Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comChianti Region Wine-Tasting and Dinner Half-Day Trip from Florence
based on 30 reviews
Duration: 8 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Location: Florence, Italy
Product code: 24285BGROUP
30 reviews of Chianti Region Wine-Tasting and Dinner Half-Day Trip from Florence
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Lovely trip. Would have liked the winery to be a bit more generous with tastings, but it was beautiful and a fun change of pace from the Florence and Rome city atmospheres. Would definitely do again.
Reviewed by: Kathy N, United States of America, May 2009
We really enjoyed our afternoon tour of Tuscany. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable, not just about the vineyards etc, but about Florence and Tuscany generally. We learned loads! The cost of the trip was reasonable too, especially as the price of eating out in Florence is quite high for Brits!
Reviewed by: Tracy W, United Kingdom, April 2009
Overall, the scenery, wine tasting and dinner were great. The tour guide did her best to speak English, so you can't necessarily fault her, but it was choppy at times and hard to follow.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, April 2009
Have been to Tuscany numerous times, and it is beautiful; however, this time rain put a damper on seeing the countryside, which is the best part. The wine-tasting and traditional Tuscan dinner were good. Visiting small Tuscan towns was neat!
Reviewed by: A T, Germany, November 2008
It was a well organised tour except there was no hotel pickup, which the other locally booked tours offer.
Reviewed by: Sewakpal B, India, October 2008
The guide was knowledgeable and friendly with excellent English.
Reviewed by: Janet N, United States of America, October 2007
The Chianti Wine Tour was a great decision for our time in Florence. The tour guide was peppy and very friendly, even though the tour lasts nearly all day. The scenery was beautiful and the dinner complete with a bottle of chianti to share was delicious and authentic. If you are a vegetarian, just make sure to emphasize that repeatedly to avoid any conflict with the restaurant. I loved the little tidbits of information that could be found at every countryside stop and it was definitely worth it to see more of Italy than just the city centers. My only complaint was that the pick-up bus stop location in Florence was poorly described. Other than that, it was fabulous!
Reviewed by: Lindsay T, United States of America, June 2007
Everything was wonderful, but I was just a little disappointed with the dinner.
Reviewed by: Marie R, United States of America, September 2006
The half-day trip was nice, but it was not any professional wine-tasting. The guide for the trip was very good.
Reviewed by: Stefan A, Sweden, October 2008
The tour would have been better with less people. The restaurant would have been better with smaller tables. The tour guide should have mentioned that a really great sunset could be possible at time of sundown.
Reviewed by: Jan G, United States of America, June 2007
The bus tour was enjoyable, our guide was lively, and the bus was well-maintained. The tour of the winery left something to be desired. The guide looked bored and was chatting with a young lady in Italian half the time rather than giving us information. We only tried two wines and a liquor, with little information being provided for any of them. I would have preferred smaller portions but a larger variety, as we were pretty well expected to purchase something by the end.
The scenery was amazing everywhere we went. The stop in Greve was very nice; what a beautiful town to explore.
The supper at the end of the evening was less elegant than I expected. There was only one bottle of wine for a table, and if we wanted more, we had to pay for it ourselves. The food was alright, but should have been more interesting. Perhaps an explanation of what we were eating or its relevance to the region would have improved the experience.
I think that a few simple improvements could enhance the tour. I wouldn't recommend it at the price we paid.
The meal was okay, but there wasn't enough food for everyone.
Reviewed by: Tina N, Canada, September 2006
We expected a good wine tasting, with different kinds of wine and good prices, but this was not the case. In Greve we found an amazing place near where the bus stopped where they had three hundred different wines you could taste if you paid a little. I wish we had gone there instead.
Reviewed by: Camilla H, Finland, August 2006
We did several tours while we were away but unfortunately this one did not live up to expectations. However it was a nice jaunt through the countryside.
Reviewed by: Graeme T, Australia, August 2006
After arriving early we were told that our bus had not yet arrived. Then, we were told that the bus had already departed.
Reviewed by: Gisele A, United States of America, July 2006
