Top Montepulciano Dining Experiences

Learn how to make two types of homemade Italian pasta—topped off by a tasty tiramisu dessert—during this small-group cooking workshop in Montepulciano. Head to the home of a local Tuscan cook and enjoy an intimate class in a group capped at 12 people. A tasting of your creations is included, paired with wine and prosecco.

Find out how Italians eat in Montepulciano during a private lunch or dinner at the home of a local chef. Everything is prepared before you, so you get an insider’s look at traditional family recipes. Be sure to come hungry as the 4-course meal consists of a starter, pasta, main course, and a side dish. Wash everything down with a selection of regional wines.

Roberto knows his pigs one by one; they are raised in a semi-wild state, with carefully selected feed and cereals grown in the Tuscan countryside. The experience is as rural as it is unforgettable; after a walk through the vineyards and the olive grove, you will have the opportunity to interact with "Ciro", the domestic pig, and to meet all his company of Cinta Senese pigs having fun in the mud. after meeting these cute animals (and maybe even taking some selfies with them), it will be time to delight your palate with a tasting platter of Cinta Senese cured meats or a quick lunch based on agricultural products, perhaps collected directly in the garden from you.

WINERY TOURS AND TUTORED WINE TASTING: instructive, cultural and educational winery visits to get in touch with the wine production techniques. You will turn yourself into a superb wine expert

Combine a sommelier-led wine tasting with a traditional Tuscan lunch during this gourmet Montepulciano excursion. Sample four local wines paired with regional products from within an authentic, centuries-old underground wine cellar. Then, sit down to a two-course Italian meal of cold cuts, cheeses, and fresh pasta, with vegetarian options available.

Discover the secrets to Tuscan cuisine during a small-group cooking class in Montepulciano. With the careful guidance of your host, learn how to prepare an appetizer, two types of fresh pasta with sauces, and an iconic dessert. Once everything is ready, sit down with your classmates and enjoy your handmade Italian feast. Afterward, you’re ready to impress your friends and family back home.

Explore a wine cellar in Montepulciano with this tasting and tour. See rows of large oak barrels full of aging wine and learn about how it is made. Taste three local wines alongside pecorino cheese, Tuscan salami, and bruschetta. A small group size offers an intimate atmosphere.

The medieval hilltop town of Montepulciano is set in Tuscany's culinary heart. Experience both the local culture and cuisine with this tour that combines a guided walk through Montepulciano's old town with a number of food and wine breaks. Learn about the town's history and architecture between stops at a local gourmet shop, traditional restaurant, and wine cellar to taste local cheeses and charcuterie, handmade pasta, and wine.

Enjoy a full-day culinary experience in Montepulciano that features a visit to the local market, private cooking class, and 3-course meal. Learn from your chef-instructor about the ingredients in Italian cuisine, then help to prepare three classic regional dishes in your host’s private home kitchen. Top off your class with a 3-course lunch or dinner accompanied by local red and white wines.

WINERY TOURS AND TUTORED WINE TASTING: instructive, cultural and educational winery visits to get in touch with the wine production techniques. You will turn yourself into a superb wine expert You will visit the production area, the aging cellar with its big Slavonia oak casks and the oak barrels, the bottles will ripen, and then, after this winery you will taste, tutored by an expert sommelier, 4 of our wines and our Extra Virgin Olive Oil • Rosso di Montepulciano DOC, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG CRU, IGT Santo Pellegrino • Extra Virgin Olive Oil served on slices of fresh Tuscan bread

Our farmhouse is the perfect location to enjoy, together with the typical Tuscan cuisine, the undisputed charm of the breathtaking panorama that lies on the slopes of the Renaissance village of Montepulciano. It is surrounded by greenery, in an endless expanse of vineyards and olive groves. An ideal place for lovers of Taste and Romantic Atmosphere. On our terrace you can enjoy the vibrant emotions that are given to us by the enveloping touch of summer warmth. All this accompanied by a Tuscan Menu combined with our wines produced in the terroir of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Our dishes are all inspired by the Tuscan tradition, offer authenticity and seasonality of the ingredients and taking inspiration from local cuisine, they are proposed with particular and captivating reinterpretations. The menu is 4 courses with the pairing of our wines.

