Bosco de' Medici Winery — Attraction in Pompei

I really wanted to love this winery, but unfortunately, the experience fell short from start to finish. The tour was brief and didn’t add much value or excitement. My husband and I each chose a different tasting menu and wine flight, and since he has a dairy allergy, we were told he could substitute the tiramisu for the dairy-free dessert from the Ancient Pompeii menu. However, when the dessert came, a waiter asked if it was okay that the cake had powdered milk in it — which, of course, it wasn’t. Not only should staff be aware that powdered milk contains dairy, but allergens should be clearly labeled on the menu as required by law.

When the wine flights arrived, all four wines were placed in front of us at once with no explanation of what they were, their tasting notes, or how they paired with the food. We barely caught their names before the focus immediately shifted to sales — being told to “start building a box of wine to take home.” It felt presumptuous and pushy, especially when we hadn’t even started tasting yet.

When I asked for pricing to purchase just a couple bottles to take with us (instead of shipping), the response was curt and dismissive. I said we’d like to buy two bottles, and the staff member asked if we could make it six. After I repeated that we only wanted two, he never returned. We eventually went to the front ourselves to pay. The service overall felt disorganized and unfriendly.

As for the wine and food — both were disappointing. The wines lacked character, and the food was among the least memorable we’ve had in Italy. Not terrible, but certainly not good either. Overall, a frustrating experience that felt more like a sales pitch than a...

Very disappointing experience Visited in mid-August. The heat is understandable, but the place itself felt extremely artificial and overly touristy.

The “historic” tour was meaningless — their claimed connection to the Medici family came down to a small stone with the letter “M” on it. Vineyards were nothing special, barrels were purely decorative. The guide spoke quickly in poor English, making it hard to understand, and seemed uninterested in answering questions.

The tasting included 5 wines, but the serving order was chaotic: rosé poured right before white, then several reds one after another — all while it was 36°C outside, which made no sense at all.

Food was average at best. We tried two set menus (€50 and €80) — nothing stood out, and nothing we’d want to eat again. Service was pushy and inattentive, with staff interrupting constantly and talking over you.

At the end, they aggressively pushed bottle sales — the cheapest bottle was €27, with only a 10% discount if you bought 42 bottles. Overall, the place feels designed purely to squeeze as much money from visitors as possible rather than to offer a genuine winery experience. I cannot recommend it and honestly don’t understand the...

We had a 1 day tour of the Pagani area and Amalfi coast. Our guide recommended lunch at Bosco de Medici.

It was awesome! Our sommelier Vincenzo and waitstaff Emmanuele were the perfect team to help us. They explained the process and what lunch and wine tasting would look like. Vincenzo asked for our tastes in wine and tailored our tasting to those preferences.

The rest of the staff were fantastic too, they were friendly and helpful.

The wine and olive oil is out of this world. The olive oil is so fresh that you can actually taste the olives and the ‘tree’. The wine is so smooth, it has a beautiful finish on it. No aftertaste at all!

The food was simple and delicious, we picked the Vesuvius package. We had about 6 glasses of wine to taste, an antipasti with prosciutto, salami, fresh buffalo mozzarella, provolone etc. next we received a pasta dish with over large rigatoni noodles and a delicious tomato sauce made with fresh cherrie tomatoes from the region. Dessert was a baba’ soaked in limoncello with fresh berries and whipped cream.

After such an amazing experience all around we felt like family when we left. A definite must stop in the Salerno...