Top Montepulciano Food & Drink

Explore a wine cellar in Montepulciano with this tasting and tour. See rows of large oak barrels full of aging wine and learn about how it is made. Taste three local wines alongside pecorino cheese, Tuscan salami, and bruschetta. A small group size offers an intimate atmosphere.

Montepulciano is famous for its cellars in the historical center, something that you do not have the chance to visit elsewhere. During your visit at the cellars in the historical center of Montepulciano you will have the chance to learn more about the unique link between the town and its Vino Nobile.

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Discover the secrets to Tuscan cuisine during a small-group cooking class in Montepulciano. With the careful guidance of your host, learn how to prepare an appetizer, two types of fresh pasta with sauces, and an iconic dessert. Once everything is ready, sit down with your classmates and enjoy your handmade Italian feast. Afterward, you’re ready to impress your friends and family back home.

You can't visit Italy without trying at least one pasta dish... So, we'll teach you two! Learn how to roll 'sfoglia' (fresh pasta) by hand and how to prepare 2 simple different kinds of pasta (filled pasta + fresh pasta) from scratch with your Cesarina. As the icing on the cake you will learn to prepare also the iconic Tiramisu. Share your passion for the Italian cuisine as you make new friends in this hands-on cooking class. It's a great way to truly experience Italian culture. • Learn to roll 'sfoglia' (fresh pasta) by hand • Learn to make 2 iconic pasta types • Learn to make the iconic tiramisu • Small-group cooking class with a maximum of 12 people. Share your passion for the Italian cuisine with other lovely guests • Enjoy an Italian Aperitivo to warm-up Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country. They are welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Find out how Italians eat in Montepulciano during a private lunch or dinner at the home of a local chef. Everything is prepared before you, so you get an insider’s look at traditional family recipes. Be sure to come hungry as the 4-course meal consists of a starter, pasta, main course, and a side dish. Wash everything down with a selection of regional wines.

Our farmhouse is the perfect location to enjoy, together with the typical Tuscan cuisine, the undisputed charm of the breathtaking panorama that lies on the slopes of the Renaissance village of Montepulciano. It is surrounded by greenery, in an endless expanse of vineyards and olive groves. An ideal place for lovers of Taste and Romantic Atmosphere. On our terrace you can enjoy the vibrant emotions that are given to us by the enveloping touch of summer warmth. All this accompanied by a Tuscan Menu combined with our wines produced in the terroir of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Our dishes are all inspired by the Tuscan tradition, offer authenticity and seasonality of the ingredients and taking inspiration from local cuisine, they are proposed with particular and captivating reinterpretations. The menu is 4 courses with the pairing of our wines.

Our Farmhouse lies on a fascinating position on the Tuscan hills. It is surrounded by a vast stretch of olive groves and vineyards of our famous wines: Nobile and Rosso di Montepulciano. We are located between Valdichiana and Val d'Orcia, in a unique and unspoiled area. We’ll make you learn about our landscape, on an easy walk through the countryside, woods and olive groves surrounding the farmhouse. Our olive trees are age-old, sumptuous and proud, with robust roots that are witnesses to the passage of centuries. They are trees that we have been growing one by one with love and passion. Through the colors, scents and sounds of the untouched nature, we will reach the olive groves area where you’ll enjoy an intimate time for tasting, which will take you to savor a 4-course menu matched with our wines. You will be trained to exercise your sense of smell and taste, in order to better perceive the flavors and characteristics of our products.

Experience the authentic cuisine of Tuscany during a cooking class and lunch that takes place on a farm in Montepulciano. Your chef-instructor welcomes you and shows you the garden, which supplies fresh ingredients for your meal. Next, learn to prepare several classic Italian dishes such as fresh pasta, crostini, vegetables, and dessert. Finish with a lunch that you helped to make, accompanied by a glass of local wine.

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano wine tour: a tour to discover the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, from the vineyard to the cellar.