Enjoy 1.5 hours wine tasting experience in an historical cellar in the heart of Montepulciano. Together with an expert sommelier, discover the cellar’s underground of XVI century characterized by vaults and tunnels attributed of Etruscan civilization. Listen the history of this ancient cellar as well as the explanation of the methods and techniques of the wine production. During this journey follows a unique tradition in high quality wine production. Furthermore, discover private collection of old wine bottles tunnel and be amazed by the Etruscan tomb located in the cellar. Then, take part to an exclusive wine tasting experience combined to bread with local olive oil. A sample of four local wines will be served with bread with local Tuscan olive oil. During this experience, you will taste four of the most important wines made in Montepulciano and known all around the world while a professional sommelier will explain you in depth the particularity of those Italian excellencies.

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Get a glimpse into an authentic Italian kitchen with a private half-day cooking class inside a home in Montepulciano. Choose between a morning or afternoon start time and learn about creating Italian specialties from scratch. Cook three regional recipes during a hands-on class and taste everything you prepare alongside a glass of local wine.

Visit a typical Cinta Senese farmhouse in Montepulciano and live an authentic rural experience. Enter in Roberto’s farmhouse, during the path, you will meet Ciro, the domestic pig, and its Cinta-Senese-piglets company. Delight your palate with a typical light lunch paired with fine wine.

Nothing says Tuscany like olive groves and vineyards. Savor the beauty of the Tuscan hills with this al fresco lunch under the olive trees at a farm just outside Montepulciano. Take in views of the Valdichiana and Val d’Orcia countryside while relaxing over a four-course meal featuring Tuscan specialties paired with the estate’s own wines. Opt to relax by the pool or in the spa after your meal (extra charge).

Visit and lunch to a winery producing Vino Nobile di Montepulciano: an ideal tour to match the discovery of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano with the traditional local gastronomy.

Farm Tour: the Cinta Senese Tuscan pig, a unique experience to meet the famous Tuscan two-colored pig

Tuscan experience with wine tasting lunch, between traditional food and selection of prestigious wines in Montepulciano city center.

Let's make pizza with this experience in Montepulciano: have fun learning how to prepare a perfect homemade pizza, a good and genuine one with your family. A country farmhouse, in a typically Tuscan atmosphere, will welcome you, making you feel at home. Experience for childrend and adults!

Guided gourmet Tour in Valdichiana Senese: the products of the territory explained right by the local artisans of taste.

Immerse yourself in a private pasta and tiramisu-making class in a welcoming home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and tiramisu and taste the fruit of your labour for lunch or dinner accompanied by local wines. During this private lesson, you will learn how to prepare 2 pasta recipes and the tiramisu dessert from scratch. Your Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of these iconic recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family once home with an Italian meal! This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages. Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Dive into Montepulciano like a local foodie. Explore your Cesarina's most trusted artisanal food shops, tasting as you go. Visit a selection of small local shops, learn about the typical products of the city while tasting them. A delicious way to discover Montepulciano and its gastronomy! • Street food tasting tour • Explore your Cesarina's most trusted artisanal food shops • Sample some of Montepulciano typical street food staples • Do some sightseeing in Montepulciano as you walk from tasting to tasting • Small-group tour with a maximum of 12 people for an authentic food experience Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Experience the charm of the Tuscan countryside first-hand with this exclusive picnic in a hillside olive grove outside Montepulciano. With a blanket, picnic basket stocked with organic Tuscan goodies, and a bottle of local wine provided, the only thing left for you to do is relax and soak in the view. Opt to make the most of your romantic getaway with time at the spa or pool (extra charge).