6 Wine Tasting Tours in Rome to Build an Afternoon Around

1.Tuscany & Montepulciano Day Trip with Lunch & Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5,232 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $83Our pick

Travel from Rome to Montepulciano and Pienza by air-conditioned coach, with a guided hill-town walk, Tuscan farm lunch, regional wine tasting, and free time for pecorino, photos, and gelato. Guides such as Anna, Barbara, and Antonino have earned praise, though the wine pours and free time can feel limited.

“It was a long day. The towns visited were nice and pleasant. Worth the trip. Just be aware the food at the selected restaurant leaves alot to be desired. I would suggest bring along some food to eat. Be sure to utilize bathrooms when you can as both towns it was difficult to find public restrooms (which is normal in Europe). The tour guide was very pleasant and communicative.”

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2.Pasta Making & Wine Tasting with Dinner in Frascati from Rome

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,326 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $45Top rated

Meet hosts such as Rosie, Nico, or Federica at Frascati station, walk through the old town, taste family wines, make cacio e pepe, carbonara, or amatriciana, then eat your pasta at dinner before seeing the cellar caves.

“It was not worth it! Would not recommend. You’ll make one simple pasta and will get one glass of wine. This is not at a home but in a small enclosed room.”

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3.E-Bike Night Tour with Food and Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,131 reviews · from $89

See Rome’s grandest sights by e-bike with guides such as Adriana, Elis, Bruno, or Felipe. Ride from Santa Maria Maggiore to the Colosseum, pause near Saint Peter’s for salami, cheese, and wine, and learn the city’s stories in English, Italian, French, or Spanish.

“This was the best tour we’ve done! We’ve never been on e-bikes before and it was really easy to learn! Incredible guides with so many facts and interesting stories!”

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4.Pasta Making with Wine Tasting and Dinner in Frascati

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 979 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $35Best value

Take a 30-minute train from Rome to Frascati, where a family host such as Rosa, Rosie, Nico, or Aurora meets you at the station. Tour the town, taste two family wines with local meats and cheese, make fresh pasta, and eat it with a Roman sauce in a centuries-old cellar.

“We had great time in this activity! We were picked up from the train station, given a short tour of the city, tasted 2 glasses of wine paired with cheese, salami and mortadella and then learned to make pasta from scratch! The host was very kind, attentive and they accomodated our food choices and intolerances with great flexibility, which we appreaciated a lot. Overally, we enjoyed it very very much!”

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5.Food Tour and Wine Tasting in a Traditional Trattoria

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 962 reviews · 4 hours · from $100

Walk from Campo de’ Fiori to Trastevere with an English-speaking guide such as Catia or Fiammetta. Taste fried baccalà, cured meats, cheese, supplì, Roman pasta, wine, and gelato. Expect a generous evening meal, friendly group energy, and a moderate amount of walking.

“Tour guide Catia was excellent very knowledgeable and friendly. We stopped at 4 places, not including gelato and there was so much food! We were so full but were able to experience some traditional plates of Rome. Highly recommend!!”

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6.Private Castelli Romani Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 45 reviews · 3 hours · from $99

Leave Rome with a private driver for Frascati and the Castelli Romani hills. At a family winery dating to 1712, tour the vines and cellar, then taste Frascati DOCG, red IGP, and sweet Cannellino with Roman pizza, olive oil, and garden produce. English guiding and hotel transfers are included.

“From start to finish this was without question our best activity in Rome, and possibly anywhere else we have traveled! Our driver Massimo picked us up promptly at the door or our hotel and drove us to our beautiful destination Cantine Santa Benedetta!! We were warmly greeted by our incredible sommelier Eleanoria who proceeded to not only share her extensive knowledge of the wines and the region, but was beyond friendly and funny, making our 2 hours together FANTASTIC! The tasting room was so beautifully appointed but felt like home! We were given three great wines to taste, each paired perfectly with a simple yet delicious dish, all expertly explained…”

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