Mount Etna tour and wine tasting
Mount Etna, with its volcanic soil rich in minerals, is the perfect place for producing unique and fine wines. The climate and altitude give Etna wines a distinctive character, making them among the most appreciated in Italy and worldwide.
Joining a wine-tasting tour on Etna means immersing yourself in Sicilian wine culture, visiting historic wineries, and terraced vineyards, and savoring DOC Etna wines paired with local traditional products.
Experience an unforgettable journey among the vineyards on the slopes of the volcano, breathtaking landscapes, and the authentic taste of Sicilian winemaking tradition.
Visit to the Alcantara Gorges
The first part of the tour takes you to the stunning Alcantara Gorges, one of the most famous natural wonders in Sicily. Here, you can admire breathtaking landscapes before heading upstream to visit other attractions in the valley, such as Byzantine Cuba, an 11th-century early Christian church nestled among vineyards.
Etna Wine Tasting in a Local Winery
The second part of the tour is entirely dedicated to Etna wines. We will travel across the valley to reach the northern slopes of Etna, passing through vast vineyards before arriving at a carefully selected winery, where the most exciting part of the experience begins.
Welcomed with an appetizer, the wine-tasting journey unfolds through a guided sensory experience. You will be seated at a table with expert sommeliers, who will lead you through a visual, olfactory, and tasting journey featuring six different types of wines, paired with delicious local food.
After the tasting, you will visit the wine cellars, where the winemaking and aging processes will be explained. To conclude, you will have the chance to stroll through the vineyards, immersing yourself in the unique landscape of Etna. This is an exclusive wine-tasting experience you won’t want to miss!
Why Choose an Etna Wine Tasting Tour?
- Discover Etna’s wines: taste premium labels made from native grape varieties.
- Explore a historic winery: visit vineyards between 400 and 1,000 meters in altitude, where winemaking blends with tradition.
- Enjoy spectacular landscapes: admire terraced vineyards overlooking the sea and the volcano, in one of the most unique settings in the world.
- Authentic experience: a journey through unique aromas and flavors, thanks to the volcanic soil that enriches the vines with minerals.
The Etna wine-tasting tour includes:
- Pick-up from your hotel or preferred location.
- Visit to the Alcantara Gorges.
- Stop at the Byzantine Cuba, an 11th-century ancient church among the vineyards.
- Tour of vineyards in the Passopisciaro and Solicchiata areas.
- Visit a selected Etna winery.
- Etna wine tasting with a sommelier, paired with a lunch of traditional local products.
How to Book this experience
There are four ways to book an Etna tour with a visit to the winery and wine tasting. Let’s see them below.
1. Through the WhatsApp messaging chat, directly by clicking here (Recommended).
2. By sending an e-mail to info@sicilydaytrips.it.
3. Use the booking form on this page (Recommended).
4. Calling at +393385721080.
Once you contact us, we will respond within 30 minutes to confirm your booking and provide all the necessary details. In most cases, you don’t need to pay in advance, you can pay on-site after the wine tasting.
Looking for more details about this Etna wine-tasting experience? Contact us now!
Tour Reviews
With our family of 7 we booked the tour with Giancarlo. He showed up well on time and started the day with a smile. The tour itself was excellent. Giancarlo told us a lot about the local scenery, nature, culture and history. And of course he brought us to all the nice places that the tour describes. The wine tasting was superb, the stops in between were amazing and the Alcantara gorge is a spot not to miss while at Sicily. Highly recommended!!
There’s nothing more genuine than having a local guide show you the Alcantara river and its majestic surroundings, with all its perks. Giancarlo is charming, knowledgeable, friendly and kindly accommodated all of our requests. The wine tasting was the perfect finish to our adventurous morning of sightseeing. A perfectly balanced tour that will enrapture your senses!
Amazing trip with such a great guide! He made the day one of the best spent in Sicily. Took care of my mom and myself and left us with unforgettable memories of the time.
Thank you so much for it!!!!
Highly recommend the tour
Wonderful tour of the region around mount Etna. A great mix of natural sights and a delicious wine tasting.
Giancarlo as kind, courteous and knowledgeable.
Would highly recommend this experience for your visit.
Bel giro con il fuoristrada sulle pendici dell’Enta seguito da una degustazione di vini e assaggi siciliani. Consigliatissimo
Un viaggio nella terra siciliana che sicuramente non si dimentica facilmente, per conoscere ciò che la natura offre con i suoi splendidi paesaggi e per assaporarla.
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