Booking choice: The Montepulciano and Montalcino day, from $125 per person. Check dates Compare the options below
Southern Tuscany is home to two of Italy's most famous reds: Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, both made from Sangiovese. The one-day tours from Rome are built around them.
Below: what you taste, where, and which tour to pick if wine is the main reason you are going.
The quick answer
For wine plus sightseeing, the classic Montepulciano and Pienza day includes a farm lunch with a tasting that includes Brunello (from $115). For more wine, Veditalia adds Montalcino and a sommelier-led tasting (from $125), and the small-group Maremma day visits two wineries with a group of eight (from $324). Anyone under 18 is not served alcohol.
What wines will you taste?
Mostly Sangiovese-based reds: Vino Nobile and Rosso di Montepulciano, Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino.
Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano were among the first wines in Italy to get DOCG status, the top quality tier. Brunello is pure Sangiovese and is released only around five years after the harvest; the "Rosso" versions are younger and lighter.
Which Tuscany day trip from Rome is best for wine?
Veditalia for Montalcino, the Maremma small group for the most wineries, the classic day for wine as part of a wider day out.
| Tour | Wine stops | Group | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscany in One Day | Farm winery lunch, Brunello in the tasting | Coach, up to 60 | $115 |
| Montepulciano & Montalcino | Medieval winery, sommelier tasting | Coach, up to 50 | $125 |
| Civita, winery & Pienza | Winery lunch, 3 tastings | Coach, up to 50 | $140 |
| Maremma wineries | Two wineries, farm lunch | Up to 8 | $324 |
| Florence & San Gimignano | Winery tour and light lunch | Up to 20 | $299 |
Wine first? Check dates for the Montepulciano and Montalcino day.
Check dates for the Montepulciano and Montalcino dayWhat is the Montalcino option?
Montalcino is the hill town of Brunello; the classic tour only goes there on its small-group and private options, while Veditalia includes it.
Veditalia's day also visits a winery dating from the 1200s with an Etruscan tomb, and serves lunch in the refectory once used by friars. Tastings in Montalcino beyond what is included are at your own cost.
Montepulciano and Montalcino with a sommelier tasting and a lunch of pici with ragù.
Explore the Montepulciano and Montalcino dayIs there a small-group wine tour from Rome?
Yes: the Maremma day takes no more than eight guests to two family wineries, with hotel pickup and a farm lunch.
It heads to the Maremma, the southern, coastal side of Tuscany around Scansano, rather than the Val d'Orcia. Reviews mention tasting around a dozen wines and shipping bottles home. It rates 5.0 from 94 reviews.
How much wine do you actually get?
A tasting, not a session: typically a few pours with lunch.
Some guests describe the pours as small; others on the winery-lunch days describe wine flowing freely. If tasting is the point of your day, choose the Veditalia or Maremma days, where it is the main event.
Can you buy and ship wine?
Yes, most estates sell bottles, and many ship abroad; guests on the Maremma day mention ordering wine to be shipped home.
Check shipping costs and your country's import limits before you buy a case. Carrying a bottle or two in checked luggage is usually easier.
Tips for a wine day from Rome
Eat breakfast, drink water, and do not plan a big evening.
- Under-18s are not served alcohol on these tours.
- Spit or skip if you are sensitive: nobody minds.
- September and October are harvest season, the best time for wine country.
- Keep the receipt for any wine you ship.
Harvest season is the best time to go. Check dates with free cancellation.
Check dates for the Tuscany in One Day tourFrequently asked questions
Is Brunello included on the Tuscany day trip from Rome?
On the City Wonders day, yes: the lunch tasting includes Brunello di Montalcino.
Do you visit Chianti on a day trip from Rome?
Not on the Val d'Orcia days. Chianti is between Florence and Siena, much further north; tours from Florence cover it.
Can non-drinkers enjoy a Tuscany wine tour?
Yes: guests who do not drink still rate the towns, the scenery and the lunch highly.
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Free cancellation up to 24 hours before on every option. Prices are from-prices in USD and move with the season.
Montepulciano & Montalcino Wine Day
- Round-trip air-conditioned coach from Piazza del Popolo, 7:30
- Medieval winery with a 2,000-year-old Etruscan tomb
- Vino Nobile and Rosso di Montalcino tasting with a sommelier
Tuscany in One Day: Val d'Orcia, Wine & Lunch
- Round-trip air-conditioned coach from Rome with Wi-Fi
- Guided walk in Montepulciano with a local guide, photo stop at San Biagio
- Three-course lunch at a Tuscan farm and winery, wine tasting incl. Brunello
Tuscan Wineries & Lunch Small-Group Day
Two wineries and a farm lunch in a group of eight
