Embark on a journey through top wines and Champagnes without having to leave beautiful Como with this guided tasting in the heart of the old town. Sip a variety of prestigious white, red, and sparkling labels and learn about their terroir and producers from your sommelier host at a local wine shop, plus sample a variety of local gourmet specialties from cheeses to charcuterie paired with each glass.

Try a range of wines and Champagnes in a single tasting
Insights about each wine and its producer from a certified sommelier
A convenient location in central Como, ideal for a break from sightseeing
Customize the tasting to suit your preferences and curiosities

Sample Menu

Main

Mix Board

Typical Italian food board cheese and salami, bresaola and a selections for vegetarian/vegan welcome, puntarelle, olive taggiasche,

Main

Top Wine Tasting

We personalize tasting with 7 wines, usually : Sparkling Italian Franciacorta, White, Rosè and couple of TOP reds, to end sweet wine pair w chocolate.

What's Included

Alcoholic Beverages
Snacks

Private transportation

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

Capitan Drake
Via Francesco Benzi, 19, 22100 Como CO, Italy
Meet you directly inside the bottle shop Capitan Drake MONDAY - TUESDAY - THURSDAY tasting at 6pm FRIDAY - SATURDAY tasting at 4.00pm and 6.30pm

Start time

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Opening hours

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not recommended for pregnant travellers
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travellers can participate
Wheelchair accessible
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

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

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Magdalena_R

Extremely nice hosts, very good organization and international company. We tried plenty of local bottles, bought some after the tasting and truly recommend this attraction to anybody visiting Como lake!

Reviews

5.0

11 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travellers.

Showing 1-6 of 11 reviews

Wonderful wine night!

Hope_C, July 2023

We all enjoyed the friendliness and knowledge of Ricardo and all the staff. The meat and cheese pairings were delicious, and delicious wines. Seven glass may have been too many for us- and we realized this the next day. Fun people at our sitting who we enjoyed meeting.

Excellent wine tasting

Magdalena_R, July 2023

All of the stuf and Hosts...

Maximilian_L, June 2023

All of the stuf and Hosts Are Great! Their expertice is brilliant! I learnd a lot while asking questions about degustation! Antipasti and Wine are rich in qualiti and Quanti! I can recomand to ask questions and be open to learn something new! Amazing Expirience!

Response from Host, July 2023

Ciao ! Thank you so much we always do best we can to give our customers an unforgettable wine experience with the Top Wine Tasting. A pleasure to host you we enjoyed with you several very good wines ! ciao

10 out of 10 would recommend

Theresa_C, May 2023

Such a great experience! Everyone was so knowledge and friendly. I was traveling alone and they really made me feel comfortable. All of the wines we tried were amazing and from all over Italy. Definitely worth you time.

Response from Host, June 2023

Theresa what a smile you give us with this review ! We do our best with wines and welcoming. The Top Tasting is our best option, 7 glasses and rich food board, we usually try to understand which kind of wines do you prefer durung the tasting so you can do the best experience possible ! Thank you again we appreciate a lot, come again in the future if you can, you are welcome ciao !

Nice experience

daniel_l, Apr 2023

Ricardo was a great host. It was cool and if travelling alone it’s great for meeting other people but not I think it’s expensive for what it is

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thank you daniel, great, cool experience sounds good, thank you for the opportunity! The Top tasting include 7 glasses of wines, glasses have all different shape,because every wine need a specific glass to enjoy best experience possible, we explained why, also it's super nice to have all that glasses in front of you ! Board food is with selected local cheese and meat or vegetarian, fresh bread, segale and taralli, it is a lot, lot more then aperitive, the Wine Tasting you did, started from an elegant and champenoise sparkling Franciacorta, basically all wines from independent vigneron, the top wines you tasted Amarone Ca Coato and Sagrantino di Montefalco di Arnaldo Caprai to finish with Recioto Valpolicella and chocolate pairing. The experience with you about 3 hours from 6pm to 9pm that a lot more than usual, we enjoyed with you and the other people that were really happy to taste such amazing wines we love, from extremly smooth an gentle to a tough and full body with tannic sensation. At the end all glasses were empty, food board disappear, that a good sign ? we do our best to offer unforgettable wine experience by the glass and friendly welcoming, all the best for your traveling.

Fun experience with great wines and host!

John_H, July 2022

We had a rainy day in Como and booked this tour last minute. We were greeted when we arrived by Mama and the sommelier, Ricardo. He was a wonderful host and was very knowledgeable about the wines and champagne selected. The food pairing was very generous including beef, prosciutto, cheeses and vegetables - a whole light meal! With our last wine, he presented Mama’s homemade chocolate salami, which was wonderful. This is a great experience for couples or groups and I highly recommend!