Pompeii oil and wine tasting tour with lunch

The oil here is pressed the same day the olives are picked.

A two-hour tasting tour near Pompeii where you walk among centuries-old olive trees, taste fresh-pressed extra virgin oil and wine at the mill, and eat a three-course lunch on the estate. A guide in English, Spanish, Italian or French explains the cultivation and harvest, and hotel pickup is included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Olive grove walk and tasting experience

• Walk among ancient olive trees
• Learn about olive cultivation history
• Visit the oil mill
• Taste extra virgin olive oil
• Enjoy wine tasting with three glasses
• Sample bruschette and meatballs
• Eat first course with seasonal vegetables
• Try eggplant parmigiana
• Taste citrus crumbled sweet
• Drink limoncello

The experience

How do you taste oil that was pressed this morning? Tenuta Nunziata sits on the slopes of Vesuvius, surrounded by a twenty-thousand-square-meter park where seven hundred olive trees grow alongside citrus. The visit starts with a walk through the grove itself. You'll see the varieties the guide points out and learn why the volcanic soil and sun exposure here produce oil with what the operator calls "remarkable organoleptic characteristics." The harvest happens in early October, and the milling follows within twenty-four hours, which is why the oil tastes the way it does.

At the mill, you taste the oil and a selection of wines, three glasses, alongside a cutting board of bruschette. Then lunch: a first course with seasonal vegetables, eggplant parmigiana, meatballs with sauce, and a sweet finish with crumbled citrus and limoncello. The whole experience runs two hours, and a guide walks you through it in your choice of English, Spanish, Italian or French. Hotel pickup is included.

What’s included

• Walk through the olive grove and mill.
• oil and wine tasting with three glasses.
• lunch with bruschette, seasonal vegetables, eggplant parmigiana, meatballs, and sweet.
• hotel pickup.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day5 departure times: the first at 12:00, the last at 16:00

AgesAdult (18 to 60 years) · Senior (61 and older) · Youth (11 to 17 years) · Child (2 to 10 years) · Infant (under 2)

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German and Italian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight 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.

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by TOUR OIL EXPERIENCE

Is this one for you?You watch the guide demonstrate the pressing and tasting process rather than doing it yourself, so this suits anyone who wants to learn how the oil is made without hands-on work. The fixed two-hour schedule fits a morning or afternoon slot in a day spent elsewhere in the region.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (11 to 17 years); Child (2 to 10 years); Infant (under 2).

What's the difference between the olive oil here and what I buy at home?

The oil at Tenuta Nunziata is pressed within twenty-four hours of harvest, while most bottled oil has traveled weeks or months before reaching a shelf. You taste it at the source, at the mill where it was made.

Do I need to know anything about wine to join this tasting?

No. The guide explains what you're tasting as you go, and the three glasses are paired with the food you eat during lunch, so the flavors make sense in context.

Is this walk difficult, or is it just a stroll through the grove?

The walk is relaxing and suitable for all physical fitness levels. The estate is designed for visitors, and you're moving at a pace that lets you stop and look at the trees the guide is talking about.

How far is Tenuta Nunziata from Pompeii itself?

The estate sits on Vesuvius's slopes near Pompeii. Hotel pickup is included, so you don't arrange transport separately. The operator handles getting you there and back.