From Taormina: Mount Etna Food and Wine Tasting Tour
About This Experience
The food-led option: two stops, an authorised local guide, five glasses of wine and a full organic lunch, with door-to-door pick-up in an air-conditioned Mercedes minivan.
The drive runs through the lava-stone villages below Etna, past groves of orange, olive and almond, with the guide explaining how the volcano's soil shapes what grows on it. The first stop is a family-run winery: a welcome glass, a walk through the cellars, then a tasting of local wines paired with organic cheeses, salami, artichokes and other cold appetisers.
The second stop is a farmhouse with an open-air terrace over the vineyards, where lunch is cooked from seasonal ingredients — pastas with black-pork sauce or whatever the day's fresh sauce is, plus a run of smaller tasting plates and dessert. A homemade limoncello closes it.
Six hours, five wines and two kitchens makes this the most food-forward tour leaving Taormina, and it is priced accordingly. If you want wine with a snack rather than a long lunch, the half-day tasting tours cost a third as much.
Highlights
- Five glasses of Etna wine across two family-run properties
- Guided cellar visit at a working winery
- Full organic lunch on a farmhouse terrace above the vineyards
- Cold appetisers: organic cheeses, salami, artichokes and seasonal plates
- Door-to-door pick-up in an air-conditioned minivan, guaranteed small group
What's Included
- ✓ Pick-up and drop-off at your accommodation
- ✓ Air-conditioned Mercedes minivan
- ✓ Authorised local guide
- ✓ Guided winery visit
- ✓ Wine tasting — five glasses
- ✓ All food samples
- ✓ Organic lunch made with Etna products
- ✓ Dessert and homemade limoncello
- ✓ Water
Not Included
- Gratuities
Good to Know & Caveats
- Vegetarian and other dietary requirements are available on request — flag them when you book.
- This is a guaranteed small-group departure, so it runs without a minimum-numbers cancellation.
- The guided cellar visit is described as optional within the itinerary; the tasting and lunch are not.
- Six hours with two long table stops. Come hungry and do not plan a big dinner.
Meeting Point
Pick-up and drop-off at your accommodation in the Taormina area.
What Travelers Say
Rated 4.9/5 by 421 verified GetYourGuide travelers.
Alessandra was amazing! One of the best tour guides I’ve ever experienced! She was so friendly, knowledgeable and made a great effort to accommodate to everyone in the group! Highly recommend!
— Laura, August
Amazing! Great informational tour guide with good food and good wine.
— Grace, August
Antonio was a delight from the moment he picked us up from our hotel! We had the opportunity to ride with two more couples from the US. Antonio provided wonderful commentary along the way of the region and history. He made us feel like family and we look forward to seeing him again on our next trip to Taormina!!
— Steve, August
Frequently Asked Questions
How many wines are included?
Five glasses, spread across the winery tasting and the farmhouse lunch, paired with food at each stop rather than poured in one flight.
Is this lunch or a tasting?
Both, and the lunch is the larger half — a full organic meal on a farmhouse terrace with pastas made from seasonal ingredients, extra tasting plates, dessert and limoncello.
Can you cater for vegetarians or allergies?
Yes, on request. Tell the operator when you book rather than on the day, because both kitchens cook to the day's numbers.
Why does it cost more than the other Taormina wine tours?
It is six hours across two properties with a full cooked lunch, five wines, dessert and door-to-door transfer in a small group. The half-day tours visit one estate and serve an aperitivo.
Where does it pick up?
At your accommodation in the Taormina area, rather than at a central meeting point — which is part of what you are paying for.
Do you go up the volcano?
No. The route runs through the villages and vineyards on Etna's flanks; there is no crater walk. This is a food and wine day with the volcano as the backdrop.
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