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- Need Advice - Italian Vineyards
I am traveling to Italy later this month and will be spending some time in Florence and Tuscany. I wanted to take a visit to a vineyard. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions for a beautiful/fun vineyard to visit???
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1738 - Reply by Gregory Dal Piaz, Sep 8.
In and around Florance you have Chianti Classico, Brunello, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and the Maremma, Supertuscan coast, at your feet.
How about some more info?
Will you be with other wine geeks or more family and fiends?
Do you want to do a single visit here and there or several in one day?
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11 - Reply by Rfrainey, Nov 6.
In chianti classico I like http://www.enotecadifonterutoli.it/index.php?Id=1&Lingua=ing
It depends on how far you are going Montalcino is quite a bit south and the Maremma is quite a ways too. Southern tuscany is very nice so you may also want to go to Montalcino (personally I find it quite crowded there now) but there are other nice town and places to see.
A little more wild is the Maremma especially the southern part. Morellino de scansano is a very nice Sangiovese based wine in Scansano I recommend a visit to
http://www.erikbanti.com/ENGLISH/home_eng.htm
A larger producer in the Maremma which I like
http://www.fattoriamantellassi.it/en/index.php
If you need a place to stay down there I can recommend a great 850 acre organic farm that rents rooms
http://www.bioselva.it
There are some nice beaches and a national park with some nice hikes
