Veneto wine tours: Prosecco Hills and Valpolicella
Forty tours in two separate wine zones, 29 to 1,025 EUR, median 134. Venice looks at the Prosecco hills and Verona at Valpolicella, and the two are 70 to 90 minutes apart by train.
Forty Veneto wine tours, and none of their titles names both wine zones. The 20 Prosecco Hills listings and the 20 Valpolicella listings share a region and little else. The Prosecco days cost a median 164 EUR, last 5.8 hours and include lunch in 13 cases out of 20. The Valpolicella ones cost 92 EUR, last 3.2 hours, and nine of them are a winery tasting of under two and a half hours for 29 to 70 EUR. This page is for deciding between the two: what each costs, how you reach it from Venice or Verona, and when it makes sense. Then it hands you to the page for the one you pick.
The figures come from the listings as they stood on 30 September 2026, all sold through Viator by 27 operators. They are per person as the provider lists them. Where a private tour looks priced for the vehicle, the text says so, because 400 EUR for two people and 400 EUR for one are different purchases. I counted what each listing includes, not what its title promises, since 'a Prosecco experience' can mean an hour at one winery or a ten-hour circuit. The short version is in the box above; the rest of the page shows the working, with the map, the price chart, the transport table and the questions that come up most.
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Prosecco Hills Wine Tours
Twenty Prosecco Hills tours from 35 to 550 EUR. What lunch, transport and a winery tasting add to the price, who runs them, and what the same glass costs at…
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Valpolicella & Amarone Wine Tours
Twenty Valpolicella and Amarone tours from 29 to 1,025 EUR. Short tastings, half days and lunch days sorted by what they include, plus how to reach the hills…
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Wine Tours Experiences in Veneto
Amarone and Valpolicella Wine Tasting at the Family-Run Fratelli Vogadori Cellar, Negrar
A third-generation family cellar with no employees: the Vogadori pour their own Valpolicella and Amarone, and guest rooms sit next to the winery itself.
Amarone Half-Day Tasting from Verona: Two Family Wineries, Private Minivan for Eight
Producers lead the cellar visits at two sustainable family wineries, with four wines poured at each and local products alongside. Starts at Teatro Ristori.
Bertani Amarone Villa Tour and Seated Tasting at Tenuta Santa Maria, Valpolicella
Frescoed rooms, the ancient Clos vineyards, grape drying rooms and barrels over two hundred years old, followed by a seated tasting at a Bertani estate villa.
Buglioni Winery Visit and 5-Course Lunch or Dinner with Amarone, Valpolicella
Cantina Buglioni pairs a cellar and drying loft visit with a five-course meal and five wines at its own restaurant, plus a voucher for a glass in Verona.
Corte San Mattia Organic Wine Tasting on a Terrace with a View over Verona
Organic local wines are poured on the agriturismo terrace a few steps from where they are made, with typical products on the table and Verona in view.
Farina Wine Boutique Food and Wine Tasting in Pedemonte, Valpolicella, with Amarone
A family-run tasting in Pedemonte that starts at a wine boutique and brings drying grapes, an old cooperage and a glass of Amarone together with food.
Full-Day Prosecco Tour from Treviso Station: Sommelier Guide, 2 Family Wineries
Two family-run, non-commercial wineries, four Prosecco styles at each and a lunch of salami, cheese and pizza, with pick-up from Treviso or Conegliano.
Full-Day Prosecco Tour from Venice Tronchetto: Sommelier Guide, Two Wineries and Lunch
An English-speaking sommelier guides tastings at two boutique wineries, with van transport from Venice and a light agriturismo lunch of local specialties.
Half-Day Prosecco Road Tour from Conegliano Station with Two DOCG Wineries and Lunch
Two Prosecco Superiore DOCG wineries, a private cellar visit, food paired with each glass and a vineyard lunch or picnic, starting at Conegliano station.
Half-Day Valpolicella Wine Tour from Verona: Six Wines, Salumi and Cheese at Two Wineries
Six wines across two wineries, from Amarone to Valpolicella Classico and Ripasso, each paired with local salumi and cheese. Meeting at Piazza Bra in Verona.
