Venice has no vineyards of its own, but it sits at the centre of one of the richest wine landscapes in Italy. An hour north, the Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene rise in a UNESCO-listed wave of terraced vines; an hour and a half west, Valpolicella makes Amarone in the hills above Verona and Soave pours its white from a walled medieval town; and an hour south-west, the volcanic Colli Euganei hide small organic estates above the poet Petrarch’s village.
This guide is about the day trip. It gathers the wineries we would send a first-timer to in each of those three areas, the honest logistics including the trains that get you most of the way, where to eat between tastings, and where to stay if a day becomes a weekend. Our Venice and Veneto guides are linked at the end.
Getting There From Venice
Leave the car at Piazzale Roma or Mestre, because that is where every wine day begins. The Prosecco Hills are about an hour and a quarter from Piazzale Roma to Valdobbiadene by the A27 and the hill roads, and Conegliano is about fifty-five minutes; by train, Conegliano is under an hour from Santa Lucia, and in season the weekend Prosecco Hills Link bus loops the villages from the station.
Valpolicella and Soave are an honest hour and a half to an hour and three-quarters by car on the A4, but the train to Verona takes seventy to ninety minutes and the ATV buses 103 and 104 reach the Valpolicella villages; Soave is an hour and ten minutes by car, and Coffele and Pieropan sit inside or beside the walls. The Colli Euganei are about an hour by car via the A4 and A13, or a train to Montegrotto or Monselice and the Colli Euganei Link bus to Arquà Petrarca.
Italy’s drink-driving limit is 0.5 grams per litre, one glass, so agree a driver who does not taste, or build the day on the trains and a taxi from the station. Most estates here are family-run and tastings are by appointment; a message a few days ahead is normal, and August closures are real.
Wine Tours From Venice
If you would rather leave the logistics to someone else, these small-group trips run from Venice into the Prosecco hills and Valpolicella with cellar visits and tastings. Booking is through Viator; the ratings and prices are theirs and can change.
A full day in the UNESCO-listed Prosecco hills around Valdobbiadene, with cellar visits and tastings.
Check availability on ViatorA small-group day into the Prosecco region with two winery tastings, from Venice.
Check availability on ViatorA day in Valpolicella for Amarone and Soave with tastings, taking in the city of Verona, from Venice.
Check availability on ViatorA half-day small-group tasting trip into the Prosecco hills, from Venice.
Check availability on ViatorOur Recommended Wineries Near Venice
These are the tastings we would point a first-timer to, grouped so you can build a single-area day: the Prosecco Hills first, then Valpolicella and Soave around Verona, then the Colli Euganei near Padua. Each links through to our full winery guide, and the map plots them all so you can see what sits close together.
Wineries within day-trip range of Venice · tap a pin for the winery guide. Map data © OpenStreetMap.
Villa Sandi
Why Guests Love It: Palladian Villa And Gardens, Kilometre-Long Cellars, Cartizze Tastings
Villa Sandi is the grand entrance to the Prosecco Hills: a Palladian-style villa from 1622 at Crocetta del Montello whose underground cellars run for more than a kilometre beneath the gardens, and one of the largest Prosecco Superiore producers in the region. Guided tours combine the villa, the cellars and a tasting of the Cartizze and Valdobbiadene DOCG wines, and it sits on the road between Treviso and the hills, so it works as the first stop of the day.
Read our full Villa Sandi guide →Bisol
Why Guests Love It: Cartizze Setting, English-Language Tours, Six-Wine Flights
One of the historic names of Valdobbiadene, with its visitor cellar on Via Follo at the foot of the Cartizze hill in Santo Stefano. Guided tours in English cover the region and its history before a flight of six Prosecco Superiore styles, and visitors who arrive without a booking can still buy bottles at the shop.
Read our full Bisol guide →Col Vetoraz
Why Guests Love It: Panoramic Tasting Room, Cartizze Cru, Seven-Wine Tasting
The Miotto family settled on this hilltop in 1838, and the winery sits at almost 400 metres in the highest part of the Cartizze zone with a view across the whole denomination. Tastings are guided, educational and by prior booking only, with wine-only flights or pairings with local food, and the tasting room is the one reviewers remember for its view.
Read our full Col Vetoraz guide →Andreola
Why Guests Love It: Modern Tasting Room, Private Small-Group Tastings, Rive Bottlings
Founded in 1984 in Farra di Soligo, Andreola is a modern winery with a tasting room that reviewers describe as stunning, and it often runs private tastings for small parties. Visits come in three tiers (Basic, Personal, Plus) for a minimum of two people, on timed slots during wine shop hours.
Read our full Andreola guide →Le Manzane
Why Guests Love It: Family-Led Tours, Sui Lieviti Prosecco, Well-Stocked Wine Shop
A family-run estate in San Pietro di Feletto on the Conegliano side of the hills, run by Ernesto Balbinot with his wife and children. Its In Ferment visit is the one reviewers single out, and small parties often get the tour to themselves; the wine shop stocks their sui lieviti (col fondo) DOCG alongside the classic styles.
