Amarone Wine Tour & Tasting from Venice, Padua or Verona Amarone Wine Tour and Tastings from Verona
ID: GYG25695-O-28493
Category:
Sight Seeing
Country: Italy
Duration:
08:00 hours
Description
Explore the vineyards of the Valpolicella Valley between Lake Garda and Verona, and taste superb Amarone and Recioto wines with an expert sommelier. Enjoy a scenic drive through breathtaking scenery and lunch at a traditional trattoria.
Join an Italian Sommelier on this special 8-hour trip to small prestigious vineyards in the Valpolicella Valley. Discover the best Amarone and other quality Valpolicella wines, and sample the local cuisine in a beautiful atmosphere.
On this tour, you will drive through a landscape of classical villas, surrounded by vineyards, olive groves, and orchards.
Pick-ups are available from Venice, Verona, or Padua, and each tour starts with a visit to a typical cantina, set in a 15th-century building. Drive along tiny roads that wind through the vineyards.
Enjoy tastings of Valpolicella’s classic wines - Valpolicella, Ripasso della Valpolicella, Amarone, and Recioto. Each wine will be paired with cheese, selected by the vineyard owner and your guide, who is a sommelier and master cheese taster.
Next, take a scenic drive to a typical restaurant, for a light lunch with tradional dishes and wine. After lunch, visit a second cantina, where the grapes for Amarone and Recioto are withered before vinification. After a short visit to the vineyard and winery, taste some more famous wines for a chance to compare the differences and similarities of the two different producers.
Highlights
- Drive through the scenic Valpolicella Valley, past olive groves and classical villas
- See the historic vineyards as you explore the wine region known to Ancient Greeks as the “Valley of the Many Cellars”
- Stop for a traditional lunch and visit 2 cantinas to tour the vineyards and barricaia (cellars)
- Learn about the winemaking process and techniques of the wine region
- Pair 5 different Valpolicella wines with cheese, selected by your sommelier and cheese tasting guide
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please contact Venice Day Trips to verify the costs in case of different pick-up or drop-off locations
Lunch menu:
An antipasto (plate of Salumi and cheeses)
a first course (home made risotto or pasta)
Dessert (home made cookies or little cake)
Water
Wine
Coffee
Wine Tasting:
Valpolicella Classico DOC
Valpolicella Superiore DOC
Ripasso della Valpolicella DOC
Amarone della Valpolicella DOC
Recioto della Valpolicella DOC
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
Masks are required while indoors
All participants 12 and older must present physical or digital proof that they've been fully vaccinated with a FDA or WHO-approved vaccine administered at least 14 days before the performance date. Children between 5-11 years old must present proof that they've received at least one dose of a FDA or WHO-approved vaccine and be accompanied by a vaccinated adult meeting the theater's entry requirements. Guests whose last vaccine dose (excluding boosters) was fewer than 14 days before the performance date must also present either a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before the performance starts or a negative antigen test taken no more than 6 hours before the performance starts
You are required to bring and wear a mask
your hotel in Verona
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
