In Italy, staying at a winery is very common. Many estates have an agriturismo, a relais or a wine resort, often in an old farmhouse or a medieval hamlet. You taste, have dinner with the estate's wine and wake up among the vines. Below is an overview by region, with links to our articles about Tuscany and Piedmont.
Tuscany
In Tuscany, the wine resorts are often whole medieval villages. In Chianti Classico you stay at Castello di Fonterutoli, in the eleventh-century abbey of Badia a Coltibuono, in the village of Borgo San Felice or at Dievole. Near Montalcino there is Castiglion del Bosco, below Montepulciano Salcheto, and in the Valdarno Il Borro. All seven, with booking buttons, are in Staying at a wine estate in Tuscany.
Piedmont
In the Langhe you sleep among the vineyards of Barolo and Barbaresco: at Casa Sobrero in Castiglione Falletto, at Dosio high above La Morra, at Fratelli Alessandria in Verduno, at ANT in Novello, at Poderi Luigi Einaudi in Dogliani, at Villa Garassino in Treiso and at Le Piemontesine in the Alta Langa. More in Where to stay in the Langhe.
Sicily: Etna
Barone di Villagrande lies in Milo, on the eastern slope of Etna, with views of Taormina and the Ionian Sea. You sleep in an old country house with four rooms and an infinity pool among the vines, and the estate's restaurant pairs the volcanic Etna wines with local dishes.
Hotel · Wine resort with four rooms and an infinity pool among the vines
Veneto: Valpolicella
In San Pietro in Cariano, ten kilometres from Verona and fifteen from Lake Garda, the Buglioni family runs organic vineyards in Valpolicella Classica, a wine restaurant and a wine relais. At Locanda Buglioni you eat with the house wines, and you stay at the Dimora Buglioni next door.
Guest rooms (B&B) · Dimora Buglioni Wine Relais, at the same address
Tip
Many agriturismi only have a few rooms and fill up early around the harvest and, in Piedmont, during the truffle season. Book directly or through the buttons above, and check whether dinner is included.
