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Valpolicella Wine Tour: Taste Amarone & More
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22 Ratings
Verona
Explore Valpolicella’s vineyards, taste exquisite DOCG wines, and savor local cuisine on a full-day tour from Verona. Book your wine adventure now.
Explore Valpolicella’s vineyards, taste exquisite DOCG wines, and savor local cuisine on a full-day tour from Verona. Book your wine adventure now.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Pagus Wine Tours - Guests are warmly welcomed at the new store in Castelvecchio (Verona), where they can purchase wines from the regions visited at cellar prices, along with local products.
- Pagus Wine Tours - Guests are warmly welcomed at the new store in Castelvecchio (Verona), where they can purchase wines from the regions visited at cellar prices, along with local products.
What's Included
- Complete lunch at osteria/enoteca (wine included)
- Alcoholic beverages
- Local English speaking tour leader and sommelier at your disposal
- Visit and wine tasting session at two Amarone wineries
- Transport by air conditioned minivan
- Complete lunch at osteria/enoteca (wine included)
- Alcoholic beverages
- Local English speaking tour leader and sommelier at your disposal
- Visit and wine tasting session at two Amarone wineries
- Transport by air conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
- Pick up at the hotel
- Pick up at the hotel
Additional Information
This comprehensive day tour, lasting around 7 hours, begins in Verona at 9:00 am. Participants will explore two distinct wineries, sampling the full spectrum of DOC and DOCG wines from Valpolicella, including Valpolicella, Ripasso, Amarone, and Recioto. This experience allows for a comparison of various styles and offers the opportunity to engage…
This comprehensive day tour, lasting around 7 hours, begins in Verona at 9:00 am. Participants will explore two distinct wineries, sampling the full spectrum of DOC and DOCG wines from Valpolicella, including Valpolicella, Ripasso, Amarone, and Recioto. This experience allows for a comparison of various styles and offers the opportunity to engage directly with the winemakers. Throughout the journey, travelers will be treated to the stunning vistas of the hills and vineyards. To conclude this delightful morning before heading back to Verona, a meal at an enoteca or a traditional local osteria is highly recommended, providing a taste of the region’s cuisine in a genuine Valpolicellese setting.
- Please notice
- the tour leader, in respect of all the guests, will wait for you in case of late maximum for 15 minutes.
- We want you to spend a lovely day with no distress so, please, in booking our tours, inform us if you have limited mobility (in some old cellars there are stairs); or if you have any intolerance or allergy about food/wine (some tours are including appetizers in the cellar or lunch in local Restaurant)
- We ask you to inform us if you have any appointment after the tour (if you booked a train ticket, an opera show in Arena or a reservation for a restaurant), so we can do our best to respect the schedule.
- In the cellar the temperature is constant 15 Celsius degrees (59 Fahrenheit), so we suggest to take with you a sweater or a jacket; if it will be possible we will try to show you the vineyards, so it’s recommended to wear sneakers or comfortable shoes.
Location
Pagus Wine Tours
Corso Castelvecchio
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(22 Ratings)
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Sarall3642fg
Feb 11, 2020
Amazing Tasting at Quintarelli Winery - Davide took us to discover Valpolicella, he was an excellent guide both on history and curiosities of this beautiful area. After visiting some characteristic places (S. Maria in Valverde and the stone quarries of Prun) we went to visit the historical cellar of Quintarelli family. The founder's grandson showed us the appassimento of the Amarone and Recioto grapes and the cellar, telling us the story of this family deeply tied to these wines. The tasting took place in the barriques and old vintages room. We tasted 6 red wines: one better than the other. Davide stayed with us to answer our questions and curiosities. Then we went to have lunch at the Enoteca della Valpolicella: a place where traditional Verona cuisine is presented in a modern way: we ate (and drank) very well. We also visited San Giorgio Ingannapolton: one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. If you want a taste of the excellence of Valpolicella, this is the tour for you!
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Traveltrixie
Jan 31, 2020
EXCELLENT tour! - Wonderful tour with a knowledgeable guide that spoke very good English. The lunch was tremendous! The staff at the wineries were kind and helpful when it came to ordering cases to send home. We had our young child and they were able to accommodate her. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a great wine tour.
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Ezy_cruising
Nov 13, 2019
Wonderful experience!! - Our guide was excellent! Martina was informative, interesting and friendly.
