What does a winery visit consist of? Why choose it during your vacation? Discover the visits to the wineries of Castello Banfi Wine Resort.

What to expect from a winery visit?

Visiting wineries is not only an experience for wine connoisseurs but is increasingly a key part of the wine and food tourism that has captivated Italian and foreign tourists in recent years.

In the past, winery tours were reserved for connoisseurs and sommeliers who visited the wineries to enjoy the tasting of fine wines directly in the production area, while also taking the opportunity to come into direct contact with the producers and purchase fine wines locally.

Now, the winery tour experience is of great interest to many more people and is an opportunity to taste wines with the guidance of expert sommeliers and to learn up close how wine is produced and what are the most advanced production techniques adopted by wineries such as Banfi. But what should one expect from a winery visit?

Visiting wineries: an educational and fascinating experience

In many cases, a winery tour is preceded by a tour of the entire estate, especially the vineyards, where a guide will explain the region's ampelographic excellence, show to the less experienced the main differences between white and black grape varieties, and explain, for example, what is meant by late harvest.

This type of evocative and interesting experience from a landscape point of view is also fascinating for those who do not consider themselves experts but are equally interested in learning features and curious facts.

Subsequently, the visit reaches the actual winery. These are very often architecturally beautiful locations (a show of wood and stone), with rows of barrels of different sizes lined up on top of each other and/or bottles of sparkling wine lying on the characteristic wooden pupitres for aging.

A winery visit is the ideal opportunity to discover all the stages of winemaking or sparkling wine making and to enrich one's knowledge of the production techniques. The guide will show you the different tools, explaining the history, features and interesting facts of each one. You may also have the opportunity to see how the crushing takes place in the large tanks, how bottling is done artfully or how master winemakers perform the ancient technique of the remuage by hand.

Winery tours: an experience of good taste

A visit to a winery can only end with a tasting of the winery's local wines, often accompanied by the tasting of other local products (cured meats, cheeses, etc.).

It will be the sommeliers' job to explain the different characteristics of the wines, which are the result of a careful grape selection and a complex and articulated winemaking process in which tradition, experimentation and cutting-edge technology play a key role. This will make the winery tour an educational and enjoyable experience.

Visit to our Winery

Banfi, which has always made excellence and hospitality its philosophy, is one of the wineries that during much of the year opens the doors of its estate for a visit to the cellars, to discover the locations where the extraordinary selection of grapes produced on the Banfi estate are preserved and enhanced.

In addition to the traditional winery, during the tour of our cellars it is also possible to admire the new micro-winemaking area, a real jewel from a technology and innovation point of view, created from avant-garde research that has always characterized us and to boost the richness of the ampelographic heritage of the Montalcino estates.

This is a veritable winery in the winery: the heart of Banfi excellence. Here one can see in detail the entire winemaking process: from the crushing of the grapes to the bottling, in perfect accordance with the educational purpose of the winery visits organized by Castello Banfi Wine Resort.

What to add to a winery visit?

Banfi wineries are nestled in landscapes of extraordinary beauty. Once the winery tour is over, it will then be possible to visit the enchanting Poggio alle Mura Castle.

For those wishing to stay a few days in the Tuscan countryside, rooms and suites are also available at Castello Banfi Wine Resort, the signature Banfi luxury property that offers guests a five-star experience of relaxation and comfort in perfect harmony with the surrounding landscape and the village facilities. Treating yourself to a visit to wineries, combined with a stay like this, is a unique experience and an ideal vacation for wine enthusiasts and more.