For wine lovers

The wine-lover's east

Gaiole and the eastern hills — the serious, spread-out side. Fewer stops, deeper visits, and the region's most memorable single estate.

10:00
Castello di Brolio — Barone RicasoliGaiole in Chianti
Where the Chianti formula was written. Do the castle and gardens first, then the tasting — the polished, powerful wines make more sense with the history.
12:30
Ristorante Badia a ColtibuonoGaiole in Chianti
Lunch at the former abbey on estate produce, then see the monumental cellars and the walled garden.
15:00
Castello di AmaLecchi in Chianti
Book ahead. Benchmark wine plus world-class contemporary art threaded through the hamlet — the most memorable single stop in the east.
17:30
Gaiole in ChiantiGaiole in Chianti
Wind down in Gaiole, the home of gravel, with a glass in the village before the drive back.

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