50 Shades of Wine
Oltrepo Pavese
This adventure is focused on foodies and wine lovers, and authentic cuisine with one of our Italian foodies and wine experts, Claire Dymond @ WingsItaly.
This is an informal adventure designed to give you a taste of Northern Italy’s food culture, sampling a wide variety of local cuisines. Oltrepo is Italy’s largest producer of Pinot Nero with approximately 300, 000 hectares, making it the world’s third-largest producer.
Gastronomical delights from famous Cheeses, Pasta Dishes, and Risottos, are designed to bring you closer to Italy’s food culture through busy markets, home cooking, and dining only where the locals go!
You will also have the opportunity to prepare classic Italian dishes with cooking lessons and wine tastings. On this 5-night, 6-day tour you will be hosted by Claire @ WingsItaly, spending one day at Wings Italy food and wine workshop at the White Horse Barn which will include lunch, dinner, 50 shades of wine, unlimited tea and coffee, interactive cooking lessons, aperitivo, lunch, evening meal, and depending on the weather, pack your bathing costume for a dip in the swimming pool.
You will get to see Certosa di Pavia, a private cruise on the River Po, and a private tour of Torrevilla Vineyard an iconic world recording-breaking vineyard once hosting the largest storage of vertical wine.
Visit towns, villages, and markets and experience real northern Italy.
You’ll also enjoy a traditional Italian Market, followed by lunch in a traditional Italian Trattoria with wines.
7 Meals combination of lunches and evening meals with wine and water.
All transport and escorted Wings Italy throughout.
Villa Lomellini
Your home during this adventure will be a unique monastery, staying at the exclusive Villa Lomellini, set in the lower hills of Oltrepo Pavese. Villa Lomellini is situated on acres of private grounds and has a rich history, now its owned by the Roman Catholic Church and whilst it is a monastic center, the Villa has a reception which is open from early morning to 23.00 hrs, a beautiful dining area and a cash bar is available at certain times.
- All rooms are en suite with a selection of standard rooms and superior Villa rooms.
- The superior rooms are situated in the original historical Villa, the bedrooms and bathrooms are furnished of a high elaborate standard, and some of the superior rooms have balconies and some without.
- These rooms are not normally open to the public, however, WingsItaly is able to offer these rooms to our clients.
The Adventure is about providing the opportunity to be fully emerged into a great unique wine and cheese area! As with all WingsItaly adventures a high level of flexibility and a spontaneous spirit is required, sometimes you just never know what is going to happen next!
Please Note: The itinerary may change due to the weather.
- 5 Nights Bed and Breakfast at Villa Lomellini
- Welcome Aperitivo & Dinner at Villa Lomellini.
- Cruise the River Po , aperitivo on board , evening meal in a local Restaurant
- A full day at The White Horse Barn, food, with 50 Shades of wine workshop, three course lunch & evening meal, homemade Italian deserts
- Exclusive Tour of Torrevilla Vineyard, followed by a 3-course dinner with wine tasting al fresco.
- Day trip to Tornio – entrance to the Egyptian Museum, Superga and an evening meal with a glass of Barolo
- Visit to a traditional Italian Market
- Lunch in a traditional Italian Trattoria with wines
- 7 Meals combination of lunches & evening meals with wine and water as outlined above.
- All transport and escorted Wings Italy throughout
- Airfare/transportation to Italy.
- Transportation outside of group airport transfers.
- Travel insurance, which is highly recommended.
- Shopping and personal expenses.
- Meals not listed as ‘included’ in the itinerary.
- Drinks or other cocktails not included in the itinerary.
- All other expenses incurred during free time.
Please Note: The River Po evening sunset cruise is dependent on the river conditions, recent droughts have caused the river levels to be low, if this has to be cancelled an alternative event will be offered.