Vini Gamba winery has an outstanding view. Our guide was the winery’s daughter. She was so very informative, interesting and amiable. We tasted 3 wines. Their Amarone was so very NICE!! Two thumbs up.
The second winery, Valentina Cubi, made organic wines. The owner, Valentina, was very passionate and knowledgeable about wine making. It was quite an interesting experience.
We had the most delicious lunch at Enoteca della Valpolicella!! The set-lunch was quite unforgettable.. Every dish was made to perfection!! The service was outstanding as well.
This tour is so very worth your time. Don’t miss out!!
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Denise
Oct 20, 2019
Wine Tour Valpolicella and Amorone - Excellent tour, great guide. The wineries we visited were very good and the families were welcoming and informative. lovely lunch, very enjoyable day
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Jules25665
Sep 13, 2019
Fabulous day - Spent an amazing day with Eva exploring the local wine area. Great knowledge of the process and history. Excellent wines and an even better lunch.
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More_2_see
Sep 3, 2019
Wonderful Day Trip! - My wife and I were staying in Venice but wanted to make a visit to the Amarone region so we booked the Two Wineries and Lunch tour with Pagus. So glad we did! The train from Venice to Verona was inexpensive and easy to arrange and it was a short walk from the station to the meeting point. Our guide, Laura, was exceptional. She spoke perfect english, was funny and engaging and was exceedingly knowledgeable about winemaking in the region. She also drove the van! The group was three couples of different ages and nationalities, which made the discussions lively and interesting. We visited two small-production wineries, toured their operations and tasted their products. We were the only visitors at each property and had plenty of time to ask questions and make purchases. We finished with an outdoor lunch at a beautiful hilltop osteria, sampling local dishes (the risotto Amerone was amazing) with, of course, more wine. We were back in our hotel in Venice by1900 with memories to last a lifetime (and a few bottles to take home). Grazie, Laura, for a wonderful experience.
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23runel
Aug 17, 2019
The best day of our trip to Italy(and the whole year?!) - We spent the day with Laura in Valpolicella, and it was a unforgettable experience from the start to the end. This trip can’t really be described, it has to be experienced. We looked forward for this trip for a long time, and it met all our expectations. Laura was the perfect host, and the hosts at DolceVera and Le Brignele at the same level, so friendly and welcoming. The lunch at a hidden Italian pearl was the perfect ending to our day.
We will come back, even only for the tour!
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Paulgj8743lt
Jul 17, 2019
Paul Gross - The wine tour was outstanding. Our tour guide/driver was excellent
Her name is Laura. She was knowledgeable and informed about the vineyards, types of wine we would be tasting and she was very attentive and personable. The two vineyards provided excellent information, detailed tours and very wonderful wine tasting experiences. Both provided food and water. The vineyard representatives spoke clearly and answered all questions. After the visits we had lunch in a charming restaurant. The food was traditional for the area and extremely wonderful. This tour is definitely worth the expense and not to be missed.
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Tango4two
Jun 26, 2019
An experience I would do again and again! - I simply don’t have words for how great this experience was! My friend and I was on vacation in Verona and thought that a wine tour was something we had to do, and thank God that we chose Pagus because I was beyond my expectations.
We were picked up from in front of Castelvecchio and then drove to, first, a small family owned winery and then a medium sized winery before we went to a local Osteria where we could order three courses and have wine with our food as well.
It was very cool to be able to see the difference in the size and the way they did things in the small and medium winery.
We had lovely local guide who drove us and took us to the wineries, and then each winery had their own guide who talked us through the process. There was also cheeses and salami/ham to go with the wines. At the first winery we tasted four wines, and at the second we tried two whites and five reds, if I remember correctly.
The lunch at a local osteria was very nice, there was actually a bachelor party there simultaneously. They had great food, and it was located somewhere you would never be able to find on your own.
I was so great, you guys, and something I would do again in a heartbeat! This because there are so many wineries, and each tour includes new wineries. If I go back I will definitely go on another tour - well worth the money.
Thank you, Pagus, for such an incredible experience.
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Frenchh2o
Oct 23, 2019
Verona wine country - Very pleasant day visiting small family run winery and a larger winery. Both had excellent tastings. Lunch followed the two tastings. I thought we were to visit a third winery after lunch, but we were returned to Verona. Guide was English speaking and very knowledgeable.
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