Verona: Amarone Wine Tasting & Valpolicella Winery Tour

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1/27

Duration4h

GroupUp to 8

LanguagesEN

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Two Winemakers, Eight Wines, One Afternoon in Valpolicella

You meet your guide at Teatro Ristori and travel by private minivan to two family-run wineries in Valpolicella, where the producers themselves lead you through their cellars and guide you through eight wines paired with local products. The group stays under eight people, transport and tastings are included, and you're back in the city by early afternoon.

Step-by-step itinerary

Amarone wine tasting in Valpolicella

Meet guide at Teatro Ristori Verona
Travel by minivan to first winery
Tour cellar and meet producer
Taste four wines with winemaker
Travel to second winery
Explore cellar and meet producer
Taste four wines and compare styles

The Experience

"The Amarone, it teaches you patience," the first winemaker said, walking us past rows of wooden barrels in the cellar. That's the thing about this half-day wine tour from Verona — you're not getting a script. You're getting the people who actually make the wine, standing in their own cellars, telling you why they do what they do. The minivan picks you up at Teatro Ristori in Verona's historic center, and from there it's a short drive into the Valpolicella hills with a maximum of eight people. Small enough that you're not herding through a tasting room with forty others.

The first winery is the kind of place that still feels like a family operation — because it is. The producer walks you through the aging process, explains the grapes, and then you taste four wines with local products: cheese, cured meats, bread. Nothing fancy, just what goes with the wine. Then you move to the second winery, which has a different energy — more modern equipment, a different philosophy — but the same hands-on approach. Another producer, another four wines, another chance to understand how the same region can make such different expressions of Amarone. By the end you've tasted eight wines total, paired thoughtfully, and you've heard the story behind each one from the person who made it.

The whole thing runs rain or shine, and the air-conditioned minivan means you're not sweating through the drive between stops. If you have any food allergies or intolerances, you let them know in advance and they adjust the pairings. It's the kind of tour that works because it's small, because the winemakers are actually there, and because nobody's rushing you through a checklist. You're back in Verona by early afternoon.

What’s included

Your experience includes guided visits to two family-run wineries in Valpolicella led by the winemakers themselves, a local guide throughout the half-day, round-trip transportation by air-conditioned minivan from Teatro Ristori in Verona's city center, and wine tastings of eight wines total (four at each winery) paired with local products including cheese, cured meats, and bread. The group is kept to a maximum of eight people.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Ways

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to taste Amarone and understand where it comes from without arranging your own transport or navigating between wineries — the small group and winemaker-led tastings are what make the difference between a tasting room visit and actually learning the wine.