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Organic Cooking Class with Sommelier
5.0
74 Ratings
Provincia di Perugia
Join our organic cooking class on an olive and wine farm. Master Italian dishes, taste wines, and enjoy a sustainable culinary experience.
Join our organic cooking class on an olive and wine farm. Master Italian dishes, taste wines, and enjoy a sustainable culinary experience.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- 8FMJ23F6+353 - The meeting point is at Il Fontanaro Organic Farmhouse in Paciano. It is conveniently located just 15 minutes from Chiusi Chianciano Train Station, Siena. Guests will be welcomed with a coffee, followed by an olive and wine tasting session. Afterwards, everyone will participate in preparing lunch, crafting all the pasta and dishes…
- 8FMJ23F6+353 - The meeting point is at Il Fontanaro Organic Farmhouse in Paciano. It is conveniently located just 15 minutes from Chiusi Chianciano Train Station, Siena. Guests will be welcomed with a coffee, followed by an olive and wine tasting session. Afterwards, everyone will participate in preparing lunch, crafting all the pasta and dishes by hand. The operator is a professional olive and wine sommelier, eager to share the secrets of exceptional wines and oils. The menu features organic, seasonal vegetables. Additionally, a gluten-free class and a kids’ cooking class are available upon request. High chairs for children and babysitting services during the class can be provided if necessary.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Wine tasting
- WINE
- Lunch
- Beverages
- Bottled water
- Wine tasting
- WINE
- Lunch
- Beverages
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Meal Options
- frisella - served with fresh organic tomatoes and basil, after the extra virgin olive oil tasting
- home made tagliatelle with meat ragout or porcini mushrooms for the vegetarians - we will make together the pasta and cut it than we will make the sauce and cook and eat!
- spaghetti alla chitarra - we will make together the pasta and cut it than we will…
- frisella - served with fresh organic tomatoes and basil, after the extra virgin olive oil tasting
- home made tagliatelle with meat ragout or porcini mushrooms for the vegetarians - we will make together the pasta and cut it than we will make the sauce and cook and eat!
- spaghetti alla chitarra - we will make together the pasta and cut it than we will make the sauce and cook and eat!
- gnocchi, or orecchiette or other - we will make together the pasta and cut it than we will make the sauce and cook and eat!
- tiramisu - also for kids with wild berries
Additional Information
Learn how to make pasta and enjoy some delightful Italian dishes in a fun environment. The operator specializes in using organic, locally grown produce to provide an organic and sustainable experience. Guests are offered the finest selections of organic food, and only extra virgin organic olive oil is used in cooking. Upon request, gluten-free classes…
Learn how to make pasta and enjoy some delightful Italian dishes in a fun environment. The operator specializes in using organic, locally grown produce to provide an organic and sustainable experience. Guests are offered the finest selections of organic food, and only extra virgin organic olive oil is used in cooking. Upon request, gluten-free classes or kids’ cooking classes can be arranged. The menu includes two types of handmade pasta, an Italian dessert, sides, wine and olive oil tasting, and a farm visit. The philosophy from the start has been to serve whole, natural foods that are minimally processed. Whenever possible, items are produced in-house at the slow cooking school.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Location
FONTANARO ORGANIC OLIVE ESTATE, FARMING AND VILLAS - THE COUNTRY SLOW LIVING
vocabolo Montanaro
we are at my organic farm house.
On google map you may see the name of the road vocabolo Poggio.
There are signs all along the road with the name FONTANARO.
Please park outside the gate at the olive trees shades and ring the bell at the gate.
On the left there is the pedestrian gate.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(74 Ratings)
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Elizabeth
Apr 4, 2026
Culinary highlight in Umbria for our family - This was an absolute highlight of our week in Umbria! Alina and her family welcomed us and made their beautiful, comfortable home feel like our own for the day. Our family (including 2 teens) spent 3 hours with them making 3 types of pasta and tiramisu, all of which we enjoyed over a slow lunch with wine and limoncello that they had made themselves. We toured their olive orchard and press where they make their own olive oil. Everything felt relaxed, authentic, and local. We feel we made new friends and hope to return!
