Wine Tasting and Lunch in Rome Countryside

Meet your local guide right outside the Frascati Train Station (or Tor Vergata on Saturdays). While you’ll need to make your own way to Frascati—either by car or with a quick 30-minute train ride from central Rome—there’s no need to worry about organizing anything once you arrive! Your half-day experience has been carefully crafted to make the most of your time. From the moment you’re picked up, you’ll step into the slower rhythm of the Roman countryside. Your guide, a true local, will take you through Frascati’s charming streets before escorting you to a family-run vineyard set in a 16th-century estate. After a guided wine tasting, you’ll return to the town for a traditional lunch in a cozy osteria. The tour ends in the early afternoon, giving you time to explore Frascati on your own or catch one of the frequent return trains to Rome, which depart every hour.

Frascati Wine Tasting and Lunch in Rome Countryside Description

Your 4.5-hour Frascati Wine Tasting and Lunch experience includes:

• Private transfer between Frascati station, the vineyard, and the town center

• English-speaking local guide

• Guided tasting of three boutique wines at a historic 16th-century vineyard

• Guided walking tour of Frascati

• Lunch in a family-run osteria featuring pasta and house wine

• Free time in Frascati after lunch

16th-century vineyard

After meeting your local guide at Frascati train station, you will enjoy comfortable transportation to a local vineyard. Tucked away in the hills just outside town, this family-owned vineyard has been producing wine for generations. You’ll explore the historic farmhouse and underground wine caves dating back to Ancient Rome while learning about local winemaking techniques that respect both tradition and terroir. The tasting includes three boutique wines: a crisp Frascati DOC, a bold Roma DOC red, and a Lazio IGT Malvasia, each introduced by the winemaker themselves. Expect great wine, not a wine lesson.

Frascati town center

Visiting Rome without stepping outside the city is like seeing a movie’s trailer but skipping the film. Frascati and the Castelli Romani have been central to Roman life since the days of Cicero and the Caesars, when nobles built countryside villas to escape the heat and chaos of the city. That tradition continues today, with locals flocking here for fresh air, real food, and the kind of wine that doesn’t make it onto export lists. It’s where the city breathes—and where you should too.

Frascati is more than a wine stop, it’s the beating heart of the Castelli Romani, a group of hill towns southeast of Rome known for their noble villas, volcanic landscapes, and food-forward culture. A favorite weekend escape for Romans since antiquity, Frascati has long blended aristocratic flair with down-to-earth hospitality. During your stroll, you’ll taste porchetta, sip jug wine from a local cantina, and meet the artisans who keep this tradition-rich town alive. It’s the Rome Romans escape to.

Lunch at a family-run Osteria

No tourist menus here. You’ll sit down for a relaxed, multi-course meal in a rustic osteria beloved by locals. Lunch starts with a generous selection of regional cheeses, cured meats, and seasonal vegetables, followed by handmade pasta with sauces that change with the time of year. Every bite is paired with house wine from the osteria itself—no bottled branding, just the kind of wine that flows at Roman tables when no one’s looking.

After lunch wraps up, the official part of your tour ends but your time in Frascati doesn’t have to. You’re free to wander the cobbled streets, grab a gelato, or relax in the piazza with one last glass of wine. Return trains to Rome run frequently, every hour during the week and every other hour on Sundays, so you can head back whenever you’re ready. It’s your call: linger like a local or catch the next train home.