Tuscany

Curious Appetite – Coral Sisk

Private Wine and Food Guide · Tuscany, Italy

Credentials WSET Level 2 · FISAR Sommelier (Italy) · Published food and wine writer (Vogue, Eater, The Guardian, Condé Nast Traveler)
Languages English · Italian
Tour style Private · Small group

Coral moved from Seattle to Florence in 2012 to pursue food and wine writing, and has been based there since. She holds a WSET Level 2, an Italian sommelier certificate from FISAR, and a degree in Italian Studies. Her writing appears in Vogue, Eater, The Guardian, and Condé Nast Traveler. Lonely Planet and Frommer's recommend her tours.
Her operation, Curious Appetite, runs culinary and wine experiences across Florence and Tuscany, led by a team of bilingual Italian sommeliers, food historians, and guides. The Tuscany wine tours are private, full-day experiences visiting wineries selected by the sommelier team based on the guest's palate, knowledge level, and interests, covering Chianti Classico, Montalcino, Montepulciano, Bolgheri, San Gimignano, and lesser-known appellations including biodynamic producers in the Garfagnana and Cortona.
The private tour intake process is unusually thorough: guests complete an in-depth questionnaire before the itinerary is built. The result is a day calibrated to what you actually know and want, not a standard circuit.

The Curious Appetite sommelier team selects producers based on quality and character, not profile. Alongside the well-known appellations, they work with biodynamic makers, small family operations, and off-radar traditional producers that don't appear on standard Tuscany itineraries.

  • Family-run Chianti Classico estates chosen by the sommelier team, not by aggregator ranking
  • Brunello di Montalcino producers including cellar-focused visits for wine collectors
  • Vino Nobile di Montepulciano farmstead producers with artisan food pairing
  • Bolgheri Super Tuscan estates on the Tuscan coast
  • Biodynamic and minimal-intervention producers in lesser-known Tuscan appellations
  • San Gimignano and Vernaccia producers for guests wanting white wine focus
Tours are full day, visiting two wineries including lunch available at the winery estate, with transport from Florence included. Small group tours follow a curated route. Private tours offer a fully custom itinerary, exclusive vehicle, and undivided guide attention. Custom half-day options are available on request.

Private and small group tours available · 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.