RARE FOOD & WINE Gems in Astonishing Locations in Tuscany

RARE FOOD & WINE Gems in Astonishing Locations in Italy

Rare Food & Wine Gems – Experiences in Tuscany

Discover VIP Exclusive and Private Experiences throughout Tuscany, our team will build these unique tours & experiences into your itinerary. Our chauffeured vehicles and helicopters will charter you to astonishing locations.

Tailor made exclusive experiences visiting top wine producers in Tuscany. You’ll be guided by experts in vertical tastings usually reserved for journalists. Enjoy exclusive wine pairing menu’s custom designed by Michelin starred chefs and sommeliers.

Visit places that are closed to other travellers and we will open doors to allow you to drink wines taken from the personal collections of the owners.

Below are a few examples of RARE FOOD & WINE Gems in different areas of TUSCANY, we have over 100 exclusive private Food & Wine experiences to share with you throughout Italy. Expanding to TUSCANY, UMBRIA, VENETO, PIEDMONT, LOMBARDY, LAZIO & ROME, EMILIA ROMAGNA, TRENTINO ALTO ADIGE, CAMPANIA (Naples area), APULIA, SICILY and SARDINIA.

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  • Wine Spectator TOP 100 Barone RICASOLI EXCLUSIVE tour inside Castello di Brolio Vertical of Chianti Classico or Casalferro

    Chianti & Chianti Classico, “Supertuscans”:
    Wine Spectator TOP 100 Barone RICASOLI
    EXCLUSIVE tour inside Castello di Brolio
    Vertical of Chianti Classico or Casalferro.
    This absolutely exclusive, private and
    unique experience includes:
    • Visit of the private actual residence of
    the Baron family in the Castle.
    • Guided tour of entire winery and Castle.
    • Vertical wine tasting of Wine
    Spectator’s TOP 100 wine in the Hall of Arms.
    • Classic Tuscan 5-course FULL LUNCH
    with targeted pairing of 4 wines,
    including also Chianti Classico Castello
    di Brolio or, by choice, Casalferro.

  • CASTELLO di QUERCETO Chianti Classico Riserva WS TOP100 Guest at the Castle with the Marquis

    Chianti & Chianti Classico, “Supertuscans”:
    Chianti Classico Riserva WS TOP100
    Guest at the Castle with the Marquis.
    Exclusive & private experience includes:
    • Visit of the private residence in the Castle.
    • Guided tour of entire winery and Castle.
    • Sparkling wines aperitif on top of the tower.
    • VERTICAL wine tasting of WS TOP 100 wine.
    • Classy LUNCH as personal guests of
    the Marquis François family at their
    table in the hall of honor, enjoying
    Supertuscans wines.

  • RARE FOOD & WINE Gems in Astonishing Locations in Tuscany

    Chianti & Chianti Classico, “Supertuscans”:
    WS’s TOP 100 Chianti Classico by ZONIN -
    World’s Most Admired Wine Brands.
    This PRIVATE EXPERIENCE includes:
    • Complete private visit of the entire estate
    • Private vertical tasting of 6 old vintages
    of Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
    • Full classic Tuscan LUNCH
    with dedicated wine pairing

  • ARCANUM Toscana “Il FAUNO” vertical by TENUTA di ARCENO (a Jackson Family Wines estate)

    Chianti & Chianti Classico, “Supertuscans”:
    Supertuscans wines halfway between Florence and Siena, the
    heart of Tuscany, plus professional Chef prepared Tuscan lunch
    with “zero food miles” ingredients.
    This PRIVATE professional tasting includes:
    • Guided tour of the entire winery
    • Professional VERTICAL tasting of
    Wine Spectator’s TOP 100 supertuscan ARCANUM Toscana IL FAUNO IGT in 3
    old vintages
    • Professional Chef prepared classic Tuscan FULL LUNCH with “zero food
    miles” ingredients
    • Wines for the wine pairing lunch

  • Chianti & Chianti Classico, “Supertuscans”:
    HISTORY of wine, more than 500 years.
    Explore a millenary Abbey, enjoy a custom made wine tasting, have an impossible lunch in the owners’ family Villa.
    This PRIVATE experience includes:
    • Guided tour of the Abbey, winery and Villa
    • Visit of private areas
    • 4 courses lunch
    • Vertical tasting of “Cancelli” (WS TOP 100)
    • Vertical tasting of “Riserva” or Vertical
    tasting of “Montebello”
    • Private full lunch in the Villa
    with custom TOP wines pairing

