Tuscany is famous for it's delicious wines. These are some of the best wine-growing-estates:
Estate of "Montenidoli"
San Gimignano phone:
0039 0577 941 565
This estate is located in the heart of Tuscany between Florence and Siena. Wines tastings need to booked some days in advance. Elisabetta Fagiuoli knows English and French very well.
Estate "Castello Sonnino"
Fattoria Castello Sonnino
di Alessandro De Renzis Sonnino
Via Volterrana Nord, 10
Montespertoli
phone: +39 0571 609 198
This wine gallery is located in the cellar of the castle Sonnino. Since 1820 the family of the baron Alessandro de Renzis Sonnino produces awarded wines that have been nominated in the gourmet-guide "Veronelli": the Chianti Montespertoli, the San Leone made of Merlot grapes, the Sangiovese and the Petit Verdot. Wine-tastings are guided by the baroness herself with a huge knowledge and good language-skills. Also the big Mastiff-dog „Rosa“ is part of the family.
Castello di Nippozzano
This estate used to be a defense-castle from the year 1000 and it is located in the middle of beautiful cypresses and olive trees. Today they produce maily red wines.
More information under enoteca.nipozzano[at]frescobaldi[dot]it
Umbria is near Tuscany. There you can taste great specialities.
