Top 10 Wine Tours in Taormina

1.Naxos: Taormina Boat Tour with Snorkeling and Prosecco

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 626 reviews · 2 hours · from $53Our pick

Cruise from Giardini Naxos with captains Enzo or Tindaro, stopping at Isola Bella for swimming and snorkeling. You’ll see Taormina’s caves, White Lotus filming spots, and the coast from the water, with Sicilian snacks, fruit, Prosecco, and music included.

“We loved this tour! We were running a bit late and they came and picked us up on a Vespa. Best customer service ever! The views from the boat were excellent too and we enjoyed swimming. Would highly recommend!”

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2.Guided Etna Wine Tasting Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 444 reviews · 5 hours · from $68

Ride from Taormina to Gambino Winery on Mount Etna with guides such as Isabella, Simona, or Franco. Visit Linguaglossa, hear about Sicilian wine and Etna, taste four wines with cheeses and antipasti, and return by late afternoon. Expect generous pours and beautiful views.

“Our guide was fantastic, never stopped giving information from the moment we left Taormina all the way to the winery. Very knowledgable on the surrounding villages and the history of Sicily. She spoke Sicilian, French and English - switching seamlessly which was impressive. The winery is beautiful, and our semelier was incredibly knowledgable on the wines, the history of the winery and the family that built it. We enjoyed some lovely wines and fantastic pairings. The value for money was superb! A great afternoon out, would highly recommend!”

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3.Private 6-Hour Tour of Three Etna Wineries with food&wine tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 417 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $375Top rated

Spend six hours with a private guide such as Marco, Massimo, Bruno, Alessandro, or Carmelo, visiting three Etna wineries. Expect ten wine samples, generous Sicilian food, family-run hosts, lava-stone villages, and hotel or port pickup from Taormina, Catania, or Messina.

“It was fun to try three very different wineries. Marco was a great tour guide! Highly recommend. ……………………………………………………………….”

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4.Full-Day Etna, Wine & Alcantara Canyons Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 390 reviews · from $116

Travel from Taormina in a small group with guides such as Riccardo, Daniele, Nicola, Tony, or Roberto. Hike extinct craters at 2,000 meters, enter a lava cave, eat at a winery, taste Etna wines, and view Alcantara Canyons.

“We loved this excursion. The tour was extremely well-run and worth the day-long commitment. Our guide was Nicola and he was fantastic!”

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5.Mount Etna Food and Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 297 reviews · from $168

Travel from Taormina in an air-conditioned Mercedes minivan with an English-speaking local guide such as Giovanni, Antonio, Denise, or Orazio. Visit a family winery, taste Etna wines with cheeses and salami, then enjoy an organic farmhouse lunch with seasonal pasta and homemade limoncello.

“Great day, Giovanni was a fantastic,knowledgeable and funny guide. Had a good laugh with other people on tour-definitely noisier on way back 🤣 Winery tour with wine tasting of 3 wines then off to amazing restaurant with incredible food provided and of course more wine 🍷 Would definitely recommend 👍”

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6.Shared or Private Food & Wine Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 167 reviews · from $100

Meet at Porta Messina for a 2.5-hour food and wine walk through Taormina’s old center. With guides such as Alfredo, Rosario, or Orazio, you’ll visit three venues for seafood, land dishes, five Sicilian wines, pastries, and three regional liquors.

“It was a wonderful tour. Rosario was an excellent guide who was very informative, professional and good fun. My daughter and I enjoyed the restaurants, the bars and the variety of food and drink offered. I can highly recommend the tour and the guide.”

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7.Pizza Making Class with Lunch and Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 145 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $88

Meet your chef near Porta Messina for a 2.5-hour Sicilian cooking class in one of Taormina’s oldest restaurants. You’ll make homemade pasta and pizza, enjoy starters, cheese, wine, soft drinks, and coffee, then take home recipes and a certificate.

“This was such a fun experience! We got cute aprons & a certificate & got to take home the leftovers.”

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8.Coastal Highlights Cruise with Wine & Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 79 reviews · from $90

Join a three-hour Taormina boat cruise with English or Italian-speaking crew, tasting Etna wine, Sicilian liqueurs, salami, and cheese. You’ll pass coves and caves, stop to swim and snorkel, and hear local stories from guides such as Federico, Andrea, or Tony.

“I really enjoyed the boat tour, our guide was knowledgeable, fun and whipped us up some nice appitizers of meats, cheeses, some delicious breads. Along with local wine. We were able to swim and snorkel in a few areas, as well as venture into a few shallow caves.”

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9.Boat Tour with Sicilian Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 78 reviews · 3 hours · from $88

Spend three hours cruising from Spisone Beach along Taormina and Giardini Naxos, with stops at Blue Grotto and Isola Bella. Swim, snorkel, and taste cold cuts, cheese, bread, Sicilian dishes, Prosecco, white wine, and red wine with an English or Italian guide.

“Our guides were wonderful. Can’t say enough about the locations we were taken to. Amazing! Food was good and wine was plentiful.”

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10.Etna Wineries Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 73 reviews · from $157

Travel from Taormina or Naxos in a comfortable nine-seat vehicle, stroll through medieval Castiglione di Sicilia, then visit two Etna wineries. Expect local tastings, vineyard and cellar visits, a traditional lunch, and guides such as Tony, Roberto, or Giuseppe, depending on the day.

“Tiny was a superb guide, he really made the experience, very informative, highly knowledgeable and passionate about Etna and its biodiversity. You visit to vineyards and it’s very interesting to see the contrast. Note there is only 45 mins or so between them don’t eat too much at the first! We throughly enjoyed the experience and definitely recommend I only hope you get Tony as your guide !”

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