About this tour
A seven-hour food and wine tour from Taormina led by local guides Chris and Barbara, who take small groups to family-owned producers on Mount Etna's slopes. You'll taste wines, oils, cheeses and other Sicilian specialities made outside industrial channels, eat lunch at a working farm, and experience how people actually live in these villages rather than how they're packaged for visitors. Transport, tastings and one wine glass per person are included.
Highlights
- Meet lifelong locals who grew up in these villages
- Taste wines from small Etna vineyard family operations
- Farm lunch with included wine and regional specialities
- Visit artisan producers of cheese, oil and preserved goods
- Private transport from Taormina to mountain villages
- See genuine working villages, not tourist infrastructure
What to expect
You'll spend the day driving through quieter settlements on Etna's lower slopes with Chris and Barbara, stopping at three or four family-run food and wine businesses. At each stop you'll taste what they make — wines, cured meats, cheeses, sometimes honey or pasta — in their actual workspaces or tasting rooms, not polished visitor centres. Lunch happens at one of these places, a proper meal rather than a tasting platter. The pace is relaxed; this isn't a tick-the-box itinerary. They deliberately don't reveal the full schedule, so there's genuine discovery as you go.
Good to know
One glass of wine per person comes with lunch; additional wine purchases incur extra charges. The tour suits all fitness levels but involves some walking between stops and climbing stairs in cellars. Booking directly with Chris and Barbara means the group stays small. Wear comfortable shoes and bring sunscreen for the afternoon.
Tour sold and operated by Viator via Viator. Descriptions on this page are original Global Hobo summaries written by our team — not copied from the operator. Prices and availability are confirmed at checkout.