Culinary Journey to the Piedmont

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Classes

Join me for the fall harvest in Piemonte, in northwestern Italy. Renowned for Italy's best red wines, Barolo and Barbaresco, and the famous white truffle, the Piemonte region is a wine and food lover's paradise! During our hands-on cooking classes we'll prepare traditional Piedmontese dishes including: Bagna Cauda, Agnolotti With Fontal, Fontina, Butter and Sage, Beef Braised in Barolo, and spectacular desserts using the region's famous chocolate and hazelnuts!

Accommodations

We'll stay at the luxurious La Villa Hotel, a beautiful 17th Century palazzo situated high atop a hill in the Monferrato countryside, just a short drive from Alba, the town known for its world-famous truffle fair. The rooms in the villa are incredibly appointed and each one has a comfortable sitting area where you can take in views of the surrounding vineyards and the Alps!

Day Trips

We'll go to Alba during the truffle fair and sample the local specialties and taste the regional wines. We'll learn how to harvest grapes in a real working vineyard, have private tours and tastings in Barbaresco and Barolo, we'll visit an artisan chocolate producer, eat "Slow Food", and so much more!

Trip Details

Group meeting point in Torino for pick-up and drop-off is: Porta Nuova train station.

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