La Svolta Winery in San Pietro di Feletto: Vineyard Walk, Four Prosecco Superiore
Four wines of your choice are poured in a new tasting room with a panoramic terrace, each paired with a platter of local products from the area's producers.
Mani Sagge Prosecco Superiore Tasting in San Pietro di Feletto: Hilltop Walk, 3 Wines
The winemakers of Mani Sagge lead a walk up an old hill to explain heroic viticulture, then pour three Prosecco Superiore wines with local products to taste.
Montresor Winery Cellar Visit and Tasting near Verona: Valpolicella Reds or Garda Whites
A guided visit through a historic cellar tied to Verona's past ends with a tasting of Valpolicella reds or Lake Garda whites, after a wine museum visit.
One-Hour Verona Wine Tasting in an Osteria near Juliet's House and the Arena
A guide in English or Italian leads an hour of sparkling, white and Valpolicella red wines in an osteria near Juliet's House, inside or on the terrace.
Pagus Full-Day Valpolicella Tour from Verona: Two Wineries, Amarone and Osteria Lunch
Seven hours and two wineries cover the whole Valpolicella range, with producers on hand to compare styles, then lunch in an enoteca or a local osteria.
Pagus Half-Day Amarone Wine Tour from Verona with San Giorgio di Valpolicella Stop
A Romanesque parish church in San Giorgio di Valpolicella comes before a cellar tasting of Valpolicella, Ripasso, Amarone and Recioto, about 3.5 hours in all.
Pagus Wine Tours Half-Day Soave and Amarone Tour from Verona: Walled Town and Two Wineries
Two wineries in about 4.5 hours: a Soave tasting with a sparkling wine and a Recioto, then a Valpolicella flight of Ripasso, Amarone and another Recioto.
Private Amarone Day from Venice: Verona Sights Walk, Valpolicella Family Winery and Lunch
A sommelier splits the day between Verona's main piazzas and one family winery, where four Valpolicella wines are poured with local cheese and salami.
Private Full-Day Soave and Amarone Wine Tour from Venice with Sommelier and Verona Walk
A sommelier guides a private day from Venice: two small family wineries, a Verona walking tour and a light lunch, with Amarone's drying method explained.
Private Prosecco Day Trip from Venice with English-Speaking Driver, 2 Wineries, Lunch
A private car and English-speaking driver take you from Venice to two acclaimed Veneto wineries, with a 2-course lunch at a trattoria or winery in between.
Private Prosecco DOCG Tasting at a Historic Saccol Winery in Valdobbiadene
A winery founded before the 1980s, with 70 hectares of its own vines and an oenologist owner on site, hosts this private tasting with views of the hills.
Private Prosecco Hills Tour with Osteria Lunch: 2 Family Wineries, Treviso or Venice Start
An outdoor tasting with cured meats and cheese, a full osteria lunch with a hill view and a technical tasting at a tiny family winery, all privately hosted.
Private Prosecco Road Tour for 2 from Conegliano Station: 3 DOCG Wineries, Food Pairings
A private day for two guests with three DOCG wineries, food matched to each glass, and a cellar, a vineyard lunch and a cheese or wine finish by 3:30 PM.
Prosecco DOCG Day Trip from Venice or Treviso: Cartizze Vineyards and 2 Historic Wineries
Two historic family wineries, the Cartizze vineyards and free time in Conegliano, with a licensed guide and driver, starting from either Venice or Treviso.
Ratings collected by Viator and Tripadvisor
Two wine zones, 70 to 90 minutes apart by train
On the map the two halves of the Veneto catalogue sit at opposite ends of the region. The Prosecco zone runs from Conegliano to Valdobbiadene, in the hills north of Treviso. Valpolicella starts just north-west of Verona, around Negrar and Fumane, and the wine town of Soave lies a little east of the city. Venice is the hub for the first and Verona the hub for the second. The train between the two cities takes about 70 to 90 minutes, which is why a single day covers one zone and a slice of a city.
The tour titles hide this, so it is worth saying plainly. Nine of the 20 Prosecco titles say 'from Venice'. Six of the Valpolicella titles name Verona, and three of those start in Venice, at 215, 251 and 1,025 EUR. That is what it costs to want Amarone while sleeping in the wrong city.
