Sicily Wine Tour Prices: What You Pay For
Sicily wine tastings start at about $14 in Marsala. A half-day from Taormina is $67, a full day with lunch $106 to $218, and private days start around $223 per person. Prices checked October 2026.
A wine tasting at a Sicilian estate usually costs $14 to $72 per person if you make your own way there. Once someone else drives, a half-day costs about $63 to $90, a full day with lunch $106 to $218, and private days start at around $223 per person. Most of the difference is transport, lunch and group size; the number of wines poured changes far less.
The main differences
- A good all-round choice: the Mount Etna food and wine tasting tour from Taormina, from $200. Two family estates, five glasses and a farmhouse lunch, with pick-up at your accommodation.
- Most guided wine days start on the east coast. Etna tours leave from Taormina, Catania and Syracuse, while Marsala tastings are at the estate and Palermo’s are in town.
- A tasting at the estate costs about a third of a guided full day. Most on Etna cost $42 to $72, and most in Marsala $14 to $57, but you need a driver who isn’t drinking.
- The $133 between the half-day and the full food-and-wine day from Taormina pays for lunch, a second estate and door-to-door pick-up. The half-day pours four wines with a small aperitivo, from fixed coach stops.
- Every price is per person, apart from a handful of private cars. At the starting price, two people pay $400 for the full day from Taormina and four pay $800.
- Every tour on this page has free cancellation, up to 24 hours ahead on all but one.
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Where we’d start
The Etna food and wine day from Taormina costs about the same as the other wine-focused full days from Taormina, and it has a much longer review record: 4.9/5 from more than 440 reviews. It is also one of the few that includes a cooked lunch, dessert and pick-up at your accommodation in one price (our breakdown →).
The day runs about six hours in a Mercedes minivan, with tastings at two estates and lunch with organic Etna produce at a farmhouse. It makes most sense for a couple or a small group staying around Taormina who want the wine and the food to be the whole day. It is poor value if you mainly want to walk on the volcano, because the stops are two wineries and a farmhouse, and the day does not go up to the craters. Whether the lunch lives up to the wine is covered in what to know before you book the Etna food and wine tour.
If you only have half a day
The guided Etna wine tasting half-day from Taormina costs $67 and is the most reviewed wine tour on the island, at 4.7/5 from more than 650 reviews (our breakdown →). A coach takes you from fixed stops in Taormina and Giardini Naxos to one winery near Linguaglossa for four wines and an aperitivo of cheese, preserves and bread. You make your own way to the coach stop, and you are back in about five hours.
Tastings at the estate
If you have a car and someone happy not to drink, the estate tastings cost a fraction of a guided day. On Etna’s north slope, the Gambino winery tour and tasting near Linguaglossa is $68 for a two-hour visit with five wines and a hot Sicilian plate, rated 4.8/5 from 140 reviews (our breakdown →). In the west, the organic winery tour and tasting in Marsala is the cheapest wine tasting listed in Sicily at $14: five wines and an organic olive oil in about 90 minutes, rated 4.8/5 from more than 200 reviews (our breakdown →).
City tastings in Palermo and Catania
Without a car, the tasting can come to you. The wine tasting with snacks at Bottega Monteleone in Palermo is $49 for five wines, each with a Sicilian tapa, and with more than 950 reviews at 4.8/5 it is the most reviewed wine listing in Sicily (our breakdown →). In Catania, the Etna urban winery lunch is $70 for a three-course meal with four Etna wines at a 1790 family winery inside the city (our breakdown →).
If Etna itself is the draw
Most full-day Etna tours are volcano days with a winery lunch. The Etna, wine and Alcantara tour with lunch from Catania is $106 for eight hours with a naturalist guide, a lava cave, lunch with wine at a winery and entry to the Alcantara gorges, rated 4.8/5 from more than 550 reviews (our breakdown →). From Syracuse, the Etna trek, wine and food tour is also $106, with a wine tasting and local products in place of the lunch (our breakdown →). From Taormina, the Etna walking tour with wine and food tasting is $169 for a small group, a 90-minute walk past the lateral craters and a tasting at a winery (our breakdown →).
A private day for your party
The private three Etna wineries tour with food and wine is $313 per person, from Taormina or Catania, with ten wines, food at each estate and hotel or port pick-up, rated 4.9/5 from more than 100 reviews (our breakdown →). The price is per head: two people pay $626 and four pay $1,252. Because the total grows with every person, it suits a couple who want their own car and pace more than a family looking to share the cost.
How prices rise from a tasting to a private day
Most of the extra pays for a driver, a lunch and a smaller group. The wine itself changes much less than the price does: a $14 tasting in Marsala and a $200 day on Etna both pour four or five wines.
Up to about $70: a tasting you reach yourself. One estate, three to five wines and a plate of food, in 60 to 120 minutes. The shorter Gambino tasting at Etna Nord in Linguaglossa is a typical example: four wines with cheese, preserves and olive oil for $47, rated 4.9/5 from 55 reviews. The catch is the drive back after the last glass.
