Pagus Wine Tours - Valpolicella and Amarone ★ 4.7
Verona-based operator with 20+ years of wine tourism experience. Half-day and full-day tours covering Valpolicella (Amarone), Soave, Lake Garda; the Prosecco DOCG area.
Guided wine tours in Veneto worth booking, by route and theme, with run times and what is poured.
Guided wine tours in Veneto worth booking, by route and theme, with run times and what is poured.
Verona-based operator with 20+ years of wine tourism experience. Half-day and full-day tours covering Valpolicella (Amarone), Soave, Lake Garda; the Prosecco DOCG area.
Verona-based with 10+ years specialising in Veneto wine tours. All-inclusive private tours with transport, English-speaking guide; winery booking.
The Strada del Prosecco was inaugurated in 1966 and runs 58 km through the UNESCO World Heritage Prosecco hills between Conegliano and Valdobbiadene.
Tenuta Santa Maria Valverde offers e-bike tours through Marano di Valpolicella vineyards using 7 Fantic-engine fat-tyre e-bikes. 2-hour guided experience includes cycling the estate, visiting the 17th-century cellar, and tasting Valpolicella, Ripasso; Amarone with local food.
Grappa distillery and spirits tour in the Conegliano Valdobbiadene UNESCO World Heritage hills. Three tour formats for all experience levels.
Stockholm-based specialist wine tour company offering multi-day guided Veneto itineraries. Covers Valpolicella, Amarone, Soave, and optional Prosecco extensions. Led by certified wine professionals.
Guided tours of the Nardini grappa distillery (est. 1779) at the Ponte degli Alpini in Bassano del Grappa. Tours explore historic 18th-century production rooms and end with a tasting flight of Nardini grappas.
Masi officially opened Monteleone21 in 2025 as an 'open cellar' paradigm in Valpolicella Classica. Guided tours include the fruttaio (drying loft for Amarone appassimento), contemporary cellar spaces, Possessioni Serego Alighieri, and the Wine Bar 'Vino e Cucina'. The most complete appassimento experience in the region.
Peak wine-travel season in Veneto is spring through autumn, with harvest the standout window.
classified-growth and grand-cru estates require booking days to weeks ahead; smaller family domaines often take walk-ins midweek.
most estates open 10:00 to 17:00 by appointment, often closed Sunday and Monday.
tipping is not expected at tastings; buying a bottle from the cellar door is the customary thank-you.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Veneto rewards trust.