Wine and Food

• From € 48.00

  Tuscan cooking private lessons

  

  Barbara Borlotta and Valentina Lami, your chefs for this program, are expert Italian cooks and an Italian language teachers with extensive experience in Italy and New Zealand. They offer an introduction to preparing-and eating-traditional dishes along with the appropriate wines.

• From € 79.00

  Wanna be Italiano! Cooking lesson with Market shopping

  

  Get the chance to learn how cook a nice Tuscan course in Florence with our Chef Giovanni

• From € 120.00

  Cooking classes in Florentine Chianti

  

  For lovers of Tuscan food, we offer a unique hands-on opportunity to try a true Italian cooking experience in the countryside, where products are healthy and traditional recipes are kept original. The locals will share their techniques, special ingredients, and family recipes. Our classes are ideal for cooks at all experience levels. And you’ll join them "a tavola" to enjoy what you’ve prepared.

• From € 24.50

  Trekking along the Manie

  From Finale Ligure, a walk of 4 hours through ancient country villages surrounded olive groves and vineyards held up by the use of chestnut poles, according to an ancient tradition which does not need wiring, surrounded by the perfumes from the Mediterranean undergrowth.

• From € 30.00

  The Maritime Museum and the Fish Market at Genoa

  Visit “U Merca” Fish Market of Genoa and walk through the stalls that get fish brought every day in by 3,000 fishermen

• From € 95.00

  The Cinque Terre

  Sample typical products of Liguria and the Cinque Terre during a guided tasting at Portovenere: “limoncino” (lemon rind liqueur), salted anchovies from Monterosso, Sciacchetrà (liqueur wine), desserts made from raisins and pine kernels, all to be tried out in the Pesto Bottega

• From € 29.00

  Wine tasting class

  Learn the history of local wines, the grape varieties, the fermentation and the production

• From € 135.00

  Lunching with art

  Discovering Florence, guided by an art historian born and bred in the heart of the city, who will accompany you along surprising artistic itineraries.

• From € 43.00

  Tuscan dinners at your location

  Bring our chefs home with you and offer your family and friends a fantastic evening with traditional Tuscan dishes and the best Tuscan wines.

• From € 35.00

  Wine tasting at the enoteca

  Private wine tasting can be conducted in your native language (English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese). You can have one or more lessons. It includes some examples for red, white, and rose wines. You may take one of these lessons or combine them to fashion a program to your interests. Wine tasting may be scheduled for any date with two days advance notice.

• From € 29.00

  Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar Tasting

  This fascinating tour is a gastronomic odyssey along the paths of the olive groves of Tuscany. The experience also includes a tasting of Balsamic vinegars from the area around Modena in Emilia Romagna, accompanied by a selection of typical cheeses and mustards.

• From € 86.00

  Around Brunello

  Montalcino, medieval fortress, is part of Val d’Orcia, with its wines definitely gives to this area something more. Something that makes Val d’Orcia being known all over the world: the Brunello.

• From € 96.00

  Bolgheri & Supertuscans

  Towards the sea, the relatively new area of Bolgheri, land of the greatest Super-Tuscan, will let you enjoy the flavour of the sea in the production of grapes.

• From € 70.00

  Parma ham

  Ham is the chief character of this excursion. Visit a pig farm to discover the breeds selected for the production of Parma ham and the ways of feeding in connection with the best produce of the land such as barley, oats and sweet corn.

• From € 58.00

  Parmesan cheese

  The visit aims at presenting all about Parmigiano Reggiano cheese as an experience to the memory of Parma.

• From € 92.00

  Between Parmigiano and culatello: a journey to the center of taste

  A journey to discover the secrets of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and local cold cuts

• From € 92.00

  Modena and Balsamic Vinegar

  Go on a guided visit to the Spilamberto area to a firm of Vinegar Makers where, among the aromas and barrels, you will learn all about the production of Balsamic Vinegar, a noble inheritance handed down by the Estense family to all the people of Modena.

• From € 100.00

  Pesto sauce and olive oil

  Genovese Pesto Sauce coming from Prà (an area of Genoa), with all its tradition and history that goes way back to Renaissance times to nowadays where it is to be found on tables all over the world.

• From € 120.00

  Chianti Classico full day on Saturdays

  Spend afull day of Saturday in the heart of the Chianti classico area

• From € 40.00

  Chianti Rufina half day on Wednesdays

  Wednesday discoverying the heart of the Chianti Rufina area.

