The term Anglo-Saxon Supertuscan was coined by the English journalist and wine expert Nicholas Belfragene in the mid-1980s almost 20 years after the birth, circa 1968, of the Sassicaia, progenitor of this type of wine and originating from the 'family wineNobles Incisa della Rocchetta followed and developed by other famous names of Italian enology such as Antinori.

Unlike the Chianti, Brunello e Noble, the most used grapes in this area are French (as for the first one Sassicaia) such as Cabernet Sauvignon e Cabernet Franc. At the time of the birth of the Sassicaia no designation could be used (DOC) because it is not provided for by the disciplinary of Tuscan winesOnly in 1994 did we witness the birth of the Bolgheri DOC. Other experimentations which gave origin to this wine, nowadays very renowned, were a Sangiovese in purity experimented by the great masters of Italian enology and, only from the middle of the 1970's, of a blend by Sangiovese e Cabernet Sauvignon like the Tignanello degli Antinori).

The excellent climatic conditions (we are close to the sea and rains are not very frequent in these parts, or rather not as intense as in the inland) have favored the change, during the last decades, of the agriculture of these parts from "traditional" (fruit, vegetables etc..) to viticulture and consequently more and more farms have been transformed into wineries without abandoning the tradition (it is still easy to find and buy in the farm, in addition to wine, also fruit and vegetables).

The Super Tuscan Wine Tour will depart from Florence at 9am and return at 6pm. The total duration, including transportation, is approximately 9 hours. The program of the day consists in visiting one or more companies where to taste Supertuscan combined with a visit to the small village of Bolgheri with a lunch stop choosing from several excellent restaurants with great 'wine cellars'!