Salento Wine and Food Tour: Two Wineries, Award-Winning Tastings

Two wineries, two tastings, one afternoon learning how Salento's signature grapes become wine

A full-day wine and food tour in Salento with hotel pickup and drop-off, visiting two local wineries for tastings of award-winning Primitivo, Negramaro and Salice Salentino wines, plus a light lunch and expert guide commentary on production techniques and the region's food and wine history. The tour runs 8 hours and operates in English, Spanish or Italian. A minimum group size applies.

Step-by-step itinerary

Salento wine tasting and exploration

• Visit Salento wine area
• Taste local wines

The experience

The day starts with pickup from your hotel and a drive into the Salento wine region, where Primitivo and Negramaro grapes have grown for generations. Your guide provides live commentary on the landscape, the local wine-making traditions and what makes these varieties distinct. The route takes you to two working wineries where you'll taste award-winning wines and learn directly how each one is produced, from the vineyard to the bottle.

At each winery, you taste wines paired with food: the guide walks you through the flavors and the techniques behind them, and explains how the land itself shapes what ends up in your glass. A light lunch is included, built around local ingredients and the wines you're tasting. The experience is structured around tasting and learning, not rushing through a checklist. The guide's role is to deepen what you taste, not just to move you along.

Hotel pickup and drop-off bookend the day, so you don't arrange transport yourself. The tour runs 8 hours total. A vegetarian option is available if you request it when you book.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off.
• visits to two wineries.
• two tastings of award-winning wines.
• light lunch with food pairings.
• driver and expert guide with live commentary throughout the day.
• vegetarian option available upon request.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to FridayDeparts at 09:30

Book up to2d before

AgesAdult (14 to 60 years) · Youth (5 to 13 years) · Infant (under 5): free

GroupUp to 12

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and Italian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.You can choose from 45 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 12 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcome

Operated by Green Italy srl

Is this one for you?This is a shared tour with a set itinerary and a minimum group size, so you travel with other wine enthusiasts on a fixed schedule. It suits anyone who wants expert-led tastings and food pairing without arranging the logistics. The guide handles the education and the route, and you focus on tasting and learning.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (5 to 13 years); Infant (under 5): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What grapes and wines will I taste on this Salento tour?

You'll taste award-winning wines made from Primitivo, Negramaro and Salice Salentino grapes, the signature varieties of the Salento region. The tastings happen at two different wineries, each pairing wines with food to show how flavors work together.

Does the tour include lunch, and what's involved?

Yes, a light lunch is included and paired with the wines you're tasting. A vegetarian option is available. Let the operator know when you book if you need it.

How does the guide explain the wine-making process?

Your guide provides live commentary on board during the drive and at each winery, covering production techniques, the history of the land and how local conditions shape the final wine. The tastings themselves are hands-on moments where you taste and the guide walks you through what you're experiencing.

What time does the tour start and end?

Hotel pickup is included, so the tour begins at your accommodation. The full experience runs 8 hours from start to finish, including the drive, two winery visits, tastings and lunch.