From Rome: Wine Tour & Farmhouse Lunch in the Vineyard

About This Experience

This is the shortest and lowest-priced of the Minardi family's three Frascati tours: about 3 hours at their farmhouse, from $83 per person, the lowest price among the tours with pages on this site. There is no town walk and no cooking. The visit starts at 12:00 at the farmhouse with a guided walk through the vineyard and old cellar, a tasting of three wines and the family's olive oil with food pairings, and a lunch cooked by the chef.

The farmhouse sits in the Frascati wine valleys, about 7 minutes from town according to the operator, and the family has grown vines and olives there for nine generations. They describe the old cellar, where they once made jug wine, as a kind of Frascati wine museum. The tasting comes with Italian snacks and is followed by a traditional lunch of local specialties, after which you are driven back to Frascati station for the train to Rome.

The train from Roma Termini is not included; Trenitalia's regional fare is €2.10 each way. The operator recommends the 9:49 a.m. train (9:54 a.m. on Sundays), which reaches Frascati around 10:20 a.m., leaving well over an hour before the 11:45 a.m. pickup in front of the station. They suggest filling it with a stroll through the historic center or a coffee in Piazza Roma. Saturday instructions differ, so follow the ones in your confirmation.

If you drive or take a taxi, you meet directly at the winery at 12:00 and the operator asks you to let them know in advance. This version suits travelers who want the vineyard and lunch on a tighter budget. The family's 4-hour half-day adds a guided town walk with a wine stop for $17 more per person, and their pasta masterclass, also $100, adds a cooking class. The 4.9 rating rests on only 20 reviews so far.

Highlights

• Vineyard walk with views over the Frascati wine valleys
• Three-wine tasting with the family's olive oil and Italian snacks
• Old cellar of a farm worked by nine generations of one family
• Chef-prepared lunch of local specialties
• Free time in Frascati before the 11:45 a.m. station pickup
• Lowest price of the tours on this site, from $83 per person

What's Included

• ✓ Transfers between Frascati station and the farmhouse, and back
• ✓ Guided visit of the vineyard and old cellar
• ✓ Tasting of 3 wines with food pairings
• ✓ Extra virgin olive oil tasting
• ✓ Lunch at the farmhouse prepared by the chef
• ✓ Live guide in English

Not Included

• Train tickets from Roma Termini to Frascati (€2.10 each way)
• Saturday train tickets to Tor Vergata station

What to Bring

• Train tickets for both legs
• Your booking confirmation

Good to Know & Caveats

• Train arrivals are picked up at 11:45 a.m. in front of Frascati station (Piazzale Sandro Pertini).
• The tasting and lunch start at 12:00 at the farmhouse.
• Arriving by car, taxi or Uber? Meet at Minardi Frascati Winery on Via San Marco at 12:00, and tell the operator in advance.
• Saturday train times differ from weekdays; follow the Saturday instructions in your booking.
• There is no guided town walk on this version.

Meeting Point

In front of Frascati train station (Piazzale Sandro Pertini) at 11:45 a.m. if you come by train. Drivers meet at Minardi Frascati Winery, Via San Marco, at 12:00.