10 days tour

From Barolo To Brunello - Wine & Food Tour, Italy (10 Days)

From Barolo To Brunello - Wine & Food Tour, Italy (10 Days)

This tour includes:

Transport

Transportation in a comfortable private deluxe mini-coach with a professional local driver from tour start point to final drop-off point.

Others

Private winery tours and tastings in Valtellina, Valpolicella (Ripasso, Recioto, Amarone), Soave, Gambellara, Franciacorta and Prosecco. Private tour of Bellagio, Varenna, and Verona with a local expert. Visit and tasting at a cheese and ricotta-making factory. Alpine pass crossing at 2,000 meters with a possibility of photographing a glacier (weather permitting). Hands-on cooking class in Valpolicella and lunch with a vertical tasting of Amarone. Visit to one of the famous Palladian Villas of Veneto (a UNESCO heritage site) by architect Andrea Palladio. Visit to the village of San Daniele in the region of Friuli, the home of the world-famous Prosciutto DOP. Many memorable meals in typical trattorie and ristoranti where you will fully absorb the traditional cuisine, customs, and lifestyle.

Accommodation

Hand-picked hotels with every effort made to choose the best-rated available in tour travel areas.

Guide

Use of professional local guides when touring areas of significant historical/artistic/cultural importance. A friendly tour director who is at your side for the entire tour and available to answer all of your questions.

Meals

Breakfasts, plus a variety of lunches or dinners as per tour itinerary, including two glasses of wine.

Not included:

Others

Transfers and accommodations pre- and post-tour (ask us for packages). Travel costs to tour start and from tour endpoint. Any expense incurred for personal items, services, or hotel room extras.

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Itinerary of your trip From Barolo To Brunello - Wine & Food Tour, Italy (10 Days)

  • Day 1 Day 1: Start In Torino, Capital Of Piemonte
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Start In Torino, Capital Of Piemonte

      We meet at the central train station in Turin (Torino) and take a short 1-hour ride in a comfortable and private mini coach to our first hotel in the heart of Piemonteโ€™s wine country. Our stay in the town of Alba, in the wine region of Langhe, starts with a wine pairing dinner.

  • Day 2 Day 2: Barolo Is Nebbiolo!
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Barolo Is Nebbiolo!

      His majesty โ€œThe Barolo Wineโ€ awaits us at the Enoteca Regionale, located in a magnificent castle in the town of Barolo. We learn about the different styles of Barolo with a local guide at the Enoteca, and the challenge is to distinguish between old and new style Barolo producers. You will certainly be able to do so after a side-by-side tasting of the different styles.


      In the afternoon, we are off to visit the campus of the worldโ€™s first university specialized inโ€ฆfood! Universitร  del Gusto was founded by Slow Food โ€“ the international movement started right in Piemonte by Carlo Petrini in 2003. We stay in the quaint village of Pollenzo.

  • Day 3 Day 3: Barbaresco, Che Passione!
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Barbaresco, Che Passione!

      After breakfast, we drive uphill to the village of Barbaresco. Some people call Barbaresco wine the younger brother of Barolo, but I totally disagree. And youโ€™ll find out why when we enter this world!


      We start with a visit and tasting at a family-run winery located in one of the best โ€œcruโ€ vineyards of this region. Then we stop in the main village piazza to visit a unique church, home to the Enoteca Regionale del Barbaresco. Afterwards, we embark on a โ€œCaccia al Tartufoโ€ (truffle hunting) journey in the woods with a local expert guide and his dog.


      Alba is in the heart of the Tartufo region where the very rare, expensive, and world-famous truffle is harvested. It is then used in the best restaurants all over the world.

  • Day 4 Day 4: Piemonte Cooking Day
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Piemonte Cooking Day

      A delightful day in Piemonte awaits us! We will introduce you to the traditional cuisine of Piemonte, which features staples such as risotto, agnolotti (small ravioli), polenta, braised meat with a Barolo reduction sauce, many seasonal garden vegetables, and of courseโ€ฆtartufo! We will gather at a family winery with panoramic views of the hills and prepare some of these dishes. You will have the amazing opportunity to experiment with typical Piemonte flavours and ingredients while recreating local recipes. Lunch will follow, paired with wines.


