Cantine Aperte in Siena 2019: wine tastings in the province of Siena
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th of May are the two days in which the wine and food event Cantine Aperte 2019 will take place. In this sunny spring weekend, many Italian wine producers will be happy to open their cellars for wine tastings and local products shopping. The event will also involve many farms located in the province of Siena,so let’s find out where to do excellent wine tastings in the territory of Siena.
The 27th edition of Cantine Aperte
The wine event Cantine Aperte 2019 is scheduled for the weekend of Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th of May. Like in the past, the twenty-seventh edition will take place in several farms in the North, Center and South of Italy.
The event started on 1993 as an initiative of the <Wine Tourism Movement, with the aim to promote the best Italian wine productions through tastings of excellent bottles combined with tastings of typical products.
Wine tastings for Cantine Aperte 2019 in the province of Siena
Let’s discover where it will be possible to make excellent wine tastings for Cantine Aperte 2019 in Siena and its province.
Certainly, to make excellent wine tasting and to taste excellent short-chain products, wine lovers will have a wide range of possibilities .
The province of Siena, in fact, is the place where world famous wines are produced, such as the Chianti, the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, the Brunello di Montalcino and other labels that make up the wine offer of the best wine shops of Siena.
So let’s see, area by area, where to go to make wine tastings for Cantine Aperte in Siena 2019, in the two days of May 25 and 26.
Chianti Classico
The Chianti Classico is the area around Siena in which there is the greatest concentration of farms participating in the event of the Wine Tourism Movement.
Obviously, we are talking about the area of the towns that formed the original Lega del Chianti: Gaiole in Chianti, Castellina in Chianti and Radda in Chianti.
Here is where to taste excellent wines for Cantine Aperte 2019 in the Chianti Classico:
- Castellare di Castellina, Rocca delle Macie, Tenuta di Bibbiano and Tenuta di Lilliano in Castellina in Chianti
- Barone Ricasoli, Rocca di Castagnoli and Soc. Agr. Capannelle in Gaiole in Chianti
- Castello di Radda in Radda in Chianti
Reference wine: Chianti Classico and DOCG
Montalcino
Those wishing to do wine tastings in Montalcino and its surroundings can visit the following farms:
- Casato Prime Donne
- Casisano
- Castello Banfi
- Col d’Orcia
- Fattoria dei Barbi
- Franco Pacenti – Canalicchio
- Poggio Landi Winery
Reference wine: Brunello
Montepulciano
In the characteristic town of Montepulciano it will be possible to take part in Cantine Aperte in these wine producing areas:
- Azienda Agricola Canneto
- Bindella
- Fattoria La Braccesca
- Cantine Dei
- Contucci
- Casa Vinicola Triacca – Tenuta Santavenere
Reference wine: Vino Nobile
Castelnuovo Berardenga
Also the pleasant town of Castelnuovo Berardenga, close to that great crossroads that is the Colonna del Grillo, offers numerous companies to the “cause” of Cantine Aperte in Siena 2019.
Here are the local farms that will offer wine tastings on May 25 and 26:
- Tenuta Mocenni – Bindi Sergardi
- Felsina
- Poggio Bonelli
- Tolaini
- Vallepicciola
- Villa a Sesta
Reference wine: Chianti Classico Berardenga
Poggibonsi
Those who want to participate to Cantine Aperte near Poggibonsi can choose to visit the following farms:
- Fattoria di Cinciano
- Cantine Guidi
- Melini
Reference wine: Chianti
Other areas near Siena
In addition to the areas we have just listed, the event Cantine Aperte in Siena will also involve other beautiful locations in the area of Siena.
To enjoy wine tastings, in fact, it will also be possible to visit the following farms:
- Distillerie Bonollo in Torrita di Siena
- Borgo Santinovo in Colle Val d’Elsa
- Palagetto in San Gimignano
- Poggio del Moro in Chianciano Terme
Reference wines: Chianti and other productions
Ultimately, those who want to participate in Cantine Aperte 2019 in the province of Siena have a wide range of opportunities to make excellent wine tastings.