Grape Harvesting In Tuscany, Cortona

GRAPE HARVESTING IN TUSCANY, CORTONA
5 days/4 nights (Friday 17th to Tuesday 21st September)

Following the huge success of last year and the enormous request received, we are back to Cortona, for our “vendemmia”, but this year we have increased the places available If you want to experience first hand how to make wine, talk to passionate producers and bring back home the wine you have made, this is the wine tour for you, you will never get closer to wine than this.

Day 1 – Meeting at Pisa’s airport or in Cortona in the afternoon. Welcome drink and special dinner with tasting of different Tuscan wines.

Day 2- Typical Tuscan country breakfast. Morning class “Introduction to wine”. Lunch and transfer to Cortona for a visit of the town and evening at your disposal.

Day 3 – After breakfast, transfer to the Dal Cero’s vineyards to start the vendemmia (harvesting). Outdoor lunch with Tuscany specialities including prosciutto toscano, porchetta, pecorino toscano and pane toscano. After lunch, possibility of visiting the area or continue harvesting. After the harvesting, return to the winery where you will be shown the equipment and described the wine making process, with taste of the grape juice before, during and after the fermentation. Evening at your disposal

Day 4 – After breakfast, visit at the “Godiolo” winery in Montepulciano and at the winery “7 Camicie” in Montalcino with tasting of different wines and different vintages. In the evening, farewell dinner in Cortona.

Day 5- Breakfast and departure.


Package include:
• 4 nights accommodations in a B&B
• Winery visits and wine tasting as per itinerary
• 4 lunches or dinners (one a day)
• Breakfast
• 60 bottles of wine made with your picked-up grapes with personalised label
• Full-day at disposal

The price is per person, based on double occupancy. Places are limited to 16.