2 Days Wine, Truffle and Chocolate Tour ( Italy - Umbria)
SMALL GROUP TOUR - TOUR OVERVIEW
Welcome to Umbria! Discover the food, wine, and culture of this wonderful italian region, rivaling Tuscany for its natural beauty and richness, known as the "green heart" of Italy. The visits to winemakers involve a visit to the cellars, a walk through some of the vineyards and ending with a wine tasting with some local food specialties. You will join an expert truffle hunter on his daily search for precious black truffles.
DAY BY DAY ITINERARY
Day 1 - Arrive in Perugia
Arrival at the country farm "La volpe e l'uva" (Perugia, Central Italy, Umbria, near Tuscany) . Check-in your apartment at 4:00pm. Dinner reservations can be made at a restaurant of your choice
Day 2 - Chocolate and Wine (Perugia)
Hands-on cooking class starts around 10:00am. You will prepare a four course lunch that you will eat at the end of the class, accompanied by our wines.
The tour take place from 15.00 to 19.00. At first you will visit the Perugia’s chocolate factory and the Chocolate Museum to learn about chocolate production. Than you will have a wine tour in the Chiorri Winemakers Company. It is a vineyard under family management, which with special care from their very own vines, produces D.O.C. Colli Perugini and IGT dell’Umbria white, red and rosè wines
Day 3- Truffle (Gubbio)
Hands-on cooking class starts around 10:00am. You will prepare a four course lunch that you will eat at the end of the class, accompanied by our wines.
The truffle tour take place from 15.00 to 19.00. You will visit a farm located in Gubbio. Through the Educational itinerary to the Discovery of the Truffle; you will understand the history and it’s secrets, you will live the emotion of picking it in the woods, we will show you how to preserve the truffle and how to use it in cooking.
The tour includes: Demonstration of Truffle hunting with dog, lesson and practical advice on Truffle preservation, truffle and farm products tasting with local wine, visit of the city of Gubbio.
Day 4 - Departure


