Top Puglia Wine Making Workshops

Take part in this experience and discover our farmhouse and our winery. We will start by visiting our Moscato di Trani vineyard a few steps from the property. We will present the peculiar characteristics and history of Apulian viticulture in the Itria Valley. At the end we will taste 4 of our wines and we will tell you their story and how they were born: - "Terra Viva", still red wine of Nero di Troia, IGP Puglia 13% vol .; - "Pietra Viva", still white wine from Verdeca, IGP Valle d'Itria 12% vol .; - "1 ° Luglio", still rosé wine from Nero di Troia grapes, IGP Puglia 12.5% vol .; - "Pietro 60", still dry white wine from Moscato di Trani grapes, IGP Puglia 12.5% vol. We will accompany everything with a taste of our products homemade. We are waiting for you in our farmhouse, we are waiting for you at Trulli il Castagno!

- Visit a wine cellar immersed in the Apulian countryside and discover the history of the family and how the local wine is produced - Walk in the vineyard to discover the secrets of the wine varieties - Join a tasty lunch with taralli, olives, focaccia, entrées and a board of local cured meats and cheeses paired with four local wines or a traditional full apéritif. Transfer available at additional cost upon request.

Pair a walking tour of Bari with a cooking class on this two-in-one, small-group tour. With a guide, you’ll make your way around the enticing Old Town lanes, discovering landmarks such as the Basilica of St. Nicholas and hearing the city’s history. After a visit to the city’s waterfront, you’ll visit the home of a Bari resident to make fresh pasta and enjoy it alongside local wine.

Orecchiette is one of the most traditional specialties from Puglia, but you may not know the trick to making this unique ear-shaped pasta. With this countryside cooking class, learn how to turn out orecchiette like a true Italian nonna and discover other classic dishes made with seasonal herbs and vegetables grown in the Itria Valley. Celebrate your new skill with a four-course meal featuring your freshly made pasta.

Discover the pleasure of preparing and savoring fresh pasta as it is done in Salento, with the guidance of a passionate local chef Enjoy the fruits of your labor with your chef in a convivial dinner. Get the recipes and continue your cooking adventure back at home!

Among captivating scents and colors, you can walk among millenary olive trees, visit the underground and epigean oil mill, learn about the evolution of the rural world of the last centuries in the annexed museum of peasant civilization, discover the processes that lead to the birth of extra virgin olive oil and taste farm products. An experience of taste and culture that will surprise you and leave you satisfied.

The master ice cream maker Giordy Babbo hopes to be able to convey to all of you his deep passion for what is food in general, but above all for artisan ice cream. After a warm welcome and a short presentation, we will start with an explanation of what the world of ice cream is; after which we will begin to produce two flavors of ice cream together on our common table. The tastes will be gradually decided according to the seasonality of the available products, something we have always cared about for a long time, since it is important to use natural and fresh products, at Km 0. After preparation, there will be the most awaited part: the tasting of the ice cream as soon as product. The course will last about 2 hours, including a coffee break of about 15 minutes. At the end of the course, the Academy's certificate and apron will be issued to take us back home with you. A short recipe book will allow you to reproduce what you have seen, with the help of a small ice cream maker.

Share your passion for Italian gastronomy with other travelers, and enjoy an authentic hands-on cooking class in Alberobello. Visit the vibrant local market with your host, who will teach you how to select the best ingredients based on the seasons. Then, learn how to make a type of pasta and classic tiramisu. Discover regional Italian gastronomy and enjoy the meal with local wines.

Enjoy an amazing cooking class with a 3 courses meal in a typical trullo house. Pick up available upon request from Polignano

Walk among the centenary olive trees and discover the history of the symbolic trees of Puglia. Then taste the olive oil and learn to distinguish the various types to train the palate to appreciate the various nuances of taste. The olive oil tour starts either in the late morning or in the late afternoon so as to allow you to visit the Masseria in the best light conditions. If you visit the Masseria during the harvest period, you will be able to attend the various phases. Explore the extra virgin olive oil processing and production area and take a tasting lesson to learn how to distinguish the different varieties of oil and learn how to best use them in your recipes.

Wine tasting and driving really don’t mix. Leave Puglia’s country lanes to your chauffeur on this small-group wine-tasting tour, capped at just a few travelers for a more intimate experience. Over the course of the day, enjoy tastings at two different wineries, including Puglia’s signature Primitivo di Manduria, and sample nibbles such as “taralli”, the region’s answer to the pretzel. For ease, your driver collects and drops at your door.

Enjoy an exclusive tour of our vineyards and winery, accompanied by tastings of our estate's wines and products. After the guided tour, you'll taste four wines from our cellar paired with delicious local products: 1. "Minutolo" (white) served with semolina bread bruschetta topped with garden tomatoes and extra virgin olive oil, and Primosale cheese, accompanied by Minutolo jelly. 2. '"Aurora primitivo rosè" paired with fresh Mozzarella and 'Poverella' Zucchini - sun-dried with mint and EVO oil. 3. "Cabernet Sauvignon" (red) with salami and fresh Canestrato cheese with quince jam. 4. "Primitivo" (red) matched with Caciocavallo cheese, protected by DOP status, served with cherry honey, and Capocollo also with DOP status. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality by connecting with local people. You'll come away with happy memories, new friends, and a deeper understanding of your destination, as you taste the typical dishes that real Italians taste every day.

The wine tasting in the masseria is a unique experience that combines the discovery of fine wines with immersion in a rural setting rich in history and traditions. Puglia is renowned for the production of high quality wines, thanks to its ideal climate, fertile soil and centuries-old winemaking techniques. A wine tasting in these lands allows you to explore a variety of native wines guided by expert sommeliers and the producers themselves. This not only enriches the participants' wine knowledge, but also offers the opportunity to listen to stories and anecdotes related to the wine culture of the region.

Take some time out from sightseeing in Puglia and hone your kitchen skills by learning to make two crowd-pleasing dishes in one class. Join a local host for a hands-on workshop and pick up the tricks and techniques to turning out perfect fresh pasta and creamy tiramisù like a true Italian “nonna”. Relax after the class with a tasting of your handiwork, paired with Puglian wines.