Winery Tour & Tasting in Orvieto: Etruscan Barrel Cellar

Vineyard walk, cellar tour, barrel room carved in stone, four wines to taste

A winery tour and tasting at a family-run vineyard in Orvieto where you walk the vines, tour the wine cellar and barrel room (a chamber hollowed into tuff-stone during Etruscan times), then taste four wines: two whites and two reds. The guide speaks English or Italian and the experience runs about two hours. Infants can come in a stroller. All fitness levels are welcome.

The experience

The visit starts with a walk through the vineyard itself, where the guide explains how the winery tends the vines to achieve the quality in each bottle. You move into the wine cellar next, where you see how grapes become wine: the fermentation, the aging, the decisions that shape the final product. Then comes the barrel cellar, a room carved directly into the tuff-stone bedrock during ancient Etruscan times, which sits beneath the modern winery and holds the aging wine in wood.

After the tour, you taste all four of the winery's wines (two whites and two reds), and have time to ask questions about what you've just seen. The whole experience takes about two hours. A live guide leads the group in either English or Italian, and you can book whichever language suits you at checkout.

Infants and small children can come along. Strollers are fine and infants can sit on an adult's lap during the tasting. Service animals are welcome. The walking and standing involved suit all fitness levels.

What’s included

• Guided walk through the vineyard with explanation of vine cultivation.
• tour of the wine cellar showing how grapes are transformed into wine.
• access to the barrel cellar carved into ancient tuff-stone.
• tasting of four wines (two whites, two reds).

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to SaturdayDepartures at 11:00 and 15:00

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Youth (11 to 17 years) · Child (4 to 10 years): free · Infant (under 4): free

GroupUp to 25

Live guideEnglish 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.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 4 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomeInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Madonna del Latte

Is this one for you?This works well for small groups or families who want to understand how wine is made before tasting it, since the cellar tour comes before the glasses. If you're traveling with young children, the stroller-friendly route and easy pace make it manageable without the walk feeling rushed.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (11 to 17 years); Child (4 to 10 years): free; Infant (under 4): free.

What exactly is the barrel cellar and why is it carved into stone?

The barrel cellar is an underground chamber where the winery ages its wine in wooden barrels. It was carved into tuff-stone, a soft volcanic rock, during ancient Etruscan times, long before the modern winery was built, and the winery still uses it today for aging.

How many wines do I taste and what types are they?

You taste four wines total: two whites and two reds, all made by the winery. The tasting happens after the cellar tour, giving you a chance to see how they're made before you try them.

How long does the whole experience take?

The tour and tasting run about two hours from start to finish.