Tuscany Wine Holidays

Best Tuscan Wines, Serving Temperature & Tips
Tuscany Wine Region Map

Fine Italian Tuscany wine is a real treat for your body and soul.

Being blessed by living in Tuscany and tasting Tuscany wine directly from wineries, I've gathered for you all you need to know about wine from Tuscany - like list of best wines, wine making regions and wine serving temperature and tips - for an easy navigation through the big variety of Tuscan wines.

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"Wine is constant proof that God loves us
and loves to see us happy."
- Benjamin Franklin

Tuscany Wine Region and Wine Provinces Map

Tuscany is a famous wine region in Italy. Vineyards on Tuscan coast are mainly located in the following provinces: Massa-Carrara, Lucca, Pisa, Livorno, Grosseto, Florence and Siena.

If you move down from north to south along the coast the first Tuscan winemaking area is Massa-Carrara. This region offers the smallest wine production volume. Below you'll find wine region map of Tuscany.

Tuscany wine region map

Tuscany Wine Map

In the province of Lucca the main wine production is concentrated in the area of Colline Lucchesi having a status DOC, and also in the place called Montecarlo. In short, Lucca winemaking still has a lot to improve to reach the level of quality of its neighbours.

Among the best Lucca wineries I can mention Fabbrica di San Martino, Fattoria Colleverde, Fattoria La Torre and Tenuta di Valgiano.

Many vineyards of Pisa province are located far from the sea, and are classified as DOC Chianti or Colli Etruria Centrale. The best area of wine production in Pisa is, perhaps, around Montescudaio nearby Bolgheri. And best Tuscan wines of Pisa province normaly have a label Toscana IGT.

Montescudaio Bolgheri

Examples of affordable red Tuscany wines: 4 - 6 Euro a bottle

Livorno province is known due to its wines Bolgheri, first of all Sassicaia having a DOC status. On the south of Livorno province there's also a winemaking region Val di Cornia DOC.

The most southern province of Tuscany Grosseto has two main wine making regions - Morellino di Scansano and Montecucco. Morellino is already well-known on the international markets while Montecucco still has to work more on reaching the strict international acceptance and standards.

In my opinion, Tuscany wines from Grosseto having Maremma Toscana IGT label make perfect choice considering their variety and quality.

Tuscan provinces of Florence and Siena are rich in excellent winemaking. I will cover these wines further down the page in more details.

How to Read Italian Wine Label?

Travel to Tuscany TipBox

Here you can find more red wine information about calories, proteins, fats and carbs in red wine depending on its type.

When selecting Italian wine you might meet three main labels:

Classico - means that the wine belongs to the original historical area of production.
Riserva - normally means higher quality wines that have a longer endurnace and come from the best growing territories.
Superiore - these wines are higher in alcohol than they are supposed to be for the given make of DOC.

Best Tuscan Wines

Let's take a tour through the most famous wines of Tuscany!

Chianti Wine

What is Chianti, Cheap Chianti “What is Chianti - area or wine?” - you ask me.

And I’ll tell you “Both”.

Chianti is the area where Chianti wine is produced. You will find that Chianti and Chianti Classico are two different wine regions. And they both have the status of DOCG wines (manufacturers of fine Italian red wine).

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Brunello di Montalcino

Brunello di Montalcino Montalcino is a special area of Tuscany which is specialized on luxury wine tasting and tourism. Wineries in Montalcino are neat and elegant, and its wines are of excellent quality. Many rich people from the whole world choose for tasting Tuscany wine in Montalcino.

Brunello di Montalcino is one of the most famous Italian wines not only in Italy but throughout the world.

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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

Tuscany Wine Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is produced near the town Montepulciano, in the province of Siena. This Tuscan wine is characterized by the long vesting period (it has to mature for 2-3 years in wooden barrels) and a limited area of production.

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano has a deep ruby red color and strong character.

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Morellino di Scansano

Tuscany Wine Morellino di Scansano The grapes for producing Morellino di Scansano wine are grown in the province of Grosseto. The particular growing area for Morellino is called Maremma, and it has perfect climate for growing grapes. It's covered by the sea breezes and it gets plenty of rain all year round.