The
Chianti wine festival at Montespertoli is coming up (
28 May to 5 June 2022) and as usual it will be an entertaining occasion with a procession of locals dressed up in 19th century costumes and, of course, lots of wine to taste. This wine festival is unusual in the number of street musicians and costumed bands who, along with
Tuscan flag throwers and street actors, turn out to provide entertainment. In this respect the Montespertoli Chianti wine festival is superior to the
Rassegna del Chianti Classico wine festival held later in the year in
Greve in Chianti. The Greve festival has plenty of excellent wine available to try and buy but the entertainment is quite feeble
in comparison with that of the Montespertoli event, especially in the evenings.
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| Chianti wines ready for tasting at Montespertoli |
The important difference between the Greve and Montespertoli Chianti wine festivals is that they present wines from different wine zones of the Chianti appellation. The Montespertoli festival covers Chianti, Chianti Montespertoli and Chianti Colli Fiorentini while the Greve festival is devoted to Chianti Classico.
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| Wagon loaded with Chianti fiasci pulled by Chianina oxen at the Montespertoli Chianti wine festival |
Montespertoli is within easy reach of Florence by public transport and
there are some excellent agriturismi vacation accommodations in the area
More about Montespertoli.
More about the Greve in Chianti wine festival.
Calendar of events in Tuscany.
Important festivals of Tuscany.
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Author: Anna Maria Baldini
