Veneto Gourmet Wine Trip

• Explore the Veneto Wine Region in northern Italy, one of the TOP wine regions in the world!
• Discover some TOP-Wineries in the Veneto Wine Region and enjoy unique experiences
• Enjoy the luxurious atmosphere and excellent food in a 1 Star MICHELIN restaurant!

Your vacation starts from the very first moment.You arrive at the 5* Superior Hotel Villa Cordevigo Wine Relais, an ancient Veneto villa and a charming member of Relais & Châteaux. You drive through a beautiful cypress avenue to the hotel. Before you can get out of the car, the hotelboy is already there, helps with the luggage and drives you to the hotel with an electric car. And while you enjoy the welcome drink in a nice atmosphere, the luggage is already in your room. We thoroughly believe that you will enjoy your stay at this wonderful Relais & Chateaux. The service is impeccable with a lot of personality. The ambiance and the atmosphere is with lots of character, attention to detail and comfort. And last but least the cuisine in particular in the Oseleta…

The Veneto region attracts with exciting wines, and so I am very pleased to invite you to this culinary and scenic wine expedition right in the center of the most beautiful wine-growing areas in this region. We will enjoy specialties such as Lugana, Soave, Valpolicella, Amarone, Bardolino, etc. and taste delicious olive oil. We will be spoiled with culinary delights and also learn how to cook “typically Italian”. We will explore Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet, and Parco Sigurta (the second most beautiful park in Europe).

• 5*****S Hotel Villa Cordevigo Wine Relais & SPA, double room with breakfast
• Handpicked Wineries with amazing wines
• Olive oil tasting
• Great Wine-Food-Pairing experiences
• Four times dinner, one dinner of these in the Michelin 1*Restaurant Oseleta
• Three light Lunch
• Cooking Class of typical Italian Food
• Verona, the City of Romeo an Juliet
• Parco Sigurta (the second most beautiful park in Europe)

• Travel Insurance
  • Additional alcoholic beverages, which are not included in the program
  • Other extras or services, which are not included in the program
  • Tips in restaurants, for the bus drivers, etc.

Arrival of the Wine Lovers from different countries by car, plane or train during the day to the 5*S Hotel Villa Cordevigo Wine Relais, Località Cordevigo, 1, 37010 V Cavaion veronese R, Italy (we have one guest even from Australia, coming extra to this tour)

Transfers from different Airports/train stations can be oranized for you Plan to come early enough so you can enjoy the wonderful SPA or the outdoor Pool 5* Villa Cordevigo Wine Relais- An ancient Veneto villa becomes a charming Relais & Châteaux 5* Superior Hotel – Villa Cordevigo is an ancient patrician residence going back to the 16th Century, in an unrivalled country setting. Today the Cristoforetti and Delibori families have turned Villa Cordevigo into a place of harmony, a charming wine relais which brings together wellness, health and beauty as well as fine food and wine. The Oseleta restaurant awarded a Michelin star and the Wine Cellar, a temple to wine tastings, both promise unique sensory experiences. An open air pool and Spa additionally offer moments of unforgettable relaxation.

Welcome Apero (Chiaretto) with welcome Speech Armin

Transfer to a Restaurant in the neighbourhood of Villa Cordevigo

Dinner in the Ristorante Locanda Centrale Wine-Food-Pairing Dinner with wines from LeGuaite or other winery

Transfer back to the Hotel

Breakfast

Cooking course „Secrets of a Michelin starred chef – learning with Giuseppe D’Aquino“

An experience not to be missed for all lovers of cooking and haute cuisine.  A cooking lesson held directly by our award-winning chef, Giuseppe D’Aquino. During the two hours of lesson, traditional local dishes will be prepared together with personal creations of our chef. Recipes will vary according to the seasons and requirements.  The culinary secrets will be revealed in our Red Kitchen, a dedicated area for lessons and education. After learning the various secrets of Giuseppe’s cooking there follows the excitement of tasting the delights prepared with him. A fine ending to a perfect moment of learning, accompanied by our Villabella wines.

Lunch with Food from the Cooking experience

optional: GRAPE to Glass experience

Discover the winery Villabella Depending on your „mood“ you might choose both activities of this day, or you want to have some relax time in the afternoon. Please let me know in advance in order to organise well.

Vigneti Villabella was founded in 1971 by Walter Delibori and Giorgio Cristoforetti. Production includes all the great classics of the area around Verona, such as Bardolino, Lugana, Custoza, Soave, Valpolicella, Ripasso and Amarone and the great IGT reds and whites made with autochthonous grapes from the province of Verona.

