Cantine Florio — Attraction in Marsala

"tour florio selection" €25 organized tour full of thorough history explained in great detail by a considerable and thoughtful hosts: Valentina Gambino, Maria Ellen Bello, and Sara Montalbano, of the oldest winery in marsala: cantine florio (duca.it) guided tour of the cellars (in italian & english) + tasting of 4 fortified marsala vinos: 2 marsala riserva, 1 zibibbo, and 1 passito di pantelleria, with 4 small food combinations : from 10:30am - 1p (2 1/2 hours), walked through the historic and working cellars with massive old oat barrels, and newer smaller wood one’s too. learned about the garibaldi & mussolini connection; and then the tasting was on a 3rd level outdoor terrace overlooking the sea, and ended in the vino shop. the best of the tasting was aged blend 15 + 25 year...

Place is great. Beautiful architecture, full of history and a really nice place to know more of the history of Marsala Wines. The low note is for the tour guide, who at the entrance was really impolite at my request of doing the tour without tasting wine. I was driving and my mom didn’t want to drink, and at that request she was really rude and made faces as it was disappointed (?) - you see, Giada, we are also owners of a vineyard in Brazil and and we treat our customers with the utmost respect despite their preferences on the visit. The treatment made me feel bad the whole experience and I wasn’t able to enjoy the moment. It’s unfortunate that one person can make such a big and strong place like this feel small and...

We booked a tour the see how marsala came about The tour was very good, everything was easily understandable. We also got a little history lesson. The tasting in the end was also very nice because you got to see the differences and also how different wines pair with different foods. There is a shop where you can buy various products (not only marsala). You can also ship your order to your home town.

The only thing that was not great was the people bringing little kids. They were so bored, that they started making noise. I cannot understand why anyone would bring kids in a wine cellar. But that's not the cantine's fault.

For grown ups (without kids) I would...