Food and wine tours are exclusive specially priced tour experiences for Casa Betti Guests.
Package 1: 3 Day Wine Tasting Tour: We have arranged private tours and tasting at some of Umbria and surrounding areas private wineries. Even a day of tasting with your own English speaking Sommelier
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Package 2: Food & Wine Tour: 3 Day Tour: Experience the Pompei Of Umbria on a walking tour which includes lunch. Learn the ancient history of wine production in Orvieto and enjoy sommelier guided tasting and of course a wonderful light lunch is included.
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Package 3 Wine, Food And Traditions 3 Day Tour: On this tour you will get to experience a cooking class one day, tour a famous ceramic factory that is one of the oldest in the world and finish out the third day with a private winery tour and wine tasting that includes a food pairing experience.
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Package 4: 3 Days of Home Cooking Classes With a Local Cook: The three workshops included tasting the dishes you learned to prepare as well as a wine matching and pairing lesson each day. Learn regional cusine like Umbrichell to how to make Umbrian flat breads and beautiful soups.
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Please note:
- These are special prices for guests of Casa Betti di Frontignano
- All tours are private
- Meeting point is at Porta Romana - Todi
- If you prefer you can be picked up at Casa Betti for a group price of 30 EUR per day
- Clients can be hosted in our 4 + 2 seats van or follow us with their cars
- These prices are valid only if clients book a three-day package of excursions
- Payment must be made in Euros
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Package 1 WINE TOURS Price per person for:
1 person: EUR 300,00
2 people: EUR 210,00
3-4 people: EUR 180,00
5-6 people: EUR 160,00
Package 2 FOOD & WINE TOURS Price per person for:
1 person: EUR 320,00
2 people: EUR 230,00
3-4 people: EUR 200,00
5-6 people: EUR 180,00
Package 3 WINES, FOOD & TRADITIONS Price per person for:
1 person: EUR 210,00
2 people: EUR 185,00
3-4 people: EUR 155,00
5-6 people: EUR 135,00
Package 4 HOME-COOKING CLASSES WITH LOCAL COOK Price per person for:
2 people: EUR 350,00
3-4 people: EUR 300,00
5-6 people: EUR 210,00
For cooking classes of 4 or 5 days or for 1 person prices are available upon request.
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Package 1 - WINE TOURS
3 excursions to discover the best Umbrian wines and their areas of production
Day 1 - On the Sagrantino Road in Montefalco
- 1 day to discover Sagrantino’s lands, Bevagna, Montefalco and its famous DOC-DOCG wines and organic olive oil.
- Visit to a family-run oil mill and light lunch including:
- Bruschetta bread with olive oil and vegetables of the season. Technical oil tasting of 3 different kinds of “olio extra vergine di oliva”
- Visit to a family-run winery and wine tasting including:
a. Grechetto - Colli Martani DOC – white wine
b. Rosso di Montefalco DOC – red wine
c. Sagrantino DOCG – red dry wine
d. Sagrantino DOCG passito – red sweet wine
The wines are served in matching with a mix of cold cuts, bruschetta bread, local “pecorino” cheese and sweet tozzetti = cookies
Day 2 - The Secrets of Wine in Todi
- 1 half day at a family-run winery in the countryside near Todi to learn the secrets of the vine cultivation and wine production of Grechetto di Todi DOC.
- Visit to a family-run winery and wine tasting including:
a. Grechetto di Todi DOC – white wine
b. Sangiovese IGT – red wine
c. Merlot IGT – red wine
The wines are served in matching with a mix of cold cuts, bruschetta bread, local “pecorino,” traditional flat bread with proscuitto.
Day 3 - History of the Wine in Orvieto
- 1 day to discover the ancient history of the wine production in Orvieto, called in the past times "Oinarea," "the city where the wine flows" and its famous Orvieto Classico DOC.
- Visit to the “Regional Wine Center” and guided wine tasting by Sommelier English speaking including:
a. Orvieto Classico DOC – white wine
b. A red wine chosen by the Sommelier among the wines exhibited every month at the “Regional Wine Center.”
The wines are served in matching with a mix of cold cuts, bruschetta bread, local cheese, traditional cheese bread “Lumachelle” typical of Orvieto.
