Pasta Making Class at a 12th Century Winery in the Tuscan Countryside | La Vacanza Travel

Pasta Making Class at a 12th Century Winery in the Tuscan Countryside

Duration: 5 hours
Destination: Italy, Toscana, Florence
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  • 5 hours
  • Florence
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Get ready to experience Tuscany like a local with a cooking class in the middle of the Tuscan countryside at a family-run winery! Learn to make pasta just like Nonna while having fun and learning about food and wine in Florence. Explore the tastes and aromas that make Italy world-famous as you roll out your own fresh pasta! 

Departure from Florence, tour is approximately from 10am until around 3pm.

Pasta Cooking Class in a 12th century winery in the hills of Tuscany.
Learn to cook pasta like an Italian!

Our tour takes place in the heart of Tuscany at an ancient winery dating back to the 12th century. Here you will be able to learn about the wine make process as you visit the winery's cantina.

After that grab a glass of wine and your chef’s hat to dive into the cooking class. Because, what fun is cooking without a glass of wine in hand?!

During the lesson you will learn the art of making the famous traditional Italian pasta. You will be able to whip up your very own plate of pasta that you can enjoy during lunch. Once your hands are tired from all of that kneading we will take a break to make some sauce to go along with the pasta.

Afterwards sit down to toast with your new friends and celebrate all of your hard work. Relax and enjoy your very own creations as they are served for lunch! During lunch you will taste both the olive oil and a few wines produced by the winery.

Stop At:

• Tuscany Cycle, Via Ghibellina 133/r, 50122, Florence Italy

Sample Menu

• Italian home made pasta

Inclusions
  • Lunch
  • Wine tasting
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Local guide

Exclusions
  • Hotel pickup
  • Hotel drop-off
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Stroller accessible
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Tuscany Vespa Cycle and Bike Tour, Via Ghibellina, 133/red, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy


Departure Time

10:00 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

5 hours


User's Reviews

Grace_M

06 Jul, 2023

Highly highly recommend!! This was such a great experience for our family. I saw other pasta making classes in Florence but I’m glad that we chose one that was in Tuscany. The driver and the instructors were friendly, funny, and knowledgeable. The drive out to Tuscany was beautiful and we even began the tour learning more about the winemaking process. We made tiramisu and pasta and sauce in a beautiful kitchen. They even gave us wine to drink while we cooked. We had varying skill levels in our group and everyone enjoyed. Highly recommend!

Richard_J

23 May, 2023

Alexa was the greatest delight! What a treat that we (couple) had her to ourselves! We made Pici pasta, tiaramisu and of course had fabulous wine at a property built in 1247. Cool settings & great, great food. But Alexa made it all so great. Thank you Alexa - From Oregon!

Kaycie_G

18 Apr, 2023

The hosts for this event organizing group (Tuscany Cycle) we’re so kind, funny, and accommodating. They worked with us when some unforeseeable issues caused some changed in our initial plans. Overall a great experience with great people, I would totally recommend booking anything with Tuscany Cycle!

sara_v

08 Oct, 2022

This was a fabulous experience! We had never done anything like this before and couldn't stop talking about it. Both guides were great as we drove about 30 minutes out to the property. Francisco talked about wine making process and walked us thru the wine cellar. We had wine and learned how to make pasta from scratch with Alexa in an old country kitchen. We enjoyed more wine and our own cooked pasta for lunch. Would do this again!

FarAway488145

27 Sep, 2022

From start to finish this was the worst tour ever experienced and we are seasoned travellers. Check-in 9.30am - had to hang around and didn't leave until 10.15am. The American receptionist, Alexa (who also drove a bus and led the pasta making) was rude and defensive. Dangerous drive to Tuscany in a dirty van - our driver couldn't drive manual, I had to help him. On arrival one family told Dan, the Serbian owner how scared they were, he verbally abused them and threw them off the tour, leaving them to find their own way home. We should have left too. For 30 mins we listened to the winery owner, ok but not what we had booked. First glass of wine offered some 3 hours later. Pasta making was nothing like the promotional image. The kitchen and utensils were dirty, no attention to hygiene. Total health risk. Just one bowl which we took in turns to stir and kneed. Pasta making more like a primary school class, just dull (tagliatelle and a tomato sauce were the only options ). All this, led by Alexa - nothing Italian about this cooking experience. Bored, we went outside to view the beautiful setting. 4 hours later we sat down to eat the tasteless pasta. Incidentally, only one wine and one olive oil were available despite the tour information promising a variety of tastings. Whilst the other participants ate cheese and meat slices, there was nothing for us (I had notified in advance we were lactose intolerant). I politely told Dan, the owner. He became rude, aggressive and intimidating and told me to leave. He turned on my companion after she told him his behaviour was unprofessional and inappropriate. We went outside to wait for the bus. Dan and Alexa contained the tirade outside, shaming us in front of the rest of the guests becoming more angry and confrontational when I suggested I would be writing an honest review on Trip Advisor. Dan screamed he didn't care. Some 6 hours later we were returned to Florence, desperately upset and regretting the loss of an entire day. I reported the experience to my credit card company and the tour operator. Do not make the same horrible mistake. Do not book this tour.

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