Wine Education in Florence

Want to learn all about wine? Read below to learn about wine styles, wine terms, tips on serving wine and much more in our Wine Education section. No previous wine knowledge is required.

Wine tasting classes take place in Florence and the objective of the wine tasting course, which we organize in English, is to help participants approach the marvellous world of wine through a comprehensive programme based on the first-hand experience of tasting numerous wines.

1 Day Course

Level 1 Introductory

Lesson are in English and starts with the fundamental wine tasting techniques. You’ll be learning about tasting of DOCG Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, Nobile di Montepulciano and some of the most important Super Tuscan as well.
Classes are approximately three hours long and are located in Florence where we’ll take you. No previous knowledge required.

Meets: Every Monday and Friday in Our office at 10.00 a.m.
Length: 3 hours
Cost: 155 Euro per person.

Wine courses schedule

Week	September	October	November	December
1	2	3 - 7	4	2
2	5 - 9	10 - 14	7 -11	5 - 9
3	12 -16	17 - 21	14 - 18	12 - 16
4	19 - 23	24 - 28	21 -25	19 - 23
5	26 - 30	31	28

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The price includes wine course and tastings. Accommodation is not included but we can provide a list of hotels. Alternatively, contact the Cultural and Creativiti Travel Tourist Office on +39 (0) 55 210136.

THE WINE TASTING PROGRAM

We will talk about:

Winemaking in Tuscany
King Sangiovese
The areas of wine in Tuscany
Influences of land and weather
Modernity and tradition.

We’ll have a little pause, talking about some little knowledges of wine tasting, then we’re going to taste together 6 big red dry wine:
Chianti with no specific zone, Morellino di Scansano, Chianti Classico, Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Nobile di Montepulciano and 1 Bolgheri.

And after that… Tuscany wines are in your pocket!

Our wine educator is Elena Capobianco, Wine Education Manager of Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi, Matura Holding, and she’s also a consultant for several wineries. She planned our wine education, and she is at your disposal for any change or information.