Florence Cheese and Wine Tasting

Florence, Italy

Gourmands and wine connoisseurs alike, lap up an afternoon in Florence tasting an assortment of cheeses, wines, olive oils and Tuscan favorites on this exclusive adult's only food-lovers' tour.

Set in a Florentine wine bar, this small group (maximum 12 people) offers the ideal opportunity to taste locally sourced cheeses accompanied by the many flavors of figs, truffle honey and aromatic strawberry vinegar.

With your distinguished sommelier to guide you, you'll match four traditional Tuscan wines with a luscious spread of locally sourced produce, including the region's finest olive oils. A sample tasting may include:

• 1 glass of red wine Chianti colli Senesi DOCG accompanied by selected cheeses and fruit
• 1 glass of red wine Brunello di Montalcino Tiezzi accompanied by Pecorino Cheese and fruit
• 1 glass of red wine Super Tuscan Noir accompanied by goats cheese and fruit
• Samples of Tusan olive oil, including frantoio, leccino and moraiolo olive varieties

It's the ideal opportunity to lull away an afternoon in Florence, meet like-minded travelers and sip regional wines, while tales of cheese and Italian delicacies evoke and tantalize your taste buds!

USD $44.54

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Richard W	April 2012
The wine was excellent and our guide made for a very pleasant evening, but the cheese was a little disappointing. We needed to recce the street on the day before, because the dual numbering system is very confusing if you don't know 17=39red, especially as there is a wine shop between 15 and 19 red!

Review by: Nuna	April 2012
I think that the 5 stars that this event has are based on when the tasting used to be at the Pitti Gola e Cantina when the host was Zeno. It is now in a different location with a different host. If you are re-visiting this event as we were, be aware that this is the case.

Review by: sulu	March 2012
Great informative trip at a wonderful wine store. Learned how to judge wines while getting to know others in a small group setting. Lots of fun! Would recommend.

Review by: Nancy M	March 2012
The wine tasting was a little disappointing. It was advertised to be 1 1/2 hours long, but our tasting was over in a hour, and we received only the bare minimum of 3 wines, 2 olive oils and some cheese to taste. Based on reviews we had read, we expected a little more so we were disappointed.

Review by: Linden	March 2012
Very interesting and informative, and our host was excellent, but it was a bit expensive for what was provided. The

Review by: Eric B	March 2012
My wife and myself were the only participants at our late February 2012 tasting. Our hostess/presenter was very knowledgeable, had prepared ahead of time, and seemingly enjoyed taking her time to present and discuss. She covered basic wine tasting techniques and wine evaluation. She added value beyond what was described in the tasting blurb, for example, by having vials of odors to compare to the bouquet of the wines. She did well handling our wide variety of questions that went beyond the wines in front of us. She spoke very good English. The wines were all of good quality and true to their type. There were small amounts of three interesting cheeses. We had not had young pecorino before. The two extra virgin olive oils we had were eye opening as we had not treated olive oils like wines before. How to make this better? Have more wines, as Tuscany has many more types than were represented at this tasting.

Review by: Grey Nomad	December 2011
Unfortunately my Husband took ill at the tasting and the staff were amazing in helping me get an ambulance and assistance with getting back to our accommodation. We are sorry that we missed this as it was starting to be a good evening......

Review by: Hilda D	November 2011
Zeno was great. Very knowledgable and answered all our questions. Tasting involved approx eight different wines and the cheese was fantastic. As we progressed through he different wines he explained where each was produced and how. If you like wine this is a must do!

Review by: tlcmcd	November 2011
A great time was had by all. My husband enjoyed learning about Italian wine. My daughter and I enjoyed sampling the wine. A five star evening.

Review by: Luis S	November 2011
Zeno was a great host! Great setting and cozy. A must do!

Review by: Nassim F	November 2011
This was very informative and a great opportunity to taste different olive oils and balsamic vinegars.

Review by: Deborah P	November 2011
The wine tasting was fabulous! We shared tasting of at least 9 wines with some great fun folks - Manuele was a great leader and very passionate about the product they have chosen to serve in their lovely little wine bar. A great evening - highly recommend this wine tasting!

