Siena Trip Overview
In the hills of the gorgeous Tuscan countryside, just 2kms away from the medieval center of Siena, this Educational Wine Tour and Tasting ‘Vine, Wine and Life’ is a 3-hour tour held in an organic winery. Learn about the different stages of wine making through the seasons and enjoy tastings and a light lunch.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Siena, Italy
Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Wine Tasting & Winery Tours
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In the hills of the gorgeous Tuscan countryside, just 2kms away from the medieval center of Siena, this Educational Wine Tour and Tasting ‘Vine, Wine and Life’ is a 3-hour tour held in an organic winery. Learn about the different stages of wine making through the seasons and enjoy tastings and a light lunch.
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Stop At: Azienda Agricola La Lastra, Strada della Befana 2/A, 53100, Siena Italy
In a very simple way, directly in the vineyards, we will talk about the agronomic cycle of our organic grapes with the help of genetics, physiology, ecology, pruning, handling of the soil and harvesting.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Azienda Agricola La Lastra, Strada della Befana 2/A, 53100, Siena Italy
In the cellar we will take into consideration the basic concepts for a quality wine making, analyzing the chemical, physical and microbiological details of our wines, during all the main steps of the process from grape to wine: stemming-crushing, alcoholic fermentation, maceration, malolatic fermentation, racking off, stabilizing, bottling and refinement.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Azienda Agricola La Lastra, Strada della Befana 2/A, 53100, Siena Italy
In our equipped tasting room we will taste 4 of our organic wines, all typical of the area, in order to understand all the sensorial notes with the help of our eyes, nose and palate. A triumph of perceptions to exalt what we love most about wine: the complex world of emotions.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Azienda Agricola La Lastra, Strada della Befana 2/A, 53100, Siena Italy
The tasting will end up with a “light-lunch” combining wine and food. We will offer seasonal menus in order to satisfy the palate and keep a health body, combining food with one of our wines and with our organic extra-virgin olive oil.
Duration: 50 minutes
