Montepulciano is the exact same town it was during Medieval and Renaissance times. In the 1500s the town reached its architectural peak -its impressive public and privately-owned edifices competing with the best of neighboring Siena and Florence.
The great architectural works realized during this period are testimony to the socio-economic power to the Montepulciano's noble families, as the Renaissance's greatest architects made the town into the "Pearl of the 15th Century" with massive palaces and churches on par with no other.
Montepulciano's history has always been closely connected to the fame and success of its wines and culinary art. The town's center boasts centuries-old wineries and restaurants reproducing the same robust red wines and meat dishes.
Our wine route begins in the town's historic center and then makes its way to nearby villages along country roads lined with inspiring landscape in the heart of Tuscany.