Italy
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Main wine regions
- Wine region Campania
- Wine region Sicily
- Wine region Tuscany
- Wine region Sardinia
- Wine region Piedmont
- Wine region Veneto
- Wine region Valle d'Aosta
- Wine region Liguria
- Wine region Trentino-Alto Adige
- Wine region Puglia
- Wine region Calabria
- Wine region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Wine region Lazio
- Wine region Abruzzo
- Wine region Emilia-Romagna
- Wine region Basilicata
- Wine region Lombardy
- Wine region Umbria
Places to visit
All 284 places Cooperative · Bolzano Cantina Bolzano / Kellerei Bozen Winery · Courmayeur Cave des Onze Communes Winery Ercolani, Contucci, De Ricci Winery · Bolzano Kloster Muri-Gries / Abbazia Muri-Gries Restaurant Abruzzo Montepulciano & Trabocchi Winery · Barile Aglianico del Vulture Winery Agricola Punica Winery · Alba Alba - Truffle & Wine Capital Winery · Monforte d'Alba Aldo Conterno
Wine trails
24 stops · 1-2 weeks Ortisei & Val Gardena Wine Population 4,682. Eighty-five percent speak Ladin — a Rhaeto-Romance tongue with roughly 30,000 speakers worldwide, UNESCO-classified as endangered, kept alive through school instruction and stubborn pride. 19 stops · 1 week The Tuscany Grand Tour This isn't just a wine trip—it's the wine trip you'll tell every dinner party about for the next 20 years. You'll descend a $110 million spiral staircase into the hillside at the #1 vineyard in the world. You'll stand where Brunello was invented in 1888, touching the same brick-vaulted cellar where Franco Biondi Santi hid wines from Nazi plunderers. You'll photograph Chapel Vitaleta at golden hour, creating that exact shot you've seen on 10 million Instagram posts. And you'll crawl through Renaissance-era cellars beneath Montepulciano, past Etruscan tombs, drinking wine aged in caves carved by hand 500 years ago. This is Tuscany the way it was meant to be experienced. 13 stops · 1 week Cortina d'Ampezzo: Queen of the Dolomites Population 5,627. Two Winter Olympics seventy years apart — 1956 and 2026. Cortina d'Ampezzo earned the title Queen of the Dolomites not through skiing alone but through a century of Italian glamour. 12 stops · 1-2 weeks Ager Falernus Falernian wine was Rome's equivalent of Romanée-Conti — the most prized, most expensive, and most aged wine in the ancient world. This pilgrimage traces the volcanic slopes of Monte Massico where Rome's First Growth was born, through frozen-in-time Pompeii, to the island retreats where emperors drank. 12 stops · 1-2 weeks Alto Adige & Dolomites Wine Trail 12 stops · 1-2 weeks Amalfi's Cliffside Wine Path From Vesuvius volcano where grapes grew before Pompeii fell, to impossible terraces where harvesting requires ropes. This is viticoltura eroica - heroic viticulture. You'll drink Lacryma Christi (Tears of Christ) at the volcano that makes it, Fiorduva white in a cellar 80 meters deep into cliff rock, and toast sunset from the infinity pool that floats above the sea. 11 stops · 4 days Madonna di Campiglio: Emperor's Wine Population 800. In 1889, Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth arrived and transformed a Trentino hamlet into the Habsburg Empire's alpine playground. The Salone Hofer ballroom still stands, frescoes and all. 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Cisalpine Gaul Northern Italy was "Cisalpine Gaul"—Gaul on this side of the Alps. Romans planted vines in the fog-shrouded hills of Piedmont and the thermal-influenced Veneto. Today these regions produce Barolo, Barbaresco, Amarone, and Prosecco—among Italy's greatest wines. 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Etruria Heritage Before Rome conquered Tuscany, the Etruscans were Italy's master winemakers. Rome absorbed and spread Etruscan wine knowledge across the empire. This adventure traces Tuscan wine DNA back 3,000 years—from Etruscan tombs to Super Tuscans.
