• 7-night Accommodation in bedroom with en-suite bathroom or apartment • 1 Welcome Dinner with local wine • 2 cooking classes - private lessons with aperitif, served full dinner and wines • 1 guided Tasting of Wine, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and visit to the working room and the cellar of our wine farm • 1 tour guide for a half-day food tour: visit to a Cheese Farm and Tasting of organic Pecorino Cheese and other local produce • 1 half-day truffle hunting excursion: walk in the woods with a truffle hunter and truffle-based light lunch • 1 Gift

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WELCOME
• 7-night stay in a charming farm house immersed in nature with familiar atmosphere.
• We welcome you with a delicious welcome dinner to let you taste some traditional Tuscan recipes, served with excellent local wine.
• The package also includes 3 cooking classes and a tasting of some of the most typical products of our region: white and red wines, extra virgin olive oil and pecorino cheese.

COOKING COURSES
• One of the most interesting and fascinating experiences in Tuscany is taking part in a cooking class. The Tuscan cookery is based on simple but tasty recipes belonging to rooted traditions and deriving from a wise farming.
• We give you the opportunity to discover all the secrets of Tuscan food in two interesting cooking classes. Our cooks are local people preparing the same meals that Tuscans eat at home, using the same fresh and genuine ingredients with the help of very useful tricks.
• The duration of the classes ranges from 2 to 3 hours according to your needs before you sit at the table, and enjoy all the delicatessen you prepared.
• The traditional meal includes a couple of starters, two main courses (primo and secondo according to the Italian tradition) with side dishes and a dessert. During the class and your meal an aperitif and some matching local red or white wines will be served as well.
• There will be a friendly and helpful assistant ready to answer any question of yours.
•The choice of the menu depends on the seasons and on your special wishes! We can focus on vegetables, pasta, soup, risotto, meat, focaccia bread, dessert, biscuits, cookies….

WINE TOUR
• Ready to visit our wine estate? The owner will show you the farm and its wine cellar belonging to the area of Terricciola (Pisa) known as “città del vino” the “wine-city”.
• First you will have an interesting walk among the vineyards learning a lot about the history of the farm, the characteristics of its produce and the methods of cultivation. Afterwards you will enter the wine cellar and the owner will explain to you the processes of the wine making. Eventually you will taste the excellent wines (Chianti and Igt) and extra virgin olive oil produced there. The wine tour also includes the visit to an Etruscan grave located in the estate.

CHEESE TOUR
• Visit to a local farm, surrounded by a unique landscape, specialized in the production of fully organic cheese, from fresh ricotta to ripened pecorino. A direct experience in the workroom during the production. Visit to the barn where the sheep and the pigs have lodging. Tasting of different kinds of cheese together with ham, salami and local honey, for a very delicious light lunch!

TRUFFLE HUNTING TOUR
• Walk in the woods with a local truffle hunter and his dog in search of exquisite truffles, sort of very tasty mushrooms that grow in the underground. During the walk the hunter instructs you on how to search them with the help of his skilled dog. At the end of the experience, a delicious truffle-based lunch is served at the truffle hunter's shop. Unforgettable and incredibly tasty!

• At the end of your stay you will receive a nice gift.

Rates 2012

Seasons:
• Low Season: 13th October – 28th April
• Medium Season: 28th April – 30th June and 1st September – 13th October
• High Season: 30th June – 1st September . Easter, Christmas, Italian Public Holidays

Notes:
• The welcome dinner is usually at the farm house, but in case there are no enough guests, the kitchen will be closed and we will book for you in another typical restaurant nearby.
• The double rooms are all en-suite. The apartments have got one or more bedrooms, 1 kitchen, 1 or more bathrooms. Some apartments for 2 people are studio apartments. In some 1 bedroom apartments we can add 1 or two extra beds for children 4-12 and baby cots.
• If you desire to book the service “car + chauffeur” for tours and transfers, prices are from 30,00 euro per person. Ask for an estimate.

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