Amarone Wine Tour & Tasting from Venice, Padua or Verona – Venice, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Join an Italian Sommelier on this special 8-hour trip to small prestigious vineyards in the Valpolicella Valley. Discover the best Amarone and other quality Valpolicella wines, and sample the local cuisine in a beautiful atmosphere.

On this tour, you will drive through a landscape of classical villas, surrounded by vineyards, olive groves, and orchards.

Pick-ups are available from Venice, Verona, or Padua, and each tour starts with a visit to a typical cantina, set in a 15th-century building. Drive along tiny roads that wind through the vineyards.

Enjoy tastings of Valpolicella’s classic wines – Valpolicella, Ripasso della Valpolicella, Amarone, and Recioto. Each wine will be paired with cheese, selected by the vineyard owner and your guide, who is a sommelier and master cheese taster.

Next, take a scenic drive to a typical restaurant, for a light lunch with tradional dishes and wine. After lunch, visit a second cantina, where the grapes for Amarone and Recioto are withered before vinification. After a short visit to the vineyard and winery, taste some more famous wines for a chance to compare the differences and similarities of the two different producers.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Drive through the scenic Valpolicella Valley, past olive groves and classical villas
See the historic vineyards as you explore the wine region known to Ancient Greeks as the “Valley of the Many Cellars”
Stop for a traditional lunch and visit 2 cantinas to tour the vineyards and barricaia (cellars)
Learn about the winemaking process and techniques of the wine region
Pair 5 different Valpolicella wines with cheese, selected by your sommelier and cheese tasting guide

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