Olive oil tours · SAN GIMIGNANO OLIVE OIL TOURS
The 4 best san gimignano olive oil tours you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and how much of it is spent tasting. Number one is first for a reason; start there.
Spend 90 minutes at Frantoio di San Gimignano learning how extra virgin olive oil is made. Walk through the production area, use scent stations and digital quizzes, then taste the mill’s oils with Tuscan bread and regional specialties. English and Italian tours are available.
“The tour was very informative. It would have been nice to see the machinery in action.”
At Podere La Marronaia, near San Gimignano’s historic center, you’ll taste organic wines and three extra virgin olive oils with a local host such as Dario. Expect a quiet farm setting, Vernaccia vineyard views, bread and small snacks, and a short introduction to biodynamic methods.
“The setting here is beautiful and the wines, food, and service are really good. A fun stop for a group”
Meet at Podere la Marronaia, about 800 meters from San Gimignano, for a private tasting of four wines, six olive oils, local cheeses, bruschette, balsamics, and Tuscan specialties. Expect countryside views, an organic family farm, and a relaxed 45-minute visit, but no guaranteed vineyard or cellar tour.
“This was a nice little surprise to find a charming vineyard in San Gimignano that was small and family owned and there for generations. The wine, olive oil and balsamic vinegars was delicious!”
Spend two hours at a family-run winery near San Gimignano, tour its wine and olive-oil production, then picnic beneath olive trees with wine, cheeses, cold cuts, appetizers, pappa al pomodoro, and water.
Pick a mill, a table or a stretch of grove.
