Lovely way to spend an afternoon - We booked this trip in UK and when we arrived at hotel we rang number on ticket several times to try and confirm time/place of pick up, eventually someone rang back and told us 3.10 pick up from bus terminal. We then got WhatsApp message to say pick up 2.20 - this happened with both trips we booked and was very poor communication. We got to pick up point at 2.20 and yes coach was there with a charming guide Andrea. All the commentary was in impeccable English and Andrea was personable and friendly. When we got to the wine tasting we were met with a lovely cold glass of white wine and Nino who worked at the winery. Again what a fab host and very informative. After the tour and talk we sat down on long tables with a variety of snacks/cheeses/olives etc. the wine flowed and the staff encouraged us to ask for more and were so friendly and welcoming. Andrea did not hurry us and it was a lovely way to spend an afternoon with views to die for. The only reason we didn’t give 5* was for the poor communication on pick up times

Fabulous wine tour - Much better than expected! Communication with tour guide was great regarding pick . Gambino vineyard was amazing; tried whites and red with our local food sample plate . Hosts at vineyard were very welcoming and informative. Tour guide was great and gave us information en route .Fantastic experience.

Great! - Was excellent event! Highly recommend this tour! Wine and appetizer pairing was excellent and beautiful area!

Etna, Sicily Wine Tour - The tour was well organized, Greis was the guide and she was knowledgeable. Gambino Winery, awesome, great pairing and value from Get your guide.

Wine tasting tour - Tour was very nice, with lot of information about Etna and the wines. The pickup was next to our hotel and the vinery had good wines and beautiful view.

Excellent wine from super Winery - Gambino winery is a beautiful place to visit. The hospitality is great, the wines are superb and the tasting experience of the wine, cheeses, olives & Gambino olive oil etc is fantastic Yesterday was our 3rd visit Our guide on the coach was very nice and informative Extremely enjoyable

Excellent value wine tasting of Etna and Sicilian wines - We were unsure of where to meet at main bus station, as were others waiting for same tour. But once bus came all was fine. Rather a large group and we spent time collecting even more passengers but scenery was great. Once at Gambino winery on the slopes of Etna it was very professionally done. The food accompanying the 4 wines (2 white, 2red) was specially selected to match with it and there was plenty of water and bread too. The sommelier explained each wine and what to eat with it and then took us to the winery for more info. There was no ‘hard sell’ of wines but they were available to buy if you wished. very pleasant few hours and good value.

Great experience overall - Pick up from Taormina bus terminal was punctual and the bus was nicely air-conditioned. Our tour guide was brilliant, spoke several languages and was very funny. We made one stop at a village at a cafe to buy almond cookies but it felt forced and a bit pointless. Once we got to the vineyard the experience was brilliant. Very knowledgeable guide and fantastic wines. The food provided to accompany the wines was also delicious. Overall I really enjoyed this experience but would recommend dropping the stop in the village, it adds unnecessary time and has nothing to do with the wines.

The best value wine tour available from Taormina. - This is the best value wine tour available from Taormina. The wine tasting experience at Gambino was impressive with a knowledgeable and charismatic guide and each wine was paired with cheese. The excursion was organised well, however, there is a stop at Linguaglossa which is a village just outside of the wine tour, that some people will find a little pointless as they just want a wine experience. The coach journey was comfortable and the drive straight forward, albeit the coach turned up 30 minutes late. A guide was hired for the coach trip who informed us about Etna as we drove there, however, as he frequently switched between Italian, German, English and French (which is admirable) in no particular order it was difficult to follow. The drive to Linguaglossa is approximately 45 minutes, then you are taken into a Church, Chiesa Madre, which has character but is not particularly unique. You stop here for about 15 minutes before continuing to the Gambino winery which is another 20 minutes or so up Mount Etna. Upon arrival we were presented with a glass of white wine, and a guide introduced us to the region with some history whilst we viewed the landscape and the vineyards. After this we were taken inside and introduced to the wine making process and the machinery used, with an informative Q+A session at the end. Following this we were led to a long table that was prepared with bread, olive oil, cheeses, sundried tomatoes, aubergine and 4 glasses. Each glass was then filled by the staff with a different wine, 1 white, 1 rose and 2 reds. A commentary was made on each wine as well as the suggested cheese to pair with it. A wine list was then distributed depending on the region you had travelled from with the opportunity to order wine to your address. This did not feel pushy, it was actually a convenient service. We got to the bus terminal to get the coach at Taormina at 2:30pm and were back at 7:30pm. Rating of 5 for the wine tour, but 4 overall as the guide on the coach was a little irritating after a while and the stop at Linguaglossa felt a little pointless.

Great Wine Tasting let down by the rest of the tour - The part at the vineyard was great. The host was very knowledgeable and the cellar tour and tasting was very well organised. They were happy to let you try additional wines beyond the 5 included in the tasting. This part would be 5 stars. However the trip was badly let down by the poor quality of the rest of the tour organised by Sicily Excursions. The coach pick up was over 20 minutes late with no one from the company at the bus terminal to let us know. The guide - Salvatore - giving the commentary on the coach was very unfocused and the quality of the information was bad. He kept telling us about his book (copies of which he passed around on the way back) and where we could buy it and not about Mount Etna, the vineyards and the villages. Much of the commentary was irrelevant to the tour being about Greek and Roman myths and legends and not about the area. The commentary was also irrelevant given it was heavily focussed on topics from his book such as rape, prostitution and orgies in myth and legend - not what was expected on a wine tasting tour! Several people on the tour commented on how bad it was. On arrival at Linguaglossa, half of the group was instructed to head to a bar/cafe and the rest to go into the church for a talk. Again, this wasn’t about the church itself but about the history of how churches came about in Greek and Roman society. We were told to swap groups and then get back on the coach. There was no opportunity to explore Linguaglossa. I appreciate it isn’t easy to do a tour commentary in multiple languages, but this was extremely poor. At some points it descended into making train noises when we crossed the railway line and doing cuckoo impersonations. I wish I was joking but it really was that bad. Had it not been for the excellent experience with the staff at the Gambino Vineyard I’d be asking for my money back.