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Choose this Randazzo and Etna wine tour from Taormina if you are a wine lover, and you want to spend a day off the beaten path, enjoying the authenticity of the Sicilian hinterland.
Your local tour guide will pick you up at your accommodation in Taormina (or very close), and we will start our drive to Randazzo, which is known for being the closest to Mt Etna as the crow flies. As a matter of fact, to reach this local medieval town, we will have to drive on the slopes of Mt Etna, passing through the towns of Piedimonte Etneo and Linguaglossa, and also through some old lava fields.
During the Randazzo and Etna wine tour from Taormina, the driving time itself is pleasant and scenic, and you will learn a lot about these little towns. Once you reach Randazzo, we will start a guided visit through the historic center to explore the medieval streets and Randazzo’s most remarkable feature: its old architecture.
The imposing Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta will impress you with its black stones and Gothic bell tower. Inside, the church is like a museum, rich in artworks dating back from the 16th to the 18th centuries. the
After the cultural visit, we will move on to the winery. We will be welcomed by the owner and led through the estate to discover the secrets and the challenges of the wine production on Mt Etna. We will also visit the wine cellar, where the finest wines age inside huge, artistic barrels.
At the end of the winery visit, you will get to the wine tasting room, where you will be served a delicious lunch paired with a selection of the best Etna wines.
We may also stop on our way to treat you!
The Randazzo and Etna wine tour from Taormina starts from your accommodation located in Taormina or nearby areas. If your accommodation is in the pedestrian area of Taormina, we will set the most convenient meeting point.
After a drive of around 1,5 hours, we will reach the town of Randazzo, at 784 mt a.s.l. Explore with your guide the amazing medieval streets, and admire outstanding architecture entirely built in lava stone. The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta will make an impact on you.
After a short drive from Randazzo, you will reach a winery, one of the biggest in the area. Here we will first embark on an interesting guided visit of the estate, led by a local worker who will be able to answer all your questions about the wine production. We will visit the fermentation area, learning about the peculiarity of this terroir and the effects of the lava soil on the final product. We can't miss the wine cellar, where the finest reserve wines age inside artistic wooden barrels.
After the winery visit, we will finally reach the tasting room, where you will be welcomed by the first of 5 glasses of wine: a sparkling! After being accommodated at your reserved table, your tasting adventure will start, accompanied by a sommelier who will underline the characteristics of each wine you will taste: a white, a rosé, a red, and the passito (dessert wine). The wines will come paired with a selection of the best Sicilian appetizers and food. Before leaving it is possible to buy bottles of wine at the local wine shop, if interested.
At the end of the tour you will be dropped off in Taormina
Go off the beaten path:
Randazzo is still a little known city. Very few tourists venture here. One of the best things about visiting the town of Randazzo is meeting local people, who are always very curious and welcoming with foreing visitors.They are very proud of their town, and they may want to stop by to say hello if they meet you on the street or if they see you below their balcony while they are doing their laundry.
Etna winery tour:
Of course, the other highlight of the tour is for sure visiting the winery based on the slopes of Mt Etna. During the guided visit inside the winery you will learn a lot about the wine production and you will be enchanted by the landscape surrounding you. At lunch, you will get to taste 5 different wines paired with the most delicious Sicilian food, and an expert sommelier will guide you through this sensory experience.
Etna DCO wines:
One of the main interests in the Etna wine tour from Taormina is to understand the strict regulations that the winemakers have to follow in order to have their products recognized by the Consortium of the Etna DCO wines. The lava becomes fertile after hundreds of years thanks to the erosion provided by the elements. Producers around Mt Etna have learnt how to grow the vines on the slopes, building terraces that make quite challenging to take care of the vineyards and harvesting.
History:
The city of Randazzo lays on an area that was populated since Greek times, as many archeological findings prove. Learn more with your tour guide about the different civilizations that followed over the time: Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Swabians, Spaniards…
Architecture:
The Randazzo and Etna tour from Taormina also gives you an insight on the lives of people around an active volcano, such Mt Etna. In Randazzo you will experience how the local people start to use the lava to build and to ornate the town. Strolling around you will appreciate the details of stone-carved Gothic-style windows, doors, masks, and portals, a legacy of the skillful work of local stonemasons, and the majestic Cathedral and basilicas.
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The Randazzo and Etna tour from Taormina starts at your accommodation or nearby Taormina.
