5 Tage Italienisch Kochen und Weinurlaub in Umbrien, Provinz Perugia

Unterkunft

Zeit zum Einchecken:

14:00

Zeit zum Auschecken:

10:00

During your cookery holiday in Italy, you will stay on a beautiful, spacious, working farm in the heart of Umbria - a region famous for its green countryside, cuisine and medieval towns. Your culinary escape into the Italian rural lifestyle is conveniently located, only 15 minutes from Perugia airport.

Just 4 kilometres away lies the capital city of Umbria, Perugia, which is steeped in history, dating well back before 309 BC. Perugia has a flare for culture and the arts. You will have free time to get to explore it, know it and fall in love with it.

The farm is home to your host, Rafaella, her husband, and many pets. Rafaella has a great passion for her home region of Umbria, its people, food and culture. Your Italian cooking classes will take place within her traditional kitchen, using the freshest products from the local surroundings and producers.

'La volpe e l'uva' (The Fox and The Grapes) farm is a little corner of paradise - a quiet, peaceful oasis, an ideal place to relax and unwind surrounded by the Umbrian hills, valleys and medieval villages. The property consists of 10 hectares of olive groves, vineyards and orchards.

Five lovely, two-room, apartments (named Rocco, Riding, Fico, Oca and Paulownia) have been renovated paying close attention to detail. The apartments are sunny and comfortable so that guests, even those who stay for a few days, feel welcomed.

In your free time you can hike, try the local wineries, or jump in the car for a day trip to one of several surrounding medieval cities. Or, perhaps, for something more leisurely, you can unwind by the swimming pool, in the gardens under the shade of the fruit trees, or in the bright communal garden.

Refine your cooking skills and daydream on this lush, laid back, Umbrian farm, packed with regional specialties and the mountains and valleys awaiting you.

Programm

During 3 hands-on Italian cooking lessons, you will learn how to make delicious rustic classics from ragu, salsa di pomodoro and ravioli to traditional soups, pies and desserts.

Combining cooking and wine makes for the perfect marriage as we learn all the basic Italian cooking techniques and traditions that Umbria and Tuscany have to offer.

Through the additional cultural element of the holiday, you will visit local vineyard where you'll be given a tour & learn everything you need to know about local Umbrian and Tuscan wines.

Day 1 - Arrival

Arrive in Perugia.
Transfer to your country farm, La Volpe e l'Uva. Check-in time from 14:00 to 19:00.

Day 2 - Cooking, wine tour in Umbria

At 10:00, you will start your hands-on cooking class. You will prepare a four-course lunch that you will enjoy at the end of the class, accompanied by local wines.
From 15:00 to 19:00, you will go on a wine tour in a winery that produces Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCGS. You will have a guided tour of the vineyard and cellars, finishing up with a test of local Umbrian specialties and the wines.
You will also visit the medieval cities of Bevagna and Montefalco.

Day 3 - Cooking, wine tour, Deruta ceramic

At 10:00, you will start your hands-on cooking class. You will prepare a four-course lunch that you will enjoy at the end of the class, accompanied by local wines.
In Torgiano, you will go on a guided tour accompanied by a professional sommelier where you discover how wine is created, the hows and whys of vineyard cultivation, respect for nature, supporting, and protecting it.
The visit will end with a rich wine tasting accompanied by typical Umbrian appetizers.
Then, you will visit a famous ceramic laboratory in Deruta where the majolicas are completely handmade. Deruta ceramics are a milestone in the history of Italian pottery. They gained worldwide fame during the Renaissance thanks to their creative and qualitative excellence.
Their high quality products keeps the tradition alive and evokes the classic decorations of the various periods of Deruta. The production cycle is completely carried-out within the company and rigorously worked by hand in all its phases.

Day 4 - Cooking, wine tour in the Trasimeno lake

At 10:00, you will start your hands-on cooking class. You will prepare a four-course lunch that you will enjoy at the end of the class, accompanied by local wines.
In the afternoon, the tour includes the visit of an organic winery in the Trasimeno wine region including walk in the vineyard, tour in the cellar and tastings of the wines. You will know the story of the winery and you will appreciate the quality of the organic wines. You will have free time to visit the city of Passignano.

Day 5 - Departure

Departure after breakfast.

