Monte Porzio Catone
A Roman town on the ridge above Frascati, in the middle of the wine.
6 things to bookthe nearest is a 34 min drive from Rome
Tusculum was up here — a city that mattered before Rome did, then a rival, then destroyed and never rebuilt. What is left is a theatre, a stretch of road and a hilltop with the whole of Rome laid out below it, and hardly anybody on it.
Below the ridge the Frascati Superiore vineyards start, and the estates on this side are the ones that will sit you down with six glasses and explain the difference.
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With your handsThe estate sits in an eighteenth-century casale on a hill at Monte Porzio Catone, thirty hectares of Frascati DOCG vineyard in front and the skyline of Rome beyond.
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With your handsA private visit that starts in the vineyard and ends in the eighteenth-century rooms of the estate, led by a dedicated sommelier or by the owners.
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With your handsVilla Simone at Monte Porzio Catone sells six tastings that can be booked and paid on its own site, from a wine-only flight to wine with food.
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With your handsA wine tasting in the cellar which can be combined with a massage.
See the dayBest fit for this section first, then whatever you can book today. Closest to Rome breaks a tie. Never by who pays us.
On the trailThe archaeological area of the Latin city of Tusculum, on the ridge above Frascati.
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On the trailVilla Mondragone sits on the Tuscolan hills between Frascati and Monte Porzio Catone.
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The day stays yours: you leave when you want, stop where you want, and come back when the light goes.
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