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Spend a full day tasting Vino Nobile and sampling pecorino across the rolling Val d’Orcia. This 7–8 hour tour from Siena combines cellar visits, a cheese-farm lunch, and strolls through Pienza’s Renaissance streets.
Spend a full day tasting Vino Nobile and sampling pecorino across the rolling Val d’Orcia. This 7–8 hour tour from Siena combines cellar visits, a cheese-farm lunch, and strolls through Pienza’s Renaissance streets.
The road peels off from Siena into a ribbon of cypress-lined hills; sunlight slides across the Val d'Orcia and the van turns toward a cluster of hill towns that have made Tuscany a byword for slow, sensory travel. You arrive first at a family-run cheese farm where shepherd dogs and sheep punctuate the view; the lunch table faces pastures and distant stone towns. Later, a cool descent into an underground wine cellar in Montepulciano reveals barrels of Vino Nobile, the town’s DOCG red, while the guide explains the tannins and the clay-rich soils that shape the grapes.
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Operated by Forzoni Tours · Pienza, Tuscany
The road peels off from Siena into a ribbon of cypress-lined hills; sunlight slides across the Val d'Orcia and the van turns toward a cluster of hill towns that have made Tuscany a byword for slow, sensory travel. You arrive first at a family-run cheese farm where shepherd dogs and sheep punctuate the view; the lunch table faces pastures and distant stone towns. Later, a cool descent into an underground wine cellar in Montepulciano reveals barrels of Vino Nobile, the town’s DOCG red, while the guide explains the tannins and the clay-rich soils that shape the grapes.
Pienza, reshaped under Pope Pius II in the 15th century, offers Renaissance squares and views over geometric fields carved by centuries of agriculture. Montepulciano’s medieval lanes open onto cellars that date back generations—this is a landscape formed by pliocene clays and human hands, where pecorino and Sangiovese thrive together.
Practicalities: the full-day excursion runs about 7–8 hours with hotel pickup across Siena, Pienza and Montepulciano starting around 09:00–09:30. Transport is a Mercedes 9-seat minivan (semi-private, up to eight guests unless a private tour is requested), with tastings at an historic Nobile cellar, a second winery in the afternoon, and a farmhouse lunch included.
Plan to wear comfortable shoes for uneven cobbles, bring a light layer for subterranean cellars, carry ID for tastings, and notify the operator of dietary needs. Pace tastings, hydrate between pours, and leave space in your luggage for a carefully wrapped bottle or two.
easy.
7–8 hours.
Suitable for most fitness levels; involves short walks on cobbles and farm terrain so basic mobility is required
The tour includes hotel pick-up and drop-off within the specified areas, transportation in an air-conditioned Mercedes minivan, guided tastings at two wineries (one Nobile cellar), and a cheese-farm lunch.
Yes—operators can accommodate common dietary needs if informed at booking; specify restrictions so the lunch can be adjusted.
The operator notes wheelchair-accessible options for transport, but some historic cellars and village streets have uneven surfaces—contact the provider to confirm accessibility for specific sites.
This experience runs semi-privately with up to eight guests in the Mercedes minivan unless you request a private tour.
Pienza was rebuilt in the 15th century under Pope Pius II as an early example of Renaissance urban planning; Montepulciano has produced notable wines since medieval times and holds the Vino Nobile DOCG designation.
Vineyards and pastures in Val d’Orcia are protected agricultural landscapes; practice leave-no-trace, respect private farmland, and buy local products to support small producers.
Forzoni Tours operates guided outdoor trips and adventures with an emphasis on safety, stewardship, and memorable experiences.
The road peels off from Siena into a ribbon of cypress-lined hills; sunlight slides across the Val d'Orcia and the van turns toward a cluster of hill towns that have made Tuscany a byword for slow, sensory travel. You arrive first at a family-run cheese farm where shepherd dogs and sheep punctuate the view; the lunch table faces pastures and distant stone towns. Later, a cool descent into an underground wine cellar in Montepulciano reveals barrels of Vino Nobile, the town’s DOCG red, while the guide explains the tannins and the clay-rich soils that shape the grapes.
The road peels off from Siena into a ribbon of cypress-lined hills; sunlight slides across the Val d'Orcia and the van turns toward a cluster of hill towns that have made Tuscany a byword for slow, sensory travel. You arrive first at a family-run cheese farm where shepherd dogs and sheep punctuate the view; the lunch table faces pastures and distant stone towns. Later, a cool descent into an underground wine cellar in Montepulciano reveals barrels of Vino Nobile, the town’s DOCG red, while the guide explains the tannins and the clay-rich soils that shape the grapes.
Pienza, reshaped under Pope Pius II in the 15th century, offers Renaissance squares and views over geometric fields carved by centuries of agriculture. Montepulciano’s medieval lanes open onto cellars that date back generations—this is a landscape formed by pliocene clays and human hands, where pecorino and Sangiovese thrive together.
Practicalities: the full-day excursion runs about 7–8 hours with hotel pickup across Siena, Pienza and Montepulciano starting around 09:00–09:30. Transport is a Mercedes 9-seat minivan (semi-private, up to eight guests unless a private tour is requested), with tastings at an historic Nobile cellar, a second winery in the afternoon, and a farmhouse lunch included.
Plan to wear comfortable shoes for uneven cobbles, bring a light layer for subterranean cellars, carry ID for tastings, and notify the operator of dietary needs. Pace tastings, hydrate between pours, and leave space in your luggage for a carefully wrapped bottle or two.