Ausflüge (inklusive)

Deruta ceramic tour
wine tour in Trasimeno lake
Wine tour in Montefalco and Bevagna

Lehrer

Raffaella Bucefalo

After she decided to give up her job in scientific research, Raffaella Bucefalo, PhD in Micropalaeontology, rediscovered, reclaimed, and developed her three great passions: cooking, connecting, and creating. Since 2005, she has run courses teaching traditional Italian cookery at her agriturismo in Umbria. In 2020, Raffaella published her first cook book "Sprinkle with Flour": a journey into the world of fresh pasta, the food that symbolizes Italian culinary culture. In the book, the description of 19 pasta shapes illustrated with handmade drawings and 22 traditional recipes with photo.

Lage

The farmhouse La Volpe e l'Uva is located in central Italy, Umbria, north of Perugia, in a hilly position, very near to the main Umbrian towns and near to the Tuscany. It is only 4 kilometers far from the historic center of Perugia and it offers a suggestive view of the Umbrian hills. The proximity of Perugia makes the farm's position ideal for visiting other artistic towns in Umbria, such as Assisi, Gubbio, Todi, Orvieto, the Trasimeno Lake, and towns in Tuscany like Siena, Arezzo, and Cortona.

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Verpflegung

During your stay, Cook in Umbria will offer you daily breakfasts and lunches. In your apartment, you will find everything you need for your breakfast, such as coffee, milk, tea, cereals, bread, biscuits, eggs, jams made with fruits from the farm, fruits, and yogurt. You will prepare your breakfast in your apartment respecting your time. Send Raffaella a list of foods that you want to find in your apartment. For lunch, you will dine on your creations from the cooking classes accompanied by local, delicious, organic, red wines completely made in the farm. The lunch will be in Raffaella's home or in the garden of the farm.

Dinners are not included. The lunches from your cooking classes are very rich and the afternoon tours often include tastings, so you should enjoy light dinners in order to be ready for your next cooking class. In the apartments, your well-equipped kitchen is at your disposal and, after each tour, your driver can make a stop at a supermarket from where you can buy anything you will need. You can also ask the driver to bring you in the historical center of Perugia and dine in a restaurant; you will come back by taxi (20 EUR).

During your classes, you will be preparing a wide variety of dishes that include appetizers, first course, main course, and dessert.

Appetizer

Tasty and delicious, starters have evolved as a true course meal of the Italian cuisine. Cold or hot, it can open a tasty meal or a special buffet. Some of the dishes you can prepare are:

Bruschette - tomatoes and mushrooms
Cake with zucchini, potatoes, and Taleggio cheese
Crostini with chicken liver
Crostini with roasted peppers
Focaccia with onion and sage
Fry flower zucchini
Millefoglie with eggplants
Mixed grilled vegetable with bread and garlic
Panzanella
Parmigiana with eggplants
Salad with fennels and orange
Salad with melon and mint
Small onions in balsamic vinegar
Spelt salad
Torta al testo with ham and rucola

First course

A journey into the preparation of the symbol of Italian diet: pasta. The dry and fresh versions will alternate with different fillings and combinations of sauces inspired both by tradition and fantasy. Pasta sauce is made of fresh and seasonal ingredients. Either fresh or egg pasta, adapt well to many cooking styles or as a basic ingredient of Italian-style soups. Some of the types of pasta that you can prepare are:

Gnocchi
Homemade cannelloni with ricotta, prosciutto, mozzarella
Lasagne
Lentil soup
Pasta and beans
Pasta and chickpeas
Handmade pasta (tagliatelle, strangozzi, maltagliati, pappardelle)
Pasta sauce
Pizza and focaccia
Polenta
Ravioli
Risotto
Soup with spelt

Main course

You will discover the world of meat by focusing on the techniques of preparation and cooking of both white and red varieties, two parallel universes, which often meet. Some of the dishes that you can prepare are:

Chicken in a rich herb, olive, and vegetable sauce
Chicken roller with Umbrian ham
Hearby roast beef
Italian vegetable quiche
Pork loin with grapes and juniper
Pork with pears and pecorino cheese
Rabbit all'arrabbiata
Rabbit with wild herbs
Salmi of guinea fowl
Salted cod in a tomatoes sauce
Stuffed artichokes
Stuffed vegetables
Umbrian meatloaf with pine-seeds and dry grapes