The Vigneti Villabella vineyards start at the end of the green lawns around the swimming pool of Villa Cordevigo, embroidering the land with rows of vines which are a feast for the eyes and the soul.

The Grape to glass experience, either by foot or by bike, accompanied by an expert on wines, will be a truly memorable experience and also extremely informative. The expert will explain all the characteristics and secrets of cultivation techniques for producing the finest Veneto wines. He will also talk about the soil, the various seasons and how they can influence the vines and the grapes. And he will also explain all the advantages of technology applied to vinification and the secrets leading to a good wine.

After visiting the rows of vineyard, the Villabella cellars may be visited. This is where the grapes are turned into wine and then aged in oak casks. And the final touch to this fascinating experience, on returning to the tasting room at Villa Cordevigo, is a toast to the

After visiting the rows of vineyard, the Villabella cellars may be visited. This is where the grapes are turned into wine and then aged in oak casks. And the final touch to this fascinating experience, on returning to the tasting room at Villa Cordevigo, is a toast to the god of wine, Bacchus.

SPA time/Pool time/Relax time

Essentia Spa, with its refined, elegant atmosphere, offers pools, jacuzzi, Finnish sauna, infra-red sauna, Turkish bath, sensory showers, gym and relaxation room with infusions.  Essentia proposes a journey through holistic well-being with a broad range of treatments for the whole body or the face. Also massage!  Lomi Lomi massage, the ancient therapeutic technique of the Hawaian shamans or the Indian massage with ayurveda oils and the Siddhamarma Mardana.

Dinner

Breakfast

Visit of the Farm Tre Colline (Three Hills)  with Olive-Oil-Tasting (Olio Extra Vergine di Oliva GARDA DOP) and Wine Degustation with cheese and Salami. First you will be tasting their white and sparkling wines. As this farm is located in Bardolino, the most important wine is Bardolino, which which will be served then.

Breakfast

Visit of the Farm Tre Colline (Three Hills)  with Olive-Oil-Tasting (Olio Extra Vergine di Oliva GARDA DOP) and Wine Degustation with cheese and Salami. First you will be tasting their white and sparkling wines. As this farm is located in Bardolino, the most important wine is Bardolino, which which will be served then.

Le Morette

In the early evening we look forward to visiting the winery Le Morette, which is family owned. The program includes a winery tour and a Wine-Food-Paring Dinner with the wines of the house. In this  winery (so far), I could taste the best Lugana of my life.

Transfer to the Hotel.

Breakfast

Transfer to Colognola ai Colli

Winery Fasoli Gino Winery

Amadio and Natalino Fasoli were the first ones in Italy starting biological/organic viticulture in the 1980s. Later they were again the pioneers fot the biodynamic method in order to increase the vitality of the plants. Their refusal to use chemical products demonstrates their profound commitment to protect their terroir and the health of the people who live – Winery Tour and Wine Tasting and a Surprise (unique wine)

Lunch with Wines from Veneto region

Transfer to Verona

visit Verona the city of Romeo an Juliet

Verona, one of Italy’s most visited cities, cradle of civilisation and thousands of years of history, immortalised by William Shakespeare.  A city where every corner holds a surprise for the beholder, is totally worth a visit.

Transfer to the Hotel

Dinner in the 1* Michelin Restaurant Oseleta

Villa Cordevigo’s restaurant Oseleta offers a journey of the senses through the culinary art of Michelin starred chef Giuseppe D’Aquino.  Oseleta is an appealingly atmospheric restaurant which recalls the agricultural culture of Cordevigo as a place and focuses on traditional flavours thanks to the signature of Giuseppe D’Aquino. Fine raw materials and a well-defined identity make the Oseleta into a temple to fine Italian cuisine. The pleasures of the table and the culinary arts are the principles which guide the chef in his creation of delightful flavours that simply charm the senses.

Check out, say Good bye and travel back

Important travel informationen

• Passport
• Good mood
• smart casual / fourth evening (Michelin 1* Restaurant)
• cash/tips (restaurants, bus etc.)

warm clothes, only for the evening or for the wine cellar!

Complete address and mobile number,

Please register via email: amueller@gourmetwinetravel.com

In case of questions: Tel: +41 76 3377722

After booking you will receive a confirmation email. Regarding the proposed program above, this is not a binding schedule, as program changes are possible to various reasons.

Payment: The money transfer to all means is at the same time a binding booking. In the case of a cancellation of a single date or the whole course, each participant is herewith advised, that there is no refund.

So it is recommended to have either an annulation/cancellation insurance or to provide another participant as substitute. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us.

Best regards

Armin H. Müller

Diplom Sommelier