12 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 $35

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.Twilight Trastevere Food Tour with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 490 reviews · from $123

Spend four hours tasting Roman classics in Trastevere, from Da Enzo al 29 pasta to porchetta, gelato, and wine in a cellar older than the Colosseum. Guides such as Arturo, Leonardo, Toni, and Amin bring food, neighborhood stories, and plenty of humor to a small-group evening walk.

“Jasmine is my queen!!!!! Good food and vibes. V worth the money. Would so do it again”

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7.Rooftop Cooking Class with Wine Tasting near Vatican

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 184 reviews · from $78

Join chef Alfons for a 2.5-hour English-language class near the Vatican. You’ll make fettuccine, Italian sauces, and tiramisu, then eat your food with wine and a limoncello toast. Groups are limited to eight, and children under seven may join free while sharing an adult’s workstation.

“Alfons is a great chef and everything was easy and fun with him. He even recommended some places to go in town, I can only recommend hom and this experience.”

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8.Trastevere Wine Tasting with Food Pairing and Gelato

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 168 reviews · 1.5 - 3.5 hours · from $34Best value

Meet at Essenza Wine Bar or Trapizzino in Trastevere for Italian wines paired with cheeses, meats, bruschetta, pesto, mozzarella, and more. Guides such as Marta, Silvia, Fran, and Vivien explain the food and wine, then lead you on a short walk to gelato.

“this was one of the best highlights of our trip to Rome, everything was so clear, guided, delicious and fun, definitely a must do!”

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9.Trionfale and Prati Food and Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 115 reviews · 2 hours · from $77

Meet your English-speaking guide near Santa Maria delle Grazie and walk through Prati to Mercato Trionfale for generous tastings of Roman pizza, suppli, cheeses, salumi, pastries, and Lazio wines. Guides such as Marco, Bruno, Gabriele, and Kristian also add local history and shopping help.

“It was a really good experience. We tasted different wines and foods. There were really interesting pizza flavours and the pistachios paste was amazing.”

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10.Trastevere Food and Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 54 reviews · from $84

Spend 3.5 hours eating through Trastevere with a guide such as Anna or Andrea. Taste aged cheeses, cured meats, Roman pizza at Ivo a Trastevere, DOCG wines, and unusual gelato, including blue cheese. Groups are limited to eight.

“Great tour! Andrea was super knowledgeable about the neighborhood and restaurants. And we had some delicious food/wine. Great experience. Stop thinking about it and book now!”

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11.Frascati Wine Region Tour with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 53 reviews · from $167

Leave Rome with a private driver and English-speaking guide for a three-hour visit to a 300-year-old family-owned winery in Frascati. Walk the vines and old cellars, taste local wines with olive oil and baked bread, then return to your hotel. Guides may include Patrick, Eleonora, or Massimiliano.

“Everything was wonderful . The driver picked us up in time . The vineyard was amazing and the tasting delicious . Not only the wines were awesome, but the food they served eas delicious! Totally satisfied . We recommend this tour 100%”

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12.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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