Dessert

You are invited to discover the many facets of pastry, the preparations, and cooking techniques. A journey through cakes, cookies, and cream to delight your days and those of your friends. Some of the desserts that you can prepare are:

Cake with carrots and almonds
Cake with chocolate and pears
Castagnaccio
Crostata (with cream, fresh fruits, and jams)
Panpolenta with ice cream
Rocciata
Tiramisú
Tozzetti with holy wine

Folgende Mahlzeiten sind inbegriffen:

Frühstück
Mittagessen
Getränke

Die folgenden Getränke sind enthalten:

Wasser
Kaffee
Alkoholische Getränke

Freizeitaktivitäten und Sehenswürdigkeiten (optional)

On the free time you can relax in the pool and reserve massages.

Spa Behandlungen

Massages are available in the farm.

Was ist im Preis inbegriffen?

4 nights accommodation
Certificate of participation
Cook in Umbria apron and recipes
Daily breakfast
Daily lunch
Guided excursions as per the itinerary
Hands-on cooking classes

Was ist nicht im Preis inbegriffen?

Airfare
Dinners
Personal expenses

Anreise

Empfohlene Flughäfen

FCO

Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport

149 km

Transfer verfügbar gegen Aufpreis US$ 273 pro Person

PEG

Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport

11 km

Transfer verfügbar gegen Aufpreis US$ 44 pro Person

Driving directions from Rome

Motorway A1, exit Orte, follow Terni-Perugia, pass the exit Perugia and continue following the sign Cesena until the exit Ponte Felcino
Continue straight until exit 100 metres
Make left turn under E45
Look for sign "Zona Industriale", make right at sign and continue for about 5-6 kilometers
You will pass an IP gas station on left, keep going
You will see sign at right for Ponte Rio, immediately on left you will see Total Gas station and Bar Pizzeria
Just after pass Bar Pizzeria next right is "Strada Comunale San Marino"
Take this road that go up to the hill, and after 3 kilometers you will find at right the sign "La Volpe e l'Uva"

Driving directions from Florence

Motorway A1, exit Bettolle, follow Perugia, pass the exit Perugia and continue following the sign Cesena until the exit Ponte Felcino
Continue straight until exit 100 metres
Make left turn under E45
Look for sign "Zona Industriale", make right at sign and continue for about 5-6 kilometers
You will pass an IP gas station on left, keep going
You will see sign at right for Ponte Rio, immediately on left you will see Total Gas station and Bar Pizzeria
Just after pass Bar Pizzeria next right is "Strada Comunale San Marino"
Take this road that go up to the hill, and after 3 kilometers you will find at right the sign "La Volpe e l'Uva"

Driving directions from Cesena

Go out at the exit Ponte Felcino
Continue straight until exit 100 metres
Make left turn under E45
Look for sign "Zona Industriale", make right at sign and continue for about 5-6 kilometers
You will pass an IP gas station on left, keep going
You will see sign at right for Ponte Rio, immediately on left you will see Total Gas station and Bar Pizzeria
Just after pass Bar Pizzeria next right is "Strada Comunale San Marino"
Take this road that go up to the hill, and after 3 kilometers you will find at right the sign "La Volpe e l'Uva"

Arrival by airplane

The nearest airports to the location are Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR), Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO), or Pisa International Airport (PSA).

Arrival by train

The nearest station is Perugia railway station.

GPS

Longitude: 12 23' 23'' E
Latitude: 43 8' 90'' N

Distances

Assisi, 15 kilometers
Gubbio, 28 kilometers
Orvieto, 45 kilometers
Spello, 15 kilometers
Todi, 45 kilometers
Trasimeno Lake, 20 kilometers

Airport: Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport Flughafentransfer verfügbar: Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (US$ 273 pro Person) Zusätzliche Kosten können anfallen. Sie können dies im nächsten Schritt anfragen.

Airport: Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport Flughafentransfer verfügbar: Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (US$ 44 pro Person) Zusätzliche Kosten können anfallen. Sie können dies im nächsten Schritt anfragen.

Stornierungsbedingungen

Eine Reservierung erfordert eine Anzahlung von 30% des Gesamtpreises.
Die Anzahlung wird nicht erstattet, wenn die Buchung storniert wird.
Der Restbetrag ist am Tag der Ankunft zu zahlen.

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