This review is very difficult to write because this was my second tour with Nadia in five years. The tour itself is lovely and the wine is fantastic. We loved it so much we bought 18 bottles to be shipped home. Unfortunately that is where my review turns negative. We paid 190 Euro to have wine shipped by Nadia back to the US. The wine arrived and to our disappointment our shipment was missing the most expensive, reserve vintage we purchased. In addition, Nadia shipped the wine listed as "Italian Virgin Olive Oil" which cost a total of 24 Euro. I reached out to Nadia immediately after the wine arrived requesting she ship our final bottle and following up two separate times over the course of the next two months without any response. In total we lost ~$300 dollars and this is after paying $620 for the two people on the tour and leaving Nadia a generous tip. We will not be using Nadia's services ever again after this experience and it is a real shame because coming out of the tours my review would have been vastly different had the shipment been handled professionally.
We actually did three tours with Nadia. Two were intimate dinners at a winery with a tour beforehand. The food, wine, and ambience were awesome! Of course, the weather was perfect and the full moon was out, just to add to the events. The other tour with Nadia was a full day of visiting four vineyards with lunch. Nadia knows all of the locals, picks out the ones best suited for the day (since it was near harvest time) and always delivers. We have connected with Nadia for two separate trips and will definitely book her on our next trip to Montalcino. She speaks excellent English, so she can help with any interpretation issues that may come up. I hesitate to give to glowing a report, because I am afraid she will get all booked up for our next trip back to Italia. But I cannot give high enough praise to Nadia and her tours--you will be happy you chose to go with her. It is like having your local friend give you the tour.
Nadia is incredible and made this wine tour magnificent for us. Nadia is knowledgeable, takes you to the right places for the most delicious wine. Our last stop was a vineyard where we had a delicious lunch. Nadia I will recommend you to everyone that I know. Thank you so much for everything.
Nadia did an amazing job on our Montalcino Wine tour! She went above and beyond and planned a tour including four wineries, a lunch and ending with a four course meal on a terrace overlooking the vineyards. It was a perfect day!!
I really recommend this tour to anyone who likes Brunello wine and wants to see the area. The staff was vver friendly as well.