Top San Gimignano Dining Experiences

Enjoy a celebratory evening in Tuscany with a romantic dinner and wine tasting. After a relaxing walk around the historic San Gimignano property, settle into a delicious multi-course meal. Sample an appetizer of Tuscan cheeses, salami, and bruschetta before moving on to truffle lasagna, roasted meat, and vegetables, and a dessert of vanilla ice cream with Balsamic vinegar. Take a winery tour and taste current and vintage reserve wines.

San Quirico Winery is a family-run winery located in the Tuscan Hills, just outside of San Gimignano. On this tour, gain an insight into Tuscany’s winemaking heritage as you tour the winery and vineyards, then enjoy a gourmet wine-tasting lunch. Sample a selection of five red and white wines, accompanied by regional specialties such as bruschetta, Tuscan soup, cold cut meats, and cheeses.

Discover the art of pasta making and other Italian cooking techniques at a 2-hour class in Tuscany. Visit a winery and learn to create three varieties of pasta plus other Tuscan classics, with guidance from a chef. Then, savor your creations for lunch or dinner. Afterward, enjoy an estate tour and tastings of 15 home-made winery products, including wines and olive oils. Choose a lunchtime or evening class, with no hotel pickup or drop-off included.

Tuscany is Italy’s gastronomic heartland and a cooking class is the perfect way to discover the region’s rich culinary traditions. On this 3-hour small-group cooking class, pick up tips and techniques from a local chef; create traditional recipes such as antipasti, bruschetta, and pasta dishes; then tuck into a delicious homemade lunch or dinner, accompanied by Tuscan wines.

San Quirico Winery is a family-run winery located in the Tuscan Hills, just outside of San Gimignano. On this tour, gain an insight into Tuscany’s winemaking heritage as you tour the winery and vineyards, then enjoy an expert-led wine tasting. Sample a selection of three red and white wines, accompanied by regional specialties such as bruschetta and olive oil.

Set on a pretty hill just 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the heart of San Gimignano, San Quirico Winery is the ideal spot to discover the magic of Tuscan wine on a private tutored wine tasting. Tour the cellar, learn the basics of winemaking, then sample four delicious vintages alongside bruschetta, salami, and cheese.

The ideal treat for wine aficionados, this special tasting excursion gives you exclusive access to San Quirico Winery, overlooking the stunning hill town of San Gimignano. Sample five organic labels, including Chianti and Vernaccia, and enjoy a tasty market lunch composed of local meats, cheeses, and breads. Small-group tours also included a guided visit of the winery’s cellars and a behind-the-scenes look at the winemaking process.

Enjoy a celebratory evening in Tuscany with a four-course dinner and wine tasting at the atmospheric Torciano Wines Private Reserve. Stroll around the property while admiring the vineyard-draped hills and olive groves, then snack on an appetizer of Tuscan cheeses, salami and Bruschetta. Eat a delicious dinner of truffle lasagna, Tuscan ribollita, roasted meat, and roasted potatoes. Then, enjoy dessert and a tasting of select current and vintage reserve wines.

Combine your San Gimignano sightseeing with a taste of the local terroir on this organic winery visit. Go behind-the-scenes at the family-run farm and vineyard, tour the facilities, and then indulge in a generous wine tasting. You’ll also sample locally made olive oils, and enjoy a classic Tuscan feast of bruschetta, pasta, and more. Choose from lunch or dinner tours to best suit your schedule.

Sip on wine in San Gimignano during a Tuscan wine and food tasting. Try varietals such as Brunello di Montalcino, Vernaccia, and Chianti Classico, and learn about the distinct Tuscan winemaking regions as you drink. The tasting session is complemented by your choice of food. Select a winemaker option to include some light snacks, or upgrade to include a light lunch or dinner.

On this insider’s introduction to San Gimignano, you’ll explore the Tuscan hilltop town on foot, discovering medieval-era landmarks. Highlights include panoramic views of the surrounding countryside from the Torre Grossa, Renaissance-era frescos in the Church of St. Augustine, and a peek at the town’s original walls. You’ll also have the chance to partake in a local wine tasting.

Visit a family-owned winery in San Gimignano for a tour of its prestigious vineyards, followed by a tasting session and lunch. Owned by the esteemed Giachi winemaking family, the Tenuta Torciano estate is dedicated to the production of the vernaccia grape, which is then turned into San Gimignano’s famous wine. Visit the estate’s unique spiral vineyard, sample several varietals of Tuscan wine, then take a seat for a 4-course lunch of local specialities.

