Italianissimo

Lovers of all things Latin will enjoy a wine and cookery school in Tuscany this September (26th September -2nd October) with Selina Maldini. Her parents have run the successful Gran Paradiso restaurant in Victoria for over 30 years. We are taking over a beautiful villa in the hills in between Arezzo and Siena near the hilltop village of Monte San Savino. The mornings and early afternoons are free for you to relax or explore the region with both Siena and Arezzo just a short drive away.

At 4pm each day wine guru Matt Day will guide you through a new Italian region using six carefully chosen wines. Then at 6pm you will move to the kitchen where Selina will teach you how to cook a simple three course menu with some dishes from the wine region of the day. You will, of course, cover the classics including pasta making, gnocchi, risotto and much more. Then all the prot-chefs eat together with three of the regional wines which will usually include a white, red and dessert wine. The all inclusive* price for this fantastic week is £900 – a bargain when you consider most schools in Tuscany charge three times that! Email tom@originaltravel.co.uk for more details.