Top Chianti Weddings & Celebrations

For true wine-lovers, there’s no greater thrill than seeing where Tuscany’s specialty red is made. During this in-depth tour of an organic, family-run winery, you’ll learn the ins and outs of Chianti Classico. Tour the scenic vineyard and sample four different red wine varieties inside the atmospheric on-site cellar. Pair your tasting with fresh cheeses and salami, all made from fresh regional products.

Experience the food and culture of the Italian countryside by joining this family-style cooking class. By taking a class in a Tuscan farmhouse, you can learn to make traditional recipes that you can’t find if you take a cooking class in an Italian city. Plus, sharing conversations over lunch gives you the chance to get to know local Italians.

We will cross a typical Chianti landscape between vineyards and olive groves until we reach the Agliena stream. During the journey along the stream we will be able to admire the 27 'Briglie', that is the medieval hydraulic engineering structures built for the regulation and collection of the waters of the stream, which supplied the ancient city of Semifonte with water, destroyed by the Florentines in 1202 The bridle was used until the 18th century, but then abandoned. Only the restoration of the last few years has allowed its restoration and conservation. A detailed map of these 'bridles' can be found in Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester in the paper “Methods for avoiding erosion of river banks” demonstrating that the “universal genius” had carefully studied these hydraulic structures. A painting of the Agliena valley attributed to Leonardo da Vinci is now in the British Museum in London.