Description
An organic winery tour in Lucca that begins outdoors, among the rows of a certified organic and biodynamic estate. Your guide walks you through the vineyards and explains why the estate works the way it does: healthier soil, more biodiversity, a balance with the surrounding land that shows up later in the glass.
From the vines you move indoors to see where the wine is made. The tinaia is the fermentation room, and the barricaia is the cellar where the wine ages in barrels. Seeing both in a single visit makes it easy to follow the path from grape to bottle, from fermentation to maturation.
The visit ends at the table with five wines, served with breadsticks:
- the estate's speciality, its rosé wines
- a selection of whites
- a selection of reds
The visit lasts about 90 minutes, with a live guide in English or Italian. It suits wine lovers curious about how organic and biodynamic farming changes the wine, and curious newcomers who simply enjoy a glass in the countryside. Dress for the weather, as the start is in the open air, and if it turns bad the vineyard walk may be left out. Tell the estate in advance about allergies or dietary needs. Getting there and meals are not included.