Read the map as two separate trips. From Venice Santa Lucia the regional train reaches Conegliano in roughly 35 to 50 minutes, and the most reviewed Prosecco tour quotes 50. Valdobbiadene is the far end of the Prosecco road beyond it. From Verona the Valpolicella villages are close enough that nine of the 20 listings there are tastings of under two and a half hours. Nothing inside either zone is far. What costs time is getting to the zone.
The Prosecco side: a long lunch between two towns
The Prosecco tours are built around a meal. Thirteen of the 20 include lunch, the median day runs 5.8 hours, and ten of those thirteen cost 99 to 190 EUR. The wine is the Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG, a zone of 15 communes that took DOCG status in 2009 and was added to the UNESCO list on 7 July 2019. The slopes are steep enough that several itineraries stop to look at them as much as to taste.
The most reviewed listing, 585 reviews at 189 EUR, shows the format. It visits two wineries, pours four wines in each, serves a four-course lunch at a family osteria, and includes the train from Venice to Conegliano, because the meeting point is the station there.
The Valpolicella side: short tastings from Verona
Valpolicella is sold the other way round. Nine of the 20 listings are a winery tasting of 2.5 hours or less at 29 to 70 EUR, and together they hold 52% of the category's reviews. Only five include a meal. The wine behind them is Amarone, made from grapes that dry for 100 to 120 days before pressing, and a cellar in the hills above Verona can open its doors for an hour without a day of transport around it.
The catch is transport. None of the 20 lists hotel pickup. The exceptions are the half-day minivan tours, such as the 125 EUR small-group Amarone tour from Verona with 347 reviews, which visits two family wineries in Marano and Negrar and pours four wines in each.
What the price buys, and why Valpolicella spans so much
The chart below puts the two formats on one axis. The Prosecco dot sits at 164 EUR, with its middle half between 123 and 189 EUR. The band is narrow because most listings are the same product, a lunch day from Venice. The Valpolicella dot sits at 92 EUR, and its middle half runs from 42 to 157 EUR. That wide bar does not mean bargains next to rip-offs. It means two products share one label: the cheap tasting and the day out from Venice.
The top of each range needs a footnote. The Prosecco maximum, 550 EUR for an eight-hour day, belongs to a listing with 12 reviews. The Valpolicella maximum, 1,025 EUR, is a private day from Venice with one winery at Sant'Ambrogio, a stop at Soave and three free hours in Verona. The listing does not say whether the price is per person or for the minivan, which carries up to eight, so ask before comparing it with anything else. Its 4.2 rating, the lowest on the Valpolicella page, rests on 44 reviews.
The cheapest Valpolicella tasting, 29 EUR, costs less than a fifth of the median Prosecco day. They are not the same purchase, and the page should not pretend they are.
Getting there without a car
| Leg | Mode | Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Santa Lucia to Conegliano | Regional train | 35 to 50 min, about 49 trains a day | From about 6 EUR |
| Conegliano to Valdobbiadene | Bus line 132 | About 50 min, four departures Monday to Saturday per an aggregator | Local bus fare |
| Venice Santa Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova | Train | 1 h 12 by Frecciarossa, 1 h 28 by regional veloce | Frecciarossa from 29 EUR |
| Verona to Sant'Ambrogio or San Pietro in Cariano | ATV bus line 103 | Check the ATV timetable | 1.50 to 6.70 EUR by zone |
Trains and buses reach the towns, not the cellars. Nothing I found says otherwise for the Valpolicella wineries on the hills, and the catalogue agrees: the provider data lists a pickup option for none of the 20 Valpolicella tours, against 3 of 20 in Prosecco. The workaround is a tour whose meeting point is a station. The most reviewed Prosecco tour does exactly that, which is why a train ticket is part of its price.
Driving yourself brings the alcohol limit: 0.5 g/l in Italy, and zero for drivers under 21 and for anyone in their first three years with a licence. With four wines poured in each of two wineries, the driver is the one who doesn't taste.
