Dinner in the Vineyards from Siena

I was dissatisfied with this tour. It was 36 degrees and the bus had no AC. It felt like a sauna. And the bus was very old and all over the road. Totally unexceptional. The meal was just ok. BBQ meats but no salad or side with it. Not what I was expecting.

Nothing really, poorly organized, given a glass of wine stood or sat for 45 minutes talking to people on the bus. After a while we were taken to firmenting room. It looked like a storage room,bottling room was also a.mess with boxes, old furniture in this small room. BBQ food was over cooked and dry. A few Italian appetizers. Tour could have. been 1.5 hours shorter.

Overall, we enjoyed the dinner setting: long tables running between the rows of grapevines, at sunset, with beautiful lighting. It really was an Instagram-worthy experience. The food was tasty, but the meal incomplete. And the wine was okay. But overall, the experience was just odd. We boarded the bus and the driver did not speak English, so we didn’t know where we were going nor how long the trip would be (40 minutes). When we arrived, we were escorted to an area around a pool (I gathered that they have a B&B), and offered a glass of wine. Nobody introduced themselves, and there was no explanation of our location nor the evening’s itinerary. We then had a brief tour of the wine cellar and vineyard. Finally, a lovely barbecue dinner. The hosts seemed enthusiastic and kind, but the professionalism and attention to detail weren’t up to par. We had a nice time, but again, it was just plain odd.

I was most excited for this event but unfortunately it was a huge let down. The winery is very small and not really set up for visitors. Dinner was very late and we sat for some time waiting for the main course. Unfortunately, when the main course came, one plate was sat down for about 9 people — it was not clear this was for all 9 people given that there was maybe enough food for 4-5 people… the individuals to our left took the food expecting there to be a second plate but there was none. When we told the two servers in our areas that the five of us had not had any food, they seemed receptive , so we thought it would be dealt with. After waiting another 10 minutes, I had to get up to check on our food. Unfortunately, the servers had not informed the chef that we didn’t have food. I then had to speak to the chef to ask for food for the five of us — he did not initially believe me that we had not received food and I had to physically show him that there was no food on our plates. He then put a few pieces of meat on a plate for our group and felt this was good enough. There was no apology from anyone for this experience. I was made to feel like I was out of line for asking for food even though it was included in this ticket. The wine was not properly introduced & neither was the food so we did not know what we were eating or drinking at any point. This was probably my worst experience at a winery ever & I would never book this again. Do not book — find another wine tasting experience, there are plenty.

The whole experience from getting there to the tour and the food was excellent the host was very informative and we purchased several bottles of the wine

Not as expected, but ok if want to sit in a vineyard most of the evening. Food poor and organisation not the best. Not a large vineyard. Chemical toilets not great. Setting lovely.

This was an interesting experience. We all had a lot of fun but this did not at all match the description was. It felt very thrown together and casual as if we were in someone’s backyard. Our driver was also 40 minutes late to pick us up

What a wonderful way to experience a boutique winery! The dinner courses were delicious as was the wine (and olive oil and balsamic offerings) We ordered a variety of wines as the price was great and so were the shipping costs, and it arrived home shortly after we did. Our driver/host was so fun and gracious and we loved visiting the walled castle town of Monteriggioni prior to our arrival to the winery. Our tour from Siena joined up with their other tour from Florence so it was a lively evening with fun people.