Di Vine and Dine Experiences
GREAT WINES OF ITALY
NORTHERN ITALY:
BAROLO, FRANCIACORTA, AMARONE, PROSECCO
An 1818 Society tailored trip, for wine lovers and foodies: immerse yourself in northern Italy’s Enogastronomic (the art of pairing wine with food) culture and enjoy “La Dolce Vita”. You will visit the most iconic, award-winning wineries, picture-perfect towns and learn about the creation of the magical elixir called wine in its different expressions. You will savour the exquisite cuisine perfectly paired with these wines; visit cheese and other Slow Food Presidiums; admire Roman, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Architecture; get inspired from a cooking lesson, and other activities.
Northern Italy is an enchanting region, filled with historic towns and UNESCO heritage sites, as well as producing some of the world’s best wines and foods, several of which are also UNESCO recognized. The tour starts and ends in two of these beautiful cities: Torino and Venice, which offers you the opportunity to extend your stay in Italy should you wish to do so. The other cities and towns we will visit, each with its own history (several were independent principalities, republics, papal states) will astound you for their architecture, culture, gastronomy, and of course wine production, varying tremendously from one area to the next.
During the tour, you will learn the story and essentials of grape and wine production, participate in wine tastings, and explore the concepts of pairing wines with appropriate foods. We hope to refine both your nose for wine and its many aromas, from roses to vanilla, from tobacco to mushroom, as well your ability to discern the varied flavours that the wine tasting will familiarize you with. We will experiment with several aromas and flavours starting the tour, learn the enological (wine) terminology and grasp the elements of food pairing, so that you may more fully enjoy the world renowned wines and wineries of northern Italy.
1818 Trip coordinator: Adolfo Brizzi. brizziadolfo@gmail.com
Trip operator: Di Vine and Dine Experiences organizes tailor-made enogastronomic tours in Italy and in the future, in other countries. It is managed by Patricia Soto, an Italy-based worldwide certified Sommelier and World Bank retiree. This is the first of a three-trip series in Northern, Central and Southern Italy.
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