One of the most visiting countries in Europe is Tuscany, which is well known for its gorgeous landscapes, artistic culture, its citizens' way of living and behaving and finally its wines.
What will amaze you about the red wine in Tuscany during your tour is its freshness. The wines produced within its region are globally known for its smoothness, aroma, and best of all in this modern age. You can, if you visit, meet the wineries and can try many of these wonderful wines even before you buy it. Actually, wine tasting is just more than its history, culture, people and its great landscape. Wine in Tuscany is of course amazing thing to be consumed.
Tuscany wine tour provides you unique wine taste, because nowhere else in the world, such taste of wine does naturally exist. But there is, in fact, some specific time to enjoy heartedly this awesome taste. Many tour experts are of the view that, autumn is the most recommended time to visit this wine land. The weather at this period of time cools off, the colours of autumn awaken, the grape leaves turn gold then russet leaving the countryside completely a dream land. However, mid-September into early October is supposed the fantastic time to explore the region. The days are naturally warm and the nights are cool, inviting numbers of wine lovers.
Every town in this season seems to celebrate harvest festival. You will have a great opportunity to go truffle and mushroom hunting, and the food you might expect is fantastic. As experienced, in most of the Mediterranean regions, olives are harvested in the months of November, December and January. But Tuscany exceptionally witnesses the harvesting of olives as early as in the end of September. Early harvest means that the fruit is not completely ripe and so produces less oil, making Tuscan olive oils a bit more preferable than others.
Vineyards in Tuscany is, during every season' experienced the best place for wine. It is equally charming both in sunny and rainy days. It is definitely the best nourishment for grape. You should learn to taste the wines in the most correct way. There are some relevant commandments of testing wine. Have a look -
€ You should, for the nectarous taste, contact the wine producer in advance in order to get a map of all producers in area and all the information satisfactorily.
€ You should choose maximum of three or four producers a day, as finding every day three or four cellars in the same area will deliver you great pleasure.
€ Ask if there is restaurant next to the winery that serves the same wine appreciation during the tasting.
€ Prefer to go to them at 10-11am, as the capacities of human organs, at this time, are at the best, because they are not influenced by hunger.
€ Let's start with a very small quantity and then go with real taste. Inhale slightly to increase the taste.