      In the afternoon, after our espresso, we will return to Alba where you will have free time to walk around the Roman historic centre and visit the elegant fashion boutiques and wonderful food and wine shops.

  • Day 5 Day 5: A Day In Genoa
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: A Day In Genoa

      Genoa is the queen of the sea and a city with glorious history. It is an important Mediterranean port, a city of merchants and bankers, and known by all as the most English city in Italy. The city is home to fascinating narrow streets in the Old Town, the famous carruggi, both elegant buildings and humble houses, and beautiful churches with austere marble facades in black and white stripes or opulent baroque lines. The influence of the historical seventeenth century, during which the great Genovese families reached maximum wealth, is visible throughout the city.

  • Day 6 Day 6: Marble Mountains On Our Way To Tuscany
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 6: Marble Mountains On Our Way To Tuscany

      We begin the day with breakfast, followed by hotel check-out by 09:00. On route to Tuscany, we will stop for a visit to the unique marble quarries of Carrara, which have supplied the raw material for many architectural and artistic works in squares, palaces, and private buildings all over the world. After a tasting of the famous Lardo di Colonnata IGP paired with local Sangiovese, we depart for Castellina in Chianti where we check in at our spa-hotel, located in the centre of the village in an ancient and restored 11th-century palace.

  • Day 7 Day 7: Wines Of Chianti Classico And History Of San Gimignano
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 7: Wines Of Chianti Classico And History Of San Gimignano

      After breakfast, we drive through the Chianti Classico hills and stop in Radda and Gaiole in Chianti. We visit an ancient monastery and palace, which hosts historical underground wine cellars, to taste their wine and learn about its production. After lunch, we depart for San Gimignano, the home of the first white Italian DOC wine, which is now a well-known DOCG (the top Italian wine appellation) and made with Vernaccia grapes. The village is one of the most fascinating medieval towns in Italy with many tall stone towers marking the landscape. You will have free time here to discover the many stores and artisan products.

  • Day 8 Day 8: Meet The Brunello Di Montalcino And The Val Dโ€™Orcia
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 8: Meet The Brunello Di Montalcino And The Val Dโ€™Orcia

      The Brunello di Montalcino wine, made of 100% Sangiovese Grosso, has great potential to age due to the grapeโ€™s thick skin, which is rich in tannins. You can expect some great wine tasting here! We visit the town of Montalcino, its castle and the Enoteca, and then move onto Pienza and Bagno Vignone in the Val dโ€™Orcia.


      Val dโ€™Orciaโ€™s โ€œdistinctive aesthetics, flat chalk plains out of which rise almost conical hills with fortified settlements on top, inspired many artists. Their images have come to exemplify the beauty of well-managed Renaissance agricultural landscapesโ€ฆโ€ (UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004).

  • Day 9 Day 9: Blending With The Locals
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 9: Blending With The Locals

      Today is the day we become acquainted with true Tuscan cuisine with our lovely mamma Vilma. Vilma works and lives in Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, near Firenze, where she owns a homemade pasta shop. Her passion for Tuscan cuisine is in her eyes and you will notice it right away!


      In the morning, after our cappuccino (remember, cappuccino is a breakfast item for Italians), we blend in with the locals in the piazza. If you are familiar with the Italian language, you will recognize that beautiful Florentine accent all around you.


      We then participate in a demo and hands-on pasta-making seminar. We put our hands to work making all kinds of fresh pasta, and gather around Vilmaโ€™s kitchen where we cook the rest of the meal, eat, taste wine, and perhaps even have a siesta! What a day!

  • Day 10 Day 10: End Of Tour In Florence
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 10: End Of Tour In Florence

      After breakfast and check-out, we depart for Florence where the tour ends.

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

Youโ€™ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Average

There are several physical activities that last from 2 to 6 hours in easy terrains, low altitude flats, or water experiences. Please ask if youโ€™re not sure this applies to you.

Age range

Age range

Min: 25 / Max: 90

Age range allowed for this experience.

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