Grape Harvest
and Truffles
September 15 - 22
Itinerary
Grape Harvest and Truffles
Day 1 ~ Discover Chianti and its Treasures ~
Pick-up
Lunch, Tour & Tasting at a Chianti Classico Winery
Sampling the real “Cucina Chiantigia”
Check-in at Farmhouse.
Welcome Feast at Farmhouse
Day 2 ~ Greve in Chianti+ Olive oil Experience+ Sunset Apericena
Morning visit stunning hamlet in Greve with time to explore
Visit to a family-owned extra virgin olive oil and wine producer
The guided tour will be followed by a perfect lunch experience
Sampling delicious specialties and paired with olive oil and wine
Gentle hike through Vineyards as wonderful family stories are shared
Evening at Badia a Passignano Abbey with a
Tuscan Sunset Aperitivo overlooking the beautiful rolling hills
Day 3 ~ Val D’ Orcia+ Pienza+ Pecorino Cheese+ Brunello di Montalcino
Early Farmhouse breakfast followed by a drive to the charming village
of Pienza with Spectacular Views
Visit to an Organic Pecorino Cheese maker near Pienza enjoy learning about this famous cheese
Cheese themed lunch overlooking the magnificent Val D’ Orcia
Off to a Montalcino to visit a family-owned Brunello vineyard
with wine tastings
Return to Evening Farmhouse Dinner
Day 4 ~ Grape Harvest+ Stomping Experience+ Harvest Lunch
+ Catellina and Monteriggioni Villages
Farmhouse breakfast and then to a Vineyard to pick and stomp
the Sangiovese Grape!
Afterward, partake in a “pranzo della vendemmia” (Harvest Lunch)
Next, off to the beautiful village of Castellina in Chianti to explore
the quaint alley ways and shops and then to the gorgeous medieval town
of Monteriggioni Dinner at the Farmhouse
Day 5~ Hands on Cooking Class + Panzano in Chianti the Golden Valley
Our day begins with a fun and delicious hands-on cooking course in
a beautiful country home
All ingredients are fresh directly from the farm
The class will be complete with a beautiful lunch tasting of all
the recipes we just prepared
Then off to the lovely Chianti Village of Panzano
Learn all about the golden valley
Farewell dinner out sampling amazing recipes
Day 6 ~ Truffle Experience+ Certaldo+ San Gimignano
Journey continues with a unique truffle hunt in the forest
with great stories and curiosities
We start in the fields and end up in the Kitchen!
Enjoy a truffle themed lunch with renowned chefs
Afterward we head off to a relaxing walk in the medieval village of Certaldo
Stopping at a pottery workshop to find wonderful gifts for family and friends
Day would not be complete without a visit to the famous 40 tower town
of San Gimignano
Leisure time to stroll through the Unique Village of San Gimignano
Don’t forget to try their famous Gelato while learning about its history
Dinner at the farmhouse
Day 7 ~ Under the Tuscan Sun with Lunch + Cortona
Visit to a family-owned Tuscan Home and Olive oil/wine Farm in the beautiful Crete Senesi
With a tour of the estate followed by a delectable lunch
paired with excellent wines!
After lunch we head to the stunning town of Cortona where
the famous movie “Under the Tuscan Sun” was filmed.
Tour and explore
Late afternoon relaxation at the farmhouse with dinner
Day 8~Delicious farewell Breakfast+ Transfer back to Florence
Arrivederci Amici’s
See you in Toscana soon so we can celebrate a wonderful time together.
Salute!!!