Private wine, Extra Virgin Olive Oils & Cheese Tasting

Name: Private wine, Extra Virgin Olive Oils & Cheese Tasting
Brand: Podere la Marronaia
SKU: 26252P6
Price: 46.95 USD
Rating: 4.0 (10 reviews)

San Gimignano, Italy

Organic Winery Tour with Wine Olive oil and Cheese Tasting

45 minutes
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

San Gimignano, with its rural, hillside atmosphere, is a great place to sample Tuscan food and wine. This tour pairs Tuscan wine tasting with an elaborate Truffle-based meal at a family-run olive farm and vineyard. The meal is led by one of the farmers, who explains the characteristics of the wines and their organic production. The farm is within walking distance from the center of San Gimignano, so you can walk right over.

Private visit to an organic farm and vineyard in San Gimignano
Taste the Tuscan bounty: wine, olive oil, and a 3-course truffle-based meal
The wine tasting venue is located within walking distance from the center of San Gimignano
Enjoy your meal outdoors with views of the towers of San Gimignano and other local vineyards

What's Included

Bottled water
Wine tasting
Snacks

Hotel drop-off and pick-up
Private transportation
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Via Martiri di Citerna, 53037 San Gimignano SI, Italy

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Podere La Marronaia- Le Colonne Biodynamic Winery & Farm (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Minimum age is 18 years
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible

Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

4.0

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Jessica_T, Nov 2023

The description of the event gave the impression that the venue was in the town of San Gimignano - perhaps a little tasting table in a quaint shop. Not even close. It was on the outskirts of town and very difficult to find. Parking was challenging and not easy to manuever as we were directed to park on a steep hill in an olive grove dodging trees. What we got from our table inside was a very distant view of the town of SG from the tasting room. The tasting itself of 4 wines and 2 olive oils were not very good. The white wines were on the sour side, especially after having done several wineries throughout Tuscany already. The reds were okay. The food offerings were fine, but we only got 4 half slices of bread for 2 people to try the infused oils and basalmics. The purchase prices for the wines, oils and vinegars was incredibly expensive by comparison to other places we had been. We finished up within an hour and did not buy anything. For the price of the activity, we got bare basics and felt rather cheated by the experience. Would not recommend this place again.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hello Jessica! Thanks a lot for your review. I'm so sorry that you weren't pleased with the place position, but as you can see on any platform ( booking.com, Viator, Tripadvisor, Pur website, Google Maps, or iPhone Maps), we show the address of our farm, so that people can understand where we are. Also, we specify that we are situated just outside the city center of San Gimignano ( about 800 meters ). In winter, we obviously work with the interior part of our farm, which is anyway a historical farmhouse that dates back to the XV century. The parking is situated in one of our olive groves it is true, we tried to respect as much as possible the environment surrounding us and decided not to cut poor olive trees that produce amazing olive oil. The white wines were sour, were they? Yes, it is possible our whites are 100% Vernaccia, which is a mineral kind of grape. Surely not a fruity chardonnay. The oils in the tasting weren't just 2 but 5 and also you had 3 balsamic vinegar, you said a piece of very wrong and fake information. The prices are high for you, but not for us, considering all the efforts that we put into each bottle and using just natural methods of production the risks and the manual skills are higher. The price of the activity is 30 €, and included mixed bruschetta and fresh bread to taste the oils as well as a selection of Tuscan cheeses, 4 wines to taste, 6 olive oils and 3 balsamic. I don't think is much for a full tasting. Also, I want to specify that a real farm needs land to work, it is not possible to find soil to cultivate in a medieval city center. Thanks

Just to taste the wine, no excursions and stories

Antra_P, Sep 2023

Yes, the location is very nice, the building, the table serving and mostly the view to San Gimignano city, but there was a big disappointment, because our group didn't have an excursion in the vineyards and wine cellar, the guy who served us didn't knew nothing about wine making, just knew what he is putting in the glasses. If you are not interesting to get to know all about the whole process from grape to wine, then just for tasting wine, olive oils and balsamico with different snacks, it is fine.

What a great tour

donnafQ8193RN, Oct 2019

The food, wine staff were wonderful. I had a tour of Senior Citizens who totally enjoyed it. They paired the wine with different foods, such as meat and cheeses, and they sent the first case with no shipping costs! Thank you so much for a very enjoyable time!

Delicious sparkling rose & very good value

Joanne M, Aug 2019

The wines were delicious - particularly a sparkling rose made from 100% sangiovese grapes - and the tasting board was very big! The setting was also very peaceful overlooking San Gimignano, which was easy and quick to visit afterwards. Our guide was helpful, friendly and smiley. Would recommend to anyone visiting San Gimignano.