Day-to-day program:
The days and times we go out may vary. In essence, the program remains the same.
In August and September, we visit the wine festivals in Montefiascone and Pitigliano. Cost of tasting the wines during these parties depends on the package chosen.
Day 1 : Arrival in Bolsena from 4 pm. We welcome you with a nice local wine and antipasti. In the evening there is a welcome dinner in Bolsena.
Day 2 : Relaxing from the trip. Possibility to participate in a walk through the town of Bolsena. At 5 pm we have our first wine tasting in the palazzo cozza caposavi in the centro storico of Bolsena.
Day 3 : Hiking day Montefiascone to Bolsena (5 hours) with wine tasting at winery Mazziotti. Departure from the historic town of Monte Fiascone, located high on the hill. In ancient times, envoys from Etruscan city-states gathered in Monte Fiascone for their annual gatherings. In the 13th century, many popes’ residences were built in and around the city, which lies on the Franconian Way to Rome. Now Monte Fiascone owes its fame mainly to the white wine Est! Est !! Est !!! This is produced in the area and you can of course taste it on one of the numerous terraces. At the highest point of the city is the Dom, its enormous baroque dome towers above everything. From the city you have a magnificent view of and over the lake and its islands. We walk to Bolsena on an ancient footpath of the Franciscans, in which you have to climb and descend lightly through the hills. In Bolsena we pay a visit to the Mazziotti winery. Here we will taste the special wines of the winery and we will reflect on the famous story of the “Est Est, Est”.
Mazziotti is an old winery from the year 1900 in the hills around Bolsena. The vines are on volcanic soil, bathed in the sun on the south. The grapes are grown according to ancient techniques without herbicides and pesticides. The family harvests the grapes at different times and at different stages of maturity and vinified separately. You can taste the love for making wine when you uncork a bottle.
Day 4 : City walk Orvieto. Orvieto is located in the province of Umbria, about 23 km from Bolsena. For me one of the most beautiful places in Umbria. The city is built on a tuff plateau that rises surprisingly amidst the green hilly landscape with vineyards, cypresses and olive trees. Orvieto is famous for its Orvieto classico wine. (DOC).
After the city walk we have our lunch with extensive wine tasting at winery Madonna del Latte. A relatively young family winery founded in 2000.
Day 5 : Italian cooking workshop by chef Fabina Eremo. In the cantina of the Castelli winery in Marta we will cook typical slow food dishes from the region. Besides being a chef, Fabiana is also the author of the cookbook “Tuscia Slow” in 80 recipes.
Day 6 : Sovana – Pitigliano and back (5 hours). The walk is on old Etruscan roads. Along the route we see ancient burial chambers that have been there for thousands of years. We have lunch at an old waterhole. Then we visit the beautifully situated town of Pitigliano.
After the visit to Pitigliano we will visit the winery Sassotondo where we will enjoy a great wine tasting of organic wines
Day 7 : Today our last wine walk. We walk from Tuscania to the vineyard of Antonio and Deborah Castelli, near Marta. A nice end to the wine walking week with a great lunch among the vines in the middle of the vineyard. Like no other, Antonio knows how to tell the story about the origin of his vineyard and why he started it. Central is the story of the special wine the cannaiola di Martino IV which we will of course taste.
Day 8: The departure.
