Cooking Class + Wine Tasting at a Vineyard Estate (4-Course Meal)

About this tour

Learn to cook four traditional Tuscan dishes at a vineyard estate near San Gimignano, working through tomato bread soup, chicken braised in red wine, layered lasagna and espresso-mascarpone dessert. Over two hours you'll prepare each course alongside your host, then sit down to eat what you've made while tasting the estate's wines, oils and aged vinegar. The recipes come from generations of family cooking, not a cookbook.

Highlights

• Prepare pappa al pomodoro, chicken cacciatora, lasagna and tiramisu
• Taste vineyard wines, house olive oil and balsamic vinegar
• Cook and eat in rolling Tuscan hills near San Gimignano
• Learn recipes passed down through local families
• Four-course meal included in the experience

What to expect

You'll arrive at a working vineyard property and move into the kitchen with your host. Expect to get your hands involved—chopping, stirring, layering, tasting as you go. The pace is unhurried; there's storytelling woven between the cooking steps about why each dish matters locally. After finishing the final course, you'll move to the table to eat everything you've cooked together, with wine and vinegar tastings happening alongside. The whole session runs two hours, so it's focused but not rushed.

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