Frascati Wine Road from Rome: Tasting & Lunch with the Winemaker

L’expérience était superbe, particulièrement la visite du vignoble que nous avons vraiment adorée. Le seul problème a été de s’y rendre : les indications n’étaient pas très claires et nous avons dû finalement louer un véhicule pour pouvoir rejoindre l’endroit, après avoir attendu un bon moment au point de rencontre indiqué. À noter qu’il vaut mieux éviter de faire l’activité un dimanche, puisque la majorité des boutiques sont fermées ce jour-là. Mais pour le reste, tout était parfait — une expérience que je referais sans hésiter ! ⸻ The experience was wonderful, especially the visit to the vineyard, which we absolutely loved. The only issue was getting there — the directions were not very clear, and we ended up having to rent a car to reach the place after waiting for quite a while at the meeting point indicated. It’s also best to avoid going on a Sunday, as most of the local shops are closed that day. Aside from that, everyt

You have to make your own way to Frascati. There is nobody to meet you at the train station in Rome. You have to buy your ticket from the red ticket machines which were all busy or broken so allow plenty of time. The machines are quite straightforward though you have to hit the enter button, the button bottom right after putting in your PIN number. It does not say. Again allow plenty of time at the station I suggest at least 45 minutes before departure. Platform 22 was the departure point though it could change. Train journey took around 25 minutes. We met our hosts as soon as you walk out the station and transferred to the wine yard where you get a tour of the rustic old winery. They were all super enthusiastic. A great day though we went in October so take a jacket. Then met another host who showed you around Frascati old town. Daniela was our host and was brilliant. She took us to our restaurant for lunch. You have to make your own way back to the station. All trains go to Rome.

Die Weinverkostung auf dem Weingut war toll und die angebotenen Kleinigkeiten sehr lecker. Die anschließende Stadtführung war Recht kurz, aber Paola hat einen super Job gemacht. Das Essen im Restaurant war auch sehr gut. Das belegte Brötchen vor dem Restaurantbesuch hätte ich nicht gebraucht. Leider war es nicht möglich die Stadt nach dem Restaurantbesuch weiter zu besuchen, da alles geschlossen hatte.

There were many joyful aspects of this trip. Firstly it wasn’t hard to get the train tickets needed to get to and fro from Rome and the tickets were rather inexpensive! The visit to the Frascatti vineyard was so pleasantly beautiful, the owner Paola, did such a wonderful job in sharing with us her expertise and educating us when it comes to the wines of the regions. We enjoyed the tour into the cavernous areas where wine is stored and the wine tasting and pairing was excellent. We were treated to a local bakery and their speciality cookie along with another sip of wine, then dinner was fabulous! My husband, myself, and our couple friends raved about the experience and beauty of this excursion, if we had the opportunity to repeat we definitely would!

Jättefin dag på en "klassisk" vingård. Inget att jämföra med men det var precis vad vi hade hoppats på. Lantligt, smaka på vin under olivträd med utsikt över vin- och olivodling med ett disigt Rom i bakgrunden. Perfekt. Lätt att ta sig hit med tåget från Rom. Kort biltur. Efter vinprovningen biltur och guidad tur i Frescati och avslutning med lunch och vin.