In cooperation with Unwined on White out of Wake Forest, NC, USA, we offer you two special tours. The details are below. If you'd like to register for a tour or more information please go to: www.unwinedonwhite.com
2019 Tours are sold out!
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Tour I: Be Here Now
Wine, dine and yoga while exploring the Piedmont Region of Northern Italy. We’ll explore the local history, culture and sights, immerse ourselves in the beauty of the region. We offer an intimate, tailor-made tour of Piedmont out of our home base in Calamandrana, where you will enjoy the scenic country roads, visit local wineries and explore local cuisine. You’ll have a chance to visit ancient hill-top villages and historic towns, and learn about the special gems and secrets the region has to offer from, we are local residents and live here year-round (fluent in both Italian and English).
Just bring your open mind and sense of adventure – and we'll take care of the rest!
Your tour includes:
Accommodation: 8 days and 7 nights in Calamandrana, Piedmont, Italy.
All Meals: *Breakfast, lunch & dinner, including wine; each day we will have a chance to taste Piedmontese cuisine at rustic farmhouses and fine restaurants, including Michelin starred.
Wine Tastings: Wine tastings at local wineries – including Barbera, Barbaresco, Barolo wines, delicious local sparkling wines and more…
Excursions: Visits to historic towns of Acqui Terme, Asti, Alba, Barbaresco, Canelli, Costigliole D’Asti, Nizza Monferrato, Neive, La Morra...
Special Sparkling Wine tasting: Visits to at least 2 UNESCO World Heritage Site listed underground wine cellars of Canelli, of course followed by a taste of their fine wines
Museums : We'll visit Palazzo Mazzetti in Asti;
Pearl of the Region : Visit to a truffle house or a truffle hunt!
Cooking class (optional): If all participants would like it, we’ll have a chance to learn how to cook local specialties and sample them for dinner at a local agriturismo. To be decided when everyone has signed up.
Shopping: Free-time for shopping and relaxation; Borsalino in Asti, all famous brands in Torino. If your visit is in July or August you will also encounter the sales season in Italy!
Yoga sessions : Allow yourself the space and time to fully be present. Take this journey to Italy and escape the busy day-to-day routines we so often get held back by. The most powerful component of yoga is the connection of mind and body. The ability to control the breath to root you in the here and now. Moving through the week you will spend time each day in a variety of flowing movement and seated meditations connecting to the present moment. This retreat offers the unique exploration of presence as we take our practice to a few of our excursions to wineries and terraces. Not only will we have the opportunity to build our community together, we will be able to extend our practice of karma to a beautiful group of Downs people.
On the days we practice on site our yoga sessions will be faster flowing. Each day we’ll aim to have a 30 minute quite time to reflect /journal.
Transportation: Private transport from Turin Caselle or Milano Malpensa Airport; and for all of your tours included in your 8 day stay.
Guides and Hosts: We live locally in Calamandrana and are native English and Italian speakers.
This tour costs 3400 Euros per person, not including airfare.
Tour II: Meet the Lesser Known Italians
While most of you may have heard of the famous Barolo or the Barbaresco and the delightful Moscato d’Asti, have you heard of these Italians (and in particular Piedmontese) such as Arneis, Barbera, Bracchetto, Nizza, Pelaverga, Ruche’, Timorasso, just to name a few? During this tour you will visit wineries and have wine tastings not to mention wine pairing dinners with these and other amazing Italians.
Join us in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy where we’ll explore the local history, culture and sights, immerse ourselves in the beauty of the region, and the wines! We offer an intimate, tailor-made tour of Piedmont out of our home base in Calamandrana, where you will enjoy the scenic country roads, visit local wineries and explore local cuisine. You’ll have a chance to visit ancient hill-top villages and historic towns, and learn about the special gems and secrets the region has to offer from our hosts, who are local residents and live here year-round (fluent in both Italian and English).
Just bring your open mind and sense of adventure – we take care of the rest!
Your tour includes:
Accommodation:8 days and 7 nights at La Corte in Calamandrana, Piedmont, Italy.
All Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner, including wine; each day we will have a chance to taste Piedmontese cuisine and wines at rustic farmhouses and fine restaurants, including a Michelin starred one.
Wine pairing dinners: Each evening you’ll enjoy special tasting menus paired with excellent Piedmontese wines. We’ll also have 3 evenings with a guest sommelier form AIS Piemonte guiding us while we enjoy and learn about the wines of the evening.
Wine Tastings:Wine tastings at local wineries – from lesser known wines as Ruche’ and Timorasso to those you may already be familiar with such as Barbera, Barbaresco, Barolo wines & delicious local sparkling wines and more…
Excursions: Visits to historic towns of Acqui Terme, Alba, Barbaresco, Canelli, Costiglio D’Asti, Nizza Monferrato, La Morra…
Special Sparkling Wine tasting:Visits to 2 UNESCO World Heritage Site listed underground wine cellars of Canelli, of course followed by a taste of their fine sparkling wines.
Pearl of the Region :Visit to a truffle house or a truffle hunt!
Transportation: Private transport from Turin Caselle or Milano Malpensa Airport*; and for all of your tours included in your 8 day stay.
Guides and Hosts: We live locally in Calamandrana and are native English and Italian speakers.
Cost: 3545 Euros per person not including airfare.
*we require that all guests fly in/out of the same airport.
THE REGION
The region around Calamandrana offers a wealth of options from enjoying the picturesque landscapes and historical landmarks to visiting museums.
Asti’s centre, less than 30 Km away from us, shows much of its medieval history and has many fairs and festivals celebrating the wine and the food of the area. There are several museums to visit including a paleontological museum, which tells the geological history of our hills....read all
THINGS TO DO
Cascina GalloOrsi is the ideal base for many activities such as trekking among the vineyards, horse riding or bicycling and visits to the cellars and breweries. Wine tasting and cellars: We are centrally located, in 5 minutes you can be in wine producing towns of Nizza Monferrato & Canelli and within about half an hour you can visit famous wine producers...read all