16 more trails
- Sardinia Phoenician Settlements10 stops
- Sicilia Antiqua10 stops
- Via Appia Wine Road10 stops
- Cervinia: Matterhorn's Italian Wine8 stops
- Courmayeur: Mont Blanc's Wine Side8 stops
- Motya & Western Sicily Trail7 stops
- Classic Tuscan Wine Road6 stops
- Sardinia: Nuragic Wines6 stops
- Sicily - Motya & Marsala Trail6 stops
- Valtellina Terraced Vineyards Trail6 stops
- Alto Adige Pinot Trail5 stops
- Trentino Trail5 stops
- Valle d'Aosta Alpine Circuit5 stops
- Mount Etna Volcanic Wines Trail4 stops
- Sicily - Mount Etna Trail4 stops
- Piedmont's Nebbiolo Kingdom3 stops
Things to do
Dolomites · 28
All about Dolomites
- Anna Stuben Michelin dinner - Gewürztraminer 8km from its birthplaceDining
- Bolzano wine capital day trip - Lagrein, St. Magdalener at the sourceTour
- Casunziei + Pinot Nero at I Tablà - Ladin Culture on a PlateTasting
- Club Moritzino - legendary Sella Ronda après-skiAdventure
- Dolomite terroir decoded - how a 250-million-year-old coral reef makes wineEducation
- Enrosadira sunset with Lagrein - mountains and wine turn the same redTasting
- Gourmet Ski Safari - Michelin mountain hutsAdventure
- La CËRCIA wine bar - South Tyrolean wines in a Ladin-named barTasting
- Lagazuoi Sunrise from 2,800m - Rifugio OvernightAdventure
- Master wood carver's workshop - 300 years of tradition, wine in the studioTour
- Messner Mountain Museum with summit wine terraceAdventure
- Muri-Gries Monastery - 929 Years of Lagrein HistoryTour
- Muri-Gries monastery - Benedictine monks making Lagrein since 1845Tasting
- Museum de Gherdëina - 10,000 years from mammoth hunters to winemakersTour
- Schiava: the grape that almost died - tasting Alto Adige's comeback storyTasting
- Schlutzkrapfen making class - learn Ladin ravioli, pair with St. MagdalenerEducation
- Seceda ridgeline sunrise - the most photographed view in the DolomitesAdventure
- Sella Ronda ski safari - 40km, 4 valleys, wine at every passAdventure
- Sommelier on the Slopes - Guided Wine + Ski AdventureTour
- St. Hubertus - Cook the Mountain PhilosophyDining
- The cooperative miracle - how 190 families make 100-point wine togetherTasting
- The Weinstraße by bike - 70km wine road through every grape and microclimateAdventure
- Three-language discovery walk - Italian, German, and Ladin on every signTour
- Törggelen wine walk - the 500-year-old autumn ritual of chestnuts, new wine, and farmhouse tavernsTour
- Ütia de Bioch - Europe's Highest Wine CellarTasting
- Val Gardena après-ski with South Tyrolean winesAdventure
- Wine Bar Ursus Ladinicus - 300 Labels in a Converted Hay BarnTasting
- Wine Skisafari "De dl vin" - March 22 Multi-Hut EventFestival
Sicily · 28
All about Sicily
- Agrigento - Valley of TemplesTour
- Benanti Viticoltori - Pioneer of Etna Wine RenaissanceTasting
- Benanti WineryWinery
- Cantine FerreriWinery
- Catania Fish Market & WineWine bar
- Etna Volcanic Hike & WineAdventure
- Etna Volcano Wine CountryAdventure
- Graci - Organic Volcanic ExcellenceTasting
- Lilibeo Archaeological Park & Punic Ship MuseumTour
- Marsala - Fortified Wine CapitalTour
- Marsala & Western Sicily WinesWinery
- Menfi & Southwest CoastTasting
- Messina Strait ViewsAdventure
- Motya Island - Phoenician City Ruins & Whitaker MuseumTour
- Mount Etna WineriesTasting
- Naxos Archaeological SiteAdventure
- Noto - Baroque City with Ancient RootsWine bar