Enjoy a full-day culinary experience in Montepulciano that features a visit to the local market, private cooking class, and 3-course meal. Learn from your chef-instructor about the ingredients in Italian cuisine, then help to prepare three classic regional dishes in your host’s private home kitchen. Top off your class with a 3-course lunch or dinner accompanied by local red and white wines.

Enjoy an exclusive wine tasting combined with a typical Tuscan lunch in an ancient wine cellar in the heart of Montepulciano.

Wine lovers experience in Montepulciano: perfect experience in Montepulciano for real wine lovers.

Get a glimpse into an authentic Italian kitchen with a private half-day cooking class inside a home in Montepulciano. Choose between a morning or afternoon start time and learn about creating Italian specialties from scratch. Cook three regional recipes during a hands-on class and taste everything you prepare alongside a glass of local wine.

Tuscan cuisine is seasonal, based on what is available at the local market each day. Learn how to cook like a true Tuscan with this market-to-table experience that kicks off with a jaunt through the market with your “cesarina” host to select ingredients that inspire your inner chef. Afterwards, you’ll prepare two dishes featuring your market goodies in your host’s home kitchen before sampling your creations.

WINERY TOURS AND TUTORED WINE TASTING: instructive, cultural and educational winery visits to get in touch with the wine production techniques. You will turn yourself into a superb wine expert You will visit the production area, the aging cellar with its big Slavonia oak casks and the oak barrels, the bottles will ripen, and then, after this winery you will taste, tutored by an expert sommelier, 4 of our wines and our Extra Virgin Olive Oil • Rosso di Montepulciano DOC, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG CRU, IGT Santo Pellegrino • Extra Virgin Olive Oil served on slices of fresh Tuscan bread

Experience Montepulciano’s culinary heritage firsthand during a cooking class that takes place at a local chef’s home. Your chef-instructor takes you through the steps to make five classic Italian appetizers (aperitivo), working with typical ingredients in the relaxed atmosphere of a private home. After the cooking lesson, enjoy a light meal of the dishes you made accompanied by a selection of red and white regional wines.

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Our expert guide will lead you through the vineyards on two wheels to experience the scents and colors of Tuscan nature. Back from the bike ride, you’ll enjoy a relaxing time at our Private Spa pampered by our staff. In the pleasant hydromassage you’ll sip our white wine Opera as a tasty appetizer. After that the visit of the winery will await you. In the cellar we’ll offer you the chance to learn the history behind the production of each bottle of wine, from the time of the pruning to the harvest, through the fermentation and aging. You’ll learn the history of Sangiovese grape and what makes each vintage different and special. This unique experience will end with a fantastic Tuscan meal matched with Fattoria Svetoni wines.

Enjoy 1.5 hours wine tasting experience in an historical cellar in the heart of Montepulciano. Together with an expert sommelier, discover the cellar’s underground of XVI century characterized by vaults and tunnels attributed of Etruscan civilization. Listen the history of this ancient cellar as well as the explanation of the methods and techniques of the wine production. During this journey follows a unique tradition in high quality wine production. Furthermore, discover private collection of old wine bottles tunnel and be amazed by the Etruscan tomb located in the cellar. Then, take part to an exclusive wine tasting experience combined to a delicious local snacks. A sample of four local wines will be served with local Tuscan products. During this experience, you will taste four of the most important wines made in Montepulciano and known all around the world while a professional sommelier will explain you in depth the particularity of those Italian excellencies.

Meet winemakers and learn about the high quality standards in each glass of Montepulciano wine on this tasting tour through one of Italy’s most renowned wine regions. Visit three wineries to sip and compare the Rosso and Vino Nobile varietals during guided tastings, and bring the wines’ full flavor to life with a gourmet Tuscan lunch paired with more generous pours.

Immerse yourself in the rhythms and beauty of farm life through Fattoria Svetoni’s Tuscan cookery classes and activities. We would like to offer you an authentic cooking event, set in a real farmhouse located in the heart of Italy surrounded by rolling hills, vineyards and olive trees, and steeped in Etruscan and Medieval history. This is the perfect place to learn about authentic Italian food. Upon your arrival we will show you our farm, you will be informed about all the processes that lead to the production of a wine. After the visit, you will be introduced to the culinary art. All your work will be rewarded by the pampering of our staff who will serve the dishes you prepared accompanied by our wines.

