Italy is a paradise when it comes to wine and food, and most people know that. Wine touring is a big thing and it's growing constantly, however what you can see, find, do and taste is very variable.
First, be sure to really do your homework about the wineries.
- the quality of the wines
- the location (believe me, some wineries are really hard to find!)
- who will be receiving you
- what will you do and taste once you are at the winery.
A lot of places are tourist traps. Even some important wineries often do all they can to get packs of tourists visiting and buying wine. Drivers get tipped or earn commissions on sales for taking visitors to the winery. Unfortunately this is also true about many wine guides and wine tour companies, especially the cheaper ones. Fine, you'll probably get to taste some acceptable, and sometimes even good wines... but forget about personal experience. If you can't afford a good quality wine tour with a reputable company, save money and do it your self...but don't pick an affordable tour! In the next posts I'll give you some advice on how to manage your own Tuscany wine tour
Italy is a paradise when it comes to wine and food, and most people know that. Wine touring is a big thing and it's growing constantly, however what you can see, find, do and taste is very variable.
ReplyDeleteFirst, be sure to really do your homework about the wineries.
- the quality of the wines
- the location (believe me, some wineries are really hard to find!)
- who will be receiving you
- what will you do and taste once you are at the winery.
A lot of places are tourist traps. Even some important wineries often do all they can to get packs of tourists visiting and buying wine. Drivers get tipped or earn commissions on sales for taking visitors to the winery. Unfortunately this is also true about many wine guides and wine tour companies, especially the cheaper ones. Fine, you'll probably get to taste some acceptable, and sometimes even good wines... but forget about personal experience. If you can't afford a good quality wine tour with a reputable company, save money and do it your self...but don't pick an affordable tour! In the next posts I'll give you some advice on how to manage your own Tuscany wine tour