Rome wine tastings

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Guided wine tastings in Rome

Rome has a number of excellent wine bars (a few of my favorites are listed here), and when they're not too busy the staff are usually only too happy to take you on a tour of Italian wines.

However, if you want a guided tasting by a professional sommalier, try the tours below:

Our Wines of Italy: A comparitive Tasting

Our Wines of Italy: A Comparative Tasting, which complements our

basic level tasting, is a more advanced approach to experiencing Italian wine – one that utilizes comparisons between...

Duration: 3 hours; Cost: $390 per group

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Wines of Italy: An Introduction

Led by a trained sommelier, our Wines of Italy tasting is an in depth tutorial in wine history, technique and appreciation. As an integral part of Italian culture, to understand wine...

Duration: 3 hours; Cost: $90 per person; Private: $390 per group

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Italian Wine and Cheese Tasting in Rome

Sample an excellent variety of white and red wines, regional artisan cheese and delicious cured meats at the popular L’Angolo Divino wine bar. Your local guide will discuss the foods and tell you everything you need to know about Rome’s gourmet delights...

Duration: 1 hour; Cost: $40 per person

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Veni, vidi...gustavi - a Spirited Wine Tasting

Salumeria Roscioli is one of Italy's top five wine bars, a legendary Roman gourmet institution run by the same family since 1969. This 'dream deli' boasts 450 different kinds of cheeses, more than 100 different kinds of cured meats, a wine list of some 2,200 labels, 20 different types of homemade bread and a professional team of sommeliers and chefs that are eager to introduce you to Italy's best food and wine...

Duration: 2-2.5 hours; Cost: $99-$198 per person

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How long does Rome take?

Planning your day: Rome wasn't built in a day, and you'd be hard-pressed to see it in that brief a time as well. Still, you can cram a lot into just a day or three.

To help you get the most out of your limited time in the Eternal City, here are some perfect itineraries, whether you have one, two, three, or four days to spend in Rome.

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Useful links

SIGHTS

Tourist info
Turismoroma.it

Other useful sites
060608.it (tourism info database)
Vatican.va (Vatican)
Coopculture.it (major sights/ruins)
Archeoroma.beniculturali.it (civic archaeology department)
Museiincomuneroma.it (civic museums)
Comune.roma.it (city site)
Sovraintendenzaroma.it (city cultural department)

LODGING

TRANSPORT

Public transportation:

Agenziamobilita.roma.it (all transit and driving/parking info)
Atac.roma.it (bus & Metro/subway)

plane

Rome airports:

Adr.it

Airport transfers:

Trenitalia.com (express train: €14)
Viator.com (private car: €14–€16.50)
Terravision.eu (bus: €4)
Cotralspa.it or Sitbusshuttle.com (bus: €5)
Taxi: €45–€55

Airfares:

train

Trains:

automobile

Driving/parking:

Sabait.it (Villa Borghese garage; €18/day)
Atac.roma.it (outlying commuter parking lots; from €5 per day)
Agenziamobilita.roma.it (more on the ZTL)

Car rentals:

Car resources
Emergency service/tow: tel. 803-116
Highway agency: Autostrade.it (traffic info, serivce areas, toll calculator, weather)
Italian automotive club (~AAA): Aci.it
ZTLs: Ztl-italia.blogspot.com (lightly outdated, but handy, links to cities' traffic-free zones)