“Taste authentic Italy through food and wine”
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3 Day Immersive Culinary Vacation in Piedmont, Italy, Hosted by a Chef and a Winemaker
Frazione Cardona, Via Umbero I 12 - Alfiano Natta, Cardona, AL, Italy
Private Cooking and Wine Tasting Holiday in Italy
Imagine a full, authentic, and unique holiday. Imagine discovering Italy through the eyes of those who cultivate it, those who cook it, those who have always loved it, of those who live it every day.
Meet the instructors
Carla
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Highlights
- Two 4 hours cooking lessons with Carla in her "lab"
- The menus depend on the season
- Wine tasting and a visit to Alberto's cellar and organic vineyards
- "Meet the farmer" experience: visit a local farm and taste his own products
- Dinner at selected local restaurants with wine included
- 2 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
3 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Spanish
Group size: Maximum of 3 participants
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
16:00
Check-out Time:
13:30
Facilities
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Café
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
- Lounge
- Multilingual staff
- Smoke-free property
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Parking lot
- Tour assistance
- Wireless internet
The “Wine Room” welcomes guests with authentic old-brick walls, the scent of wood, and a splendid rural landscape through the large arched windows of the ancient barn. This unique suite has a double-size bed, a private bathroom with a large wooden tub and shower, relax area with armchairs, and a desk with a wonderful view. The room is approximately 45 square meters (500 square feet). Wi-Fi and air conditioning.
There will be chambermaid service each morning, refreshing bedrooms and bathrooms. The old washing room of the farmhouse has been transformed into a pleasant relaxing corner with a minibar, sweets, teapot, and coffee machine, air conditioning, and books in English. The outdoor spaces of the house will surround you with flowers, a vegetable garden, a lovely porch, and a hammock to relax in.
You will be part of the TASTI experience's family and they will love to share their country life with you.
Program
Imagine staying in an old barn, carefully restored, immersing yourself in the calm of the countryside, glimpsing the Alps in the distance as the sun sets.
Imagine discovering the territory through its most typical products, walking through the rows from which the wine you have in your glass comes, meeting the cheesemaker who prepared the cheese you are tasting, and picking a tomato directly from the plant before cooking it.
Imagine spending a morning in the kitchen, learning the gestures that generations of Italians have perfected to achieve today's culinary excellence. And then to taste those dishes, rich in flavor and poetry.
Imagine a completely immersive holiday, so intense and true that it leaves you with the feeling of having lived in Italy to the fullest.
Itinerary
Monday: Welcome!
Check-in from 3 p.m. and homemade pizza with the family to meet everyone and introduce yourself.
Tuesday
- Breakfast
- Cooking lesson 9.00 - 13.00
- Lunch with what prepared during the lesson
- Afternoon break and relax
- Meet the Farmer: visit a local farm and taste its own products
- Dinner at a local Restaurant or Agriturismo
Wednesday
- Breakfast
- Cooking lesson 9.00 - 13.00
- Discover winemaking: visit a vineyard and a cellar to better know about local wine production
- Free time to relax and (sadly) pack your luggage
- Check-out at 17.00
Note
the TASTI experience only hosts two/three people at a time. That means cooking classes are 100% customized on your personal level.
Included excursions
Meet the farmer experience
A wonderful way to know better the area, through the work or a farmer who loves his land!
Wine tasting
Visiting a vineyard will allow you to better know how they are managed in the hilly area, what are the challenges, and of course the beauty of this ancient job!
Tasting wine and learning more about the method of preparing organic / natural wine will allow you to raise awareness of the great difference that can be made by agriculture that respects the territory.
Instructors
Carla Gori
I have always cooked for passion. For the pleasure of seeing the ingredients transforming first into aromas and then into flavors. I cook because for me it's like talking: it's the way I tell others that I love them. And I have always believed that cooking-traditions will kept alive only if shared: so I decided to open my Lab and my recipe book to those who, like me, love to talk with a homemade pasta dish and a chocolate dessert. Self-taught. Passionate about chemistry, traditions and cuisine. I opened my Lab in 2012 and since then I have been cooking and teaching Italian cuisine.
Location
Cardona is a small town in Monferrato Hills where Alberto and Carla decided to buy a 200-year-old farmhouse to start their new countryside life and businesses.
Monferrato is 'rich in history and authentic area; between the hills, agriculture is variegated and creates a wonderful landscape with vineyards, wheat and sunflower fields, hazelnut groves, woods, and olive trees.
Since 2012 Carla has been running her Lab, cooking for private events and tastings by using the best ingredients our land can provide. In 2015 Alberto founded Matunei farm by taking over some ancient vineyards and started organic winemaking.
the TASTI experience believes that "returning to nature", to a life in harmony with the wonderful world around us, is a priceless treasure and a message that is essential to tell to those around us and to those who will take our place one day.
Their lives are busy and rich: they have two little girls, Frida and Cora, an Italian Spinone dog, and a black cat. Their Italian country life awaits you!
Food
The food you will cook and eat is going to be prepared with the best ingredients, almost entirely from local producers. Some ingredients, according to the season, could be collected directly in their vegetable garden.
Changes to menus can be agreed upon if there are intolerances, allergies, or unwelcome foods. For this reason, once you have made your reservation, you will receive an e-mail with the details of the cooking lessons and meals so you'll be able to confirm that the seasonal suggestions are to your liking.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Alcoholic beverages
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Organic
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- 2 nights accommodation with chambermaid service each morning
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner, wines, bottled water, coffee, and tea
- Two 4 hours cookery lessons at the Lab
- All excursions detailed in the itinerary
- Customized gadgets
- All local taxes
What's not included
- Flights
- Car / e-bike rental
- Travel insurance
- Transfers from airport to location (but the TASTI experience team can assist you in managing this)
- Everything outside of the itinerary
How to get there
Recommended Airports
MXP
Milan–Malpensa Airport
76 km
Transfer not provided
TRN
Turin Airport (Caselle Airport)
45 km
Transfer not provided
LIN
Linate Airport
95 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Malpensa and Linate Airport are 1.5 hours from the location. Torino is just 1 hour away. the TASTI experience suggests a car rental so you will be able to enjoy some rides around the location in your free time. If you prefer not to drive, please let the TASTI experience know so they can help you with a different solution.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 15 days before arrival.
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Early bird Discount
This listing has a early bird discount of 10%. You must pay the deposit before 2024-Dec-31 to qualify for this discount.
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