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Package 2 – FOOD & WINE TOURS
Day 1 - Via Flaminia tour
- Walking tour: Discover the ancient ruins of the “Pompei of Umbria” and Via Flaminia, built in 220 B.C.
- Lunch at a family-run farm specialized in the production of extra virgin olive oil, legumes and walnuts.
- Visit to ruins of Carsulae, ancient Roman city situated in the countryside.
Details:
Departure for the farm and visit to the attached museum dedicated in particular to the “peasant” life of the past centuries. From the many artefacts exhibited, it is possible to glean a real understanding of life as it was for those working the land, tending their animals and working in the kitchen. One room is dedicated to a display of embroidery dating from around the 1900s that includes the tools and implements used by the grandmother of the current owner. Another important area is dedicated to the implements used in the cultivation of the grapes and, due to a recent renovation, now displays a new find dating from the 16th-17th century in a magnificent “geared-lever press,” the only example of its kind in all of Umbria.
- Light lunch with chickpeas soup, lentils patè, bruschetta bread with extra virgin olive oil.
Day 2 - History of the Wine – in Orvieto
- 1 day to discover the ancient history of the wine production in Orvieto, called in the past times "Oinarea," "the city where the wine flows" and its famous Orvieto Classico DOC.
- Visit to the “Regional Wine Center” and guided wine tasting by Sommelier English speaking including:
a. Orvieto Classico DOC – white wine
b. A red wine chosen by the Sommelier among the wines exhibited every month at the “Regional Wine Center.”
The wines are served in matching with a mix of cold cuts, bruschetta bread, local cheese, traditional cheese bread “Lumachelle” typical of Orvieto.
Day 3 - On the Oil Road in Bevagna
- 1 day in the beautiful area of Bevagna to discover the secrets of extra-virgin olive oil. Guided visit and professional oil tasting at a family-run oil mill producing organic extra-virgin olive oil.
- Arrival to a family-run oil mill and guided visit with the owner to the ancient olive tree grove where there is the possibility to see 400 year old trees. Following visit to the mill and explanation of the pressing process.
- Light lunch with bruschetta bread with olive oil and vegetables of the season.
- Technical oil tasting of 3 different kinds of “olio extra vergine di oliva:”
a. Blend “Extra-virgin olive oil” DOP “Colli Martani.” Olives varieties: 40% Moraiolo, 40% Frantoio, 20% Leccino. Taste: herbaceous scent with elegant marks of fresh olive.
b. Monocultivar “Moraiolo.” Olives varieties: 100% Moraiolo. Taste: strong olive flavour, elegant scent with marks of herbs.
c. Monocultivar “Frantoio.” Olive varieties: 100% Frantoio. Taste: fresh scent with a hint of artichoke flavour.
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Package 3 - WINES, FOOD & TRADITIONS
Day 1 - Cooking Class Home Cooking - 3 hours workshop
Umbrian Legumes with different legumes according to the Season. The workshop includes a tasting of the dishes prepared during the lesson in matching with local wines.
Day 2 - Ceramica Deruta
Half day visit to one of the oldest factories in the world. This factory has been under the same family direction for over 500 years consecutively. Afterwards you will have an opportunity to purchase the “Ceramica di Deruta.”
Day 3 - The Secrets of Wine in Todi
- 1 half day at a family-run winery in the countryside near Todi to learn the secrets of the vine cultivation and wine production of Grechetto di Todi DOC.
- Visit to a family-run winery and wine tasting including:
Grechetto di Todi DOC – white wine
Sangiovese IGT – red wine
Merlot IGT – red wine
The wines are served in matching with a mix of cold cuts, bruschetta bread, local “pecorino” cheese, traditional flat bread with prosciutto.
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Package 4 - HOME-COOKING CLASSES WITH LOCAL COOK
Each workshop includes a tasting of the dishes prepared during the lesson in matching with local wines.
Day 1 – Pasta fresca – home made pasta
4 hours workshop: tagliatelle, ravioli, umbrichelli (traditional Umbrian spaghetti).
Day 2 – Pizza and bread
4 hours workshop: Traditional Umbrian bread and/or flat bread, “Schiacciata” (traditional Umbrian pizza).
Day 3 – Umbrian legumes
3 hours workshop: soups or salads with different legumes according to the Season.
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