What are the best wineries to visit in Montepulciano? Discover a list of the best wineries to visit in Montepulciano, also with accommodation and restaurant options. The wineries are recommended for the quality of the guided tour and tasting.
INDICE
- Nobile di Montepulciano Overview
- Wineries to Visit in Montepulciano
- Wine Hotel & Wine Resort of Montepulciano
- Pairing Food and Nobile di Montepulciano
VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is produced from a minimum of 70% Sangiovese grapes to which complementary vines such as Merlot, Cabernet, Mammolo, Canaiolo, and Colorino can be added.
The Vino Nobile di Montepulciano boasts a great historicity: its tradition dates back to the Middle Ages, and it was later the first Italian win to boast the prestigious DOCG appellation in 1980.
Many historic wineries of Montepulciano can be visited in the city center, including Contucci, Talosa, De’ Ricci, Crociani Gattavecchi, Fattoria Pulcino, Fanetti, Ercolani, Fanetti.
BEST WINERIES TO VISIT IN MONTEPULCIANO – Recommended by Jean Marco Palmieri
Which wineries to visit in Montepulciano?
Discover an updated list of the most beautiful wineries to visit in Montepulciano.
LE BÈRNE
Led by Andrea and his nephew Federico, Le Berne is a family-run company in Montepulciano, widely recognized among the finest in the appellation for its artisanal and traditional style of wines.
Winery tours offer an authentic experience to delve into the atmosphere of Montepulciano, exploring the vineyards and tasting wines in a tasting room with a panoramic view.
Tel: 0578 767328
leberne@libero.it
www.leberne.it
POLIZIANO
Poliziano is the symbolic winery of Montepulciano as well as the first to have created a cru wine of Nobile di Montepulciano with the iconic ‘Asinone’. Among the best red wines in Italy.
Definitely one of the best wineries to visit in Montepulciano to understand the enological complexity that Vino Nobile di Montepulciano can achieve.
www.carlettipoliziano.com
+39 0578 738 171
DE’ RICCI
Ricci is a historic winery from the 1300s located in the center of Montepulciano.
The structure is very organized for guided tours of the winery. To be counted among the best historic wineries of Montepulciano.
www.cantinadericci.it
+39 0578 757166
CONTUCCI
Contucci is a historic winery (producing wines since 1700) located in the heart of Montepulciano. The visit and the wine tasting is possible every weekday and public holiday.
Undoubtedly one of the best historic winery to visit in Montepulciano.
www.contucci.it
Phone +39 0578 757006
TALOSA
Talosa is a historic winery dating back to the 1500s located in the center of Montepulciano. A visit to the winery with tasting by reservation is recommended. Surely among the best wineries of Montepulciano
www.talosa.it
0578 757929
CANNETO
Canneto is a Montepulciano winery located a few steps from the center of Montepulciano.
The winery boasts a breathtaking panoramic terrace where various options of wine tastings are organized with small snacks and cheeses. Deservedly among the best wineries to visit in Montepulciano.
www.canneto.com
0578 757737
DEI
Surely one of the best wineries to visit in Montepulciano cannot miss Dei, one of the most famous and renowned wineries of Montepulciano. The winery, located a few km from the center of Montepulciano, has a very suggestive travertine structure and is embellished with sculptures and works of art. To be counted among the best historic wineries of Montepulciano for architectural beauty.
www.cantinedei.it
+39 0578 716878
FATTORIA SVETONI
Fattoria Svetoni, located in the hamlet of Gracciano a few km from the centre, is an elegant winery, restaurant and wine resort in Montepulciano.
To be counted among the best wineries of Montepulciano with the possibility of overnight stays.
www.fattoriasvetoni.it
0578 775751
CROCIANI
Crociani belongs to the historic wineries of Montepulciano, located in the center of the town.
