Description
Ultimate VIP Private Tour – ANTINORI CHIANTI CLASSICO WINE TOUR included lunch and tasting at wine farm in Tuscany.
ANTINORI BARRICCAIA VISIT ( 1 and a half hour – morning or afternoon) – The Barriccaia visit offers guests an introduction to the world of Marchesi Antinori and their wines. On this guided tour, visitors will gain insight into the Antinori family history, see how a wine is produced and enjoy the winery’s innovative architecture. The tour culminates with a tasting of three of estate-grown wines.The Barriccaia visit is conceived for those who approach for the first time to the Marchesi Antinori world and their wines. A tour leading through the Antinori family history, illustrating how the wine is made and showing the innovative architecture of the winery. The visit is designed as a trip through the world of wine and the history of the Antinori family, all briefly illustrated in Cinzia Th. Torrini’s short movie dedicated to the family: “The Antinori: Vintners since 1385”. The tour takes guests from outside to inside the winery, giving a spectacular view of the great spiral staircase, the vineyards covering the winery’s roof and the vinification and aging areas. At the end of the tour, guests will taste some of our most classic estate wines: Conte della Vipera Umbria IGT, Villa Antinori Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva and La Vigna sul Tetto Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva. The wines may change depending on the season and availability. The visit lasts approximately an hour and a half and includes other guests. The visit is conceived as a trip through the wine world and history of the Antinori family, all briefly illustrated in the Cinzia Th. Torrini’s short movie dedicated to the Antinori family, “The Antinori Vintners: since 1385”.
ANTINORI BOTTAIA VISIT (2 and a half hours – morning or afternoon) – Experiencing a Never Ending Passion. The Bottaia Tour is a comprehensive tour for wine enthusiasts who want to explore the winery’s most suggestive and unusual spaces. Visitors will be led through six centuries of Antinori family history in a multidisciplinary experience: enology, architecture and wine tasting. The tour concludes with the tasting of four wines in the suggestive suspended tasting room or in the exclusive Bottaia room. The short movie about the Antinori family by film director Cinzia Th. Torrini: “The Antinori: Vintners since 1385” narrates the history of the Marchesi Antinori family and the role it held in Florentine society in past centuries with the aid of some of the most representative works of art from the family’s private collection. The tour moves from outside to inside the winery focusing on production processes, the winery’s innovative architecture and the contemporary works of art that are on display throughout the itinerary. Guests will see the barrique and barrel cellars by private access to production areas. At the end of the visit, guests will taste four of our estate wines: Villa Antinori Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva, Marchese Antinori Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva, Badia a Passignano Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione and “A” Toscana Rosato IGT. Wines may vary according to the season and availability. Wine tasting will take place either in the impressive suspended room or in the more intimate Bottaia room. Depending on the season, it may be possible to taste “Olio novo”, the organic extra virgin olive oil from our Pèppoli estate. The visit will last approximately two and a half hours and includes other guests. The tours are in Italian and English. Tours in other languages with a translator can be arranged only by previous agreement.
The tour moves from the outside to the inside of the winery, permitting to see the great spiral staircase, the vineyard covering the winery roof and the vinification and aging areas. At the end of the tour a tasting of some of our typical labels from the Tuscany and Umbria Estates: Achelo Cortona D.O.C. Syrah, Rosso di Montalcino D.O.C. and Villa Antinori Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva. The wines could change depending on the season and the availabilities. The visit lasts approximately an hour and a half.
Details
The tour last about 6 hours
The Barriccaia Antinori visit will last approximately 90 minutes
The Bottaia Antinori visit will last approximately 2 and a half hoursInclude also lunch and wine/olive oil/balsamic tasting at Chianti Wine Farm
The Antinori visit will be in the morning or in the afternoon according the availability of Antinori.
