Franciacorta winery tasting: Cellar tour with local wines

Walk the cellar where the wine is actually born, then taste it with the people who made it.

A guided tasting and cellar tour at a family-run winery in Franciacorta, Lombardy, where you taste between three and eight wines of your choice, paired with local cold cuts and cheeses. The experience lasts about 90 minutes and includes a walk through the production methods and refinement techniques that define each label, led by someone who works there every day. You pick one of five tasting routes at checkout, each with a different number of wines and a different focus.

The experience

The winery sits in the rolling moraine hills of Franciacorta, the region where Metodo Classico sparkling wines are born. You start with a guided tour of the cellar itself, not a museum version, but the actual workspace where fermentation happens and bottles age. The guide walks you through the production methods and refinement techniques that separate one label from another, and you see the equipment and the space where the work gets done every day. This is not a polished tasting room. It is where the wine is made.

After the cellar, you sit down to taste. You choose your route at checkout: the Icone route with three Franciacorta Millesimati; the Farmer route with six wines of your choice; the Golosa route with eight; the Cellar route with four wines you select; or the Rare Grapes route, an exclusive tasting of four selected wines including three VSQ Metodo Classico and one Franciacorta DOCG Riserva. Each wine comes with a story from the person who made it. Cold cuts and cheeses from local farms arrive on the board, and if you want more, you can add a second mixed platter to share.

The whole experience runs about 90 minutes. Public transportation stops nearby if you are coming from Brescia. The guide speaks English or Italian, and you can book either language when you reserve.

What’s included

• Guided tour of the cellar and production methods.
• wine tasting from your chosen route (three to eight wines depending on which option you pick).
• cold cuts and cheeses from local farms.

Options for this experience

5 options

Icons - 3 WinesGuide in English or Italian · 5 departure times: the first at 11:00, the last at 17:00Lasts 1 hour 30 minutes. Icons - 3 Wines: a tasting of 3 selected wines, paired with local cold cuts and cheeses, then a cellar visit.

Cellar - 4 WinesGuide in English or Italian · 11:00, 14:30, 16:00 and 17:00Lasts 2 hours. Cellar - 4 Wines: a tasting of 4 wines of your choice, served with a platter of local cold cuts and cheeses, then a cellar visit.

Rare Grapes - 4 WinesGuide in English or Italian · 11:00, 14:30, 16:00 and 17:00Lasts 2 hours. Rare Grapes - 4 Wines: 3 VSQ Metodo Classico and 1 Franciacorta DOCG Riserva, produced from Franciacorta's rare grapes: Pinot Noir and Pinot Blanc.

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Farmer - 6 WinesGuide in English or Italian · 11:00, 12:30, 14:30 and 16:00Lasts 2 hours 30 minutes. Farmer - 6 Wines: a tasting of 6 wines of your choice, accompanied by a platter of local cold cuts and cheeses, followed by a cellar visit.

Golosa - 8 WinesGuide in English or Italian · 11:00, 12:30, 14:30 and 16:00Lasts 3 hours. Golosa - 8 Wines: a tasting of 8 wines of your choice, served with a platter of local cold cuts and cheeses, then a cellar visit.

You pick the guide language when booking.

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Before you book

Days and timesEvery day5 departure times: the first at 11:00, the last at 17:00

Book up to6h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Child (4 to 17 years) · Infant (under 4): free

GroupUp to 20

Live guideEnglish and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearby

Operated by Holidoit

Is this one for you?Pick the Rare Grapes route if you want to taste the winery's most exclusive bottles, including a Riserva; choose the Golosa or Farmer route if you want to explore a wider range and pick your own wines; the Icone route works if you prefer a shorter tasting focused on their flagship Millesimati.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 17 years); Infant (under 4): free.

How many wines will I actually taste?

You pick one of five routes at checkout. The Icone route includes three Franciacorta Millesimati; the Farmer route has six wines you choose; the Golosa route has eight; the Cellar route has four wines you select; and the Rare Grapes route features four exclusive wines, including three VSQ Metodo Classico and one Franciacorta DOCG Riserva.

What does the cellar tour actually show?

The guide takes you through the working cellar where fermentation and aging happen, walking you through the production methods and refinement techniques that define each label. You see the equipment and the space where the wine is actually made, not a display version.

What food comes with the tasting?

Cold cuts and cheeses from local farms arrive on a board with your wines. You can add a second mixed platter to share if you want more.

How long does the whole thing take?

The experience runs about 90 minutes, including the cellar tour and the tasting.