Read our full Le Manzane guide →Merotto
Why Guests Love It: Vineyard Views, Merotto Space Design, Food With The Wines
Graziano Merotto’s winery in Col San Martino has been making Prosecco Superiore for over 50 years, and its Merotto Space is a purpose-built tasting room and wine shop set in the vineyards with the views reviewers rave about. Multilingual guided tastings can be booked, and the space can be reserved for private events.
Read our full Merotto guide →Bellenda
Why Guests Love It: Hillside Walk And Picnic, Sparkling Method Comparison, Host Michela
A family winery at Carpesica near Vittorio Veneto, on the northern edge of the DOCG, producing Prosecco Superiore for over thirty years. Four named visits are offered, from a walk through the hills to a cellar masterclass with four sparkling wines, and reviewers praise host Michela, the picnic basket option and the comparison of different sparkling methods.
Read our full Bellenda guide →Speri Viticoltori
Why Guests Love It: Organic Amarone, Family-Friendly Welcome, Charcuterie Add-On
Seven generations of the Speri family in Valpolicella Classica, making certified organic Amarone, Ripasso and Valpolicella from their own vineyards in Pedemonte. Tastings happen in a small, quiet shop where staff walk visitors through the range, a charcuterie board can be added, and families with children are welcomed.
Read our full Speri Viticoltori guide →Zyme
Why Guests Love It: Sandstone Quarry Cellar, Striking Architecture, Experimental Blends
Celestino Gaspari founded Zyme in 1999 and built the winery inside one of the old sandstone quarries of the Valpolicella, so the barrel cellar is literally cut into the hill. It is the architectural stop of the valley, with tours and tastings of Amarone alongside experimental blends, and it is a short drive from Speri.
Read our full Zyme guide →Tedeschi
Why Guests Love It: Priced Menu Of Tastings, Cru Vineyard Tours, Library Amarone
A family Amarone house in Pedemonte with published, priced experiences: one-hour tastings of five wines from 28 euros, up to vineyard tours of the Maternigo and Monte Olmi crus and a two-hour library tasting of wines aged over 20 years. Reviewers rate the hospitality and appassimento explanation as among the best in the valley.
Read our full Tedeschi guide →Coffele
Why Guests Love It: Tasting Inside The Walled Town, Organic Soave Classico, Walk-In Friendly
The Coffele wine shop and tasting room sit on Via Roma inside the walls of Soave, so it is the one Soave Classico producer you can taste on foot after walking the castle. The family was the first in the Soave Classico zone to put the word organic on its label, the shop keeps daily hours year-round, and reviewers report warm walk-in tastings.
Read our full Coffele guide →Pieropan
Why Guests Love It: New Winery Architecture, Single-Vineyard Soave, Knowledgeable Guides
Vignaioli since 1880 and the reference name for single-vineyard Soave (Calvarino, La Rocca), Pieropan now welcomes visitors at a new winery building on the edge of Soave that reviewers call the most impressive they have toured. Guided tours run on set days; visitors who turn up between tours have still been offered a tasting at the counter.
Read our full Pieropan guide →Ca Lustra Zanovello
Why Guests Love It: Organic Volcanic Reds, Seven-Day Shop Hours, Blind And Vertical Tastings
The Zanovello family’s organic estate at Faedo di Cinto Euganeo has more than 45 years behind it and is the best first stop for understanding the volcanic Euganean hills: reds, Fior d’Arancio and the shop is open seven days with long weekend hours. Reviewers highlight vertical and blind tastings led by staff who speak good English.
Read our full Ca Lustra Zanovello guide →Maeli
Why Guests Love It: Moscato Giallo Focus, Panoramic Tasting Room, Modern Boutique Style
A small modern winery in Baone built around Moscato Giallo, the grape behind the Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio DOCG, made here in dry, sparkling and sweet versions. The tasting room looks out over the hills, English is spoken, and reviewers who arrived unannounced were still seated for a tasting.
Read our full Maeli guide →Il Pianzio
Why Guests Love It: Owner-Led Tastings, Serprino Frizzante, Bread Cheese And Salumi
Four generations of one family in a quiet valley above Galzignano Terme, with a new tasting room where owner Nicola walks guests through Serprino (the local name for Glera, made frizzante), Fior d’Arancio and the Cabernet-based Jenio. Tastings come with bread, meats and cheese; the cellar is open Tuesday to Saturday and the first two Sunday mornings of the month, visits by appointment.
Read our full Il Pianzio guide →Plan Your Wine Day
Tell us how long you have and what you are after, and we will put together a day from the wineries in this guide, in real driving order, with a route you can open in Google Maps and reminders to book.
Where to Eat
Lunch in the Veneto countryside is part of the day: a terrace above the Cartizze vines, an enoteca in Fumane with the Amarone producers on the list, and the osterie of Arquà Petrarca. These are the standouts, all well loved by the travellers who review them.
