Valpolicella Wine Tour: 2 Wineries, Amarone Tasting & Lunch

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Taste Amarone straight from the winemakers who made it, surrounded by the vineyards where it grows.

A wine tour through Valpolicella from Verona that visits two boutique wineries, where you meet the producers, walk through vineyards to learn the indigenous grapes, and taste limited-edition Amarone and IGT wines. The day includes a traditional light lunch with local DOP cheeses, salami, bruschetta and grilled polenta served inside a historic winery, plus panoramic stops across the Amarone hills. A certified local driver leads the tour in English or Italian, and the experience lasts around five hours.

Step-by-step itinerary

Valpolicella wine tour and tasting

Drive from Verona to Valpolicella
Visit first boutique winery and taste wines
Enjoy Veronese lunch at second winery
Walk vineyards and learn grape varieties
Taste wines and finish with grappa toast

The Experience

Valpolicella sits just 20 minutes from Verona, and the drive itself is part of the tour — a certified local driver takes you through the sun-kissed landscape while explaining the region's winemaking traditions. The route passes panoramic stops where you can photograph the majestic hills that define Amarone country, and the stops break up the day so you're not just moving between tastings but actually seeing the land that makes the wine.

The first winery is a boutique operation where the producer meets you in person, eager to share their world and their passion. You walk through the vineyards and learn about the different indigenous grape varieties that grow here — Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara — and how each one shapes the final wine. Then comes the tasting: limited-edition Amarone in different vintages, IGT wines, and local cheeses DOP and salami DOP to pair with them. The tasting is not a quick pour-and-move; it's designed to let you experience each wine properly, with time to ask questions and hear the story behind each bottle.

At the second winery, a historic cellar dating back to the 1500s, you sit down to lunch. It's a traditional Veronese light meal — homemade bruschetta, grilled polenta, a main dish from local cuisine, chocolate and cookies — built around seasonal ingredients and paired with the winery's own wines. After lunch, you walk the vineyards again, this time with a focus on the unique winemaking method that makes Amarone what it is. The afternoon tasting includes Recioto DOCG (the father of Amarone), more limited editions, and a grappa toast to close the day. As a bonus, you'll taste new extra-virgin olive oil on bruschetta. The tour wraps at the winery, and if you want to ship wine home, the operator handles door-to-door shipping during the tour.

What’s included

Transport by private vehicle or Mercedes minivan with a certified local driver.
visits to two boutique wineries where you meet the producers.
walks through the vineyards to learn about indigenous grape varieties.
tastings of limited-edition Amarone DOCG in different vintages, IGT wines, Recioto DOCG and grappa.
local cheeses DOP, salami DOP and dark chocolate paired with Amarone.
a traditional Veronese light lunch with homemade bruschetta, grilled polenta, main course and dessert served inside a historic 1500s wine cellar.
tasting of new extra-virgin olive oil on bruschetta.
panoramic stops across the Amarone hills.
door-to-door wine shipping service if you want to buy bottles.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Your Local Guide SNC

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to taste Amarone at the source and meet the people who make it, rather than visit a crowded tasting room. The small-group format, the producers' personal attention, and the lunch inside the winery make this a day where you're a guest, not a customer on a schedule.