Wine tour and lunch in Lucca area

About this tour

Spend a morning and early afternoon in the rolling Colline Lucchesi and Montecarlo wine regions near Lucca, visiting two working estates to taste wines and learn how they're made. You'll sample both traditional Tuscan varieties—Sangiovese and Trebbiano—alongside French grapes like Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon that thrive in local soil, plus crisp whites and sparkling wines. A light lunch pairs with tastings, and the drive itself showcases quintessential Tuscan landscape: cypress-dotted hills, stone villages, and vineyards rolling to the horizon. Six to seven hours total.

Highlights

• Two separate winery visits with cellar access
• Taste Sangiovese, Trebbiano, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon
• Learn fermentation and barrel-ageing techniques firsthand
• Light lunch paired with estate wines
• Hilltop villages and countryside views between stops
• Sparkling and white wine tastings included

What to expect

You'll travel between two estates in the Colline Lucchesi or Montecarlo zones, stopping at each for roughly 90 minutes. At each location, staff walk you through vineyards or cellars, explaining soil conditions, grape varieties, and how French and Italian cultivars perform here. Tastings happen in tasting rooms or outdoors with views across the valleys. Lunch—cheese, cured meats, bread, perhaps pasta—arrives midway through, accompanied by wines from the estates. Expect moderate walking on gravel or vineyard paths, some standing, and plenty of conversation about winemaking. The pacing is leisurely, designed for savouring rather than rushing.

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