Villamagna winery tour and tasting: 3 wines with vineyard walk

Roses at the start of each vineyard row signal vine disease before it spreads.

A winery tour and tasting in Villamagna, a medieval village in Abruzzo's Chieti province, where you walk the vineyards and olive groves, then taste three wines (white, red and rosé) paired with the winery's own oil and homemade bread. The tour runs two hours with a live guide in English, Italian or French. Not recommended for pregnant travelers. Under 18 will not be served alcohol.

Step-by-step itinerary

Winery visit and tasting experience

• Visit family-run winery in Villamagna
• Tour vineyards and olive groves
• Taste 3 wine labels
• Taste olive oil with homemade bread

The experience

Villamagna sits 10 km from the Adriatic beaches and 10 km from the Majella peaks, but the village itself has devoted centuries to viticulture. The winery here is family-run and numbers each bottle by hand after production. You start in the vineyards and olive groves, where the guide walks you through the rows and explains the practice, unusual enough to note, of planting roses at the head of each row. The roses are sensitive plants that catch vine disease early, letting the winemaker intervene before pathology spreads. It is a tradition handed down through generations, and it shapes how the vineyard is monitored and managed.

After the vineyard walk, you return to the winery for the tasting. Three labels come out (a white, a red and a rosé) each one tasted in the room where it was made. The tasting includes the winery's own olive oil and homemade bread, so you taste the wines as they are meant to be drunk, not in isolation. The whole experience runs two hours. A live guide leads the tour in your choice of English, Italian or French.

What’s included

• Guided tour of the vineyards and olive groves.
• tasting of three wines (white, red and rosé).
• the winery's olive oil and homemade bread.
• live guide in English, Italian or French.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 11:00 and 17:00

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AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (under 12): free

GroupUp to 20

Live guideEnglish, French and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go 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.

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Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcomeNot recommended during pregnancyInfants must sit on laps

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Is this one for you?The guide speaks your choice of three languages, so language is not a barrier to following the vineyard walk and the winemaker's explanation of how the roses protect the vines.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, French and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (under 12): free.

What are the three wines I'll taste at Villamagna?

The tasting includes a white, a red and a rosé from the Villamagna Doc, the winery's own appellation. Each is tasted in the winery with the house oil and homemade bread.

Why do roses grow at the start of the vineyard rows?

Roses are extremely sensitive plants placed at the beginning of each row to detect vine disease early. They help the winemaker monitor the vineyard's health and catch pathologies before they spread, a practice the winery has used since ancient times.

How long does the tour take?

The tour and tasting runs two hours, starting with a walk through the vineyards and olive groves, then moving to the winery for the wine tasting.

Is this tour suitable for pregnant travelers?

The tour is not recommended for pregnant travelers. If you have specific concerns about your health or mobility, contact the winery before booking.