Colli Euganei Wineries You Can Visit (and What to Expect)

Wine trips come in two kinds: the ones you plan, and the ones where you follow a brown tourist sign, get lost twice and end up arguing with your phone. This guide is for the first kind. The second kind is fun too, but nobody can promise you a tasting.

The good news is that the hills south of Padova are full of wineries that want visitors, as long as you tell them you’re coming. So here are five worth booking, what you get at each, and how to choose between them.

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Quick Facts

• Location: all the wineries below are in the Colli Euganei, the volcanic hills south of Padova
• Price: listed tastings start from €25 per person and run from about 1.5 to 2 hours
• Booking: most work by request, and some ask for at least a day’s notice
• Tastings: they range from four wines with local snacks to seven wines with cheese and cured meats
• Sources: everything here comes from public listings, so check details with the winery before you go

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Colli Euganei Wineries at a Glance

Winery	Town	Known for	Listed tasting
Vignalta	Arquà Petrarca	Reds, including Riserva and Gemola	From €25, about 1.5 hours
Maeli	Baone	Moscato in many styles	From €30, about 1 hour 45
Salvan Vigne del Pigozzo	Due Carrare	Local reds, including Friularo	€36 or €40, about 1 hour 45
Ca’ Lustra Zanovello	Cinto Euganeo	Reds, whites and passito	By booking, tours of 60 to 90 minutes
Quota 101	Torreglia	Fior d’Arancio in several styles	By appointment, 60 to 120 minutes

Vignalta, Arquà Petrarca

The serious red wine stop.

If you want to taste the Bordeaux-style reds the hills are known for, this is an easy place to start. Vignalta makes a Colli Euganei Riserva from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot aged three years in oak. It also makes a pure Carmenère and a Bordeaux-style blend called Gemola, grown on Monte Gemola.

The tasting and tour is listed from €25 per person and takes about 1.5 hours. According to the listing, you taste four of the winery’s top wines with local cheese and snacks, and you visit the cellar. It runs in English and Italian for up to 12 guests.

Best of all, the winery is at Via Scalette 23 in Arquà Petrarca, the village where Petrarch spent his last years. That makes it easy to pair a tasting with a walk to the poet’s house.

Maeli, Baone

The Moscato believer’s stop.

Maeli is the one for Moscato lovers, because it makes Fior d’Arancio in several forms. According to Gazzetta del Gusto, these are a metodo classico brut nature, an ancestral-method sparkling, a dry white and a passito.

A visit and tasting is listed from €30 and lasts about 1 hour 45 minutes. It includes a tour of the underground cellar, and in warmer months it can even start in the vineyards. However, the listing doesn’t state which languages are offered, so ask when you book.

The same listing also mentions a farmhouse room and a restaurant on site, which helps if you’re planning more than a quick tasting. Maeli is a good place to find out that Moscato doesn’t have to be sweet. For more about the grape, read my guide to Fior d’Arancio DOCG.

Salvan Vigne del Pigozzo, Due Carrare

The stop that feeds you.

Salvan has the most generous tasting on this list, so it’s good for hungry visitors. The classic experience is €36 per person, while the premium is €40. The experience includes at least seven wines (sparkling, white and red), local cheese and cured meats, bread or breadsticks, and water.

It runs daily, with start times between 10:00 and 17:00, and it welcomes 2 to 25 guests. Tastings are offered in German, English, Spanish and Italian, so it’s very helpful if your group speaks different languages. You need to book at least a day ahead, but cancellation is free up to a day before.

One practical note: the listing says public buses are limited in the evening and suggests booking a taxi for the return. Salvan is also known for local reds such as Friularo and Turchetta, so it’s a good stop if you’re curious about grapes you won’t see in a supermarket. My list of lesser-known Italian grapes is a good companion.

Ca’ Lustra Zanovello, Cinto Euganeo

The stop for groups who can’t decide.

Ca’ Lustra was founded in 1977 and works 24 hectares, producing about 100,000 bottles a year, according to Gambero Rosso. The range is wide. It includes single-vineyard Cabernet and Merlot, Bordeaux-style blends, a white blend of Garganega, Tai, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon and Moscato, and a Fior d’Arancio passito.

That makes it a good choice if your group can’t agree on red or white. A booking listing offers tours of 60 to 90 minutes in Italian and English and recommends booking ahead, but it gives no prices. The winery is at Via San Pietro 50 in Cinto Euganeo, and you can ask about tastings through its website, calustra.it.

Quota 101, Torreglia

The stop for Fior d’Arancio nerds.

