Italy Trip recommendations

[Thomas]

In most of Italy it is near impossible to find bad food and bad wine, so you'll have a great experience no matter what you do, so long as you eat and drink...

As for visiting wineries, mostly that is done by appointment in Europe, but the larger wineries do have some visitor centers, and the tourist areas also have visitor centers. However, one of the best ways to sip wine in Italy is at the local enoteca--wine bar. Almost all wine regions include them in cities, towns and villages.

Unfortunately, your itinerary does not include what I consider the most dynamic wine regions in Italy (why does everyone want to go to Tuscany and/or Rome?). But if you find an enoteca, you might find wines from other regions.