Wine Tour UMBRIA and TUSCANY – Fall 2017
PROGRAM (Typical schedule, subject to change according the interests for the group)
Day 1 Working our way to Maridiana
– 10:00 Meet at hotel in Florence
– 11:30 City tour of Arezzo, tour of the art of Piero della Francesca
– 13:00 Visit hill city of Monterchi, Lunch and visit museum of Madonna del Parto by Piero della Francesca
-16:00 Local buffalo farm to buy cheese
– 17:00 Arrival at Maridiana, settle in
– 19:00 Welcome reception with Gianni & Marisa Berna
Day 2 Montefalco – tasting Sagrantino wines
-10:00 Visit Montefalco – Tour City
Visit winery wine taste and lunch pairing
-19:00 Dinner at local typical Umbrian country restaurant
Day 3 Olive Oil & Wine Tasting in Upper Tiber Valley
Olive oil making
– 9:30 Visit and tour Anghiari
-13:00 Olive Oil tasting and lunch at Frantoio Ravagni, Anghairi
-19:00 Visit Donini Family Winery and Taste wines and food pairings
Day 4 Cortona and Syrah wines
– 9: Tour Cortona, the famous hill city of “Under the Tuscan Sun”, visit Etruscan Tombs, Le Cella a monastery founded by St. Francis
13:00 Lunch at a local restaurant, enjoying the local Tuscan cuisine and win
-16:00 Wine tasting at wineries near Cortona know for their Syrah wine, excellent and unique to this region
-20:00 Dinner at home
Day 5 Montepulciano – Vino Noble Wines
-10:00 Visit Polozenie Winery
(Read: At Least You’re in Tuscany, by Jennifer Criswell, she is an American pours wine at Polozenie Winery)
-13:00 Lunch and wine at rural winery
-14:00 Tour Montepulciano, on your own, lots of tasting rooms and shops
-19:00 Dinner at home of local Cortonese restaurant
Day 6 Montalcino – Brunello Wine (Pienza – cheese tasting)
– 10:00 Visit winery– 13:00 Lunch and wine tasting at the home of Candace & Ferenc Mate
(Read, A Vineyard in Tuscany: A Wine Lover’s Dream, by Ferenc Mate)
– 16:00 Visit Brunello wine museum
– 17:00 Brunello Wine tasting at Enoteca La Fortezza di Montalcino
Day 7 Lago Trasimeno and Tuscan Cooking Lesson
– 10:00 Isola Maggiore on Trasimeno Lake – by water taxi
Visit 3 tiny island museums and explore the village
-13:00 Cooking class and dinner and enjoy an evening at home
Day 8 Perugia
-10:00 Tour the great city of Perugia, largest city of Umbria. City of great museums,
-20:00 Dinner at home
Day 9 Orvieto – delicious white wines
-10:00 Visit the city of Orvieto – with a guide, see the famous cathedral and underground caves
-13:00 Lunch and wine tasting at a local winery famous for it’s crisp white wines
-20:00 Dinner at home and packing to depart tomorrow morning
Day 10 Chianti
– 9:30 Arrivederci Maridiana
-10:00 Southern Chianti wine tastings
-12:00 Lunch at a local restaurant dining on Tuscan food in Radda
-14:00 Northern Chianti Wine tastings – Greve
-18:00 Arrival in Florence, Hotel B&B
Chianti in the fall