La Scuola Italiana di Cucina (Italian Cooking School)

 

 

In order to combine wine with the dishes that you will prepare bottles from prestigious wine making Companies will be opened, such as Casanova di Neri that produces the Brunello di Montalcino, classified by the winespector 2007 as The best wine in the world Azienda Antinori, still today directly run by the family and created by Giovanni di Piero Antinori in 1385 when they became part of the Arte Fiorentina dei Vinattieri (Florentine Art of Winemakers). You'll learn how to appreciate meditation wine such as the prestigious Muffato della Sala that only with its bouquet gives true pleasure.

 

Wine Course

 

 

 

Also Oil, an essential product for our dishes, is considered one of the main ingredients of our Course.
You will learn the process of olives, directly on the land of production, from the harvest to when it becomes bottled extra-virgin oil. You will taste excellent types of extra-virgin oil, contained in artistic bottles, much like precious scents.

 

 

You will use Balsamic Vinegar aged in small vats and get to know the quality of these precious dark droplets, able to bring out the taste of food and other ingredients.

The Course is arranged so that you will learn words in ITALIAno, thanks to the continuous assistance of our staff that every day, from morning until evening, explains the topics as stated on the schedule in Italian.

All these flavors, that are part of our national heritage, will be complete with guided tours: in the Farms where wine and oil are produced and the visit to the Mercato Centrale to buy groceries.

 

 

 

 

We will visit the lesser known areas of Florence in order to search for age-old Florentine traditions.
We will end this unforgettable experience with a horse-drawn carriage ride to see the monuments of the Historic Center.

Excursions Included