Frascati Wine Road from Rome: Tasting & Lunch

About This Experience

This 6-hour day starts and ends at Roma Termini, and the price includes your train tickets, so you have nothing to buy at the station. From $119 per person, it combines a winery visit, a food walk through Frascati and a sit-down trattoria lunch, and it holds a 4.7 rating from 271 GetYourGuide reviews. You take the 9:49 a.m. train, a ride of about 30 minutes, and your driver or guide waits outside the exit holding a sign that reads Old Frascati.

The winery comes first: a 16th-century farmhouse whose owners, winemakers for several generations, show you the cellar and caves from Roman times, then walk you through the vineyard. You taste three wines, Frascati Superiore, the red Vagnolo and the sweet Cannellino, with local olive oil and baked goods, looking over the hills toward Rome. The itinerary then lists about 30 minutes of guided touring in town, an hour of street food and two hours for lunch with wine.

In town you stop at local shops and bakeries for porchetta, focaccia and biscotti from a wood-fired oven, plus jug wine from what the operator calls the oldest tavern in town. Lunch is a full meal with wine at a trattoria the operator picked, a few steps from the station for the train back to Rome. Many shops may be closed on Sundays, and the tour does not run on public holidays.

Reviews are mixed on the food. Several lower-rated reviewers found the trattoria lunch poor, and one thought the red wine weak; others enjoyed the winery and its hosts but felt the town walk added little. One reviewer said the start time was moved an hour and they missed the train, so check your confirmation the day before. This tour suits travelers who want the tickets handled and a longer day in Frascati; if the meal matters most, compare the farmhouse-lunch tours.

Highlights

• Cellar and Roman-era caves at a 16th-century winery farmhouse
• Three wines: Frascati Superiore, Vagnolo red and sweet Cannellino
• Views over the hills with Rome in the distance
• Porchetta, focaccia and biscotti on a food walk through Frascati
• Trattoria lunch a few steps from the station
• Starts and ends at Roma Termini

What's Included

• ✓ Train tickets from Roma Termini to Frascati and back
• ✓ Vineyard walk and several wine tastings with snacks
• ✓ Full lunch with wine in Frascati
• ✓ Free time in Frascati for shopping
• ✓ Live guide in English

Not Included

• Tips and gratuities
• Personal extras

What to Bring

• Sturdy, comfortable shoes
• Paper or electronic voucher

Good to Know & Caveats

• You ride the 9:49 a.m. train from Termini on your own; the guide meets you outside Frascati station.
• Travel documents and final itinerary details arrive electronically closer to the date.
• Many shops may be closed on Sundays.
• The tour does not run on public holidays.
• The activity level is easy, though one reviewer found the town walk long.

Meeting Point

Take the 9:49 a.m. train from Roma Termini to Frascati. Outside the station exit (USCITA), your driver or guide holds a sign reading Old Frascati.