How far is Valpolicella from Verona?

The Valpolicella wine region begins just 15–20 minutes north of Verona, with the main villages of San Pietro in Cariano, Fumane and Negrar around 25–30 minutes away. Most guided tours include round-trip transport, so you can taste freely without worrying about driving the hill roads.

What wines will I taste on a Valpolicella tour?

Expect the four classic styles: light, cherry-fresh Valpolicella Classico; the richer Ripasso ("baby Amarone"); the powerful, dried-grape Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG; and the sweet Recioto dessert wine. Some tours add crisp white Soave from the neighbouring volcanic hills for contrast.

Do Valpolicella wine tours include lunch?

Many half- and full-day tours pair the tasting with a light lunch or a full meal of local cheeses, salumi and pasta at the winery. The listing states clearly whether food is included, and vegetarian options can usually be requested in advance.

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Verona Valpolicella & Amarone Wine Tour: The Perfect Day

Just north of Verona, the terraced Valpolicella hills produce Italy's mighty Amarone alongside easy-drinking Valpolicella and Ripasso. Here is how to spend a perfect wine day from Verona — a morning in the vineyards, a cellar tasting with lunch, and an evening aperitivo in the city — plus the best-rated Valpolicella, Amarone and Soave experiences to book.

At a glance

1Morning drive into the Valpolicella hills
2Cellar visit & Amarone tasting with lunch
3Afternoon Soave or in-city wine bar
4Evening aperitivo back in Verona

Morning: into the Valpolicella hills

Leave Verona behind and climb into Valpolicella, the amphitheatre of terraced vineyards that gives Amarone its name. A guided half-day trip with transport handles the winding roads while you take in villas, cypress avenues and rows of Corvina vines. Most tours visit one or two family wineries where the appassimento method — drying grapes for months before pressing — is explained before you taste.

Midday: a cellar tasting with lunch

The heart of the day is a guided cellar visit and a sit-down tasting of the region's flagship wines: fresh Valpolicella Classico, structured Ripasso and the powerful, raisiny Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG. Many estates pair the pour with a light lunch or a full plate of local cheeses, salumi and pasta, so you taste the wines exactly as they are meant to be drunk — with food.

Afternoon: Soave or a Verona wine bar

With the reds behind you, swing east for a contrasting white: crisp, mineral Soave from the volcanic hills, offered on a handful of sommelier-led tours. Prefer to stay in town? Verona's centre has excellent walk-in tastings and aperitivo spots near Piazza Erbe and the Arena, several reached by the panoramic Castel San Pietro funicular.

Evening: aperitivo back in Verona

Round off the day the Veronese way with an aperitivo — a glass of Valpolicella or a local spritz with cicchetti — as the marble streets glow at sunset. Food-and-wine walking tours pull the day together, tasting your way past Juliet's House and the Arena. Wineries ship worldwide, so any favourite bottle can follow you home.