We came to Castello di Verrazzano for the first time in 2016, on the recommendation from our son who went in 2015. Once we knew we were coming back to Florence this year, we knew we had to make time for a second visit. Both times, it was a highlight of our trip! The second time we did an official tour and tasting. Our guide was very informative and as always, the winery was superb! In fact, we are having some right now because we had a half case shipped to us! We can't wait to go back!

We visited Castello di Verrazzano along with several smaller wineries and we enjoyed how different and unique each of them were. Castello di Verrazzano was the biggest operation we visited and upon arriving, were awestruck by the glorious views and how grand it all was. The grounds are gorgeous, the views of the valley below are breathtaking and the tour was really informational and interesting. We also appreciated that the groups weren't huge--probably not more than 15 total--that really allowed us to hear what the guide was saying and see what he was showing us.

As amazing as all that was, we also really enjoyed the tasting. I'm not much of a chianti drinker, so I can't comment on the wine as much, but the olive oil was very good and the balsamic was probably the best I've ever had--so much so that we paid to ship it home.

All in all, it was a perfect start to our winery tour of Tuscany and I'd highly recommend it!

We toured the winery which was followed by a very nice dinner. The setting in Tuscany is just beautiful and the views are stunning. I learned that this is not my college Chianti when we used to use the basket covered bottles as drippy candle holders. They have upgraded the barrels using different wood so now the wine is a much better quality. The dinner was lovely with 3 kinds of wine and included homemade pasta which was outstanding. There was a lot of food and it was all good. I could envision myself spending long, relaxing days here enjoying the grounds and views. I would definitely recommend Castello do Verrazano.