  • Fèlsina ORGANIC farm: experience the magic that Tuscan nature offers, paired with Wine Spectator’s TOP100 wines

    Chianti & Chianti Classico, “Supertuscans”:
    Visit this perfect ORGANIC farm in Tuscany and experience the magic that nature offers: the
    vineyards, olive trees, the woods. Discover the fascination of
    the old cellar and its striking barrel room, enter the places
    where our wines age and are prepared for bottling.
    This PRIVATE EXPERIENCE includes:
    • Jeep ride through the vineyards
    • Guided tour of whole winery and
    stunning historical cellar
    • Guided vertical tasting of 3 rare
    vintages of Colonia Gran Selezione
    • Light lunch during the tasting

  • PRO wine tasting from BARREL Supertuscan MODUS Wine Spectator Top100 OLD vintages tasting + Pairing Tuscan LUNCH

    Chianti & Chianti Classico, “Supertuscans”:
    PRO wine tasting from BARREL
    Supertuscan MODUS Wine Spectator Top100
    OLD vintages tasting + Pairing Tuscan LUNCH
    Includes:
    • Welcome coffee & soft drinks
    • Meeting with your private Ambassador
    • Private tailor made tour: vineyard,
    vinification, ageing cellars, storytelling
    about Ruffino history
    • PRO wine tasting from the barrel
    • Vertical private wine tasting of 5
    vintages of Supertuscan (Wine Spectator
    Top 100) Modus (current + 4 old vintages)
    IMPOSSIBLE ELSEWHERE.
    • Transfer to our Tre Rane restaurant
    for the full Tuscan LUNCH (tailor made,
    5-course tasting menu & wine pairing).
    • During lunch will be tasted 5 different
    labels of Ruffino Top wines.

  • ORGANIC Brunello di Montalcino in an almost unknown CASTLE on the Via Francigena + perfect wine pairing LUNCH

    Brunello di Montalcino, “Supertuscans”:
    ORGANIC Brunello di Montalcino in an
    almost unknown CASTLE on the Via
    Francigena + perfect wine pairing LUNCH
    This PRIVATE EXPERIENCE includes:
    • Guided VISIT of Castle
    • Guided VISIT of vineyards & cellars
    • Guided TASTING of entire line of
    Castello Tricerchi wines
    with some pairing snacks
    • Custom wine pairing FULL LUNCH in
    astonishing panoramic restaurant.

  • ALTESINO’s Brunello di Montalcino 5 times in Wine Spectator’s TOP 100 Vertical tasting & pairing lunch

    Brunello di Montalcino, “Supertuscans”:
    5 times in Wine Spectator’s TOP 100
    Vertical tasting & pairing lunch.
    The visit is conceived as a journey to immerse yourself in the
    world of wine and in the history of the winery. The itinerary of the visit winds between inside and outside, allowing you to get to know this land up close and in particular the birth and the various stages of aging of our Brunello.
    Then walk in history with the vertical tasting and finally relax
    at the gourmet wine pairing lunch.
    This PRIVATE EXPERIENCE includes:
    • Guided VISIT of one of the most
    representative vineyard in Italy
    • Guided VISIT of the farm & cellars
    • Guided TASTING of 5 (five) different wines
    with some pairing snacks
    • Custom wine pairing FULL LUNCH in
    panoramic restaurant.

  • Brunello di Montalcino was created HERE Wine Spectator’s 2021 TOP 100 #5 !!! “From the barrels” & Vertical tastings

    Brunello di Montalcino, “Supertuscans”:
    Brunello di Montalcino was created HERE
    Wine Spectator’s 2021 TOP 100 #5 !!!
    “From the barrels” & Vertical tastings
    Visit the most historic vineyards in the world, the ones where
    the original Brunello grape variety was selected and where the mother-vines are STILL the SAME, then enter the cellars where a superior type of Brunello Riserva was conceived, the one aged 10 years instead of 6.
    In the cellar with the owner you’ll taste directly from the barrels wines that the public from all over the world will only see in years and you’ll be guided in a vertical tasting of 3 vintages of Brunello only possible here + Lunch.
    This PRIVATE experience includes:
    • Guided tour of the historical wineyards
    • Guided visit of the cellars
    • Guided tasting from barrels
    • Guided vertical tasting of ol vintages
    • Full tuscan lunch perfectly paired
    with Le Chiuse wines

