LUCCALIMO

Wine tours and tastings discovering Chianti, adventuring through Bolgheri and exploring the hills of Lucca

CHIANTI
An evocative Tuscan journey through a gently rolling landscape of vine-clad hills topped with castles and abbeys and quaint market villages hidden in dales.  Join our sommelier for a wine tasting lunch and cellar tour at a castle estate in Greve-in-Chianti dating back to 1170. Discover the Antica Macelleria Falorni; wild boar specialists selling salami/proscuitto as well as local cheeses.  And feast your eyes on hilltop Badia di Passignano as you approach Antinori for a tour of the ancient cellars and a wine-tasting of great gusto.

LUCCA
Rich in minerals and 16th century family traditions, the hills of Matraia and Montecarlo that surround the medieval-walled town of Lucca are a natural amphitheatre of terraces that help create unique and distinctive wines and olive oils of noble character.  Spend a half day visiting a local producer or a full day with our sommelier discovering these vineyards, with a typical Tuscan lunch on-site or in one of the best restaurants in the centre of Lucca where you can also enjoy the myriad delights of Enoteca Vanni; one of the best wine cellars in Italy.

BOLGHERI
A more modern approach to wine-making in a world class location between land and sea and the wilderness of the Tuscan Maremma, encompassng some of the biggest names in the Italian wine industry from Ornellaia, and Sassicaia to Michele Satta, Grattamacco and Tua Rita.   A  sensory indulgence, not only through wine but also through food, culture and tradition, as you amble through the villages of Bolgheri, Castagneto Carducci and Marina di Bibbona and admire vineyards reaching out across sea views to the island of Elba