Valpolicella wine tasting with 5-course lunch or dinner in Verona

You touch the barrels and amphorae where the wine actually sits.

A wine and food tasting in Valpolicella combines a winery tour of Buglioni with a guided lunch or dinner at Locanda Buglioni restaurant. You walk through the cellar, visit the drying loft where grapes rest for months, and taste five wines (from Brut Rosè to Amarone della Valpolicella) paired with a five-course menu. The experience includes a voucher for a glass of wine at Piscaria, an osteria in Verona's historic center, valid for a year after your visit.

Step-by-step itinerary

Winery tour and wine tasting meal

• Visit Buglioni Winery vineyards
• Explore winery cellar and barrels
• Tour drying loft with grapes
• Enjoy 5-course lunch or dinner
• Receive wine glass voucher for Piscaria

The experience

Buglioni Winery sits in its own organic vineyards outside Verona, and the tour starts outdoors before moving into the cellar where the operation began 30 years ago. You see the barrels holding the Valpolicella reds and touch the amphorae that house the Amarone Riserva, not a photograph or a video, but the actual vessels. The drying loft comes next, a space that hosts Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Croatina, and Oseleta grapes for months while they dry before crushing. It is the part of winemaking most visitors never see.

After the winery, you drive ten minutes to Locanda Buglioni, the wine restaurant attached to the cellar. A guide walks you through lunch or dinner: five courses, each paired with a tasting glass of wine. The lineup moves from Il Vigliacco Brut Rosè and Rosacipolla Rosè through Il Bugiardo Ripasso Valpolicella Classico Superiore to the two wines most people come for: Il Lussurioso Amarone della Valpolicella Classico and Il Narcisista Recioto della Valpolicella Classico. The whole experience runs about four hours from start to finish.

You leave with a voucher for a glass of wine at Piscaria, an osteria di mare in Verona's historic center, good for a year. It is an unusual pairing (fish and red wine), and a reason to come back to the city.

What’s included

• Winery tour of Buglioni including the cellar, barrels, amphorae, and drying loft.
• lunch or dinner with a five-course menu.
• five tasting glasses of wine paired with each course.
• a voucher for one glass of wine at Piscaria in Verona, valid for one year.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday, Wednesday, Friday and SaturdayDepartures at 11:00 and 18:30

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Under 18: can't be included in the booking

GroupUp to 40

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

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

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcome

Operated by CANTINA BUGLIONI

Is this one for you?Choose lunch if you want the experience earlier in the day, or dinner if you prefer an evening meal. Both follow the same winery walk and five-wine pairing. The minimum age is 18, and a live English-speaking guide leads the tasting and meal.

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Top questions

What exactly do I see and touch at Buglioni Winery?

Buglioni's cellar holds the barrels storing Valpolicella reds and the amphorae housing Amarone Riserva, both of which you can touch. You also visit the drying loft, where the five grape varieties rest for months before crushing: a space most winery visitors never enter.

How does the lunch or dinner work, and what wines do I taste?

A guide leads you through five courses paired with five wines at Locanda Buglioni restaurant. You taste Il Vigliacco Brut Rosè, Rosacipolla Rosè Trevenezie, Il Bugiardo Ripasso Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Il Lussurioso Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, and Il Narcisista Recioto della Valpolicella Classico: one glass per course.

Is there anything included after the tasting ends?

You receive a voucher for a glass of wine at Piscaria, an osteria di mare in Verona's historic center, valid for up to a year after your visit. Piscaria pairs fish with red wine, an uncommon combination.

Can I choose between lunch and dinner, and does the time matter?

The experience offers both lunch and dinner options. You select which one suits your schedule when you book. Both follow the same winery tour and five-course, five-wine format.