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Assisi: Organic Wine Tasting & Winemaker Tour with 5 Wines

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Duration2h

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LanguagesEN · DE +2

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You taste five wines straight from the vineyard, paired with what the farm makes

You walk the vineyards with a family member who grows the grapes, taste five organic wines paired with bruschette and local cheeses, and leave with an Apprentice Winemaker certificate. Pickup from Assisi center or train station is included; dietary needs can be arranged in advance.

Step-by-step itinerary

Meet Tili Family member
Tour the organic winery
Taste 5 organic wines
Enjoy bruschette and cold cuts
Sample cheeses and local biscotti
Receive Apprentice Winemaker certificate

The Experience

"The soil here remembers what we did fifty years ago," Marco from the Tili Family says as you walk between the vines, and you realize he's not being poetic — he's talking about the nitrogen cycle, the cover crops, the years it took to stop using anything synthetic. The winery sits in the hills above Assisi, and the tour starts with a walk through the vineyards and olive groves, no rushing, just the guide pointing out which parcels are which age, which ones face which direction. It's the kind of detail that makes sense only when you're standing there.

Then you move inside for the tasting itself. Five organic wines — some Assisi DOC, some Umbria IGT — arrive one at a time, each one paired with something warm: bruschette with organic extra virgin olive oil and fresh tomatoes, a spread of local cheeses and salami with jam, and at the end, umbrian biscotti (tozzetti, they call them) with a sweet wine for dunking. The guide walks you through what you're tasting — the tannins, the acidity, why this one tastes like it does — and you're not pretending to understand; you actually do, because someone who grows the grapes is explaining them. Children get soft drinks and juice instead, and dietary restrictions are handled if you mention them when you book.

By the end, you get a certificate saying you're an Apprentice Winemaker, which is silly and real at the same time. Pickup is available from the Assisi city center, Spello, or the train station for a fixed price, so you don't have to arrange a taxi or figure out the drive. Parking is free. The whole thing takes a few hours, and you leave knowing more about how wine actually gets made than you did that morning.

What’s included

Your morning includes a guided walk through the vineyards and olive groves, a tour of the winery, tasting of five organic wines, bruschette with organic olive oil and fresh tomatoes, a selection of cheeses and salami with jam, umbrian biscotti with sweet wine, free parking, and an Apprentice Winemaker certificate. Pickup from Assisi city center, Spello, or the train station is available for a fixed price arranged at booking.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcome

Operated by Tili Vini

Is this one for you?Right for travelers staying in or near Assisi who want to understand organic winemaking hands-on, not just taste wine in a tasting room. A minimum of two people per booking is required, and the group size is kept small to avoid crowding.