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Explore the culinary and wine culture of Montalcino, a renowned wine region in Tuscany. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves and learn how to cook the way Tuscan grandmas and moms do every day in their kitchens for their families. This experience will take place at a family-run winery, overlooking the medieval town of Montalcino.
Accompanied by the owners, you will prepare a multi-course lunch, from appetizers to dessert, using km 0 products. After this cooking class, you will be able to easily recreate Italian traditional dishes at home.
This tour is not solely a culinary experience, but everything is centered around wine. The cooking class will be accompanied by a wine tasting of the exquisite Brunello di Montalcino, made out of one of the most representative and expensive grapes of Italy. You will tour the estate, visit the vineyards and the wine cellars.
The last stop of the day is Montalcino, as it is impossible to leave the area without visiting its epicenter.
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Florence, Italy
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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Explore the culinary and wine culture of Montalcino, a renowned wine region in Tuscany. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves and learn how to cook the way Tuscan grandmas and moms do every day in their kitchens for their families. This experience will take place at a family-run winery, overlooking the medieval town of Montalcino.
Accompanied by the owners, you will prepare a multi-course lunch, from appetizers to dessert, using km 0 products. After this cooking class, you will be able to easily recreate Italian traditional dishes at home.
This tour is not solely a culinary experience, but everything is centered around wine. The cooking class will be accompanied by a wine tasting of the exquisite Brunello di Montalcino, made out of one of the most representative and expensive grapes of Italy. You will tour the estate, visit the vineyards and the wine cellars.
The last stop of the day is Montalcino, as it is impossible to leave the area without visiting its epicenter.
Stop At: Florence, Florence, Tuscany
Pick-up and departure.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Castello Tricerchi, Strada Provinciale 45 del Brunello, Km 1700 Località Altesi, 53024, Montalcino Italy
At this family-run winery situated at the base of the hilly Montalcino, you will get immersed into the Italian art of cooking and drinking. You are going to explore the entire estate, tour the vineyards and wine cellars and understand the production process of Brunello.
At this beautiful farmhouse, you will learn how to cook a complete menu, from appetizer to dessert, using only the freshest seasonal ingredients, the majority of which come from the area of Montalcino! To offer you a sneak peek, you will learn how to make bruschetta, three types of pasta and accompanying sauces and cantuccini.
At lunch you will serve, alongside other dishes, what you have previously cooked. The whole experience will be wrapped up with a complex wine tasting that includes remarkable and praised wines. Additionally, you will get to taste extra-virgin olive oil, as this is another appreciated product of the winery.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Montalcino, Montalcino, Tuscany
You will enjoy some free time in this medieval borgo. The very high site of the town offers stunning views over Tuscan valleys. In the case of Montalcino, gradual economic decline has recently been reversed by economic growth due to the increasing popularity of the town’s famous wine Brunello di Montalcino, made from the Sangiovese Grosso grapes, grown within the proximities. The number of wine producers has grown from only 11 in the 1960s to more than 200 today.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Florence, Florence, Tuscany
Drop-off. The tour will generally end where it started.
Duration: 5 minutes
