Programme
Saturday – Arrival and settling in at the farmhouse, equipped with swimming-pool. 7.00 p.m. Tuscan opening dinner with Gino Noci's assistant and introduction to the scheduled activities.
Sunday - 10.00 a.m. Cookery course: work begins with the chef Gino Noci and continues for about three hours, at 1.00 p.m. lunch of the dishes prepared and the farm's own wines. 5.00 p.m. Tour of the farm and the hamlet of Fabbrica with guided tasting of the wines produced.
Monday - 10.00 a.m. Cookery course with lunch. Afternoon free.
Tuesday - 10.00 a.m. Cookery course with lunch. 3.00 p.m. Trip to Greve, Montefioralle and Badia a Passignano in private minibus with guide. 8.00 p.m. Dinner at the Cantinetta di Rignana.
Wednesday - 10.00 a.m. Cookery course with lunch. Afternoon free.
Thursday – 10.00 a.m. Cookery course with lunch. 4.00 p.m. Walk through the Antinori vineyards where Tignanello and S.Cristina are produced, with commentary from an expert on the operations performed in the vineyard and the cellar.
Friday – 10.00 a.m. Cookery course with lunch and awarding of course diplomas. Afternoon free.
Saturday – Departure.
Menu for the five evenings
* Bruschetta (toasted bread) with tomato and basil Fried pastry Coccoli
* Spaghettini alla brigante Home-made pasta in various shapes
* Marrow-bone with potatoes with pesto, carrettiera and mushroom sauce
* Panna cotta with strawberry sauce Tiramisù
Hot seafood hors d'oeuvres Pheasant paté
Spaghetti with clams Noodles with wild boar
Poached octopus with potatoes all'elbana Quail pie
Lemon sorbet Marmalade tart
Crostini and Tuscan salamis
Tomato and bread salad
Mixed grill of Tuscan meats
Grilled vegetables
Fruit flan and yoghurt
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
The accommodation is inside the spacious and elegantly refurbished farmhouse where the cookery lessons are held, in single or double rooms with bathroom and breakfast. The house also has another kitchen, lounges for reading and chatting, heating and air-conditioning as well as a large area in stone with a lawn in front of the house and a private swimming-pool.
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