Description
This cooking class in San Gimignano takes place in a winery, so the cooking and the wine share about three hours. An instructor shows you classic techniques and seasonal ingredients, and every dish is made from scratch.
You start with an antipasto of three bruschette: fettunta (garlic and olive oil on bread), one topped with seasonal vegetables and one with tomato. Next comes the pasta. You shape tagliolini by hand and pair them with two homemade sauces: a Tuscan tomato pomarola and a seasonal vegetable sauce.
Dessert gives you a choice:
- ricotta cream with Vinsanto, or strawberry jam for kids
- pane, vino e zucchero (bread, wine and sugar), a rustic Tuscan sweet given a modern turn
When the cooking is done, the winery tour takes you among the vines and down to the cellars, where you learn about Chianti and the local winemaking tradition. Three Tuscan wines, tasted with a guide, go alongside the meal you prepared. Set among the rolling vineyards around San Gimignano, it suits couples, friends and families who would rather learn a few recipes than only eat them.