Montepulciano is one of Tuscany’s premier wine-producing areas, and with this experience you can take a deep dive into the local wine culture with a winery tour in the hills outside the medieval hill town and a tasting of four of its DOC and DOCG wines. Learn about the history and unique characteristics of Montepulciano’s wines surrounded by the scenic Tuscan hills and relax over a light lunch featuring regional specialties at the historic estate.

Treat yourself to a relaxing day exploring the beautiful town of Montepulciano, famous for the wine that shares the same name. Situated on a hill 600 meters above the sea level, it offers beautiful landscapes of green rolling hills, vineyards and olive groves stretching out as far as the eye can see. During the tour we will stop at a local wine cellar to taste some fine wines accompanied by excellent food.

Upon your arrival we will deliver you the picnic basket, made especially for you, and then we will accompany you in the olive grove where you will find a blanket to relax in the shade of an olive tree and enjoy the view over the hills of Montepulciano, immersed in a breathtaking panorama. The olive trees, a blanket, a basket full of delicacies, a bottle of wine, two glasses to toast the landscape of Montepulciano before your eyes. You can enjoy an agri-menu consisting of traditional dishes prepared with our organic products and other local quality products. The natural setting among the olive trees, and the appointments thought out down to the smallest detail, will top off this nice experience satisfying both your palate and sight!

Vallocaia is a paradise immersed in the gentle slopes south of Montepulciano, which create a landscape of rare and evocative beauty. The company was founded in 1983 by Rudi Bindella who, fascinated by the beauty of the area and the fertility of the land, decided to devote himself to viticulture, believing in the uniqueness of Vino Nobile. The history of the Bindella family is linked to that of wine at the beginning of the 20th century when Giovanni Bindella with only two horses had started transporting carboys and subsequently introduced the famous Tuscan flask in Switzerland. The winery, the business center and most of the vineyards are located in one of the oldest and most traditional areas of Montepulciano, that of Argiano. The property now extends for about 136 hectares of which about 45 hectares are vineyards, about 15 hectares of olive groves and arable land.

Guided gourmet Tour in the old town center of Montepulciano: a gourmet walk in the historic centre of Montepulciano.

Want to entertain your friends and family in your home away from home? Le Cesarine is your perfect solution; our expert local home cooks will come to your accommodation to create an authentic culinary experience you'll never forget. Put your feet up and relax with your loved ones while our Cesarina takes care of everything for you (clean up included!). Enjoy an aperitivo with sparkling wine and nibbles followed by a 4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert and drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from regional cellars).  How does it work? After you have booked the experience we will contact you asking for the address of your accommodation and any specific requests or preferences including timings. We will then match you with the perfect local home cook from our world-famous network. Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of 600+ home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities.

Our expert guide will be happy to welcome you and lead you on the path that best suits your wishes, allowing you to realize how beautiful and exciting it is to walk through the vineyard. Back from the walk you’ll enjoy swimming and relaxing in the sun in our pool area, where you will be served an aperitif with Vino Bianco Opera, that will give you the first taste of our production and will predispose you to the guided tour of the winery. You’ll learn all secrets of vine cultivation and wine production, from vineyard to glass, about growing and blending. Fattoria Svetoni, meticulously follows the ancient tradition of viticulture, producing wine in full respect of both the vine and the terroir. This special experience will end in our restaurant where you’ll enjoy a traditional meal matched with the tasting of our wines. Take a seat and treat your taste buds to some of the finest food that Tuscany has to offer; your meal is sure to be a highlight of the tour!

Taste the ‘king of reds’ directly from the source on a Montepulciano wine tour including stops at two boutique wineries specializing in Vino Nobile and Rosso di Montepulciano, Tuscan varietals once enjoyed by popes and royalty. Through guided tastings and vineyard walks, gain insight into Italy’s prestigious ‘DOCG’ production to impress your friends and enjoy these prized wines with confidence.

