Podere Le Ripi

Absolutely fantastic place! Highly recommend when visiting Tuscany. This is pretty unique biodynamic vineyard. We got a fantastic tour and tasting, the staff is top notch! honestly one of the best tastings we had in Tuscany. Its my second visit here and I won’t hesitate to come back again. Their olive oil and honey is fantastic too so you want to make sure you buy not only some excellent wine bottles but also olive oil and honey.

Amazing winery. Just visited on a tour from Siena. The building where they make and store the wine is fantastic. It is a spiral in design with the tasting room at the top , then the wine production half way down and the stored wine in the lower area maintained at the same temperature all year round. Wine is also great! It’s an organic winery also which is fantastic. Their production follows the correct method to remain organic. Staff are very friendly and know the wine very well.

We searched on Google and happened to come across this farm/winery. This is our best choice in Tuscany. A simple and humble place with a lot of thought about nature and the environment. The guidance was wonderful and enriching. The wonderful Sarah led us around the winery, answered all the questions patiently and professionally. We are sorry but we forgot the name of the sommelier who accompanied us during the tasting. Super professional and pleasant. And the food is wonderful. Friends, this is the winery in Tuscany that you must visit.

We had a beautiful experience wine tasting at Podere Le Ripi! Felicia was very knowledgeable and passionate about the wines created here in the region. We are so happy to be expecting a shipment of amazing wines when we return home!

One of our favourite winery visits!!! Our guide, Ciara was so welcoming and knowledgeable. When we speak to other wineries, they also acknowledge that this winery has a group of good people working for them - quite evidently because you can see that when you have happy employees, they give the best to your customers too. €40 for 5 wines and a tour of the winery was just a treat. We were lucky to have been giving a private tour as the other participants did not show up, but it was also expected to be a small group. The winery was just beautiful and even more so the wines! We had a tough time deciding what to bring home. Overall, a must visit if you are in Montalcino!!!

Absolutely fantastic tour ! Our guide was knowledgeable, friendly, caring and clearly had a passion for the animals welfare and wine production at Vineyard she was absolutely fantastic!. The wines produced here are various and there is something for everyone! We opted for a tour of the animals, lunch and wine tasting and was extremely happy with the service and staff. I can highly recommend this to anyone looking for a fun adventurous afternoon out !

Our visit to Podere Le Ripi was one of spectacular!! Consuelo was our guide, and she was absolutely fantastic. She was so knowledgeable and passionate about the wines and the whole Brunello-making process. She shared really interesting insights about the vineyard’s philosophy, biodynamic practices, and how their wines come to life. We asked a lot of questions, and she answered all of them with care and clarity. The wines were incredible—each one unique and beautifully crafted—and the setting couldn’t have been better. We did the tasting with a lovely group of people, and it felt more like a relaxed afternoon with friends than a formal tour. The view was breathtaking, and Consuelo even gave us some great local tips for the rest of our stay in Montalcino.

Perfect, nothing else to say. The view, the food, the wine, the people .. 10/10. The Bonsai Tasting is really worth it!

Wonderful experience tasting the regional vintage Brunello wines. The wine tasting included nicely prepared lasagna that paired well with the various wines. Our host was very pleasant and explained the history of this vineyard and what goes into developing world-class wine.

I did a lot of research on selecting vineyards that were unique and what I loved about this was that they are biodynamic, have a bonsai vineyard and have olive oil. The owner is also Francesco Illy if you are familiar with Illy coffee. Biodynamic: Uncontaminated soil and the wine processes happen in a 100% ecological wine cellar, built to have zero impact on the environment. Bonsai: It is the densest vineyard in the world meaning the vines are planted very close together which produce a very unique tasting wine. Tour & Tasting: We did a tour of the vineyard, pagoda, cellar and did the actual tasting inside the tasting room by the terrace. We went to about 9 wineries while in Tuscany and Podere le Ripi had one of the most memorable tours. We tasted: 2015 Toscana Rosso IGT 2014 Toscana Rosso IGT 2012 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2011 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Riserva 2005 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2016 Bonsai with delicious Parmesan cheese, bread and olive oil. Our guide was very knowledgeable and made us feel right at home. We ended up buying 2 bottles plus a bottle of olive oil.

We did a wine tasting here, very cool. I loved their port. Can't remember if you can buy the wines in the U.S., but she said Mario Batali serves them at some of his restaurants.