Visit The Chianti Classico House in Radda, theTemple of the Black Rooster,and learn 360° about its nectar. This is a tour designed not only for wine lovers,but also for those who love nature,local traditions and taste all the flavors of the territory.

Entering the Casa del Chianti Classico, located inside a convent near Radda, in one of the most beautiful areas of this region now famous all over the world for its wine, there will be a short welcome with an introduction to the place and its history. Next, with a glass of wine in your hand,you will start a real unique and fun sensory experience that will help you to know and appreciate classic Chianti, learn to taste it and understand its countless facets; we will walk through interactive rooms and tasting your glass, from room to room you will learn to recognize colors, scents and the unmistakable taste that this famous wine in the world has left.

Then, doing a bit of trekking (about 30 minutes), going down and going up the hills passing through the rows of vineyards, you will reach the cellar that is located in front of the House where there will be a visit to discover all the winemaking processes; here you can enjoy the view relaxing a little before leaving to return to the Sasa always passing through the vineyards. Torinati back to expect there will be a tasty dinner with local products accompanied by a wine tasting.

 

What does dinner include? The menu consists of 3 courses, each accompanied by a glass of paired wine, all dishes are prepared with local products, fresh and seasonal, for this reason the menu changes throughout the year.

 

This experience is available in two formulas: SILVER and GOLD. In the GOLDformula, more than the SILVER one there will be an experienced escort who will follow you throughout the route from your arrival, to the trekking in the vineyard until the beginning of dinner, in addition the two formulas offer you two different menu options:

Menu Formula Silver

  • Appetizer accompanied by a glass of white or rosé wine
  • A first course of homemade pasta combined with a glass of Chianti Classico
  • Sweet with Vinsanto del Chianti Classico

 

Menu Formula Gold

  • Appetizer accompanied by a Chianti Classico glass
  • A main course with a side dish combined with a glass of Chianti Classico Riserva or Gran Selezione
  • Sweet with Vinsanto del Chianti Classico.

 

All dishes are prepared with fresh and seasonal products, so the menu changes throughout the year, here are some of the dishes you might find:

Flan of seasonal vegetables with pecorino cream of the Crete Senesi and crispy guanciale, Anchovies under Sienese pesto with grilled peppers and creamy sweet cheese, Pici pulled by hand with gravy with the alglione of the Val di Chiana or the Tuscan ragù' , Potato tortelli with yellow tomato coulis, eggplant caviar and burrata, Tagliolini with herbal crumbs of the Convento, Cut of rosemary sirloin with season side dish, Duck breast with orange endive and sangiovesereduction, Peposo dell'Impruneta with grilled wholemeal polenta, Semifreddo with cantucci with reduction of vinsanto and crunchy almonds, Cheesecake with Sangiovese jelly, reduction of wine and fig sorbet, Tiramisu del Convento