Staying in Rome? Escape the city for a day of wine, food and authentic Italian countryside.
Looking for a wine tasting day trip from Rome? Just over an hour from the city, Cantina Le Macchie is a family-run winery surrounded by mountain vineyards, offering a completely different side of Central Italy.
Our vineyards grow between 600 and 1,000 metres above sea level, where the Apennine landscape, altitude and cool nights shape wines with a distinctive mountain character.
Your Wine Tour takes you from the vineyards to our working winery and then to our 15th-century historic cellar in the village of Castelfranco, before ending with a guided tasting of Cantina Le Macchie wines.
Choose a relaxed wine tasting or turn your visit into a complete food & wine day trip from Rome, combining the winery experience with local cuisine and carefully selected wine pairings.
Private pick-up and return from Rome can also be arranged upon request.
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📅 Open every day
🕙 Wine Tours at 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM
Wine Tours & Tastings
Wine Tours are available by reservation only.
Choose the experience that suits you best, from an introduction to our winery to complete food & wine journeys.
Wine Tour “Le Origini”
The perfect introduction to Cantina Le Macchie.
Begin with a walk through our mountain vineyards, then visit our working winery and our historic cellar in Castelfranco, dating back to the 15th century.
The experience ends with a guided tasting of 4 Cantina Le Macchie wines, accompanied by a small selection of local cured meats.
A simple and authentic journey from the vineyard to the glass, designed for those visiting us for the first time.
Duration: approximately 2 hours
Available: Monday to Sunday
Tour times: 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM
Other times available on request, subject to availability.
Reservation required.
Please arrive approximately 15 minutes before your scheduled tour and let us know if you are running late.
The same experience must be selected by all members of the group.
Wine Tour “Wine Lovers”
For those who want to go deeper into the world of wine.
Walk through our mountain vineyards and discover the story behind our wines with a guided visit to the working winery and our 15th-century historic cellar in Castelfranco.
The tour is followed by a guided tasting of 6 Cantina Le Macchie wines, accompanied by finger food, local cured meats and blue cheese.
An experience designed for wine lovers who want to explore different expressions of our production and better understand the connection between wine, altitude and territory.
Duration: approximately 2 hours
Available: Monday to Sunday
Tour times: 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM
Other times available on request, subject to availability.
Reservation required.
Please arrive approximately 15 minutes before your scheduled tour and let us know if you are running late.
The same experience must be selected by all members of the group.
Wine Tour “Food Experience”
From the vineyard to the table.
Begin your experience among our mountain vineyards before visiting the working winery and our historic cellar in Castelfranco, dating back to the 15th century.
After the Wine Tour, your journey continues at La Foresta Restaurant, where you will enjoy a seasonal 4-course menu paired with 7 Cantina Le Macchie wines.
More than a wine tasting, this is a complete food and wine journey designed to show how our wines come alive at the table through carefully selected pairings.
Duration: approximately 4 hours
Available: Tuesday to Sunday
Tour times: 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM
Other times available on request, subject to availability.
Reservation required. Closed on Mondays.
Please arrive approximately 15 minutes before your scheduled tour and let us know if you are running late.
The same experience must be selected by all members of the group.
Wine Tour “Old Vintages”
Discover how time transforms a wine.
A journey through the history and evolution of Cantina Le Macchie, beginning among our vineyards and continuing through the working winery and our 15th-century historic cellar.
The visit is followed by a guided tasting of four carefully selected older vintages, accompanied by a selection of black pig cured meats.
Taste different years, varieties and expressions of our winery while discovering how vintage, ageing and time in the bottle shape the personality of each wine.
Wines currently featured:
Riesling 2021
L’Ultimo Baluardo – Cesenese Nero Limited Edition 2020
Scarpe Toste Unplugged 2021
Il Cerqueto 2018
Duration: approximately 2 hours
Available: Monday to Sunday
Tour times: 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM
Other times available on request, subject to availability.
Reservation required.
Wine Tour “Essenza”
Our most complete gourmet wine experience.
Essenza is designed for those who want to experience wine through the art of food pairing.
After walking through our mountain vineyards and visiting the working winery and our 15th-century historic cellar, the experience continues at the table with an exclusive 7-course gourmet menu paired with 7 Cantina Le Macchie wines.
Each dish is created to complement a specific wine, turning the tasting into a journey through flavours, aromas and pairings.
An immersive experience for those who want to discover Cantina Le Macchie at its most complete expression.
Duration: approximately 4 hours
Available: Tuesday to Sunday
Tour times: 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM
Other times available on request, subject to availability.
Reservation required. Closed on Mondays.
A Wine Tasting Day Trip from Rome
Take a break from Rome and spend a few hours discovering wine, food and the Italian countryside.
Cantina Le Macchie is just over an hour from Rome, making it an easy addition to your stay in the city. Leave the crowds behind and travel towards the hills of Rieti, where mountain vineyards, small villages and the Apennine landscape offer a completely different side of Central Italy.
Depending on the experience you choose, you can spend around two hours visiting the winery and tasting our wines, or make a day of it with one of our Wine & Food Experiences, combining the Wine Tour with a complete food and wine journey at the table.
A different day from Rome, from the vineyard to the glass — and, if you wish, to the table.
No crowds. No staged experience. Just vineyards, wine, food and the people who live here.
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Getting Here from Rome
Cantina Le Macchie is located in Rieti, just over an hour by car from Rome.
Wine Tours: 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM
Advance reservation required
Prefer not to drive? We can pick you up.
A private pick-up and return service from Rome can be arranged upon request, so you can enjoy your wine tasting without worrying about driving.
Pick-up is available from your hotel, apartment or accommodation in Rome and is quoted individually according to the pick-up location and the number of guests.
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Cantina Le Macchie
Via Foresta,51
02100 Rieti