Choosing in one minute
| You want | Book | Median price | Typical length |
|---|---|---|---|
| A long lunch between vineyards, sleeping in Venice or Treviso | Prosecco Hills | 164 EUR | 5.8 hours |
| An Amarone tasting before dinner, sleeping in Verona | Valpolicella and Amarone | 92 EUR | 3.2 hours |
| The cheapest tasting that still involves a winery | Valpolicella single-winery tasting | 29 to 45 EUR | 0.7 to 1.5 hours |
| A private day with a driver | Prosecco has 6 private listings, Valpolicella 3 | Check per person or per vehicle | 4 to 8 hours |
Each choice has its own page. Prosecco Hills wine tours covers the lunch days, the train-ticket trick and what Rive and Cartizze mean when a tour names them. Valpolicella and Amarone wine tours covers the one-hour tastings, the half-day minivan tours and what Amarone costs at the cellar door. If you are comparing with the region everybody asks about, there is a page on Tuscany wine tours, and the whole country is at Italy wine tours.
When to go
Two things decide more than the weather. Vinitaly fills Verona from 11 to 14 April 2027, its 59th edition, so that is the week to avoid if you want a hotel and a tasting without a queue. And Amarone grapes are picked in September or October and then dry for 100 to 120 days, so autumn and winter are when a Valpolicella cellar has something to show beyond the tasting bar.
Prosecco harvest dates vary by slope and year, and the estates set them, so ask the winery when you book. What you can rely on is the format: the lunch day is sold the same way all year.
How the two zones got their names
Dates from the consortia, UNESCO and the appellation records.
The origins
1968
Valpolicella becomes a DOC
The first legal definition of the zone behind Amarone.
1969
Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOC
The hill zone north of Treviso gets its own denomination, the ancestor of today's DOCG.
The growth
2009
Prosecco becomes a place name
The grape is renamed Glera, Prosecco DOC is created and the hill zone is promoted to DOCG.
4 December 2009
Amarone becomes a DOCG
Valpolicella's dried-grape red reaches the top tier of Italian denominations.
Today
7 July 2019
UNESCO lists the Prosecco Hills
The hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene join the World Heritage list.
2025
667 million bottles
Prosecco DOC and DOC Rosé reach 667 million bottles, 1.1% up on 2024.
Questions about Veneto wine tours
Can I visit Prosecco and Valpolicella in one day?
Not sensibly. They are 70 to 90 minutes apart by train, and none of the 40 listings here names both. Pick one zone per day. With two days, use Venice for Prosecco and Verona for Amarone and treat the train between them as the gap.
How much does a wine tour in Veneto cost?
The median across the 40 listings is 134 EUR, from 29 to 1,025 EUR. That figure mixes two products, so use the zone instead: 164 EUR for a Prosecco lunch day, 92 EUR for Valpolicella, and 29 to 45 EUR for a one-winery tasting there.
Is lunch included?
In 18 of the 40, and 13 of those are Prosecco. In Valpolicella only five listings include a meal, at 120 to 251 EUR. Some Valpolicella tastings pair the wine with local products, which is a snack, not lunch, so read the inclusions before you book.
Do I need a car?
For Prosecco, not if the meeting point is Conegliano station, as it is for the most reviewed tour. For Valpolicella, the bus reaches the villages but the hill wineries are off the line, and no listing offers hotel pickup. A half-day minivan tour from Verona is the practical answer.
What is the difference between Prosecco DOC and DOCG?
Prosecco DOC covers nine provinces across Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, with 667 million bottles in 2025. The Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG is the hill zone the tours visit, at about 90 million bottles in 2024. A listing that says Prosecco Superiore DOCG is in the hills.
Do I have to book a tasting in advance?
Treat it as yes. Bisol has a booking page, Bortolomiol's 30 EUR Art and Nature tasting is for a minimum of two, and the Amarone half-day tour runs with a minimum of two guests. I found no cellar advertising walk-ins.
Pick your zone
Both pages carry the full list of 20 tours.
Plan your trip
Guides that apply to this destination.
When to go
A month-by-month climate matrix for 28 wine destinations, with the harvest windows we could verify.
Plan your wine tour
Nine decisions in order: tour or car, booking, what to wear and what to check on a listing.
UNESCO wine landscapes
Which wine regions sit on the UNESCO lists, what that protects and how to reach them.
Data verified on. Prices, lengths and reviews from the 40 listings on 30 September 2026. Denomination dates from the consortia and UNESCO; train and bus fares from Omio, Trainline and ATV.