The 1300 structure hosts guided tours and tastings in the winery. Undoubtedly among the best wineries to visit in Montepulciano.
www.crociani.it
+39 0578 757919
BORGO TRE ROSE
Located in Valiano, a few km from the center of Montepulciano, Borgo Tre Rose is not only a winery, but also a wine resort with a restaurant, ideal for events and ceremonies.
Undoubtedly among the best wineries to visit in Montepulciano.
www.borgotrerose.it
0578.72491
BOSCARELLI
The Boscarella winery located in Cervognano is one of the most awarded and internationally recognized historic wineries of Montepulciano. Deservedly among the best wineries to visit in Montepulciano.
www.poderiboscarelli.com
0578 767608
CANTINE DI MONTEPULCIANO WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF OVERNIGHT STAY
- Fattoria Svetoni
- Borgo Tre Rose
- Villa Nottola
- Le Buche (20 km da Montepulciano.
TUSCAN FOOD AND WINE PAIRING
What to combine with Vino Nobile di Montepulciano?
Tuscanyis rich in culinary history, anecdotes and traditions that make this region an Italian gastronomic scene of great interest. A land of gastronomic excellence such as as Chianina and Maremmana breed beef, the Cinta Senese pig but also game such as duck,hare and wild boar.
Tuscan bread is a symbol of Tuscan gastronomy and is distinguished by the lack of salt, so much so that it is called sciocco bread or sciapo. Starting from the reuse of stale bread many iconic dishes of poor Tuscan cooking are born:pappa al pomodoro and ribollita, but also panzanella and Maremma acquacotta.
Among the appetizers, the pork-based dishes are very popular. Typical Tuscan antipasto with cold cuts, such as Tuscan ham, finocchiona and soprassata,rigatino and buristo, strictly accompanied by Tuscan liver crouton.
The first courses are generally based on complex sauces often based on game and white meats such as the very famous pappardelle with wild boar orhare ragout. Other very characteristic Tuscan first courses areMugello potato tortelli,Maremma tortelli,pici all’aglioneand gnudi.
Scottiglia of wild boar
Among the second courses to try in Tuscany, we find the famous Fiorentina steak, a very thick and tastyChianinaorMaremmanacut of meat to be cooked on the grill or the grill and served rare. Among the meat-based main courses, there are countless stews and braised meats such as asPeposo dell’Impruneta, the Sangiovannese stew meat, the Boar Scottiglia.
Iconic dishes of Tuscan cuisine such as asTrippa alla fiorentinaandLampredotto are also born from beef, but also the tongue, the cheek and the livers, all dishes that can be appreciated in the classic Tuscan street food.
Not least are the Tuscan soups and stews, generally with black cabbage, but also the beans all’uccelletto, inevitable in the typical Tuscan taverns.
On the Tyrrhenian coast, on the other hand, we find fish-based specialties, such as Cacciucco alla Livornese or Maremma-style cod, as well as a passion for fried rockfish and shellfish.
Finally, there are many desserts of the Tuscan tradition. Among these, we remember the cantucci di Prato which go perfectly with the Tuscan vin santo, or other typical sweets such as the Florentine Schiacciata, the Schiacciata all’uva, the Brigidini, the Sienese panforte and many others.
What are the best wineries to visit in Montepulciano?
What are the best wineries to visit in Montepulciano? Choosing is a difficult undertaking, which in any case is inevitably subject to the limits of a subjective opinion, which as such, by definition, is deficient and arbitrary.
We have simply compiled our own list of favorite interpretations according to our evaluations. However, it remains essential to underline that wine is not born to be prestigious, exhibited or flaunted.
But to get excited and be shared in a genuine way with the people we love, bonding to contingent situations and unrepeatable and intimate moments of our lives.
Therefore, we invite you to visit wineries and get to know the producers who produce wines in their uniqueness, so that you can independently discover and choose the wine that canbe counted among your personal favorite wines for you. If you have had the patience to read up to here, I thank you for your attention, but now is the time to fill the glasses and sever the distant hopes, and therefore:
Cheers, Salute, Santé
Jean Marco Palmieri