  • Brunello di Montalcino 1998 (27th in 2003 WS’ TOP 100): a WFTI exclusive directly from the winemaker private cellar

    Brunello di Montalcino, “Supertuscans”:
    Exclusive directly from the winemaker private cellar. Taste wines from the owners personal collection. Then transfer to the historical centre of Montalcino, in a panoramic lounge or terrace (overlooking UNESCO World Heritage Site of Val d’Orcia), to enjoy another astonishing emotional experience: a custom made Tuscan menu with the perfect wine pairing.

  • Wine Spectator’s TOP 100 #1 The final ESOTERIC wine experience The “100 pts.” hall of fame

    Brunello di Montalcino, “Supertuscans”:
    Wine Spectator’s TOP 100 #1
    The final ESOTERIC wine experience
    The “100 pts.” hall of fame.
    Starway to Paradise with the BEST WINE in the WORLD and the 100 pts. brotherhood. ESOTERIC wine-experience IMPOSSIBLE ELSEWHERE in the world.
    Only HERE you can have this once in a lifetime experience to rise from the best to the “best of the best”.Champions in tasting.
    EXCLUSIVE & PRIVATE experience includes:
    • Guided tour of entire winery and
    vineyards.
    • SPECIAL tasting of the five champions.
    • Custom LUNCH created to experiment
    these campions in perfect food pairing.

  • CASANOVA di NERI Brunello di Montalcino TENUTA NUOVA World Champion historic VERTICAL

    Brunello di Montalcino, “Supertuscans”:
    PRIVATE historical vertical tasting of Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino TENUTA NUOVA (SIX times in WS’s TOP 100 in the last 20 years and four 100 points by the international press). An incredible experience for true enthusiasts and experts.
    EXCLUSIVE & PRIVATE experience
    includes:
    • Guided tour of entire winery and vineyards.
    • VERTICAL custom tasting of the wine
    born 50 years ago and today on TOP 100.
    • Custom LUNCH created to experiment
    the wines of Casanova di Neri in perfect
    food pairing.

  • AVIGNONESI Supertuscan & Vino Nobile Wine lovers & gourmet experience in “Under the Tuscan Sun” novel valley

    Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, “Supertuscans”
    AVIGNONESI Supertuscan & Vino Nobile
    Wine lovers & gourmet experience in “Under the Tuscan Sun” novel valley
    Be treated like a royal. Reach this truly unique winery for the
    spectacularity of its vineyards in the winemaking paradise of
    the green and low hills in sight of Cortona, the village made
    famous by Frances Mayes in her “Under the Tuscan Sun” novel.
    This PRIVATE EXPERIENCE includes:
    • VISIT of iconic vineyards, Vinsantaia,
    Barricaia guided by your ambassador
    • Exclusive and private tasting of
    Supertuscans & Vino Nobile di
    Montepulciano, plus access (only WFTI
    guests allowed) the Balsamic Vinegar
    cellar and taste the vinegar before
    anyone else.
    Wine-paired full LUNCH in
    panoramic restaurant

  • CARPINETO private tasting of “Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva” 3 times in Wine Spectator’s TOP 100

    Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, “Supertuscans”
    Private tasting of “Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva”
    3 times in Wine Spectator’s TOP 100
    Introduction to corporate philosophy and history, guided by
    an expert. Complete professional private visit of the vineyards and the cellar, with focus on the refinement processes in wood and in bottle. Experiential tasting in a private tasting room overlooking the barrel room: 4 vintages of the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva DOCG + Lunch.
    This PRIVATE EXPERIENCE includes:
    • Guided tour of the entire winery and cellar
    • Wine Spectator’s TOP 100 wine for 3
    times vertical tasting of 4 old vintages
    impossible to find elsewhere
    • Lunch in Montepulciano (the Twilight
    saga film location…) in an underground
    restaurant.
    • Celebrative wooden box with 3 bottles
    of the TOP100 vintages