- Noto & Baroque SoutheastAdventure
- Ortigia Island Historic CenterWine bar
- Pantelleria - Island of PassitoAdventure
- Paolo Ferrara Archaeological MuseumAdventure
- Passopisciaro (Vini Franchetti) - Contrada PioneerTasting
- Selinunte - Temple Wine PicnicAdventure
- Selinunte Archaeological ParkAdventure
- Syracuse Archaeological ParkAdventure
- Taormina Ancient TheaterAdventure
- Taormina Greek Theatre & EtnaTour
- Tenuta delle Terre Nere - Northern Slope MasteryTasting
Tuscany · 27
All about Tuscany
- Antinori nel Chianti Classico Architectural TourTour
- Biondi Santi: The Birthplace of BrunelloTour
- Bolgheri - Super Tuscan CoastTasting
- Castagneto Carducci SunsetTasting
- Castellina in Chianti & Etruscan TombsAdventure
- Castello di Ama: Art Among the VinesTour
- Chapel Vitaleta Sunrise PhotographyAdventure
- Contucci Cellar: 1400s Wine DynastyTour
- Cortona & Eastern TuscanyTour
- Dario Cecchini: Butcher of ChiantiDining
- Florence Archaeological MuseumTour
- Florence Wine Awakening at Pitti GolaTasting
- Greve in Chianti EveningDining
- La Fortezza di Montalcino SunsetTasting
- Montalcino - Brunello KingdomTasting
- Morellino di ScansanoTasting
- Osteria Acquacheta Farewell FeastDining
- Piazzale Michelangelo SunsetAdventure
- Pienza: Pecorino & Wine CapitalTasting
- Podere Belvedere Scenic DriveAdventure
- Poggio Antico: Brunello at 500mTour
- Populonia & Gulf of BarattiTour
- San Gimignano: Medieval Manhattan & VernacciaTour
- Val d'Orcia to Bolgheri TransferAdventure
- Viale dei Cipressi: The Cypress RoadAdventure
- Vino Nobile di Montepulciano UndergroundTour
- Volterra - Etruscan CapitalTour
Campania · 26
All about Campania
- Ager Falernus: Monte MassicoAdventure
- Aglianico del Cilento Wine RegionWinery
- Amalfi Coast with WineWine bar
- Amalfi Coast: Ravello TerracesAdventure
- Amalfi Lemon Grove Tour & LimoncelloTour
- Belmond Hotel Caruso Infinity TerraceTasting
- Benevento - Arch of TrajanTour
- Cantina del Vesuvio Lacryma ChristiTour
- Capri: Emperor's Wine IslandAdventure
- Caserta Royal PalaceTour
- Da Adolfo Beach LunchDining
- Franco's Bar Sunset at Le SirenuseTasting
- Herculaneum Archaeological SiteTour
- Marisa Cuomo Winery & Fiorduva TastingTour
- Naples - Gateway to CampaniaTour
- Naples Archaeological MuseumTour
- Naples Wine & PizzaWine bar
- Paestum Greek TemplesAdventure
- Paestum Museum - Tomb of the DiverAdventure
- Path of the Gods Sunrise HikeAdventure
- Pompeii Archaeological SiteTour
- Pompeii Wine Heritage - Villa dei Misteri & ThermopoliaCultural
- Velia Archaeological SiteAdventure
- Villa Cimbrone Terrace of InfinityTasting
- Villa Rufolo Gardens & Wagner's ViewTour
- Wine at the Crater - Vesuvius SummitAdventure
Valle d'Aosta · 21
All about Valle d'Aosta
- Alpage - Wild Boar Stew & Fumin at the Mountain's EdgeDining
- Aosta - Roman gateway to the AlpsAdventure
- Aria Restaurant - Sommelier Aldo's Personal PairingDining
- Blanc de Morgex - highest white wine in EuropeAdventure
- Cave Mont Blanc Morgex - Europe's Highest VineyardsTour
- Chalet Etoile - Mountain Lunch with MatterhornTasting
- E-Bike Winery Tour Through Terraced VineyardsAdventure
- Enoteca L'Armadillo Natural Wine Wall & Japanese FusionDining
- Fontina cheese and wine pairing experienceAdventure
- Glacier-Aged Sparkling Wine at 2,173m on Rotating SkyWayTasting
