Join Italy’s award-winning wine maker for an up close vineyard tour, cantina visit and, wine pairing lunch to follow. On our wine tour Amalfi Coast, you will learn about the famous family of winemakers, the grape varieties and history that dates back to Tiberio, the Roman Emperor who came to this land to make his wine!
Our wine tour on the Amalfi Coast starts out through the vineyard perched on a hill and overlooking the sea. You will discover the wine makers’ special way of growing and harvesting grapes on vertical slopes, while walking along the rocky volcanic soil. Sea and mountains blend in this magical landscape filled with vineyards and farmers. Following the vineyard tour, visit the cantina and discover how the vintners make the wine and bottle it too. Next, join our chef for a full course lunch featuring an antipasto, fresh pasta and sauce, main course and dessert paired with wine from the vineyard.
These Amalfi Coast wines have been labeled extreme wines in recognition of the superhuman effort required to tend and harvest grapes in such conditions: extremely hot summers and extremely cold winters. The winemakers here grows ancient grape varieties such as Fenile, Piedirosso, Ginestra, Pepella, Ripolo, Tintore, Tronto and Sciascinoso. Thanks to their passion and tenacity, these ancient grape varieties are pressed then aged into exceptional award-winning wines. When these wines are paired with the the Amalfi Coast’s fresh fish, organic vegetables, grass-fed meats and artisan cheeses, it’s a combination only nature has to offer.
After enjoying the vineyard and cantina tour, a wine pairing lunch follows. Our executive Chef prepares a 5 course tasting menu with red wine or white wine pairings including, local seasonal antipasto, fresh pasta and sauce, main course and dessert are paired with wines from the property. Special menus, including gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan are available upon request.
Red Wine or White Wine Pairing Menu
Antipasto, focaccia, raw prawns, burrata from Campania and Mediterranean sauce, then pasta – tortelli stuffed with tuna Genovese, yellow tomatoes and provolone del Monaco cheese, cavatelli pasta with garlic, oil and chilli caper sauce, catch of the day in a seafood soup, and homemade babà with seasonal fruit salad and English cream. Another seasonal menu includes: antipasto eggplant Parmigiana with mozzarella cheese and San Marzano tomato, ziti pasta and provolone del Monaco cheese, artisan cheese paired with homemade jams and honey, and sfogliatella, a Neapolitan pastry filled with buffalo ricotta from Campania made with pear
This exclusive tour with a full course Chef’s Tasting lunch paired with the vintners’ wine is the perfect way to learn more abut the Amalfi Coast cuisine and wine, while you sip, swirl and dine. Wine tour, cantina visit and wine pairing lunch are included along with great conversation with our vintner and chef.
Program Price:
$295 per person, winery and cantina tour with lunch and wine pairing.
Gluten free, vegetarian and vegan lunch available upon request.
*Please note: This does do not include transportation, accommodations, or any other excursions. If you would like to add on transfers to and from your hotel or cruise ship port ~ please let us know your group size and we will be happy to reserve transfers for you. Transfers are an extra cost.
2024 Dates: This program is available throughout the year with the exception of harvest season. Rates are subject to change based on currency exchange. Call for updated rates. Airfare not included. Group transfers for any cooking tour or tours that include transfers, are for the group and are not private. Transfers before, after or to another destination outside of your cooking tour are not included in the program price. If you would like to add on a private transfer or transfers, let us know and we will send you pricing.
