★★★★★
E-bike wine day from Via Ricci
Enormous fun, and the best way we found to get out into the countryside. The shop could not have been more helpful and both wineries were excellent.
Kerri K. · April 2026
Montepulciano E-Bike Wine Tour
Local wines pouredStarts in MontepulcianoYour group only
Five hours among the vines, on a bike that flattens most of the ridge. You collect an e-bike, a helmet, a rain jacket and a lock ten metres off Piazza Grande, ride out past the temple below the walls, and stop at two cellars for eight Montepulciano wines. The route is the shop's own and your party rides it alone. The last climb back into town is the part to plan for.
Two cellars, eight wines, five hours
Two tastings, eight wines
The listing is specific: two cellars in the Montepulciano area, eight wines in all.
The bike and the kit
E-bike, helmet, rain jacket and a chain lock are all in the fare.
Piazza Grande and San Biagio
Both are named stops on the route, 15 minutes at one and 10 at the other.
Your party only
Booked private, for up to 12, so nobody else rides out with you.
Lunch is an extra you arrange
You can reserve a quick lunch, or one at a cellar, when you book.
4.9 from 183 reviews
Riders single out the shop, the countryside and the wine — and the ride home.
What Urban Bikery hands you
This is a bike, a route and two cellars, not a coach with a microphone. The shop is on Via Ricci, ten metres from the corner of Piazza Grande. You are fitted to an e-bike and given a helmet, a rain jacket and a chain lock, then shown the route the operator has planned. Some riders have had somebody with them; the listing promises the bike, the route and the wine, so plan on riding it yourself and treat company as a bonus.
The motor is what makes the idea work at all. Montepulciano sits on a ridge, the lanes out of it drop and climb constantly, and an unassisted bicycle turns a wine day into a training ride. With assistance you can cover the country between the cellars in an afternoon. If you are weighing this against the other bike option, the whole comparison is on Montepulciano bike tours, and Montepulciano Tours sets every fare beside it.
Piazza Grande, then down to San Biagio
Two stops are written into the operator's own itinerary. The first is Piazza Grande, at the top of the town, for about 15 minutes — the square with the Palazzo Comunale and its tower on one side and a well between the palace fronts. There is nothing to pay to stand in it.
The second is the Tempio di San Biagio, about ten minutes below the walls, where the route allows roughly ten minutes. Note what that means: it is a stop at the building, not a visit inside it. The temple charges its own €5 admission and this fare does not cover it, so if you want to go in, budget the time and the ticket separately. Its hours are on the things to do page.
The climb back is the part to plan for
This is the part that is easy to skim past. You need to be able to ride a bicycle on white dirt roads in hilly country, with ups and downs, and you need the condition for it. Riders put it the same way from the saddle. The leg home is a long steady incline on unsealed road, and the motor helps without doing the work for you.
So treat the second half as the real ride. Start early rather than late, carry water, and if you are unsure about the climb, the shop's own alternative is the day where lunch is in the fare and the route runs out across the flatter country instead. Both are set out on Montepulciano bike tours.
How the five hours run
- Via Ricci 2, off Piazza Grande. Fitting, the kit and the route, handed over at the shop.
- Out through Piazza Grande. About 15 minutes at the top of the town before you drop off the ridge.
- Down to the Tempio di San Biagio. Roughly ten minutes at the church on its lawn below the walls.
- The first cellar. A tasting in the Montepulciano area, part of the eight wines.
- Lunch, if you booked one. A quick lunch or one at a cellar, reserved as an extra.
- The second cellar. The rest of the eight wines, and the turn for home.
- The climb back into town. A long steady rise on unsealed road; leave time and energy for it.
- Back at the shop. Bikes and kit returned to Via Ricci, about five hours after you left.
Who this suits: riders, not passengers
Book this if
You ride a bike confidently, you are comfortable on gravel and dirt lanes, and you would rather earn the view than be driven to it. It suits couples and small groups who want the country between the cellars as much as the wine, and it is one of the few ways to see the vineyards under your own power.
Book something else if
You have back problems, you are pregnant, or you would rather not commit to a long climb at the end of a tasting day — the operator names all three. Choose the cellar hour in the centre or the horseback ride through the vineyards instead, and if you want the vines without pedalling, the shop's other e-bike day includes lunch and runs its own route. Every option that puts your own party alone with a guide is on private Montepulciano tours.
What the fare covers
In the fare
- Alcoholic Beverages
- ebike, helmet, kway, chain
Not in the fare
- Lunch
Via Ricci 2, ten metres off Piazza Grande
The shop is at Via Ricci 2, in the middle of the old town and ten metres from the corner of Piazza Grande. If you are staying inside the walls you walk to it. If you are coming up for the day, the operator names Parking 8 as the nearest free parking, and it is a climb from there — do it before you get on a bike, not after.
Allow a few minutes at the start for the fitting and the route. You are shown the stops and how to follow them before you ride, and it is worth asking any questions then rather than a lane later. The car parks and the walk up from each are on the Montepulciano parking map.
Know before you go
- You need to be able to ride on dirt. White gravel lanes, hilly country, ups and downs: the operator's own line.
- Sufficient physical condition required. The climb home is real; the motor assists, it does not carry you.
- Not recommended with back problems or in pregnancy. Both are named on the listing; pick a tasting in town instead.
- Lunch is not in the fare. Reserve a quick lunch or one at a cellar as an extra when you book.
- Free parking at Parking 8. The nearest one to Via Ricci, below the walls like all of them.
- Weather can cancel it. Poor weather means another date or a full refund, and free cancellation runs to 24 hours.
What riders say about the e-bike day
★★★☆☆
E-bike wine day from Via Ricci
Not one for beginners: the motor does not save you on the hills back up, so be ready for that. The lunch stop and the wineries were excellent.
Kiersten O. · September 2026
★★★★☆
E-bike wine day from Via Ricci
This is not off-road, whatever the photographs suggest — you ride the main roads between wineries, and drivers here are kind to cyclists. Both wineries were lovely and lunch was one of our best meals in Italy.
Carrie B. · September 2025
Frequently asked questions
Is there a guide with us?
The fare covers the bike, the kit, the route and the two tastings, and it is booked private to your party. Some riders have had someone with them and some have followed the stops themselves, so book it for the route and the wine. If you want a guide on the ground, take the cellar hour or a private walk.
How hard is the riding?
Harder than the photographs suggest, mostly on the way back. The listing asks that you can ride on white dirt roads in hilly country and says sufficient physical condition is required. Treat the return leg as a long steady climb.
How many wines do you taste?
Eight, across two cellars in the Montepulciano area, and both tastings are in the fare. The wines are Montepulciano wines. Lunch is the only thing you arrange separately.
Do we go inside the temple at San Biagio?
No. The route stops at it for about ten minutes, and the church sells its own €5 ticket that this fare does not include. Allow extra time and money if you want to go in.
Can I just hire a bike instead?
Yes, and it is a different day rather than a cheaper version of this one: the shop's other e-bike product runs its own route and includes lunch, not the tastings. Both are compared on Montepulciano bike tours.
What happens if it rains?
A rain jacket is in the fare, so light weather is not the end of it. If the operator cancels for bad weather you are offered another date or a full refund. Free cancellation otherwise runs up to 24 hours before the start.
Other ways to reach the vineyards
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