Pompeii Wine Tasting Tour with Neapolitan Lunch

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Duration2h

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Roman wine production never stopped here—they still make it in amphorae the way it was done 2,000 years ago.

A private wine tasting tour of the Bosco de' Medici estate near Pompeii, running daily from 11:30 am to 4:00 pm, combines a walk through the vineyard and winemaking rooms with a stop at the Necropolis of 79 AD and a guided tasting of five wines plus sparkling, paired with a full Neapolitan lunch. The estate revives ancient Roman amphora wine production techniques on the same land. The tour includes the 18th-century farmhouse, experimental vineyard, refining room with wooden barrels, and a menu of regional starters, handmade pasta, entrecôte, and dessert. A live guide speaks English, Spanish or French, and vegetarian options are available with advance notice.

Step-by-step itinerary

Wine tasting and Neapolitan lunch

Visit 18th-century farmhouse
Walk through experimental vineyard
Stop at Necropolis of 79 AD
Explore winemaking room
Visit refining room with barrels and amphorae
Guided wine tasting
Enjoy typical Neapolitan lunch

The Experience

The tour starts at the 18th-century farmhouse and moves through the experimental vineyard, where you'll see how Bosco de' Medici grows grapes on land that has been producing wine since ancient times. The walk takes you into the winemaking and refining rooms—the heart of the operation—where wooden barrels and amphorae sit side by side. The amphorae are the real story: the estate revived the exact Roman technique of fermenting and aging wine in clay vessels, a method that vanished for centuries and now exists nowhere else in the region. You'll taste five wines made this way, plus a sparkling, each one paired with the courses as they arrive.

The Necropolis of 79 AD sits on the estate grounds, a burial site preserved from the eruption that buried Pompeii. It's a short stop but it anchors the whole experience—you're standing on land where Romans lived, died, and made wine, and the estate's revival of their techniques is not nostalgia but a direct line back. The guide walks you through what you're tasting and why the amphora method changes the flavor, and the connection between the soil, the ancient practice, and the glass in your hand becomes concrete.

Lunch arrives after the tasting: a full Neapolitan spread starting with local salami, buffalo mozzarella from Campania, and aubergine parmigiana, followed by handmade raviolo, then entrecôte with seasonal vegetables, and dessert. The menu is built around what grows and what the region has always cooked, and it's paired so the wines don't fight the food—they're meant to sit together. If you need a vegetarian version, tell them when you book and they'll adjust every course. The whole experience runs about two hours, and because it's private, the pace is yours: you move when you're ready, linger over a glass, ask the guide to explain something twice.

What’s included

Private tour with a live guide.
wine tasting of five wines plus sparkling.
typical Neapolitan lunch with starters, handmade pasta, entrecôte, and dessert.
visit to the 18th-century farmhouse, experimental vineyard, winemaking and refining rooms with barrels and amphorae.
stop at the Necropolis of 79 AD.
vegetarian menu available with advance notice.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Bosco de Medici Winery

Is this one for you?The tour moves at a walking pace through the vineyard and winemaking rooms, with standing and tasting at each stop—a moderate amount of movement over two hours, not strenuous but not sedentary either. If you want to understand how ancient Roman wine production still works on the same land, and you're willing to spend an afternoon tasting and eating, this one holds the whole story together without rushing.