Top Sicily Wine Making Workshops

Together with the "Family Siciliano" you will learn the art of Sicilian Pizza and Cannolo. Together with Mimmo you will learn the technique of preparing, decorating and cooking traditional Sicilian pizzas. Seek the pleasure of learning how the typical bruschetta is prepared, with typical local products: Pachino cherry tomatoes, basil, oregano and oil. With the father Siciliano, a great local pastry chef, you will learn the art of creating Cannolo, the typical Sicilian dessert. You will learn how the cream is prepared to fill the Cannoli shell, starting from the traditional ricotta dessert up to the custard. A very important rule is that the cannoli must be filled at the moment, to best enjoy the freshness, sweetness and fragrance. Finally you can sit in front of the sea of ​​Taormina and Naxos to enjoy your Pizza and Cannoli creations prepared with your own hands!

The best way to connect with any local culture is through food, and nowhere is this more true than Sicily. With this cooking class, shop for ingredients at the market in Taormina like a local before learning how to prepare a variety of traditional Sicilian dishes with Chef Massimo in his restaurant kitchen. Enjoy the fruits of our labors over lunch afterwards, served with two local wines.

On your visit to Italy, you’ll want to try authentic Italian pizza. Learn the secrets of Sicilian Pizzaioli when you prepare pizza from scratch with a professional chef. Enjoy your lesson in a famous pizzeria in downtown Taormina, where you’ll start with kneading dough and end with a delicious bite. Get a glimpse into the life of a local chef, and immerse yourself in Italian cuisine and culture.

Sicily is home to a unique cuisine, different from mainland Italy and often hard to access without the knowledge of a local. With this Sicilian cooking class, enjoy an exclusive glimpse into Palermo’s culinary traditions by exploring one of the city’s oldest markets with a local and then preparing classic dishes at a family-run cooking school. Make four courses and sample what you’ve created during a celebratory meal.

We will begin our experience early in the morning by meeting at "Porta Carini" entrance door to one of the most famous markets in the city, the Cape. We will enter the market alleys, full of merchandise, and here we will buy everything needed to make the menu you choose together. Among the stalls full of goods, between colors and voices you will have the impression of being in one of the souks of any Muslim city. Visiting a market in Palermo is a multicultural experience, they fully express the multifaceted and cosmopolitan culture of the Palermo area. After our purchases, we will head towards my house, which is just a few minutes from Piazza Politeama. Here our experience will continue with the preparation of the dishes. Under my supervision, my kitchen will become the setting for your culinary creations.

Savor the authentic taste of Sicily. Visit a historic winery in Marsala and enjoy the winery guided visit with an expert guide. Toast with 12 fine wines paired with local delicacies.

Finding the best cannoli bakeries—pasticcerie—in Taormina can be a fun challenge, but it can also turn into fruitless trips between neighborhoods. With this tour, take the guesswork out and let a chef help you prepare cannoli from scratch, using traditional recipes starting with the crusty shell and ending with sweet ricotta cream. When you’re done, taste your creations and receive a “cannoli expert” certificate.

The best way to experience Sicily’s traditional cuisine is with a local expert, but it’s not always easy to connect when traveling. With this cooking experience, get an inside look into Syracuse’s food culture by meeting with a local chef at the historic Ortigia market to shop for fresh ingredients and sample local specialties. Afterwards, take your purchases to the cooking school for a hands-on lesson. Prepare classic Sicilian dishes and enjoy your handiwork over lunch.

Learn to cook Sicilian food in this private, intimate tour, run by passionate chefs at their country home in Sicily, where you won’t be sharing with a large group. You will have a personal experience, learning about the culture and history of Sicily while you prepare your meal. Welcome drinks will be served under the olive trees, and at the end of the experience, you will enjoy your meal with views of the Mediterranean Sea and Eolian Isles.

-Visit of the winery, explanation of the company’s history and the main techniques of vinification. -Creation of your unique blend, we will guide you in the analysis of the characteristics of different wines, so that you are able to choose freely which ones to include in your blend. The necessary instruments and guidance will be supplied to allow you to create and taste your own blend. – Bottling, capping and labeling of a bottle with the blend of wine created.

What makes our course special? The combination of three elements... the hands-on cooking class. Where with your own hands you will prepare an entire traditional Sicilian meal the location. Villa Palamara, a charming historic mansion (former Benedictine monastery of the 15th century), surrounded by the green coastline and overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. A perfect place to take a selfie with The teacher (friendly and patient). Professional chef and sommelier (with experience also abroad), with whom, in addition to food, you can also talk about good Sicilian wine. A lovely location for a perfect cooking class. Learn how to prepare with your own hands some wonderful Sicilian dishes that will amaze even the most experienced foodies. Founded in 2012, Sicilian Food Lovers has quickly become a popular culinary experience for visitors from all over the world who come to learn how to cook typical Sicilian recipes.

Halfway between the sea and the Integral Nature Reserve, the winery is located inside a traditional baglio, in complete harmony with the vineyards and the surrounding natural environment, just a few steps away from hawks' nests, turtles, wild orchids and the colors of the Mediterranean maquis. This is the world of this splendid winery, an uncontaminated habitat where you can admire an extreme, beautiful and evocative Sicily, without forgetting its fruits. Therefore, experiencing the wine in the cellar takes on a special value; on the one hand, discovering the care and attention taken in the production of the wines and, on the other, letting visitors experience an itinerary that reveals the estate and its products, with tasting opportunities that are the hallmark of a passionate and attentive love, the same love that the winery dedicates to safeguarding the territory.

There's no better way to discover Italy's culture from the inside. Experience a sensory journey through the picturesque landscapes of Noto, Sicily, with a guided estate tour followed by an exquisite wine tasting session. Delight in the tasting of four carefully selected wines: a crisp white, a refreshing rosé, a fruity Fravolato, and the robust Rosso di Pietra. Each wine is expertly paired with locally sourced delights including bread drizzled with our own Extra Virgin Olive Oil, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, assorted cured meats, cheeses, and delectable fruit preserves. Immerse yourself in the flavors of Sicily and indulge in the true essence of our land and culture. 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 eats every day.

With a local certified sommelier, you will be met at a lovely wine bar in a nice part of Palermo. Here, we will sit at a tasting table and sample 5 local wines from small producers. We will talk about the wines in detail and also sample some local cheeses as well as light bites. Informative yet fun, this is a wine tasting for those who want to learn about Sicilian wine and also have a fun time doing so.