We had a fantastic first day in Siena. We started the day with Franco picking us up at the station. He kindly brought us to our wonderful hotel and waiting patiently as we checked in and got organized. Our day included coffees stops, cheese shops and a delicious lunch. It was obvious he brought us to his favorite places where... More

We booked the Brunello di Montelcino tour based on TA reviews and it exceeded all our expectations. Frano is friendly, personable, and knowledgeable, speaks excellent English and explains things in a very concisely & friendly manner. He picked us up at the bus station, dropped off the luggage at the hotel and we were off! With stops for a espresso... More

My wife and I had booked this as part of our honeymoon tour of Italy. Having done wine tasting in the US, we really wanted to get out an try 'real' Sangiovese based wines, and Franco did not disappoint in taking us through the countryside to Montalcino and Montepulciano. Our personal favorite wines of the whole 9-day trip were the... More

We had a fabulous wine tour of the Tuscan region with Franco while we were on our honeymoon. Franco picked us up from our hotel and we were joined by another couple shortly thereafter. Our first winery was great! We enjoyed visiting with the staff and were treated to snacks and wine tasting. Franco said it was a first at... More

My husband & I booked w/Franco based on TA reviews. We were staying in the countryside, so we met him at a mutually convenient place. We were with 2 other couples (newlyweds and newly grandparents) and a single man. Although we did not know them, by the end of the day we were exchanging email addresses! We started by buying... More

Franco was amazing. My wife and I and two friends headed out for a great day with Franco throughout the country side. We learned all about the region and its wines and, most importantly, visited a couple amazing wineries. Being with Franco were were provided access to more private areas of the wineries and got to chat with one of... More

Overall - what to expect - Franco gives you a full day's tour, apparently from our experience and reading others, to some of the smaller wineries - those which he has established relationships with. A notable benefit to Franco's personal touch was our visit to the kitchen where we had lunch. A day with Franco is a day to remember... More

My daughter and I spent a wonderful day out with Franco and 5 other American guests. We visited two wineries and had a fabulous lunch at a local restaurant.Plus got to see the amazing Tuscan countyside The wineries were very beautiful and as Franco was friendly with both owners we got to see areas of the winery not normally available... More

I'm so sorry to not contribue to all the other glowing reviews. Three of us reserved a Montalcino/Montepulciano wine tour with Franco because of Trip Advisor reviews. We sent questions ahead on whether Pienza would be included on the tour and were told yes. The tour was very interesting from the winery points-of-view. We appreciated the small, intimate wineries and... More