From Rome: Frascati Wine Tour with Lunch and Vineyard tour

About This Experience

This 5-hour small-group tour, capped at 11 people, pairs a vineyard visit outside Frascati with a guided walk and an osteria lunch in town. It costs from $122 per person and holds a 4.7 rating from 19 GetYourGuide reviews, a small sample so far. A driver collects you at the station and handles the 10-minute van rides between town and the winery, so the train from Rome is the only leg you arrange.

The itinerary gives about two hours at the winery, which the operator describes as a 16th-century farmhouse belonging to one of Frascati's old wine families. A winemaker walks you through the vineyard and down into a wine cave dating to Ancient Rome. A licensed sommelier then pours three wines, Frascati Superiore DOCG, the red Vagnolo IGT and the sweet Cannellino DOCG, with baked goods from a bakery in central Frascati.

Back in town, roughly 2 hours 40 minutes cover an aperitif, a walk with a guide who lives in Frascati, and lunch. Along the way you try local foods such as slow-roasted pork and Frascati jug wine and meet shopkeepers. Lunch at an old osteria starts with local cheeses, vegetables and salumi, followed by fresh homemade pasta in a seasonal sauce, and you pick your favorite wine from the tasting to go with it.

The train is not included: a round-trip ticket from Roma Termini costs €4.20 (€2.10 each way), and you buy the return at Frascati station after lunch. Monday to Friday, the driver meets the 9:49 a.m. train at 10:20; on Sundays take the 9:54 a.m. Saturday tours start at Tor Vergata station at 10:32 a.m., after the 10:14 a.m. train from Termini. Bring comfortable shoes. It suits travelers who want a small group and a restaurant lunch in town.

Highlights

• Small group capped at 11 travelers
• A wine cave dating to Ancient Rome at a family winery
• Frascati Superiore, Vagnolo and sweet Cannellino poured by a licensed sommelier
• Town walk with a Frascati resident, with slow-roasted pork and jug wine
• Osteria lunch of salumi, cheeses and homemade pasta
• Driver waiting at the station

What's Included

• ✓ Transport by car or van
• ✓ Guided tour of a vineyard and winery
• ✓ Tasting of three wines
• ✓ Guided walk through Frascati's historic center
• ✓ Traditional Roman lunch at an old osteria
• ✓ Live guide in English

Not Included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Round-trip train ticket from Roma Termini to Frascati (€4.20)

What to Bring

• Comfortable shoes
• Train tickets for both legs

Good to Know & Caveats

• Monday to Friday, the driver meets you outside Frascati station at 10:20 a.m. after the 9:49 a.m. train; on Sundays take the 9:54 a.m.
• Saturday tours start at Tor Vergata station at 10:32 a.m.; the train leaves Termini at 10:14 a.m.
• Buy tickets on the Trenitalia website or at station machines, show them to reach the platforms, and stamp them before boarding.
• You can buy the return ticket at Frascati station after lunch.

Meeting Point

In front of Frascati train station at 10:20 a.m., where the driver waits outside the exit. Saturday tours start at Tor Vergata station at 10:32 a.m.