The Italian Table: Discovering Food and Wine
Dates:
August 22-29, 2008
Price:
Single room, $2,100. Double room, $1,950 per person
Includes all cooking classes, transport upon arrival, field trips, entrance fees, guides, room and board
Program Coordinators:
Daniela Casarin and Lisa Pascal Mack
Address:
Castello di Spannocchia, Italy
Contact Person and Info:
Lisa Pascal Mack
Telephone:
207-730-0336
Fax:
207-846-3899
E-mail:
lisa@spannocchia.org
Preferred method of contact:
E-mail
Brochure: PDF (1.2 MB)
Program Description:
Join us for our third season of Italian Food and Wine. The program’s activities combine a balanced itinerary of cooking classes and field trips including local wineries, small organic farms, guided visit to Siena, visits to Tuscan villages and dining at Slow Food restaurants. There will be plenty of relaxation on the grounds of your home site at Castello di Spannocchia, an organic agricultural estate nestled in the hills of Tuscany. You will indulge your senses with the tastes of Tuscany by sampling locally produced cheeses, salamis, wines, olive oil and honey. Learn first-hand how to prepare regional recipes with tips and techniques from our local chef, Loredana Betti. Learn about gardening methods that observe the cycle of the seasonal crops and provide the kitchen with a fresh, flavorful harvest. Find out about more traditional cured pork products, and compare the flavor and quality benefits of pasturing pigs and letting them forage for chestnuts and acorns. A bee expert with over 20 years of experience will explain bee dances, bee keeping history and honey production. By the time you depart Spannocchia you will be well versed with Tuscan flora and fauna, wine, food, and the delicacies that all play a part in the magic of Italy and the lure of Spannocchia. Mangia Bene e Bevi Meglio!
Coordinator Biographies:
This program will be led by Program Director Lisa Pascal Mack and Castello Director Daniela Casarin. Both coordinators are creating this program and one or both of them will be present for the daily activities. This program will give you a true glimpse into the workings at Spannocchia as well as introduce you to some of the surrounding joys of Tuscany.
“I am so grateful for the difference each of you made in my experience-each day was richer because of you! I especially loved our conversations in the kitchen-sharing ideas and recipes.”
“I'm more in love with Italy, and the Tuscany region than ever! I had such a fabulous time with you and the women in our group for the food and wine week. It was relaxed but busy, educational but fun. Spannocchia represents so many important life choices, and of course it is such a unique, splendid place.”