Frascati: Half Day Wine Tour

About This Experience

Old Frascati Food & Wine runs this 4.5-hour tour every day, from late morning to mid-afternoon: a winery visit outside Frascati, a guided food walk in town and an osteria lunch. It costs from $106 per person and holds a 4.8 rating from 15 GetYourGuide reviews, a small sample so far. Your driver meets you at the station, so the train from Rome is the one leg you arrange and pay for yourself.

Meeting times follow the trains: 10:19 a.m. at Frascati station Monday to Friday, 10:24 a.m. on Sundays, and 10:32 a.m. at Tor Vergata station on Saturdays. The winemaker shows you the vineyard, the 16th-century farmhouse and a deep wine cave dating to Ancient Rome. You taste three wines, Frascati Superiore DOCG, Roma Red IGT and the sweet Cannellino DOCG, with fresh baked goods from a bakery in town and views toward Rome.

In Frascati, a guide who lives in town takes you past bakers, butchers and produce stalls, with tastes of slow-roasted pork and jug wine. Lunch at a local osteria opens with cheeses, vegetables and salumi, then homemade pasta with a seasonal sauce and the restaurant's house wine. The operator says you should finish by about 3 to 3:30 p.m., and trains back to Rome leave every hour at 36 minutes past until 9:36 p.m., every other hour on Sundays.

The listing marks the tour as unsuitable for people with food allergies and for wheelchair users, so check with the operator first if either applies. It suits travelers who want the town as well as the vineyard, with a full sit-down lunch. For the vineyard walk, the listing suggests comfortable shoes, a hat, sunscreen and water. Hotel pickup is not offered, and the 4.8 rating rests on 15 reviews.

Highlights

• Wine cave dating to Ancient Rome at a 16th-century family winery
• Three wines: Frascati Superiore, Roma Red and sweet Cannellino
• Views toward Rome from the vineyard
• Food walk with a local guide past Frascati's bakers and butchers
• Osteria lunch of salumi, cheese and homemade pasta
• Runs every day, with a Saturday start at Tor Vergata

What's Included

• ✓ Winery tour and tasting of three boutique wines with snacks
• ✓ Private transport between the winery and Frascati center
• ✓ Guided tour of Frascati with a local guide
• ✓ Local snacks and house wine during the town tour
• ✓ Lunch with wine at a local osteria

Not Included

• Train ticket
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Gratuities

What to Bring

• Comfortable shoes
• Hat and sunscreen
• Water
• Camera

Good to Know & Caveats

• Meet your driver at Frascati station at 10:19 a.m. Monday to Friday and 10:24 a.m. on Sundays; on Saturdays, at Tor Vergata station at 10:32 a.m.
• Lunch usually ends by about 3 to 3:30 p.m., and you are free to stay on in Frascati.
• The operator says trains to Rome leave hourly at :36 until 9:36 p.m., every other hour on Sundays.
• Not recommended for people with food allergies.

Meeting Point

In front of Frascati train station, where your driver waits: 10:19 a.m. Monday to Friday, 10:24 a.m. on Sundays. On Saturdays, meet at Tor Vergata station at 10:32 a.m.