- Hannibal crossing historical site with commemorative wineAdventure
- Heroic viticulture on steep terracesAdventure
- La Chandelle at Hotel HermitageDining
- Lago Blu Wine Picnic with Matterhorn ReflectionAdventure
- Matterhorn Alpine Crossing - Italy to Switzerland Over the PeakAdventure
- Pre-Saint-Didier Thermal Baths & Valle d'Aosta WineAdventure
- Twenty Seven Enoteca con CucinaTasting
- Val Ferret Wine Picnic to Rifugio BonattiAdventure
- Valle d'Aosta Winery Day TripTour
- Via Roma Aperitivo Wine Bar CrawlTasting
- Wood Restaurant - Michelin Guide AlpineDining
Trentino-Alto Adige · 15
All about Trentino-Alto Adige
- Blauburgunder Tagen: The Pinot Noir FestivalFestival
- Bolzano - Gateway to South Tyrol winesAdventure
- Cantina Girlan: The Pinot Noir ProtagonistWinery
- Gewürztraminer at its birthplace - TermenoAdventure
- Highest vineyard in Alto Adige challengeAdventure
- Hillepranterhof: Thursday Terroir SessionsWinery
- Lagrein tasting at historic estate in Santa MaddalenaAdventure
- Mazzon: Alto Adige's Grand Cru for PinotTour
- Speck and wine pairing at traditional BuschenschankAdventure
- Südtiroler Weinstraße: 70km Through Alpine VineyardsAdventure
- Teroldego Rotaliano - the prince of Trentino redsAdventure
- Trento - Capital of Trentino winesAdventure
- TrentoDoc sparkling wine at high altitude cellarAdventure
- Wine festival in Riva del GardaAdventure
- Wine road cycling tour with tastingsAdventure
Veneto · 15
All about Veneto
- Baita Fraina - Father & Son Sommeliers, 600 LabelsTasting
- Chalet Tofana - Enrosadira Sunset ProseccoTasting
- Cinque Torri Sunset Wine HikeAdventure
- Enoteca Cortina - The Curtained Door Since 1962Tasting
- Great Dolomite Road Wine PilgrimageAdventure
- Masi Wine Bar Al DrusciéTasting
- Prosecco HillsAdventure
- Rifugio Lagazuoi - Wine in WWI Tunnels at 2,752mAdventure
- SanBrite - Michelin Star Cheese Cellar SurpriseDining
- Soave Castle & WineTasting
- Tivoli - 20 Years of Michelin StarsDining
- Valpolicella & AmaroneTasting
- Venice Bacaro Wine CrawlTour
- Venice: Grand Canal Sunset BelliniDining
- Verona Arena & Wine BarsTour
Brenta Dolomites · 11
All about Brenta Dolomites
- 3Tre World Cup Night Slalom - Italy's first ski race, Ferrari on the podiumFestival
- Brenta Via Ferrata - climb UNESCO Dolomites, toast at rifugioAdventure
- Enrosadira sunset - Dolomites turn the same red as Teroldego in your glassTasting
- Ferrari Spazio Bollicine - Italy's first Trentodoc sparkling barTasting
- Foradori biodynamic pilgrimage - Teroldego in clay amphorasTour
- Habsburg Carnival Wine Ball - imperial winter balls recreated since 2002Festival
- Hunt Mozart's wine at Il Gallo Cedrone - 900 bottles, 1 Michelin starDining
- Madonna di Campiglio après-ski experienceAdventure
- Puzzone di Moena - pair the 'Big Stinky' cheese with indigenous winesTasting
- Rifugio Lago Nambino - mountain hut wine by an alpine lake since the 1930sAdventure
- Sissi's Habsburg Ballroom - where an empress escaped ViennaTour
Sardinia · 9
All about Sardinia
- Barumini Su NuraxiTour
- Cagliari Archaeological MuseumTour
- Cagliari Wine BarsWine bar
- Cannonau di SardegnaTasting
- Carignano del SulcisTasting
- Nora Archaeological Site - One of Sardinia's First Phoenician CitiesTour
- Nora Roman RuinsTour
- Sant'Antioco - Sulci Phoenician Necropolis & TophetTour
- Tharros Archaeological Site - Phoenician Coastal CityTour