Osteria alla Terrazza (Valdobbiadene)
Terrace osteria in the hamlet of San Pietro di Barbozza on the Prosecco road, with vineyard views from the tables in summer and local Prosecco by the glass.
Trattoria Dall'Angelina (Valdobbiadene)
Family-run trattoria at Guia above Valdobbiadene since 1966, where locals eat; expect a wait at peak times and home-made grappa at the end.
Enoteca della Valpolicella (Verona)
Fumane restaurant and wine list that doubles as a reading of the whole valley, minutes from Allegrini and the Classico villages.
Locanda Lo Scudo (Verona)
Locanda just outside the Soave walls, a walkable lunch between Coffele and Pieropan with Soave Classico by the glass.
Ristorante La Montanella (Arquà Petrarca)
Long-running Arqua Petrarca restaurant with a hillside garden, the classic Colli Euganei lunch after the Petrarch house.
Osteria al Guerriero (Arquà Petrarca)
Seasonal Veneto dishes and local DOCG wines in the village, with outdoor tables in good weather and quick service for a lighter stop.
Where to Stay
Venice is the obvious base, but the Prosecco Hills and Valpolicella both reward a night among the vines, and Arquà Petrarca is one of the prettiest villages in the Veneto to wake up in.
Boutique Hotel Municipio 1815 (Valdobbiadene)
Small hotel in the old town hall just outside San Pietro di Barbozza, with vineyard views from most rooms and, on a clear day, the Venice lagoon; walking distance to Osteria alla Terrazza.
Check availability on Booking.comDimora Buglioni Wine Relais (Verona)
Wine relais in San Pietro in Cariano with garden, terrace and Valpolicella vineyard views, tied to the Buglioni winery and its Locanda restaurant.
Check availability on Booking.comBorgo Petrarca (Arquà Petrarca)
Guest house in Arqua Petrarca with pool, terrace and garden, a walk from La Montanella and the village and a 10-minute drive from Maeli and Vignalta.
Check availability on Booking.comWhat to Pack
The Veneto is humid in summer, foggy in winter and at its best in May, June, September and October. Pack layers for the hills, which are cooler than the lagoon, sun protection for terrace tastings, comfortable shoes for the steep Cartizze paths, and a rain jacket in spring and autumn.
Bring water for between tastings, a cooler bag for the bottles you buy, and your train tickets and confirmations. Many estates accept cards, but small producers sometimes prefer cash for tasting fees.
Why Venice Is a Wine Lover's City
Venice built its fortune on the wine trade before the vines around it were famous, and the regions within an hour of the lagoon now make three of Italy’s best-known wines: Prosecco from the UNESCO hills, Amarone from Valpolicella and Soave from its medieval town, with the volcanic Colli Euganei as the connoisseur’s secret. Almost every estate in this guide is still family-run, and the tastings are with the people who make the wine.
Pick one region per day, let the train do the driving where it can, and let the rest unfold over a long lunch. That is the whole art of wine tasting from Venice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can you go wine tasting near Venice?
The three main options are the Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene about an hour north, Valpolicella and Soave around Verona about an hour and a half west, and the Colli Euganei near Padua about an hour south-west. All make comfortable day trips.
How far are the Prosecco Hills from Venice?
Conegliano is about fifty-five minutes by car or under an hour by train from Venice Santa Lucia, and Valdobbiadene is about an hour and a quarter by car. The Prosecco Hills are a UNESCO World Heritage site between the two towns.
Can you visit wineries near Venice without a car?
Yes. Trains run from Venice to Conegliano, Verona, Montegrotto and Monselice, and seasonal link buses and local buses reach the wine villages from the stations; taxis and estate transfers cover the last stretch. Tours with pickup in Venice or Verona are the simplest option.
Do you need to book wine tastings in the Veneto?
Almost always. Most estates near Venice are family-run and receive visitors by appointment, so message or call a few days ahead. A few shops, such as Coffele in Soave, take walk-ins.
When is the best time to visit wineries near Venice?
May, June, September and October are ideal, with harvest in September the liveliest. Many estates close for part of August, and winter fog settles on the plain from November to February, though the hills are often clear.
Sources and further reading
- Consorzio Tutela del Vino Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG, Official DOCG consortium; producer directory, Rive and Cartizze definitions, harvest and Prosecco Hills Link news. Verified HTTP 200.
- Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella, Official Valpolicella consortium; appassimento rules and denomination map. Verified HTTP 200.
- Consorzio Tutela Vini Soave, Official Soave consortium; Classico zone and producers. Verified HTTP 200.
- Consorzio Tutela Vini Colli Euganei, Official Colli Euganei consortium; Fior d'Arancio DOCG and Colli Euganei DOC. Verified HTTP 200.
- Veneto tourism board (Visit Prosecco Hills), Regional tourism board pages for the UNESCO Prosecco Hills, wine experiences and transport. Verified HTTP 200 (the /en/ form redirects to /en).
- Veneto tourism board, Regional DMO. Verified HTTP 200.