Experiences

Easter Holy week in Sicily: early spring, spectacular processions, finest wine tastings.

The Easter Holy week is extraordinary in Sicily. The spring reaches the island before than anywherelse in Europe, and you can enjoy the more quiet atmosphere, the early spring blooming, and especially the amazing religious celebrations, that can only be compared with the processions in Sevilla, and in Spain.  Pageants with huge statues, street music, and processions are held in most of the Sicilian tow, Join us to discover the more special experiences, while at the same time going through our classic wine tasting experience.s. Taste Nero d' Avola, Nerello Mascalese, Moscato, Insolia, Syrah, Passito and still more memorable wines. ​​​​​​​Date: April 10 to 21 2019

Matera, Taranto, Lecce, Primitivo, Aglianico, Negroamaro wines

Langhe, Turin, Alba, Monferrato, Barolo, Arnèis, Barbaresco, Barbera, Moscato

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Orcia, Brunello di Montalcino

Chianti Classico, Vin Santo & Supertuscans

Veneto the Vineyards, the Cities, the Alps: Valdobbiadene, Colli Euganei, Garda Lake and Valpolicella. 9 days.

• PROSECCO. Conegliano and Valdobbiadene are the original Prosecco country. Asolo is a small artistic town. The Venetian Villa Maser, winery and museum. • VICENZA and Padova. COLLI EUGANEI, and Breganze wines. Merlots, and whites. The world's best Grappa in Bassano. • GARDA LAKE shores. Fresh, gentle wines of Bardolino, Lugana and Custoza. The classic method spumante from Franciacorta. • VERONA. The finest Soave, the classic Valpolicella, AMARONE mythical, powerful Veneto wine. The most scenic, top level ITALIAN OPERA at the Roman Arena, in Verona July and August only.

Arena di Verona Opera Festival. Valpolicella, Amarone, Soave, Prosecco and Sudtyroler Weinstrasse Wines.

CLASSIC ITALIAN OPERA PERFORMACES, TOP VENETO WINES Verona, offers the most classic and scenic Opera fastival, between June and August,  in the open air, in the amazing Roman theathre, the Arena. We took advantage of the summer, to combine our classic Veneto wine tour with the Opera festival.  If wine is an icon of the Italian lifestyle, well, the Opera shows teh essential of the Italian feel for drama, comedy, and their liberating power! So, we spent three days in Verona, enjoying the Aida, and the Nabucco,  while visiting  the Valpolicella, the Soave Hills, and Bardolino on the Garda lake. Then we moved north to the Sudtyroler Weinstrasse, tasting their elegant wines.  Thirds, we crossed the Dolomites,  lodging in Cortina, and  visited Sass Pordoi,  the remains of the Marmolada glacier, the unmissable Lavaredo Three Peaks. In the end, we reached the Valdobbiadene green hills, we lodged in majestic Castelbrando, a our tour came to an end in the Prosecco wine country.

Special season tour, to taste the new olive oil, the truffles, and teh new wine. Best dates in November.