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Wine Tasting Lake Como, Italy: the 3 best

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4.63 • 489 reviews

- Valter Graziani
Verified
Sat 22 Mar, 13:00•2 pp•1 hour 30 min - With lunch or dinner
Satisfactory
- Eleonora Marraffino
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Sat 26 Oct, 11:00•2 pp•2 hours
Beautiful experience... very impressive place and very kind staff
- Robert Gay
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Tue 22 Oct, 12:30•3 pp•1 hour 30 min - With lunch or dinner
All good, but for me the price for food is high.
- Maria Luisa Passoni
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Sat 28 Sep, 12:30•2 pp•1 hour 30 min - With lunch or dinner
- Elena Cristofolini
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Sat 28 Sep, 12:30•2 pp•1 hour 30 min - With lunch or dinner
- Erica La Giglia
Verified
Mon 26 Aug, 14:00•2 pp•2 hours
Beautiful experience even though we were the only Italians 🤣

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Wine tasting at Lake Como: what to know

Discover the best wine tasting at Lake Como, perfect for your vacation in Italy with friends or your partner.

The wine cellars of Lake Como, among the best in Lombardy, offer unique experiences to savor local wines, surrounded by breathtaking landscapes.

Tastings take place in renowned locations such as Bellagio and Domaso, where you can taste typical wines accompanied by local products. Prices for Lake Como wine tastings start from about 30€ per person, with customizable options.

Book your Lake Como wine tasting to enjoy an unforgettable wine and food experience.

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Borgomanero (NO), Piedmont

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Visit and wine tasting at the Fontechiara Winery in Borgomanero

A visit with tasting at the Fontechiara Winery in Borgomanero allows you to spend a relaxing day in the Novara Hills, between Lake Maggiore and Lake d'Orta.

The Cantina Fontechiara is a small family-run winery located in Upper Piedmont that produces red, rosé and white wines made from native grape varieties such as Nebbiolo and Vespolina. The wines are natural, unmodified and certified vegan with the VEGANOK label.

This experience will begin with a tour of the winery during which you will be told the history of the winery and will be shown the cultivation methods and winemaking techniques.

Following this, there will be a tasting of 3 home-made wines served in combination with platters of salami, cheeses and other typical local products, all fresh and homemade.

The tasting includes:

    •    Rosato cheese paired with samples of fresh robiola mantecata with herbs from the garden
    •    Vespolina DOC accompanied by Gorgonzola DOP on homemade bread
    •    Barrel-aged Nebbiolo DOC
    •    Tagliere of typical local products: horse salami, donkey salami, seasoned toma cheese, semi-seasoned toma cheese from our valleys, homemade jam or honey and fresh bread

Wines and vintages may vary according to availability.

It is also available an option for minors that includes:

    •    Water or soft drink
    •    Cutting board with artisanal pizzas and flatbreads

In case of food allergies and intolerances you can contact the facility after booking.

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FAQs for Tastings and Picnic in Lombardy


How does a tasting work?

Wine tasting involves prolonged sipping of the drink, paying attention to details and nuances in 3 different stages: initial, intermediate and final. Dedicated staff always provide some guidelines, not only with respect to instructions on how to taste a wine, but also with reference to the winery's wine and its peculiarities.

Is it possible to buy products following the tasting?

The dedicated visiting staff always gives the opportunity to purchase the winery's products within the shop: they will be able to provide advice and opinions to guide you to purchase the various bottles.

What does a tasting include?

Tasting experiences may also include a visit to the winery, cutting boards or appetizers: in some cases they include souvenir gadgets, such as glasses with the winery's logo, cup holders and more.

How much does a tasting cost?

The price of a tasting varies from 15€ to 50€ per person. It depends on several factors such as the types of wine you are going to taste, but also on what the tour includes (winery visit, cutting board, aperitif box, lunch).

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