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V9382xrkathleenw
Oct 23, 2025
Wonderful cooking experience - In this beautiful setting among friends and our wonderful teacher, Alina, we got expert advice on olive oill, and learned to make our own pasta from scratch .
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Romazoma4
Oct 18, 2025
Unforgettable Experience! - Unforgettable Experience in the Italian Countryside! This was my 3rd year leading a Plein Air Painting Retreat at one of Il Fontanaro’s gorgeous villas. And my favorite day of the retreat is our memorable cooking class! Hands down one of the best meals of my life- every time! Chef Alina is so knowledgeable, kind and fun- a great cooking teacher! My painting students and I thoroughly enjoyed our pasta making cooking class with her, the fabulous meal, & tour of Il Fontanaro’s olive oil production facility and wine cellar. Highly recommend!!
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September
Oct 18, 2025
Enjoyable and delicious!!!!!! - Welcoming arrival, Alina was friendly , fun and informative, great class and we learned a-lot
Pastas were all delicious and the dessert wine and limoncello
Most of the foods that were used in the ingredients came from their family farm
It was a pleasure to see the ducks and chickens and the dog!
We also learned about the olive oil processing and we’re able to participate in it a bit
Highly recommend
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Pkd2harbors
Oct 11, 2025
So Special - It was amazing, fun and the best meal ever. Alina is extremely patient and made sure we understood that love was one of the important ingredients. Alina speaks perfect English so it was easy to understand and follow instructions. The kitchen is so warm and welcoming. The ingredients could not have been more fresh.. from the kitchen garden. We made several dishes and then after they were complete we ate at the lovely table outside of the kitchen. It was so special and unique. The food was amazing and the cost of the class considering we had several meals out of it was almost nothing. Can't think of a better meal that we had in our 3 weeks in Italy.
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Steve
Oct 11, 2025
We loved this cooking class - If you are wanting an authentic Italian cooking experience in a beautiful setting, look no more. Alina’s Slow Cooking School was one of the best parts of our vacation. She walked us through how to make several different pastas, including ravioli and spaghetti, and a simple fruit tiramisu which we ate for lunch around a communal table. Alina is a lot of fun! Plus, she gave us a tour of her family’s olive orchard and oil press. We also met and cooked with some enjoyable people from other parts of the world. An all around great day.
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414jo1963
Oct 8, 2025
Cooking with Alina - A warm welcome to Il Fontanaro awaited us from Alina and her family - Lucia and Clara. Such a beautiful setting for us to learn to make some Tuscan pasta dishes and learn about organic olive oil production. Alina shared her passion for this with us. Once we had prepared these dishes plus a summer tiramisu we could sit down and share them with our classmates from around the world with a glass of wine and some homemade limoncello. Nothing was too much trouble (we had a lot of assistance when we had a flat tyre en route and needed to get it replaced) and we were made to feel very much at home in a beautiful part of Tuscany. I would wholeheartedly recommend a cookery class with Alina - you won’t regret it!!
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Ciaobella0215
Oct 7, 2025
Italy at it’s finest!!! - Exceptional experience!!! Without a doubt a wonderful afternoon!! The host were so very nice and we enjoyed meeting people from around the globe!! Highly recommended this to anyone visiting… located off the beaten path in a beautiful countryside setting!!
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Janasw4259cu
Sep 29, 2025
Highly recommend - Alina was very informative and along with her assistant were hands on helpful. Besides the delicious lunch was the way Alina brought 11 of us who did not know each other together to have a wonderful morning.
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Barneyrealtor
Sep 3, 2025
Delightful, fun, delicious experience in a beautiful setting - An absolute pleasure to be in such a beautiful environment and learn some great pasta making and cooking skills from Alina, who spoke English well and hosted us beautifully! Particularly fun for a group of friends as we were.
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