Tuscany

Wine Tour in Tuscany – Donatella Nonni

Private Wine Guide · Tuscany, Italy

Credentials 20+ years guiding in Tuscany · Siena-based · Specialist in Chianti, Montalcino, Montepulciano
Languages English · Italian
Tour style Private only

Donatella is based in Siena and has been guiding private wine tours across Tuscany for more than twenty years. She is not a tour operator with a roster of guides; every tour runs with Donatella or her partner Dario. The winemaker relationships that define this operation are personal, built visit by visit over two decades, and they show at the cellar door in ways that no booking platform can replicate.
Guests describe being taken to family estates they could not have found independently, lunches at private villas and farmhouses owned by winemakers she knows personally, and producers who greeted them as expected guests rather than visitors. One guest had tried and failed to contact a Brunello producer on their own; Donatella arranged the visit. That kind of access is not a feature of the tour. It is the result of twenty years of showing up and being trusted.

Donatella's access comes from two decades of relationships with family producers across Chianti, Montalcino, and Montepulciano. The estates she visits are chosen because she knows the people behind them, not because they are easy to find.

  • Family-run Chianti Classico estates across multiple villages, rotated based on what is worth visiting that season
  • Brunello di Montalcino producers including small family operations not accessible through standard booking
  • Vino Nobile di Montepulciano estates paired with local pecorino and artisan food producers
  • Private lunches at family villas and farmhouses, arranged through personal relationships
  • Wine purchases and shipping assistance coordinated from the cellar
Every tour is private. Donatella or Dario collects guests from their accommodation and builds the day around their interests and what they want to find. Tours typically cover two to four wineries depending on the itinerary and pace, with lunch included.

Private visits only · By inquiry

This operator was personally evaluated by Michelle Ryan: WSET Level 3, French Wine Scholar, IATA Certified Travel Advisor. Vetting criteria: guide credentials, access to producers not available through public booking platforms, and knowledge intake process. Not every operator we evaluate makes it onto this site.

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