on request
Brunello di Montalcino wine tasting tours from Florence and Siena
Many tourists and wine lovers use Florence as their primary holiday destination. Or they may spend several days over there. From Florence, it is about 1 hour and 45 minutes' drive to Montalcino. If you are travelling by your own car, you can also travel via the Chiant wine region, for example. You will then take the SR 222 - the Chiantigiana - which will take you to Montalcino via Siena. You'll drive right through the original Chianti wine region, the Chianti Classico subzone.
Please find a couple of great wine tasting tours from FLorence and Siena that will visit Montalcino or the surrounding wine area.
Small group Montalcino and Brunello Wine Tour from Florence (full day)
Great wine tasting in Montalcino with a small group of wine lovers from Florence. Visit two Brunello wineries and the historical town of Montalcino. Including transport and lunch at the farm.
Tour guide: We Like Tuscany
Prices from € 249 per person
Brunello di Montalcino Wine Tour from Siena
Visit three different Brunello wineries on the Montalcino hill with cellar tours and tastings, winery lunch and sightseeing time in Montalcino and the Abbey of Sant'Antimo. Meet the wine makers in their cellars with your small group of maximum 8 people to ensure a personal experience
Tour guide: Tuscan Escapes
Prices from € 180 for group tour and from € 740 (2-persons) to € 1.440 (8-persons) for a private tour.
Montalcino wineries with tasting options
In and near Montalcino, there are over 200 wineries producing the Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino wines. Their vineyards and wineries are usually accessible to wine lovers who would like to get to know the winemakers and their delicious wines in more detail.
Below is a list of wineries offering guided tours and wine tastings. Where possible, the links are directly to the relevant pages with tours and tasting and in the English language version.
- Podere Casisano (Tomassi)
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all the 167! Montalcino wineries where you can visit the cellars for a tour and wine tasting.
Great winery hotel near Montalcino: Borgo Canalicchio di Sopra Wine Relais in Montalcino
Wine resorts and winery hotels in and near Montalcino
Wouldn't it be nice to stay over at the winery after a memorable wine tour and delicious tasting (instead of driving back to your hotel, B&B or campsite)?
There are many wine resorts and wineries with accommodation in near Montalcino.
Take a look at the list below.
Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino
Wine tourism in and around Montalcino is largely the responsibility of the local consortium of winemakers (Italy has many such consortia that jointly promote their wine in a region and monitor its quality).
In Montalcino, the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino represents the interests of its more than 200 associated wineries. These winemakers can all be found via the consortium's website. You can also find the (very strictly) rules of production for the Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, the Rosso di Montalcino DOC and other wines that are produced. The main role here is played by the famous Sangiovese grape (called Brunello in Montalcino).
Official wine routes near Montalcino
If you search for 'Strada del Vino Brunello di Montalcino', you will be disappointed. Unfortunately, there is no official wine route like many other great, well-known wines do. Tuscany, however, has plenty of alternatives. There are actually 18 wine routes you can take in the Tuscany wine region alone. All these wine routes can be found on the Strade del Vino di Toscana website.
The official wine route that includes Montalcino in its itinerary is the Strada del Vino Orcia.
Strada del Vino Orcia
The Orcia Wine Route organisation (Consorzio del Vino Orcia) was founded in 2003. Its headquarters is located in Castiglione d'Orcia, the heart of the Val d'Orcia. The
Thirteen municipalities are included. These are all located in the area south of Siena: the Val d'Orcia and the Crete Senesi. The towns annexed are Buonconvento, Castiglione d'Orcia, Pienza, Radicofani, San Giovanni d'Asso, San Quirico d'Orcia, Trequanda, Abbadia San Salvatore, Chianciano Terme, Montalcino, San Casciano dei Bagni, Sarteano and Torrita di Siena.
Passing one or more of these towns by car, you will immediately discover why UNESCO added this region to its World Heritage protected list.
The characteristic rolling hills, rows of cypresses, castles and abbeys, churches and monasteries, villages and towns, farms and roads provide one of the many impressions that make Tuscany in particular such a popular destination with its many tourists.
Once you include the wonderful wines from this region, the choice is quickly made. Sangiovese ('sanguis jovis') grapes, once imported by the Etruscans from the Far East, are the basis of one of Italy's tastiest red wines.
Wine festivals in and near Montalcino
The most important events and wine festivals in and around Montalcino are:
Orcia Wine Festival
Date: 25 - 28 April 2024
Location: San Quirico
Red Montalcino
Website festival
Date: 21st June 2024
Location: Montalcino
Jazz & Wine in Montalcino
View website
Date: 18 - 23 July 2023
Location: Montalcino & Poggio alle Mura
Benvenuto Brunello 2024
See the website
Date: 15 - 20 november 2024
Location: Montalcino
See the complete and up-to-date list of all Italian wine festivals.
Have some great tastings in Montalcino
I look forward to hearing about your wine adventure in Montalcino. Share your wine experiences and tips to make it easier for other wine lovers to plan their wine trip.
To make your planning en pre-holiday research easier, you can use the resources below:
Official tourism website of Val d'Orcia: Visit Val d'Orcia
Official website of Val d’Orcia Park
Official tourism website of Tuscany: Visit Tuscany
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