Great Tuscan classics, hearty cooking, an old-world kitchen and a beautiful view from the hilltop town of Montepulciano, the location for our 1 day cooking class with Chef Massimo. Hands on classes limited to a small group has you preparing traditional Tuscan recipes and new ones with a twist, along with Nobile wine pairs at the table.
Step into our Tuscan kitchen and get ready for a half-day of cooking, followed by lunch or dinner at our lovely family-owned property. Wine is included. Seasonal menus vary, you will create traditional Tuscan foods such as Pici with a slow cooked ragù, ravioli stuffed with a walnut sauce, tagliatelle with Porcini mushrooms, steak Florentine, artichokes & tomatoes stuffed with herbs and cheese, Chianti Etruscan sauce & beans all'uccelletta, cantuccini-traditional biscotti dipped in Vin Santo, Schiacciata all'uva, Tuscan cake with red grapes and rosemary, foods filled with the unmistakable flavors of Tuscany.
Cooking classes start at 9:30am and last approximately two hours. After class, everyone eats the foods prepared in class together. Local wine included.
This class is dedicated to the pasta lover! Tie on your aprons as you will immerse yourself a specialty class that focuses on the technique of fresh pasta & polenta-Tuscan style. Learn to make pici, papadelle, ravioli or tagliatelle and savory polenta with delicious sauces and ragùs to accompany each. Although pasta is important, polenta is also a staple in Tuscan cooking. This Pasta & Polenta class includes the preparation of 2 fresh pastas, or 1 pasta and polenta with 2 savory seasonal sauces to accompany.
After class, enjoy the foods that were made in class with local wine included.
$195 per person, including tax and Italian VAT.
Simple, saltless and safisfying! Flat bread, schiacciata, rusks, focaccia, breadsticks, grissini, fettunta and panunta, garlic breads and large thick-crusted oval loaves, are the breads of Tuscany. Bread in Tuscany is unlike any other bread in Italy because it is made without salt. This dates back to Dante’s time and has not changed since. Some say salt was not used in bread making because it was too expensive in those days, while others say Tuscan food is already salty enough and the tradition carries on today. However Tuscan bread is still delicious and in this special bread making only class you will learn how to mix the yeast, roll, twist and bake to perfection.
Specific technique along with historical notes blend for this one-day bread making workshop. Enjoy preparing everything from traditional wood-burning oven baked breads to la panina, a typical Montepulciano specialty bread with pancetta kneaded into the dough.
$195 per person, including tax and Italian VAT.
Join Chef Massimo for the preparation of a full Tuscan menu from appetizer, antipasto, to dessert, dolce. Your cooking class uses only the freshest local ingredients and menus vary by season. From fall and winter squash and pumpkin, spring artichokes, peas and fave and a wealth of summer vegetables; zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes of all shapes and sizes, your cooking class features the very best seasonal recipes.
$250 per person, including tax and Italian VAT.
Join us in the heart of Montepulciano in our old-world cantina where you will learn how to sip swirl and enjoy some of Italy’s best wines!
In this two-hour morning tasting, you will taste and learn about 4 Tuscan greats including: Rosso di Montepulciano, Nobile di Montepulciano, Rosso di Montalcino and Brunello di Montalcino. Explanations of tasting techniques and wine pairings along with historical notes of the past on wine, included. This unique wine tasting workshop features four prized wines, all produced in the region. You will learn what to look for, and of course, which foods pair with these spectacular reds.
Lunch follows, featuring traditional Tuscan dishes, the wine pairings (of course) discussed, with a selection of local wine.
Wine tasting starts at 9:30am and lasts approximately two hours. After, everyone enjoys a full Tuscan Tasting Menu for lunch, accompanied by local wines & discussion.
$195 per person, including tax and Italian VAT.
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