Sicily wine tour: roads of wines and tastes

A  private escorted wine tour of Sicily. 9 days/ 8 nights

Fall in love with the Sicilians, their cuisine
and superb wines"

Sicilians like to say their grapevines sprang up in ancient times from the teardrops of the thirsty God Dionysus. Less - poetic archaeologists confirm , at least , that Sicily was one of Italy 's earliest wine growing regions.
In this tour , you'll discover small unknown producers , meet top wine makers , owners of country inns and be invited into their homes. You'll enjoy lunches or dinners and wine tasting as guests of the estates. Wine tasting is well balanced with free time and visits to places of interest.

Sicily wine tour itinerary

Day 1 Palermo
Arrival at Palermo airport.. Transfer to the hotel (included). Palermo by Night.

Day 2 Palermo and the Corvo wines
Morning: guided tour of Palermo (including Vucciria market) and Monreale.
Afternoon: Corvo Winery. Visit and wine tasting

Day 3—Erice / Marsala Wines and Donnafugata Cellars
Morning: medieval town of Erice and visit of a renowned Sicilian bakery. Taste local pastries. Marsala, visit of Donnafugata winery. Wine tasting. Cantine Pellegrino. Marsala wines tasting

Day 4—Agrigento / Piazza Armerina and the Cellars : Tenuta del Nanfro
Agrigento: guided tour of the Valley of Greek Temples, Villa Romana del Casale, famous for its precious Roman mosaics.
Caltagirone, the Sicilian capital for ceramics. Stopover at the wine cellars of Antica Tenuta del Nanfro for a guided visit and tasting of typical wines from the area: Nero d'Avola and Cerasuolo di Vittoria.

Day 5— Ragusa and its cheeses / Modica / Syracusa
Ragusa and its old historic center, Ibla. Visit to a cheese farm and tasting of the traditional Ragusano cheese.
Modica, splendid Sicilian Baroque architecture. Guided stroll and stop at the Antica Pasticceria Bonajuto, famous for its chocolate based on on Aztec recipes! Syracusa guided tour of the archeological park and historic center on the island of Ortigia.

Day 6— Wines from Etna / Taormina
Excursion to the foot of Mount Etna. Visit to the Murgo Estate for a true "discovery of the wines of Etna". Wine tasting.
Transfer to Taormina . Leisure time for visits, strolls and shopping

Day 7—The Eolian Islands
Salina Visit of the famous winery “ Carlo Hauner”. Tasting the famous Malvasia wine.
Lipari, the largest of the Aeolians. Time at leisure for a granita or visit the archaeological museum with its prehistoric finds

Day 8 Cefalù and the Madonie park wines
Cefalù famous for its Norman Cathedral and medieval centre as well as for its beautiful beach and blue sea.
Castelbuono and visit to Abbazia Santa Anastasia, a former Benedictine abbey and now a renowed winery and hotel

Day 9— Departure
Breakfast at the farm, transfer to Palermo airport and departure.