About $63 to $90: a half-day with transport. A coach or minibus, one winery and four wines with an aperitivo, as on the half-day from Taormina at $67. The Mount Etna sunset tour with wine tasting from Catania at $84 spends the time on the volcano instead, with a glass of Etna wine and light food at sunset, rated 4.9/5 from more than 230 reviews.
About $105 to $170: a full volcano day with a winery lunch. Eight hours, a crater walk or a lava cave, and lunch at a winery. Here you are choosing a departure city and a review record more than an itinerary: the $106 Catania tour and the Etna, wine and Alcantara day from Taormina at $151 cover much the same ground.
About $160 to $220: a full day about the wine. Two wineries, a proper lunch and usually pick-up at your hotel, as on the Etna wineries small-group tour from Taormina at $162 or the food and wine day at $200. In the west, the Erice and Marsala day trip from Palermo at $218 adds the hill town of Erice and lunch at an olive oil farm.
Above that, you are paying for a private car and your own schedule.
Sicily wine tour prices compared
Prices checked 20 October 2026. Operators use dynamic pricing, so these figures are a guide; check the booking page for the current price. Every tour below is linked, with its rating and review count beside it; with a short review record, read the reviews before you book.
| Tour | Starts from | From | Time | What the price includes | Our view |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organic winery tasting, Marsala (4.8, 209) | At the estate, Marsala | $14 | 1.5 h | 5 wines, olive oil | Cheapest in Sicily |
| Historic winery tour, Marsala (4.8, 182) | At the estate, Marsala | $28 | 1 h | Owner-led tour, 4 wines including a Marsala, food samples | Family winery near the salt pans |
| Gambino winery tour and tasting (4.8, 140) | At the estate, Linguaglossa | $68 | 2 h | Winery tour, 5 wines, a hot Sicilian plate | Most reviewed estate tasting on Etna |
| Florio winery tour with food pairings (4.8, 142) | In town, Marsala | $57 | 1.5 h | Cellar visit, 2 Marsala wines and a Florio table wine | For Marsala wine itself |
| Bottega Monteleone tasting (4.8, 970) | In town, Palermo | $49 | 2 h | 5 wines, a tapa with each | Most reviewed wine listing |
| Wine tasting with Sicilian tapas (4.8, 221) | In town, Palermo | $48 | 2 h | 4 wines with Sicilian appetisers | Good second choice in Palermo |
| Etna wine tasting at Tenute dei Ciclopi (4.9, 38) | In town, Catania | $44 | 1.5 h | 4 Etna DOC wines with a platter | The cheaper Catania tasting |
| Etna urban winery lunch (4.9, 87) | In town, Catania | $70 | 1.5 h | Four wines, three-course lunch | Lunch and wine without a day trip |
| Etna wine tasting half-day (4.7, 667) | Taormina (fixed stops) | $67 | 5 h | Coach, one winery, 4 wines, aperitivo | Our lower-cost pick |
| Etna sunset tour with wine tasting (4.9, 233) | Catania (city-centre pick-up) | $84 | 6 h | Naturalist guide, a glass of wine and light food at sunset | Good if the volcano matters more than the wine |
| Etna, wine and Alcantara with lunch (4.8, 552) | Catania | $106 | 8 h | Guide, lava cave, winery lunch with wine, gorge entry | The volcano day we’d book |
| Etna trek, wine and food (4.8, 227) | Syracuse | $106 | 7.5 h | Trekking guide, wine and local products | The one to book from Syracuse |
| Full-day Etna and wine tour (4.9, 191) | Catania | $132 | 8 h | Guide, cave kit, winery tasting | Cable car to the top is paid on the day |
| Etna, wine and Alcantara day (4.8, 524) | Taormina | $151 | 8.5 h | Hotel pick-up, lunch, wine, gorge entry | The Taormina version of the Catania day |
| Etna walking tour with wine and food (4.9, 396) | Taormina | $169 | 7 h | Hotel pick-up, small group, walk, lava tunnel, tasting | Good if you want to walk on Etna |
| Etna wineries small-group tour (4.8, 109) | Taormina | $162 | 8.5 h | Hotel pick-up, two wineries, lunch | Close alternative to our pick |
| Etna food and wine day (4.9, 445) | Taormina | $200 | 6 h | Accommodation pick-up, 2 estates, 5 wines, farmhouse lunch | Our pick |
| Erice and Marsala day trip (4.9, 26) | Palermo | $218 | 8 h | Driver, Marsala winery tasting, olive farm lunch | The western day out from Palermo |
| Private three Etna wineries (4.9, 106) | Taormina or Catania | $313 pp | 6.5–7 h | Private car, 3 estates, 10 wines, food | Good for a couple who want their own pace |
Where the tours start
Most guided wine days in Sicily start on the east coast, from Taormina, Giardini Naxos or Catania, and heads up to the vineyards on the slopes of Etna. The coach and minibus tours collect you either at your accommodation or at fixed stops, so check which before you book: the half-day from Taormina uses stops, while the food and wine day collects you at your door.
