Best of Tuscany: Italy vineyards

Our Tuscany vineyard tour will take you to all the best wineries and vineyards of the famous region of Italy

Tuscany is Italy's most famous wine region, with its old-world splendor, landscapes famous for their beauty and wines with prestigious names. You can discover this and much more during your Tuscany vineyard tour.

In the center of Italy, bordered on the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea, vineyards in Tuscany Italy are surrounded on its eastern side by the wine regions of Lazio, Umbria, Marche, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north. Vineyards in Tuscany are the oldest wine region of Italy, the culture of the vine going back to the Etruscans. The best vineyards in Tuscany is mainly covered with hills, the essential factor in the constitution of earth. In Tuscany, the Mediterranean climate influences the coast while the heart of the region experiences a continental climate due to the Apennine Mountains.

Sangiovese is the king of Tuscany, the basic grape of the best wines. It has a strong acidity and very marked tannins, a medium degree of alcohol and offers a palette of fruity aromas and undergrowth.

Tuscany, Italy vineyards are famous for its world-famous names. The Chianti DOCG is called Chianti Classico in the historical part around the villages of Gaiole, Greve, Radda and Castellina, between the cities of Florence and Siena. In this area are produced the best wines. The Tuscan vineyards settle on the heights, rising between 200 and 500 meters of altitude and give full-bodied wines, with fruity perfumes and floral aromas.

Very fashionable, the Brunello di Montalcino DOCG is located on a sector with a unique climate of oceanic and alpine influences. The legislation requires barrel aging of at least 5 years, the longest in Italy. It is the only Tuscan wine made entirely of Sangiovese. It offers full-bodied, ripe black cherry and plum-flavored wines with hints of herbs and spices, and a complexity resulting from years of aging.

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