The guide was friendly and knowledgeable but this is absolutely something you can just do yourself. Don’t waste your money. Choose the winery you’d like to visit, ask to visit the cellar and then get a tasting.

This was One of the highlights of our trip! Our host was so enthusiastic and such a great teacher! The setting and everything about the class was perfect! Highly recommend!

Hello Leon. We had an amazing day with our host. The cooking class was more than we expected. The surroundings of the farm made the experience even that much more enjoyable. Simonetta made us feel warm and welcome. Her knowledge of pasta and sauces are amazing. It is an experience of Tuscany that we will never forget. The lunch that followed was glorious! Wonderful memories were made. I'm looking forward to trying the recipes when I get home! Thank you.

This was the highlight of our Tuscany trip. Davide was so helpful and lovely. He made us feel completely at ease and safe. The views you see on the tour are phenomenal and the picnic afterwards was the perfect way to end it all. Thank you so much!

Fabulous authentic experience! If you have a time constraint I don’t recommend as we were there closer to 5 hours (activity listed as 3 hours long), but it is worth the time. The setting is beautiful and food was outstanding! Maria and Alister greeted us with drinks and snacks. We prepared 4 courses from beginning to end. The food was delicious! Maria provided us copies of the recipes (unfortunately we accidentally left ours at the house).

Had an amazing winery tour through Valdichiana Living with tour guides Leon and Letizia. Leon and Letizia were very friendly, thorough, and fun to talk to as they shuttled us around the wineries and had lunch with us at the second winery. They also very kindly dropped us off at our Airbnb directly in Montepulciano at the very end of the tour. The tours were well-organized and we were able to enjoy our time at each of the three wineries without feeling rushed. We appreciated the varied selection of wineries, from a small boutique winery, to a larger winery, and lastly with an organic winery. Highly recommend this tour, it was one of the highlights of our Italy trip!

We really enjoyed our cooking experience with Simonetta! It was fun cooking in an Italian farmhouse kitchen. At the end of class we dined on the patio eating the delicious meal we had prepared. We would highly recommend this pasta making experience!

We signed up for a pasta making class at a Tuscan farmhouse, but what we got did not match our expectations. The class was held at a large bed and breakfast rather than a farm house. The instructor barely spoke English and did not give clear or detailed instructions, and if it weren’t for another pasta class that we had taken earlier in the trip, we would not have known what to do. The instructor also disappeared for 20 minutes halfway through the class to check a guest into the bed and breakfast and show them to their room. Finally, the instructor appears to have served some of the ravioli and tomato sauce that the class made to a couple of restaurant guests that sat down next to us at dinner when we were eating the food we cooked. My friends and I were disappointed and uncomfortable with this experience, particularly given how much we had paid for it.

Had an amazing cooking class with Daniel at his family farm. Learnt how to make a traditional dish to the area with all local and fresh produce. Was an amazing day.

My wife and I took the 6-hour "Wine lovers experience in Montepulciano" a couple of days ago. It started at 10:30 AM. We got picked up by our guide (Diana) and our driver in Piazza Grande in Montepulciano. We visited three very different wineries (small one, medium size one, and a larger one). At each winery we got a tour of the vineyard, the cellar, and tasted several wines. At two of the wineries, the winer maker was our host. The host at the third winery was an extremely knowledgeable staff member. We had a fantastic lunch at the 2nd winery. We returned to Montepulciano at 4:30 PM. An excellent experience.

Great tour! We did not book a private tour, but it ended up only being the two of us on the tour. It was a nice air conditioned van which was perfect for a hot day. The driver spoke a little english and pointed out things in the drive as we went along. The first winery was fine, we tasted two wines and ended up purchasing a bottle for 12 euros. We were the only ones on this tour. The second winery was nicer with amazing gardens and pool (it was also an accommodation site), here we tasted 4 wines and some olive oil, and they also served some focaccia. We were joined by two other couples on this tour. The wines to purchase from this winery were more expensive. The experience all up took over 3 hours, and was well worth it as we didn't have a car to travel to the wineries ourselves.

We went on an amazing Montepulciano wine tour organized by Valdichiana Living. Really quite unexpectedly wonderful. Our driver picked us up at 10am and took us to our first stop, Manvi Winery, where Puru Manvi gave us tour of the place, told us his fascinating story and filled us with his passion for wine making. Then there was the tasting — all organic and all outstanding. We bought a case. They have a small b 'n b too which we are considering for the future. Then it was off to the second stop, a windy podere with outstanding wines and charming owner. These are people who are truly committed to making great wines at a small scale — we bought some more! I highly recommend Valdichiana Living if you're looking for a wine tour. I can't remember how long it was supposed to last but we eventually got back to Montepulciano at about 2.45pm, happy after a wonderful day.

We learned a lot, made amazing pasta and really enjoyed the view on the beautiful agriturismo! The contact with the agency was also very clear and professional.

We loved the private tour that we received at both wineries. Each of the wineries were smaller, family owned wineries, but created different wines using different practices. This tour was a great way to learn about the heritage of Tuscan wineries and to walk the vineyards. We appreciated the time they spent with us and we felt very welcome. Although the driver was very polite, he didn't speak any English so we were unable to ask any questions about the area.

Our cooking class was absolutely amazing! The day and time we picked just so happened to be just me and my husband, so we had a lovely intimate class. The class was at a small local farm in Montepulciano. The owner showed us all around the farm and the home, he was so clearly excited and proud of his home. We made a dessert, bruschetta, and pasta. He spoke very good english and was so fun to chat with! We learned so much and would absolutely recommend this class to anyone visiting Tuscany!