Review by: steph	November 2011
Great evening tasting the different wines. Tasted 10 different wines and several cheeses. a nice way to taste the different Tuscany wines! ;)

Review by: John T	November 2011
The tasting took place in the wine cellar of a small cantina across the square from the Palazzo Pitti. Despite being relatively young, our host, one of the cantina's owners, knew more about wine than I can ever imagine. He went above and beyond what was described in the Viator listing and made sure everyone had a great time. Another couple there were pressed for time due to a restaurant reservation, so our host called the restaurant (he happened to know the owner personally) and arranged to move the reservation back so they could finish the tasting. It was a great time - we learned a lot about wine and tried some great varieties. I will do it again when I go back to Florence.

Review by: Michael C	October 2011
Zeno is amazing!! He gave us more than the advertised. We had 11 wines!! My husband and I had dinner at the enoteca 3 times. Zeno wants you to choose a wine that you want to try, and he will recommend a corresponding wine. I heartily recommend this activity.

Review by: Erin	October 2011
Fantastic experience. The guide was so knowledgeable about wines and has such a passion for what he does. It was amazing and I highly recommend it! One of the highlights of our trip! I can't say enough how wonderful this experience was.

Review by: Laura M	October 2011
Possibly the best evening of our stay. Three hours of being drunk "up the menu" by an expert who was incredibly passionate about his subject, no hard sell to buy the wine afterwards (although you WILL want to), 12 different wines to taste not the advertised 4, detailed commentary on each one down to the name, age, and personality of the vinyard owner or aerial pictures showing exactly which slope of the hill that wine came from. Cheese was almost incidental to the evening, but who cares when the wine was so great? Can't recommend this enough.

Review by: Samara M	October 2011
This wine and cheese tour FAR exceeded our expectations! It was truly the highlight of our trip. The owners of this Cantina are extremely knowledgeable and entertaining.

Review by: Charles G	October 2011
The olive oil and vinegar tasting was quite interesting.

Review by: Suzanne J	October 2011
Fantastic well worth the cost if you want to try the wines of the regions and very informative. Stay for a meal as it is superb best ravioli ever!

Review by: Teresa T	October 2011
Informative and enjoyed the small group

Review by: Steve	October 2011
Much fun, would not hesitate to do it again.

Review by: Lorna M	October 2011
Worth every pennny. We tasted 9 different wines which were all excellent. The owner was very knowledgeable about his wines and made it a very enjoyable evening. We were there a lot longer than the designated 1.5 hours. No rush at all. It would have been nice to have more cheese, but only a minor point. Also the set up could be better - in the basement where other customers had to pass to use the toilets. I would really recommend this tour.

Review by: Clikens1	October 2011
Very well done. Great small group experience. Learned a lot about Italian wines.

Review by: Liivi G	September 2011
It was great.

Review by: Paula B	September 2011
a very enjoyable evening, tasting some excellent wines and cheeses, all made possible by a great host! Highly recommended

Review by: thomas c	September 2011
What a great evening. Zino our host was exceptionally knowledgeable without being arrogant. His passion for Chianti wines was fascinating.He was not only a wine expert but a story teller. We sampled 9 quality wines some of which were of high quality.He was generous with his time.We spent three hours there. Highly recommend this fun evening_br/_ A from Canada

Review by: Dhafir D	September 2011
So much fun! It was so informative and the people were so friendly! The wine choices were unbelievable and the cheese platter they bring out was on another level. It was definitely so much fun and I would do it again!

Review by: Judith E	September 2011
Wonderful!! Highly recommend it!! Zeno, who is one of the owners has a wealth of knowledge about wine and we had a great time. I would recommend eating dinner there after, but make sure you make a reservation before hand as it books up quickly.

Review by: Joelle H	September 2011
Many different wines were covered and guide was extremely knowledgable and enthusiastic about the topic. Definitely recommend

Review by: Timothy R	September 2011
If I could rate this higher than 5, I would. Xeno's knowledge of the wine and the amazing quality of the wine itself was incredible. Don't miss out on the amazing food that they serve upstairs. Some of the best that we had the entire time in 15 days of Italy and Croatia.