Immerse yourself in a private pasta-making class at the Cesarina's home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a glass of local wine. You'll have a fully equipped workstation with utensils and ingredients and your local host will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic regional pasta recipe, handed down by generations of mammas and nonnas. After the class, sit down at the table with your Italian family and taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of local wines. This experience is held by Cesarine, Italy’s oldest network of home cooks and wine experts. Cesarine are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences. Every host is reviewed for authentic culinary traditions.

With the help of our Chef, native to this area, you will discover the unique flavors of local cuisine as you explore our traditional lifestyle. The course includes the preparation of 4 typical recipes. We start our experience preparing the special sauce of Crostino Toscano, traditional appetizer. Then we’ll make handmade pasta: Pici, real treasure of south Tuscany. For the sauce we’ll prepare the typical Aglione, which is a tomato sauce made with a special giant garlic of the area. As dessert we’ll prepare Cantucci, traditional cookies of Valdichiana. They are very good dipped in Vin Santo, special sweet wine of our region. After this unique experience, all your efforts will be rewarded by enjoying the sumptuous meal prepared with your own hands during the cooking class. Enjoy your meal!

First, we shall discover Yoga or Meditation together, with a secular introduction and tools adjusted to everyday life, allowing a bigger ability of attendance to what we live. Later, we shall let you discover the life of the vineyard throughout all four seasons. You will learn about the vineyard equipment dating back more than a century ago. After that, you will be taken on a journey through the winemaking process. Let yourself be guided by the color and perfume of wine in this unique experience. During this fascinating journey you’ll follow every stage of the wine making process, from grape-picking to a bottling. We shall then establish the link between capacity of attentiveness and full attendance to our senses. We shall better perceive the aromas of the wine, his taste and the subtleties bound to the soil, in order to turn this moment in a valuable one and to be able to apply this ability of attendance to all that we eat, drink and experiment in a general way.

A special moment to relax in Montepulciano and enjoy the opportunity to meet a sommelier expert that will help you understand the special products of the Croce di Febo winery. A Relaxing lunch with a view!

A course to prepare the typical Tuscan fresh pasta handmade. The occasion to learn the recipe of the "Pici" the typical local pasta.

Your guide will lead you along quiet backroads amongst olive groves and vineyards to story-book hamlets and hilltop villages. We’ll ride you into the timeless beauty of the Tuscan panorama. Our farm is a winery situated in the countryside near the delightful village of Montepulciano, here your Vespa tour will begin, where you’ll meet your guide for a brief safety overview and practice ride before reaching the route. Saddle up on your scooter Vespa and follow your guide. The tour ends with the visit of our winery. You’ll discover the wine making processes: viticulture, winemaking, fermentation, blend and aging; the various stages that punctuate the work of the winemaker, from the vineyard to the table. After that, a delicious Tuscan meal is waiting for you. You’ll understand the role of balances in food and wine pairings. Those who do not feel confident about riding a Vespa on their own can opt for riding with one of our expert escorts. We provide: Original Vespa scooter and Helmet

Discovering the artist’s workshops: the art and taste craftsmanship in Valdichiana Senese

Upon your arrival we will welcome you to visit the winery and discover all the winemaking processes together. After the visit we will reach the table among the rows where you will eat wrapped in the colors and scents of nature. An experience that is a must for Tuscan wine enthusiasts, interested in learning more about the territory and places of this magnificent region. To have meals in the vineyard, in the spring, summer and autumn, conveys Tuscan history and warmth.

Guided gourmet Tour in Valdichiana Senese: the products of the territory explained right by the local artisans of taste.

Don't lose the opportunity to become a "pizzaiolo" (pizza-maker) and a great tiramisu maker! Enter a local home, connect with an expert home cook and discover how Italian mamma and nonnas used to prepare awesome pizza at home. With this private hands-on cooking class, you will learn how to make pizza and tiramisù from scratch from a real Italian family. To complete your feast, enjoy what you have prepared for lunch or dinner with a selection of local wine included. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family with a pizza party once you come back home! This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages. Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.