"Wine Roads" in Tuscany
There are currently 14 "Wine Roads" or "Strade del Vino" in Tuscany, with 1,200 businesses (fattorie, enotece, ristorante, agriturismi) registered under them. The Strade del Vino were created to assist visitors in touring the cantine and associated businesses in the region. The new wines, i.e. "Vino Novella" are released on November 6 each year.
Click on the respective button below for a
brief summary of the history and requirements of one of the three major appellations of Tuscany.
Wine Navigator: Select a wine from the list and click "Go!". |
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Region |
Address |
Selected Members |
Via Barsanti e Matteucci, 208 |
Petrognano, La Torre |
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MEDICEA DEI VINI DI CARMIGNANO |
Pza. V. Emanuele II, 2 |
Il Poggiolo di Carmignano, Bibbiani, Leonardo da Vinci |
Villa Poggio Reale |
Castello del Trebbio, Castello di Pomino |
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Pza. Duomo, 9 |
Torciano, San Donato |
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Piazza Grande, 7 |
La Braccesca, S. Agnese, Contucci, Vecchia Cantina |
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Via Ricasoli, 38/40 |
La Selva, Le Ginestre |
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Località San Guido, 45 |
La Serra del Pino, Podere Tuttisanti |
COLLINE PISANE
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P.za del Popolo, 10 |
San Gervasio, Torre a Cenaia |
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Pza. Garibaldi, 51 |
La Parrina |
Via Parenti, 22 |
Bartoli, Il Pupillo |
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COLLI DI CANDIA E DI LUNIGIANA
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Via Crispi, 11 |
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MONTESPERTOLI
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Via Sidney Sonnino, 19 |
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Palazzo Bruchi |
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CHIANTI COLLI FIORENTINI
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c/o Consorzio Chianti |
La Querce, Santa Maria Novella, Castelvecchio |
If possible, visit cellars during Wine Day (last weekend in May; annually since 1998) when most cellars are open for tastings. More information also on a second site, the "Tourist Movement for Wine."
An outstanding resource for touring wineries and associated enotece and osterie/trattorie in Tuscany is Maureen Ashley's Book: Tuscany (Touring in Wine Country).
The "Vinitaly" trade fair is held annually in Verona. The next fair (the 39th) will take place April 7-11, 2005.
The second exposition of wines and distillates MIWINE will be held in Milano June 12-14, 2006.
Olive Presses: Online information regarding olive oil producers (frantoi) who open their doors to the public each year (usually 1st weekend in Nov.)
Chianti Geografico: Online information about wines and ca. 200 producers in the Chianti region
Slow Food: This site (in Italiano, English, & Français) lists dining establishments (e.g. trattorie & osterie) noted for their food; it also has agricultural producers (e.g. wine & olive oil). Click here for Tuscany only
Cooking in Italy: Site with many links to cooking resources (including recipes) and foodstuff producers in Italy. Most are in Italiano, but many also in English.
Winemakers
& Estates in Tuscany: Site which lists many of the winemakers' "fattorie"
in Tuscany and creates a customized list based upon your preferences (e.g. Area,
Province, and/or Services available).
Wine Museum
(Museo del Vino): In Torgiano (PG) - ca. 13km south of Perugia on SS3 bis.
31 Corso Emanuele, 06089 Torgiano (PG), tel. (075) 9880200