The long-form Talamonti visit at Loreto Aprutino, vineyard and cellar followed by a seated meal matched to the estate's wines.
Tip: Six people is the floor, so it suits a group trip rather than a couple.
Address: Contrada Palazzo, 65014 Loreto Aprutino, Pescara, Italy, Abruzzo
Zaccagnini hangs contemporary work through its Bolognano cellars and adds to it each November with Uvarte, when invited artists respond to the harvest.
Tip: Visits are by reservation only; November is when the new Uvarte pieces go up.
Walk through the organic vineyard and the terracotta amphora store at Atri, then taste four wines from the Anfora range with a board of local food.
Tip: Book at least 24 hours ahead; the amphora room is the part of the cellar you came for.
A yoga session in the olive grove at Atri followed by a cellar visit and a tasting of the estate's organic wines.
Tip: Pair it with a night in one of the two lodge tents if you want the whole morning unhurried.
The longer Cirelli visit, taking in the farm, the amphora cellar and a wider pour than the standard Anfora tasting.
Tip: Francesco Cirelli farms the whole holding organically, so ask to see the vegetable plots and the animals too.
A harvest day at Vasto: pick with the team, follow the fruit into the cellar and eat with the estate's wines afterwards.
Tip: It only runs during the picking window, so check dates with the estate before booking travel.
Three vintages of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC, 2006, 2007 and 2008, poured side by side at the Vasto estate.
Tip: This is the clearest local answer to how Montepulciano ages past fifteen years.
