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Tour of the historical cellars in Montepulciano
3.8
22 Ratings
Montepulciano
Montepulciano is renowned for its cellars located in the historic center, a unique experience you won’t find anywhere else. While exploring these cellars, you’ll discover the special connection between the town and its Vino Nobile.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Montepulciano - A tour of the historic cellars of Montepulciano, with a tasting of Vino Nobile.
Starting from Piazza Grande, you will discover the history of Montepulciano and the deep roots that for centuries have shaped the local people and the Vino Nobile. A guide will lead you inside of two underground cellars, through tunnels dug into the tuff, and spectacular brick vaults. Here you will find the gigantic oak barrels, inside which the famous Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG and the Rosso di Montepulciano DOC “rest”. At the conclusion of every visit, you will enjoy a tasting of the wines, with an explanation of their basic characteristics.
Tour includes:
- Walk through the historic center of Montepulciano
- Guided tour of two underground cellars in the center of Montepulciano
- Tasting of Rosso di Montepulciano DOC and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG
- Glass and glass keeper
What's Included
- Guided tour of two underground cellars in the center of Montepulciano
- Tasting of Rosso di Montepulciano DOC and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
- Walk through the historic center of Montepulciano
- Glass and glass keeper
Location
Piazza Grande, 7
Piazza Grande
The tour will leave from the Tourist Office in Piazza Grande, 7 in Montepulciano.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.8
(22 Ratings)
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Breanna
Feb 25, 2023
Great tour - My tour guide Ms Laura was very polite and informative. I learned some new things from her as well as her learning some things from me. It was a good experience
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Sarah_t
Oct 21, 2022
Laura was excellent! - Laura was excellent. Very knowledgeable and a great pleasure to spend time with. We were very fortunate to have a private tour with her and we thoroughly enjoyed her expertise and her company.
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Judyandmanoj
Jul 20, 2022
Charm and Hospitality - We had so much fun getting an introduction to the history of this beautiful medieval town and its wine. Our guide Laura, was very knowledgeable and personable and the representatives at the cellars we visited were charming and great hosts. We’re already planning a longer stay in Tuscany based on this experience.
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Juliana_s
May 18, 2022
Good tour - Good tour to get to know the old cellars and taste vino nobile (noble wine). Very informative tour with a great guide
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John_a
Apr 11, 2022
Great tour. - A great experience with a very knowledgeable guide. I would definitely recommend this tour to everyone.
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Farrah_w
Nov 9, 2021
Well worth the time - Great guide that knew a lot about the history of the wines and the city. It was great to learn about both and not just wander around. So much right under our feet.
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Michael_t
Sep 30, 2022
So so Montepulciano tour - Montepulciano was beautiful. Our tour guide Laura was excellent and gave us very good history and information about the city and surroundings
The wine cellars were very cool and would recommend
The rating would have been higher had the tasting experience been better. The first cellar tasting started out week then another larger group came I. And we were ignored. The second cellar was more interesting but the tasting was done standing up in the sales room.
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Robynp586
Nov 30, 2022
Dissapointing. Complete waste of money! - Very dissapointing and a waste of money! We did get a discount for the kids, but they should really be free as there was not much history or information given about the town. Our tour was to include 2 underground cellars. The first winery we went to did not seem happy that we were there and did not let us into the cellar as there was no one to look after the shop. Second winery was closed and we had to walk around killing time waiting for it to open. Cellar was not underground.
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Brianoj927cs
Oct 11, 2022
Booking cancelled - Booked a tour 3 days in advance. Received confirmation and tickets electronically. The next day, I received a WhatsApp message requesting that I change the date which I was unable to do. The reservation then had to be cancelled. The tour operator would not cancel my reservation and I was left to do it. Tried cancelling on trip advisor and was told to contact a phone number. The number didn’t work. Googled another phone number for trip advisor and it was a generic “please use out online service to cancel”. That service also didn’t work.
Disappointed the booked date did not work
Out and we are left to find another activity for that day.
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Renate_g
Jul 15, 2022
Scam of the trip - the so called "tour" consisted of a short walk to two wine cellars and vine tastings there. The wine tastings are actually available for free so I consider this "Tour" a scam and intend to claim money back. the tour guide just led us to the cellar and then step aside. this is definitely not worth your time and money.
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