7 Lecce Wine Tours Worldwide, Priced and Compared

1.Lecce: Pasta Making Class in 1400s-Era Courtyard with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 369 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $68Our pick

Meet a local cook and guides such as Luciana and Teresa at the Faggiano Archaeological Museum in central Lecce. Over 2.5 hours, you’ll mix flour and water, shape orecchiette and sagne, then eat your handmade pasta with wine. The class is hands-on, multilingual, wheelchair accessible, and often social, with groups of around 20.

“Loved our hosts! What a wonderful experience.. thank you!”

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2.Cooking class, dinner and wine tasting near Lecce

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 350 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $95Top rated

About 15 to 20 minutes from Lecce, Enza and Antonio welcome you into their countryside villa in Corigliano d’Otranto. You’ll make orecchiette and maccheroncini by hand, enjoy an aperitif, share a Puglian dinner with local wine, and finish with homemade limoncello. Vegetarian, vegan, and lactose-free options are available.

“Awesome experience! Enza and Antonio were really welcoming and fun! The food was fantastic and great wine. I highly recommend this if you are in Lecce.”

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3.Lecce: Guided Street Food Walking Tour with Food and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 273 reviews · 2 hours · from $58Best value

Start at Porta Rudiae for caffè leccese and pasticciotto, then walk through Lecce’s churches, Piazza del Duomo, Santa Croce, and Piazza Sant’Oronzo. Tastings include taralli, pizzi, frisa, and Apulian wine. Guides such as Luciana and Enrica add local stories, food advice, and flexible multilingual help.

“The tour was very informative and the food tastings were very nice. Luciano (our guide) was very knowledgeable and friendly.”

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4.Orecchiette Cooking Class and Wine Pairing in Lecce

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 205 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $80

At BALU' Wine & Food in Lecce’s old town, you’ll learn to shape egg-free orecchiette with local instructors such as Azzurra, Ylenia, Michele, Rita, or Elaina. The two-hour class combines hands-on pasta making with Puglian wine, cheeses, taralli, focaccia, cold cuts, bruschetta, and dessert in a casual small-group setting.

“A fun and relaxing experience learning how to make orecchiette! The staff was fabulous and very patient with everyone. Appetizers and lovely wines to enjoy were delicious before we got to enjoy ur freshly made pasta. Thank you🌸”

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5.Lecce: Countryside Vineyard Walk & Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 63 reviews · 2 hours · from $82

Just 10 minutes from Lecce, Giorgia leads a small-group visit through Casina Spezzaferri’s vineyards, Mediterranean garden, and old wine-making room. You’ll hear family stories, learn about Salento grapes, forage seasonal herbs, and taste three local wines with cheese, taralli, jam, and other regional bites. Francesco may also share his farming and wine expertise.

“Georgia was a great host and tour guide. Very informative and helpful.”

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6.Cooking class, dinner and wine tasting in Lecce (Corigliano)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $93

Spend 3.5 hours with Enza and Antonio in their Apulian home near Corigliano. You will make orecchiette and macaroni, taste fresh Salento dishes and local wines, and finish dinner with homemade limoncello and music on the piano, sax, or guitar. The class is taught in English or Italian and includes pool access.

“We had the best evening ever - Enza, Antonio and their daughters were fantastic hosts. We have 3 young children who all loved the pasta making and eating. They are a very cool family and welcomed us in to it from the beginning. The food was delicious and we were even treated to a couple of tunes on the piano, guitar and sax, as well as the kids having a pre-dinner play in pool. We cannot recommend this experience highly enough and would definitely love to do it again. I don’t normally write reviews but this was special.”

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7.Lecce: Guided Tour & Wine Tasting by Bike

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · from $79

Ride through Lecce with a live guide in English, Italian, Spanish, German, or French, stopping at Piazza del Duomo, Porta Napoli, Santa Croce, and the Roman amphitheater. Finish with three local wines and winemaking stories from a cellarman. Luna and David are among the guides who have led this tour.

“Loved our guide Luna she was knowledgeable and gave us legends as well as history. She was happy to answer our questions and made the tour fun 🙂”

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