• From € 155.00

  Oil, cheese and wine in Impruneta and Chianti

  Wine and artisan food in Chianti: oil, cheese and wine tasting in Impruneta and Chianti

• From € 145.00

  Pisa: The Tower and Wine

  From Boccaccio's native village to Piazza dei Miracoli: The Tower and Wine in Pisa

• From € 195.00

  Cooking classes in Siena's Chianti

  For lovers of Tuscan food, we offer a unique hands-on opportunity to try a true Italian cooking experience in the countryside, where products are healthy and traditional recipes are kept original. The locals will share their techniques, special ingredients, and family recipes. Our classes are ideal for cooks at all experience levels. And you’ll join them "a tavola" to enjoy what you’ve prepared.

• From € 45.00

  Tuscan cooking group lessons

  Our chefs will guide you in a fine dance around flavours and tastes, offering an introduction to preparing-and eating-traditional dishes along with the appropriate wines. Menus are flexible and follow seasonal products.

• From € 35.00

  Group guided wine tasting

  You will join the wine tasting group following the program "Bread, wine and language". Introduction to main Tuscan wines and description of the most widespread vine; the traditional denomination of origin (D.O.C.); the best of the traditional production,

• From € 145.00

  Chianti classico area

  Badia a Passignano and the Greve town center are the keys to open the world of Gallo Nero. We offer half- and full-day guided tours to Tuscan wineries by private car or mini-bus. The tour includes wine cellar visits, wine tasting, and lunch or a Tuscan snack (merenda).

• From € 180.00

  Siena and San Gimignano

  Visit to Siena and San Gimgnano, The medieval fortified towns of Tuscany

• From € 180.00

  Montepulciano and the Nobile

  The Nobile from Montepulciano is one of the outstanding traditional Tuscan wines. The tour includes wine cellar visits, wine tasting, and lunch. Winery excursions may be scheduled for any date with two days advance notice, and can be conducted in your language (English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese)

• From € 180.00

  Montalcino and the Brunello

  Everything seems like a dream in the Brunello kingdom-the castle and village of Montalcino atop the highest hill, the roads through the Sangiovese grosso vineyards, the taste from the huge barrels resting in the deep cellars. We offer full-day guided tours to Montalcino wineries by private car or mini-bus. The tour includes wine cellar visits, wine tasting and lunch.

• From € 45.00

  Gourmet Tour

  You will taste good food and wine, directly in the farm houses that produce wine and olive oil, Vinsanto, Grappa, balsamic vinegar, cheese and all the famous Tuscan products. We are proud to offer you the chance to escape from the typical tourist route, offering a gastronomic tour of Florence.

• From € 53.00

  Concert and Dinner in the heart of Florence

  A real Italian-style evening dedicated to the discovery of the Tuscan cuisine and of the most celebrated Italian opera arias and famous Neapolitan songs. Our assistant will take you into an ancient and fascinating neighbourhood in the old city centre, where the Restaurant - Wine house is located. It has been built into a characteristic “hollow” (an old cellar).

• From € 29.00

  Florence Wine and Cheese Tasting

  After the museums, the monuments and the art, enjoy our exclusive Wine & Cheese Tasting in a typical wine bar located in the heart of Florence. Also included is a detailed explanation of the various flavors and background of the history. Enjoy some of the many delicious tastes of the Tuscany region

• From € 59.00

  Renaissance banquet

  Experience an unforgettable renaissance evening in the magnificent setting of the ancient halls of a noble residence.

• From € 39.00

  Medieval Florence Gastronomic tour

  Wine and typical "street food” Itinerant tasting in Dante and Beatrice’s Quarter

• From € 45.00

  Pizza, Ice-cream and Chocolate Cake cooking course with Dinner

  This fun course cannot be missed and you will learn how to prepare the real Neapolitan pizza with dough leavened following the traditional method, the famous homemade Italian Ice cream prepared using natural ingredients and a delicious Dessert with chocolate produced by the best Tuscan chocolate manufacturers.

• From € 50.00

  Handmade Pasta cooking course and Lunch

  On this course you can learn to make your own real fresh pasta following ancient Italian traditions using flour, eggs and other ingredients.

• From € 15.00

  Secrets and taste of original Italian Espresso Coffee

  Let your senses indulge in an unforgettable journey through the aroma of the true Italian “espresso” coffee. A break of pleasure to discover of the secrets of aromatic coffee blends and most irresistible and tempting preparations: Mocaccino, Nocciolino, Caramellino and other delicatessen/specialities.

• From € 39.00

  Chocolate Tasting in Florence

  The highlight of the tour is to visit a traditional chocolate maker and taste the different flavors (Bitterness, acidity, sweetness, astringency and saltiness) exalted by different Italian wines... to delight your palates to the fullest!