Guided tour of the farm structures: vegetable garden, orchard, vineyard, olive grove, vinsantaia, historical cellar, collection of tools from the farming world. Tasting of 3 wines of your choice from our production: - "Casa Lucii" DOCG Vernaccia di San Gimignano; - "Mareterra" DOCG Vernaccia di San Gimignano reserve; - "Spicchio" IGT rosé Tuscan; - "Fuscelli" DOCG Chianti; - "Senarum" DOCG Chianti Colli Senesi; - Purus" IGT Rosso Toscano, without sulphites; - "Arturo" Tuscan Red IGT. The tasting is accompanied by a taste of our organic extra virgin olive oil, cheese and cold cuts produced by local farms and accompanied by vegetables from the garden and finally will be served as dessert DOC Vinsanto del Chianti 2013 and Tuscan Cantuccini.

Enjoy a celebratory lunch in Tuscany with a four-course meal and wine tasting at the atmospheric Torciano Wines Private Reserve. Stroll the property while admiring the vineyard-draped hills and olive groves. Snack on an appetizer of Tuscan cheeses, salami and Bruschetta before a delicious lunch of truffle lasagna, Tuscan ribollita, roasted meat, and potatoes. Then, savor an after-lunch treat of Cantuccini with dessert wine and a sampling of reserve wines.

This experience is a full immersion in the wine and Evo oil world, the focus is not the food but what we produce with so much passion. Relax in our garden watching the city of San Gimignano from an amazing perspective, taste our organic wines and olive oils paired with some homemade simple snacks.

Enjoy a private vineyard tour with organic wines and extra virgin olive oil tasting and light lunch. Be fully immersed in a real Tuscan farm surrounded by the Tuscan countryside.

It is an authentic experience of a family vineyard where you can understand the wine making process, enjoying the final products. An interesting visit of our small family vineyard with history about the property and grape varietals, olive orchards and wine cellar visit. Introduction on the Italian wine regulation followed by lunch with local products, wine tasting of 3 different wines produced at the estate and a dessert wine to finish.

Step into the kitchen and prepare a delicious Tuscan meal during this 3-hour hands-on cooking class. Learn to make a 4-course seasonal Tuscan meal with your chef from start to finish such as homemade pasta, truffle lasagna, crostinis, steak, and tiramisu. Also enjoy a tasting of a variety of local wines, olive oils, and vinegars to get a well-rounded look at Tuscan cuisine.

Truffle hunting with truffle hunter and truffle dogs Tasting of typical products Dinner or lunch based on truffles

The traditional Fiorentina steak is one of the most famous delicacies from Tuscany, and is best paired with the region’s prestigious wines. Take the guesswork out of choosing where to sample both with this lunch on a Tuscan wine estate that includes a four-course meal featuring Fiorentina steak paired with a wine tasting of 10 different wines and a special reserve.

The Cesani family and our staff are pleased to welcome you to Pancole, just 5km from the historic center of San Gimignano, where you will have the opportunity to sit and taste the company products presented with skill and passion, and thus have the opportunity to to know the history, the production process and the organoleptic characteristics of all the productions that the Cesani family offers. The tasting includes 5 wines of our production (2 Vernaccia di San Gimignano and 3 Red Wines) and our extra-virgin olive oil. A taste of pecorino cheese and other traditional goodies will accompany the presented wine. The guided tour of the modern and rational winery will allow you to discover that tradition and technology are an inseparable combination for the production of great wines from organic grapes. Simplicity and professionalism are fundamental characteristics to obtain products of the highest quality.

Immerse yourself in a real Tuscan farmstead, starting with a private visit to the vineyard and olive grove, ending with a tasting of four organic wines, straight from the winery's own vineyards, plus our extra virgin olive oils. The tasting will be accompanied by bruschetta and local cheeses.

Absorb the Tuscan atmosphere and indulge in a wine tasting class and 4-course Tuscan dinner in San Gimignano. Head to Tenuta Torciano Winery and begin sampling some of the vineyard’s best wines accompanied with appetizers and informative commentary from the sommelier. Then sit down to a delicious Tuscan dinner that has been paired with more local wines.

Take a private pizza-making class in Tuscany and learn to make delicious and traditional Italian pizza. Follow the instructions of your chef and learn how to prepare this world-famous dish learning traditional Italian techniques. Then sit down to the friends of your labor and sample a variety of regional wines, olive oils, and vinegars to complement your delectable pizza.