The Collection - Wine & Olive Oil Tours
Italy has been producing wine and olive oil for over 2,000 years. The Greeks thought that Italy was so ideal for growing grapes that they called her Enotria, the land of wine. Today, Italy produces more wine and more varieties of wine than any other country. Stretching from the Alps to the southern tip, Italy boasts a wide range of climates and soils that can produce the many varieties of wine. Since there are vineyards in all 20 regions, the whole country offers wine for your clients to sample. Olives are also grown throughout Italy, and many varieties of oil are also produced depending on climate, soil, etc. Olive oil production has changed little over the centuries, and to see how it is produced is interesting all by itself. Now that the world knows the health benefits of olive oil, you can extol it as a healthy habit. Where do you begin? You begin with a call to TR International who knows Italy and how to arrange a tour that balances the traditional sights and activities with an in-depth agenda of vineyards and dozens of wine tastings. White wines, red wines, sparkling wines, dessert wines, TR International will schedule it all. Hotels, foods, guides, ground transportation, anything to enhance the best tour that can match your clients' budget.
Suggested
Itinerary - Wine & Olive Oil Tour
Day
1 - Arrival in Rome and transfer to your hotel. Welcome Dinner at a typical Roman
restaurant.
2 - Excursion
to Frescoed visiting the vineyards and Roman castles. Wine tasting and specialty
lunch. Return to hotel.
3
- Morning tour of imperial Rome. Afternoon free. Sampling of regional wines before
dinner.
4 - Depart for Torgiano,
visit winery of Montefiascone, for wine tasting. Arrive Torgiano late afternoon.
5
- Depart for Florence, after visiting the wine museum in Torgiano. Early afternoon
arrival in Florence. Dinner in a gourmet restaurant this evening.
6
- Full day excursion through "Chianti Country", with wine tasting and
lunch.
7 - Full day excursion
through Siena's province, visit the winery and olive oil press of San Felice.
8
- Depart for Verona, visiting Soave and Bardolino. Late afternoon arrival in Verona.
9
- Full day excursion into the Grappa dn Prosecco region. Tasting D.O.C. wines
of this region.
10 - Excursion
into the Friuli area for wine sampling. Continue into the Veneto area around Conegliano,
considered the city of wine and grape, with the important School of Oenology established
in 1877.
11 - Depart for Asti,
by way of Lago di Garda. Afternoon arrival in Asti.
12
- Full day visiting to vineyards and cellars, producing Barbera, Barolo, Barbaresco,
and more.
13 - Visit to Castello
Costiglione for wine tasting and lunch.
14 - Return to USA.
Note: The above itineraries are only a sample of the many and varied possibilities that TR International can offer in Italy for your special interest tours, incentives and meetings. The itineraries are intended to assist you when discussing tours with group organizers. TR International can design any kind of itinerary with different arrangements. Net quotations will be provided upon request since rates are affected by services required, size of the group, period of the year, exchange rate at the time, etc.