Review by: Gavin R	August 2011
not your every day wine and cheese tasting, a very impromptu tasting from the owner of the wine bar. the best wine tasting i have ever done.

Review by: Judite	August 2011
Much better than we expected. We learned a lot about wine and cheese in a fun small group.

Review by: annajewell	August 2011
This was excellent. Tried 11 bottles of wine, 4 cheeses and bread and thoroughly entertained by a knowledgeable wine connoirseur

Review by: marc d	August 2011
very interesting and good presentation by the owners of the wine bar - it was perfect

Review by: Monica B	August 2011
We had the most wonderful time with Zeno sharing his true passion for wines and tasting spectacular wines, excellently chosen and the great thing about this is that Zeno knows each of the wine growers as well as their wine and he's able to tell us so much!_br/_ A great few hours - much longer than advertised - so don't make plans as it's worthwhile being able to stay on and enjoy the ambience of the bar and make the most of Zeno's knowledge!_br/_ We'll be back next year!

Review by: Victoria V	July 2011
If there were more stars I would give them! this was an unexpected gem! Our wine guide, Zeno, was wonderful - friendly, genuine and knowledgeable. His passion for wine was evident and he was happy to share his passion and knowledge with us, not just about the wines themselves but the producers and vineyards. I will recommend this to everyone visiting Florence! Oh - and don't forget to have a glass of your favourite at the end and try the amazing food!

Review by: Borshay	July 2011
A wonderful evening. The guide was friendly and quite knowledgeable. We got to taste a wide selection (9) of excellent wines.

Review by: Veronica	July 2011
I don't like the cheese provided to serve wine. Also, the wine tasting is not fascinating as expected

Review by: gig	July 2011
The owners love their country and the wine it produces. The information was exceptional and a wonderful tasting of superior wines.

Review by: gig	July 2011
This was okay but won't spend the time doing it again.

Review by: James N	July 2011
The Wine Bar was a great little place. Zeno's knowledge of wine was fantastic and we had a ball. If you like wine then this is a real treat.

Review by: Lori S	July 2011
I really enjoyed the wine tasting-I learned alot and it was well worth the money we spent-- Our host was excellent --

Review by: Deborah A	July 2011
Don't miss the opportunity to do this! If you like wine and enjoy learning about it from an enthusiastic knowledgable host this is a must. Great small wine bar where a couple of nights later we had one of the best meals of our trip to Florence.

Review by: Risha N, United States of America	July 2010
We visited a wine bar in Florence for this. It was only for 6 people so we had a very personalized tasting. Zeno, one of the owners was our host and he is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about what he does. We learned a lot and sampled several good wines and cheeses. Zeno loves what he does so he actually gave us a lot more wine to taste than the tour states. Further, the great thing was that he didn't try pushing us to buy his wines. He really enjoys wine and that is why he does the tastings. It was refreshing that we could sit there and enjoy wo having the host advertising his products at the same time. Further, the wines were all of very good quality and calibur. For those living in the US, the ship the wines you purchase to your home which makes it much easier than carrying them around in your luggage. I cannot say enough about this experience, its a must for wine lovers or those who want to really experience the Tuscan region.

Review by: Eric M, United States of America	July 2010
We had a great time tasting as many as 9 wines. The tasting lasted at least 2.5-3 hours, since we had such a fun group.

Review by: David M, Australia	July 2010
We had a fantastic time. For a non drinker, I found his passion and knowledge made it so interesting. Highly recommend the event.

Review by: Frances W, United Kingdom	June 2010
Zeno our sommelier was fantastic, he explained in detail the different wines available in Tuscany and how to choose ones to suit your personal taste. We tried some delicious cheese and fresh bread which complimented the wines really well. The bar is really cosy and has lots of character. This wine tasting is highly recommended.

Review by: Joseph S, United States of America	June 2010
The Wine and Cheese tasting was incredible. The proprietor was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about Italian wines. He selected several cheeses to pair with the wines and they were delicious. The wine selections were 2 whites and 6 reds. I would definitely recommend this tour.

Review by: Ellen S, Australia	June 2010
Very good experience.