6 Wine Tours in Milan Worth Opening a Bottle For

1.Pasta and Tiramisu Cooking Class with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,106 reviews · 3 hours · from $61Our pick

Meet your English-speaking chef, raise a glass of Prosecco, then make fresh pasta and tiramisu at your own workstation in a Milan restaurant. You will learn about flour, pasta fresca, pasta secca, and traditional recipes before sitting down to eat with wine. Chef Mimo is among the named hosts.

“I love Italian food, but don't love to cook, however taking a cooking class makes it fun. We made tiramisu first, then 2 types of pasta, and after the staff cooked the pasta and added sauce, we got to eat them. It was a lot of food and tasty! There were about 15-20 of us in the class, and I've only taken smaller cooking classes before, so this was a little tougher to ask questions or get details, but the hosts did a good job of explaining things and were very welcoming.”

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2.Gnocchi, Pasta, Tiramisù and Wine Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 691 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $83Top rated

Meet at Via Lodovico Settala for a hands-on Milan cooking class with chefs such as Francesco and Denisse. Make ravioli, gnocchi, tiramisù, sauces, and a full meal while tasting Italian white and red wines. The English-language class lasts about three hours and welcomes up to 20 people.

“Super activité avec Francesco. Super sympathique, je recommande chaudement. Excellent activity with Francesco. Very friendly, I highly recommend to have a good taste of Italy!”

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3.Small-Group Barolo Wine Tasting, Alba & UNESCO Piedmont Hills

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 689 reviews · 10 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $216

Leave Milan at 9:00 am for Alba, the Langhe vineyards, and Grinzane Cavour Castle. With an English-speaking guide such as Stefano, Monica, or Oleg, you will taste at least six Piedmont wines, including Barolo, visit a family-run cellar, and enjoy free time for lunch and local specialties.

“Our guide, Monica was friendly and full of information about the region. The driver was Fabio who also did an excellent job. Monica is very clearly passionate about the trip and it made a huge difference. The visit the the vineyard was good even for someone who doesn’t know anything about wine. The small group size also made the trip far more enjoyable.”

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4.Milan Urban Winery: Taste & Tour at Cantina Urbana

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 683 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $47Best value

Visit Cantina Urbana on Via Ascanio Sforza for a 90-minute English or Italian tour with guides such as Andrea, Irene, Francesco, and Nello. See barrels, amphorae, and tanks, then taste four or six wines with local charcuterie in Milan’s unusual urban winery.

“Myself, My husband and friend attended this establishment where we booked ourselves on to the wine tasting experience. We were shown to our seats and had to wait until 19.30hrs for the experience to begin. We were introduced to the different wines by Andrea, who was very knowledgeable about the different wines and polite when serving. She spoke very good English which is ideal for tourists. We were very impressed with the experience and the tour input was an additional positive.”

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5.Pasta and Tiramisu Small Group Cooking Class with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 660 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $83

In this three-hour Milan cooking class, you’ll make fresh pasta and tiramisu with an English-speaking chef, then sit down to eat with wine. Instructors have included Francesco, Mimmo, Memmo, Alba, Federico, and Dimitri. The class suits families, couples, and solo visitors.

“Experience was amazing! Host was a great teacher and the food was amazing. Definitely recommend 100%.”

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6.Italian Cooking Class with Food and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 509 reviews · 3 hours · from $80

At Chef and the City in Milan, Chef Ilaria and her team teach you to prepare three Italian dishes, often including fresh pasta, bruschetta, gnocchi, or dessert. You work at your own station, share snacks and wine, then sit down to eat what you made. Recipes go home with you.

“Absolutely fantastic!!! If you consider taking a booking class in Milan, THIS is the place to go. Ilaria gave her heart into it, and we got real insight into Italian cuisine, not just mainstream knowledge. I will DEFINITELY make these recipies at home, I've been craving the desert we made.”

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