Wine country · LUCCA VINEYARD TOURS
Good lucca vineyard tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 6 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
At Tenuta Adamo, tour the cellar for about 20 minutes, then taste local wines and extra virgin olive oil on a hilltop terrace above the vineyard. English-speaking hosts such as Lisa, Julia, Luisa, and Antonio explain the wines in a friendly shared setting. Breadsticks are included, with optional food platters.
“Definitely recommend! All the wines were so different from each other. A very good variety.”
Meet Antonio and the Tenuta Adamo team in the Lucca hills for a 90-minute cellar tour and terrace tasting. You’ll learn how local wines are made, sample four wines with bread, focaccia, and olive oil, and may taste a fifth wine or arrange a paid ride back to Lucca.
“It is a very small winery so the tour itself is very short and there are only 3 rooms. Having said that, our guide was engaging and knowledgeable about the process and the wines. We had 5 wines and the tasting glass was of reasonable size. The wines were also very good: there was none that I actively disliked and in the end I ended up buying a glass to enjoy and another bottle to take with me. For the price you pay it is extremely worth to do this tour.”
From Lucca, guides such as Tommaso, Raffaele, and Marco take you to a small Tuscan winery for vineyard and cellar visits, local wine, and a cold platter of meats and cheeses. Expect about three hours, a 4 pm start, and a maximum of 15 people.
“Our guide was friendly and helpful, however the tour did not meet our expectations. We expected a proper wine farm experience. The property that we were taken to is on the outskirt of Lucca town and is really just a private small holding with a few rows of vines. We paid quite a lot of money for a very mediocre experience.”
Visit Cantina Biagiotti in the hills outside Lucca with host Francesco. Walk through the vineyard, tour the cellar, learn about organic winemaking, then taste several family-made wines with local cheese, meats, bread, and other light-lunch pairings.
“Francesco was very sweet and explained everything in a very down to earth manor. The tour and tasting was delicious with excellent wines and food pairings. I would definitely recommend going there for wine lovers or for a great experience!”
Ride 15 km from Lucca to a family winery using an easy phone app route, then enjoy a picnic box, local wine, and free time among vines. Choose a trekking bike or e-bike, with helmets, locks, repair kit, phone holder, and a 5 km ride back included.
“BEST tour in our trip so far! It was so much fun, the winery gives you a huge picnic kit and you get to hangout there for a little less than 2 hours (depends how fast you get there). It was worth every penny!!”
At Tenuta Adamo, 15 minutes from Lucca’s center, you’ll paint a wine bottle or glass while tasting wine and snacking in the vineyard. English and Italian hosts welcome up to eight people. The activity lasts 1.5 hours and depends on dry weather.
“This was such a great experience! We got to try all the wines and had all the supplies to paint on the glasses. Even though it was raining it was beautiful to sit in the patio with a wonderful view of the vineyard and both the owners were lovely. We shared a personal story and they came to have a chat and a glass of wine with us which was great. Overall we would definitely recommend going here, we will be back again! Thanks again!”
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