Rich tasting of Salento wines

Recommended by 98% of travelers

Lecce, Italy

2 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Sample Menu

Starter

Lace and Pucce Leccesi

Leccesi laces and pucce are a typical Salento bread prepared with different mixes of olive and vegetable flours and cooked in a wood oven.

Main

Rustic Leccese

Il Rustico Leccese is a savory pie made with puff pastry that contains a filling of mozzarella, tomato and beschamel sauce.

Main

Mozzarella and Burrata Salentine

Mozzarella and burrata are fresh cheeses typical of Salento, produced every day by hand from cow's milk.

Dessert

pasticciotto Leccese

The Pasticciotto Leccese is a typical Salentino dessert made with shortcrust pastry and with custard inside.

What's Included

Alcoholic Beverages

The wine tasting will be done in a beautiful and typical relaxing private garden, where, immersed in tranquility, I will explain the history and winemaking traditions of Salento.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

La Bottega Del Nonno
Via Taranto, 34, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy
The place where the tasting will be held is the Wine shop Bottega del Nonno, which is only 150 meters from Porta Napoli and the historic center of Lecce.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.6:00 pm

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 4 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Roisin_B

Great experience with Stefano, 6 wines to taste and antipasto to accompany it. Very knowledgeable about the area and its wines. I would highly recommended for wine lovers.

Reviews

4.9

based on 45 reviews

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Excellent wine tasting experience

Roisin_B, Jun 2025

Great experience with Stefano, 6 wines to taste and antipasto to accompany it. Very knowledgeable about the area and its wines. I would highly recommended for wine lovers.

Excellent Lecce wine tasting experience

Daniel_T, Jun 2025

Stefano was an excellent host, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and very welcoming. A selection of 2 white (1 sparkling), 2 rose and 2 red wines from the local region were selected for us to sample along with a variety of locally produced breads, cheese and savory pastries. The portion sizes (both wine and food) was plentiful, Stefano is generous with his wine pouring and hospitality! We learnt a lot about Salento wine production, the grape varieties and processes along with the history of the area. An unexpected surprise was that Stefano bagged up the open bottles and gave them to us to take back to our apartment (we are enjoying sampling them again with some salumi and formaggio as I type). It wasn't easy finding a decent looking wine/ food experience in Lecce prior to travelling but we hit gold with this one. 100% recommend and we have experienced several food and wine tours throughout Italy over the past decade.

The wine experience of Puglia!

AllanPeck, May 2025

What a wonderful way to get to know Salento wines with some one so very passionate ate. We tasted 6 wines in a comfortable setting all with great explanations

Superb wine tasting

Ian_M, Sep 2024

Fantastic wine tasting with very interesting details of the wines and processes. Also lovely food to accompany the wine. The location for the tasting was also superb below a lemon tree. We thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of the evening. Would highly recommend doing this if in Lecce

Wine tasting experience

Estera_Z, Sep 2023

Really special experience. Stefano is incredibly knowledgeable and was able to answer all our questions. He also has a great sense humour which made the evening very uplifting. The wine was great as was the accompanying traditional dishes. 10 out of 10. Would recommend to anyone with even the slightest interest in wine.

Fabulous wine tasting, beautiful wines and food, excellent guide.

Kate_Y, Jul 2023

Such a fun wine tasting. The location wasn't what we expected which made it even better. Big lemon trees, lots and lots of excellent local wines accompanied by lovely food and a great guide who was both passionate and knowledgable about the local wine industry.

Great evening

Lorraine_S, Jul 2023

Had a great evening. Lovely wines to try and a great host who was very knowledgeable and interesting. Enjoyed it very much

Reservation Not Honored

Salerno_W, Jun 2023

We arrived for the tasting and were told that there was no room for us in the class. Stephan was waiting for 3 more people to arrive. I confirmed with him that we reserved the tasting over a month ago and paid in full. He didn't care and refunded our fee

Response from Host, Jun 2023

I am truly sorry for my mistake. I don't know for what reason but I didn't realise your booking. I normally contact the customer the day before to confirm that everything is OK. Which I did with other customers and not with you. So even though your booking arrived earlier I had confirmed to the other customers and had to accept them. Sincerely Stefano.

Awesome

Sierra_M, Mar 2023

Truly Stefano is very knowledgeable and we learned so much about about wine. This was an amazing experience. Highly recommend.

Thank you Stefano!

Marieke_M, Jul 2022

It was a great experience in a very small group of 4 persons. Stefano is a fantastic host and very passionate about the Puglian wine and local food. We really enjoyed the evening!

Best experience in Lecce

Hyejin_C, Jun 2022

The tasting was excellent, and all the wines we tasted was perfect for the warm weather. I would definitely recommend this tour for anyone visiting Lecce.

Great wine and food.

Rei_G, Apr 2022

Mille grazie, Stefano! We learned a lot about wine and food. Great wine and delicious food. Typical Puglia!

Salento wine experience

Leigh_G, Sep 2019

Stefano Spagnolo was extremely knowledgeable about the wines of the Salento region. My wife and I walked away with the knowledge needed to taste and purchase wine in this part of Italy. He was very Charismatic and personable. We totally enjoyed the food and the wines that he had selected to taste. We would highly recommend this experience to everyone.

Die besten Weine des Salento

Isabella_M, Oct 2020

Meraviglioso! Kurzweilige Weinprobe mit Stefano im lauschigen Hinterhof der Bottega del Nonno. Weinreise durch Apulien, vor allem das Salento, mit klasse Weinen (zu kleinen Preisen) begleitet von zahlreichen lokalen Spezialitäten. Beim Besuch von Lecce keinesfalls entgehen lassen!

Viaggio nel tempo

Paolo_G, Aug 2020

Percorso enogastronomico bellissimo, fatto con competenza e simpatia. Scelta dei vini perfetta : ottima l'accoppiata von stuzzichini tipici di wuesta terra. Da provare