Quota 101 is another Fior d’Arancio specialist. Gazzetta del Gusto lists a dry version fermented and aged in oak, a sweet sparkling one, and a passito called Gelso di Lapo.

Visits are by appointment only. Instead of a single format, the listing mentions a guided tasting, or a vineyard and cellar tour with tasting, lasting 60 to 120 minutes. Food pairing is available, and tours run in English as well as Italian, but prices aren’t listed.

So if you visit both Maeli and Quota 101 on the same trip, you’ll get a good comparison of what the grape can do.

Bacco e Arianna

The stop where I’ve actually been.

Bacco e Arianna is in Vò, in the locality of Boccon, and it’s also listed as both an agriturismo and a restaurant. I visited in 2018, toured the winery and saw the harvest, and then went back during grape-stomping season. You can read that story in my post on grape stomping at Bacco e Arianna.

That was a few years ago, so check what they offer now before you plan around it. Even so, I’d still put it on the list if you want a winery and a meal in one place.

My Picks (On Paper)

I haven’t visited the first five yet, so these are picks from reading the details, not from tasting. Still, you asked who I’d book, so here you go:

• Heart pick: Maeli. Fior d’Arancio is the wine that started this whole blog, and Maeli makes it in more styles than anyone else on this list. If I could only book one, this is it
• Value pick: Salvan. Seven wines, cheese, cured meats and bread for €36 or €40 is a lot of lunch for the money
• Pick for a day out: Vignalta. A red wine tasting, then a walk through Petrarch’s village. Hard to argue with that

If you go to any of them, tell me whether I guessed right. I’m happy to be corrected, and I’ll update this list when I’ve been myself.

How to Choose

• Serious reds: start with Vignalta or Ca’ Lustra Zanovello
• Moscato, or a pleasant surprise: try Maeli or Quota 101
• Tasting with plenty of food: choose Salvan, because it offers seven wines plus cheese and cured meats
• A group that speaks different languages: Salvan again, since it lists German, English, Spanish and Italian
• Winery plus a walk: go to Vignalta, which is in the same village as Petrarch’s house
• Lunch and a winery in one: book Bacco e Arianna

Tips for Booking

• Book ahead. Several of these listings work as booking requests, so the host confirms first. Salvan asks for at least a day’s notice
• Ask about language if you don’t speak Italian, because English is listed at some wineries but not all
• Ask what’s included, because the tastings above range from four wines with snacks to seven wines with cheese and cured meats
• Skip the early afternoon, because many Italian wineries close for lunch
• Ask about shipping if you want to take bottles home

My guide to buying wine directly from Italian wineries has a ready-made Italian booking message and a full checklist. And if you’re still planning, start with the Colli Euganei wine guide.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Colli Euganei winery should I visit first? It depends on what you like. Vignalta is a good start for reds, while Maeli suits Moscato fans and Salvan suits a longer tasting with food.

How much does a tasting cost? The listings I found run from €25 per person at Vignalta to €36 or €40 at Salvan. However, some wineries don’t list prices, so ask when you book.

Do I need to book? Yes, in most cases. Several are booking requests, and Salvan asks for at least a day’s notice.

Do Colli Euganei wineries speak English? Several list English, and Salvan also lists German and Spanish. Maeli doesn’t state its languages, so ask when you book.

Can I visit several wineries in one day? Because tastings last 1.5 to 2 hours, two in a day is a realistic plan.

Can I visit without a car? Salvan’s listing says public buses are limited in the evening and suggests a taxi. For the other wineries, check local timetables or arrange a driver, since they’re spread across different towns.

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One Last Thing

I haven’t tasted at these five wineries yet, and I’d rather tell you that than pretend. What I can do is point you to places that welcome visitors, tell you what each one offers, and then let you do the fun part, which is drinking.

If you go, tell me what you drank and whether I should move it up the list. Which one are you booking?

— Kelly 🍷

#ColliEuganei #WineryVisits #ItalianWine #Veneto

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Continue Reading

• Colli Euganei Wine: A Guide to the Hills Near Padova
• How to Buy Wine Directly From Italian Wineries
• Fior d’Arancio DOCG
• Grape Stomping at Bacco e Arianna

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Sources

• WineTourism: Wine tasting and tour at Vignalta
• WineTourism: Wine tasting and tour at Maeli
• Winedering: Tasting at Salvan Vigne del Pigozzo
• Gambero Rosso: Ca’ Lustra Zanovello
• En Primeur Club: Quota 101
• Gazzetta del Gusto: Vini Colli Euganei, storia, evoluzione e dove degustarli

Information checked in October 2026 from public listings. Prices, languages and opening days change, so confirm with each winery before you go.