We know that many of you travel to Tuscany to visit the winery for spring and summer holidays — we can't wait to welcome you to Tenuta Torciano in San Gimignano!
As part of our ongoing health and safety projects, we're delighted to introduce our Al Fresco Vineyard Restaurant in the Countryside, a property-wide dining program that lets all our visitors enjoy their favorite outdoor wine tasting experiences in the fresh air!
It took a lot of thought, care, time and love to plan the Countryside Al Fresco experience. Face masks are required indoors, so don't forget to bring one when shopping and dining with our instructor sommeliers. We work to keep our team members and each of you safe, so we can keep delivering a wonderful Al Fresco experience in the Countryside with Tenuta Torciano.
Pierluigi Giachi
We're waiting for you from May, outdoors and safely
An important part of our daily life is still complicated, and sometimes it's hard to see all the beauty that still surrounds us. At Tenuta Torciano, since May we've reopened visits to our cellars and our vineyards, and dining in the outdoor spaces and inside the cellars, with regular distances between the tables.
The uncontaminated nature that surrounds us, palaces and towers, places of unique history and culture, or simply a characteristic vineyard hidden in the heart of Tenuta Torciano: we're happy to welcome every guest who wants to enjoy an outdoor wine experience.
Tenuta Torciano Winery
In San Gimignano, Tuscany
Among the winery's 42 wine experiences, vineyards and cellars, Tenuta Torciano is the only one built on the banks of the river — a vision just a few steps from the hotel's Torciano Building. It offers unique wine experiences, wines, food, Tuscan cuisine, tables set in nature among the vine rows, with a beautiful view of the green hills and the San Gimignano towers all around.
Guests of Tenuta Torciano become one with nature, enjoying the stunning views of the nearby medieval city of San Gimignano and tasting authentic Tuscan family living in this enchanting winery setting for 300 years.
Couples and families alike appreciate the elegant yet informal way the winery runs, its commitment to sustainability and the wide variety of environmentally friendly activities available for all ages. The estate's virgin woodland, fields and protected flora and fauna are the ideal backdrop for nature walks on the many trails. Partridges, pheasants, cranes, storks, peacocks and swans can be spotted, while wild boar, badgers, foxes and porcupines make their homes in the surrounding woods.
The 500-acre organic farm produces a wide variety of foods and products for the restaurants and hotel. Wines, olive oils and balsamic vinegar are made on the property.
The resident horses feed on homegrown hay, and the three-acre vegetable garden supplies fresh asparagus, artichokes, tomatoes, potatoes, peas, raspberries and strawberries for the daily menus. Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti Classico, Nobile di Montepulciano, a selection of Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Chardonnay, Pinot white wine or Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon red wines harvested in our vineyards; menu ingredients that can't be grown on the property come from local farmers.
Tenuta Torciano's commitment to sustainable agriculture is mirrored in its commitment to the local community: 100% of the staff live nearby, including in Siena and Valdelsa.
The work of local artisans is present throughout the estate, where the most authentic traditions live on: staff who work in the vegetable garden every day for fresh, genuine vegetables, farmers who tend the vineyards for wine production. Others work in the olive groves for oil production, or take care of the farm animals and the horses for riding, the property's architecture, culinary delights, wellness treatments and overall philosophy.
Additional wellness-focused activities offered to guests include horseback riding, yoga classes, trekking and e-biking, a full day with scooter, a truffle hunter with dog, and cooking class lessons.
A "winemaster" offers wine tasting classes all year round, directly in the vineyards or in private wine cellar rooms.
Emanuele's insider tips
What to do during your stay
Leading Emanuele's transformation to become one of the world's most reputable sustainable wineries is their incomparable CEO, Pierluigi Giachi. While staying at Tenuta Torciano, Emanuele recommends:
San Gimignano
A visit to nearby San Gimignano, the Manhattan of the Middle Ages, with its 14 towers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and city of the Medici.
The vineyards by golf cart
A vineyards guided tour of Tenuta Torciano's organic farm with Torciano's staff, aboard our golf cart.
The olive groves by jeep
An olive groves tour of Tenuta Torciano's centuries-old trees, with Torciano's staff, aboard our 4×4 jeep.
The vegetable garden with Enrico
A visit and lesson in our vegetable garden at Tenuta Torciano's organic farm, with Enrico, our head garden farmer.
Sunset at Torre Chigi
Cocktails at sunset on the terrace, or Skyview Torre Chigi, with a view of Florence and Siena across the valley.
Torciano Hotel
Staying in one of the Torciano Hotel heritages, just a short walk from the main building.
Trails, horseback and truffles
Exploring the estate's many paths and trails on foot, on horseback, or by e-bike or scooter, and walking through our forest and along the river with our truffle hunter and his dogs.
FAQ
When did Tenuta Torciano reopen visits and outdoor dining?
Since May, Tenuta Torciano has reopened visits to its cellars and vineyards, and dining in the outdoor spaces and inside the cellars, with regular distances between the tables.
What wellness activities are offered to guests?
Guests can enjoy horseback riding, yoga classes, trekking and e-biking, a full day with scooter, a truffle hunter with dog, and cooking class lessons, plus wine tasting classes with a "winemaster" all year round.
What wines are produced at Tenuta Torciano?
The property produces Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti Classico, Nobile di Montepulciano, a selection of Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Chardonnay, Pinot white wine, and Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon red wines harvested in its own vineyards.
How big is the organic farm at Tenuta Torciano?
It is a 500-acre organic farm, which includes a three-acre vegetable garden supplying fresh asparagus, artichokes, tomatoes, potatoes, peas, raspberries and strawberries for the daily menus.
Where is Tenuta Torciano located?
Tenuta Torciano is in San Gimignano, Tuscany, built on the banks of the river, just a few steps from the hotel's Torciano Building.