  • The BEST Tuscany meets the BEST Veneto: Bolgheri, Brunello di Montalcino, Amarone (6 times in Wine Spectator Top 100)

    Bolgheri, “Supertuscans”
    The BEST Tuscany meets the BEST Veneto:
    Bolgheri, Brunello di Montalcino, Amarone
    (6 times in Wine Spectator Top 100)
    One of the most historic and noble in the world of wine in Italy, welcomes you to its “family jewel” estate in Tuscany.
    A truly unique and unrepeatable experience anywhere else in
    the world: on the Tuscan coast of Bolgheri visit one of the most famous wineries and make yourself comfortable to taste the best of Italy’s wines:
    The visit and the tasting are private and exclusive, you will then be accompanied to a selected restaurant in the characteristic village of Bolgheri, where you will be served a magnificent lunch with a tailor-made menu to complete the multi-sensory experience of perfect pairing with such exceptional wines.

  • Wine Spectator’s TOP100 at CAPEZZANA Carmignano - VILLA di CAPEZZANA Tuscany, but away from the mad crowd

    Carmignano, Cortona, “Supertuscans”
    The noble family who donated masterpieces of art to the UFFIZI National Museum in Florence hosts you for a unique Wine Spectator’s TOP 100 vertical tasting plus a classic Tuscan lunch in pairing with the whole line of their wines.
    Extra virgin olive oil, WS’ TOP100 wines, 3,000 years old vines,
    500 years old recipes: be part of wine & food HISTORY!
    This PRIVATE EXPERIENCE includes:
    • Private guided tour of the entire
    winery: cellars, oil mill and “vinsantaia”.
    • Private vertical wine tasting
    of Wine Spectator’s TOP 100 wine.
    • Traditional Tuscan Full LUNCH with
    custom wine pairing.

  • D’ALESSANDRO Syrah Cortona Il Bosco WS TOP100 wine in Frances Mayes’ “Under the Tuscan Sun” novel village

    Carmignano, Cortona, “Supertuscans”
    D’ALESSANDRO Syrah Cortona Il Bosco
    WS TOP100 wine in Frances Mayes’
    “Under the Tuscan Sun” novel village.
    This PRIVATE EXPERIENCE includes:
    • Private visit for wine enthusiasts
    (in usually closed areas of the winery)
    • Professional vertical tasting of
    “Syrah Cortona Il Bosco”
    • Comparative tasting with the
    “Syrah Migliara”
    • Lunch: a taylor-made Gourmet
    Experience in 4-course tasting menu
    with pairing of our best wines

  • TENUTA SETTE PONTI - WS TOP100 wines Vineyards on the background of Da Vinci’s Monna Lisa (the Gioconda)

    Carmignano, Cortona, “Supertuscans”
    Vineyards on the background of Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (the Gioconda)
    History makes sense: Etruscans, Romans, the Medicis, the
    Princesses of Savoia-Aosta…You’ll be a personal guest of the owners and you’ll have lunch facing the landscape that’s on the background of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (the Gioconda)
    This PRIVATE EXPERIENCE includes:
    • Visit of the vineyards facing the
    landscape that’s on the background of
    Leonardo Da Vinci’s Monna Lisa
    • Champagne welcome drink
    • Professional vertical tasting of old
    vintages of supertuscan Oreno
    • Full Tuscan lunch in show-cooking
    mode, with pairing of WS’TOP100 wines
    & surprise

  • SALVATORE FERRAGAMO’s TENUTA IL BORRO Explore the Art & Wine (and Fashion...) Gallery ORGANIC: visit, wine tasting & gourmet menu

    Carmignano, Cortona, “Supertuscans”
    SALVATORE FERRAGAMO’s TENUTA IL BORRO
    Explore the Art & Wine (and Fashion...) Gallery
    ORGANIC: visit, wine tasting & gourmet menu.
    Private & exclusive 4-course LUNCH
    inside the Cellar Paired with 4 glasses of the current vintages of Il Borro, a tailor-made “Wine Masterclass Menu”
    designed exclusively for WFTI guests.
    For each booking, the menu will be provided and
    agreed upon: from the vine to the glass, all the
    secrets that lead to the uniqueness of a wine and
    its enhancement in combination with a lunch
    prepared with typical and seasonal products
    (and mostly zero km. ingredients, i.e. products on
    the estate) from our Executive Chef.