From Syracuse, you can still reach Etna on a full day: the trek, wine and food tour is $106 for about seven and a half hours. In the west, the Marsala estates are tastings you reach yourself, and the guided version is the day trip from Palermo at $218, which also visits Erice and the salt road. Palermo and Catania have their own city tastings, mostly for $44 to $70, which are the cheaper way to taste without a car.
In the south-east, the estates around Noto, Pachino and Ragusa run tastings for about $28 to $67, such as the Val di Noto tasting near Marzamemi at $47 (our breakdown →). Guided days from there are rare, and a car is the easiest way to visit.
What the price leaves out
Tips are extra on every tour, and so are the bottles you buy at the cellar. Beyond that, the listings differ in ways that matter on the day:
- Hotel pick-up. The half-day from Taormina and the sunset tour from Catania use set meeting points, while the food and wine day, the walking tour and the private tours collect you from your accommodation.
- The cable car. On the full-day Etna and wine tour from Catania, the cable car and 4x4 minibus to the highest permitted point are paid on the spot.
- A guide in the west. The Erice and Marsala day from Palermo includes a driver but no guide, and admission fees are extra.
- Food and wine on some sunset tours. The Etna sunset tour with Etna DOC wine from Catania ($89, rated 5.0/5 from 172 reviews) lists food and drinks among its exclusions, so read what the wine stop includes before you book.
- Lunch. A “tasting with food” usually means a plate of cheese, bread and preserves, not a meal. Lunch is part of the price only where the listing says so.
What stays the same at every price is the flexibility: every tour here can be cancelled free, up to 24 hours ahead on all but the Etna wine train tour from Linguaglossa, which needs seven days.
Private tours: per person or per vehicle
Private tours are priced two ways, and the difference changes who they suit. The private three-winery day and the Mount Etna private tour with food and wine from Taormina ($302 per person, rated 5.0/5 from 25 reviews) are priced per head, and the total rises with every person you add.
A handful are priced per vehicle. The Noto, Marzamemi and Avola wine day from Syracuse is $392 for up to four people, about $98 each when four travel together. Its listing puts lunch and the tasting menus outside that price, though, and it has only five reviews (4.5/5). The Etna, winery and Taormina day from Catania is $672 for up to three, also with lunch and tastings extra, and four reviews so far. For a group of three or four, these can work out cheaper per head than the private per-person tours once you add the meals, but you are booking a car and driver, with the wine arranged on top.
Where a close alternative gives you more
A few listings cost more than a close alternative without giving more:
- The Etna tour with light lunch and a glass of wine from Syracuse is $133, rated 4.6/5 from 51 reviews. The trek, wine and food tour from Syracuse costs $106 and has a longer record at 4.8/5.
- The Mount Etna half-day and wine experience from Catania is $116, rated 4.5/5 from 256 reviews. The full day with lunch and the Alcantara gorges from Catania costs $106 and is rated higher.
- The Old Sicily and Etna wine tasting tour from Taormina is $61, rated 4.4/5 from 28 reviews, with lunch and the Alcantara entrance extra. For $6 more, the half-day from Taormina has far more reviews and a higher rating.
- The wine tasting in Catania’s historic centre is $39 but rated 3.9/5 from 24 reviews, the lowest on this page. The Tenute dei Ciclopi tasting in Catania is $44 and rated 4.9/5.
When is the full day worth it?
Pay for the full day if you have no car, want lunch to be part of the visit, or are staying in Taormina and would rather be collected at the door. Two people pay $400 for the food and wine day against $134 for the half-day, and the extra pays for a second estate and a cooked lunch. If you have a car and a sober driver, or you are happy with a city tasting, the estate tastings at $14 to $72 give you the wine for a fraction of the price.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a wine tour in Sicily cost?
A tasting at an estate usually costs $14 to $72, from Marsala to Etna, and you get yourself there. Guided tours with transport start at about $61, the popular half-day from Taormina is $67, full days with lunch cost $106 to $218, and private days start around $223 per person.
Why do Etna wine tours cost more than Marsala tastings?
Most Etna tours include the drive up from Taormina, Catania or Syracuse, while most Marsala listings are tastings at a cellar you reach yourself. Compare like with like and the gap is smaller: most estate tastings on Etna cost $42 to $72, against $14 to $57 in Marsala.
Is a private wine tour in Sicily worth it?
For a couple who want their own car and pace, often yes: the private three-winery day on Etna is $313 per person with everything included. For four people, per-person pricing makes it expensive, and a per-vehicle tour can cost less per head, but its lunch and tastings are usually paid separately.
Are the cheaper wine tours worse?
Not usually. The $14 Marsala tasting and the $67 half-day from Taormina are both rated 4.7/5 or higher, and the half-day has more reviews than any other wine tour in Sicily. Cheaper mostly means no lunch and less driving.
Can I cancel a Sicily wine tour for free?
Yes. Every tour on this page can be cancelled for a full refund, up to 24 hours ahead on all but the Etna wine train tour, which needs seven days.
More planning help
To choose by region instead, see Marsala winery tours, wine tours from Palermo and Etna wine tours, or compare the regions in our guide to Sicily’s wine regions. Which Sicily wine tour is right for you walks through the choice tour by tour, and private versus group wine tours compares the two formats directly.