A Midsummer Night's Dream Montepulciano™

Great Tuscan classics, hearty healthy 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 is approximately two hours. After the cooking class, everyone enjoys the full course menu of Tuscan fare that was prepared in class with local wine included.

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Tuscan Pasta Making Class

Tie on your apron for a pasta making class in Tuscany!  This speciality cooking class show you how to prepare fresh pastas with seasonal sauces the Old-World way.  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.  Our Tuscan pasta making class includes the preparation of two fresh pastas, or one pasta and polenta with two seasonal sauces. After the cooking class, everyone enjoys the full course menu of Tuscan fare that was prepared in class with local wine included.

Tuscan Traditional Cooking Class

Tie on your apron and get ready to prepare a full Tuscan menu from antipasto, fresh pasta and dessert to dessert using farm-to-table ingredients from Montepulciano.  Our chef forges, grows and selects the freshest local ingredients in the immediate area of Montepulciano.  From spring artichokes, peas, fava beans, to autumn pumpkin, summer zucchini, eggplant and tomatoes, you will use local ingredients in hands-on Tuscan cooking classes to create a full menu with local wine included.  After the cooking class, everyone enjoys the full course menu of Tuscan fare that was prepared in class with Tuscan wine included.

Tuscan Farm Visit, Pasta Experience, Wine Tasting Lunch

Join us for a farm visit where you will see artisans grow wheat in the field and transform it into pasta before your eyes.  Discover the growing process and how it is ground into flour on the Old World mulini, stone wheel.  During the tour, discover the art of pasta making with organic wheat and how it is rolled and cut then dried.  Discover Tuscan pasta like pici, papadelle and tagliatelle, then enjoy a Tuscan farmer’s lunch with the pasta prepared on site garnished with seasonal sauces – think tomato, mushroom and hearty ragù.  Following the tour including wine with the artisan makers.