Bread, Wine and Language

  Italy

• Florence: 
Florence

Description: Pane,Vino E Lingua is a two-weeks program combining morning language instruction with afternoon culinary and cultural activities and excursions. During the morning you can learn the Italian language in a group lesson and during the afternoon you can discover the secrets of Tuscan wines and cookery. The program is also open to the Italian language beginners, an interpreter will be present at wine tastings and cookery lessons. Four hours in the morning from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. in Italian language group lessons, from Monday to Friday, guided wine tastings and cooking lessons in the afternoon, wine tour during the week-end. You can follow the program for 1 or 2 weeks with or without Italian language lessons in the morning.

Highlights: - Monday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
3.50 p.m. Orientative eno-gastronomic tour of the city of Florence.
5.30 p.m. Welcome meeting.
- Tuesday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
4.00 p. m Cookery lesson: Chick pea soup. Rabbit with black olives. Chianti Rufina 2001 Cerreto Libri.
- Wednesday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
4.00 p. m Wine tasting: Tuscan white wines, tasting of three different wines with varied hors d'oeuvres.
- Thursday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
4.00 p. m Cookery lesson: Spaghetti with squids. Dried salt cod with leeks. Chianti colli senesi 2001 Terrabianca.
- Friday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
Free afternoon
- Saturday
9.00 a.m. appointment infront of the school gate. Departure for tour of Chianti Classico area: visit to the Casa Emma wine-cellars, the historic centre of Greve, the Castle of Montefioralle. Lunch in a typical Tuscan trattoria near the Abbey of Passignano with tasting of wines of the area.
- Sunday
Free day .

- Monday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
4.00 p. m Wine tasting: Tuscan red wines, tasting of three different wines with cold meats and cheeses.
- Tuesday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
4.00 p. m Cookery lesson: Ribollita (Reboiled bread soup). Stuffed zucchine flower. Chianti colli fiorentini 2001 Cerro del Masso.
- Wednesday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
1.30 p.m. Departure for visit to the Selvapiana Farm in Chianti Rufina, snack and tasting of wines made on the farm.
- Thursday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
4.00 p. m Cookery lesson: Risotto with zucchine. Chicken with pepper. Chianti colli aretini 2001 I Selvatici.
- Friday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
8.30 p.m. Dinner in a typical trattoria.

Cost in US$: Firenze: 1 week without language course USD 480

4.00 p. m Cookery lesson: Chick pea soup. Rabbit with black olives. Chianti Rufina 2001 Cerreto Libri.
- Wednesday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
4.00 p. m Wine tasting: Tuscan white wines, tasting of three different wines with varied hors doeuvres.
- Thursday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
4.00 p. m Cookery lesson: Spaghetti with squids. Dried salt cod with leeks. Chianti colli senesi 2001 Terrabianca.
- Friday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
Free afternoon
- Saturday
9.00 a.m. appointment infront of the school gate. Departure for tour of Chianti Classico area: visit to the Casa Emma wine-cellars, the historic centre of Greve, the Castle of Montefioralle. Lunch in a typical Tuscan trattoria near the Abbey of Passignano with tasting of wines of the area.
- Sunday
Free day .

- Monday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
4.00 p. m Wine tasting: Tuscan red wines, tasting of three different wines with cold meats and cheeses.
- Tuesday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
4.00 p. m Cookery lesson: Ribollita (Reboiled bread soup). Stuffed zucchine flower. Chianti colli fiorentini 2001 Cerro del Masso.
- Wednesday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
1.30 p.m. Departure for visit to the Selvapiana Farm in Chianti Rufina, snack and tasting of wines made on the farm.
- Thursday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
4.00 p. m Cookery lesson: Risotto with zucchine. Chicken with pepper. Chianti colli aretini 2001 I Selvatici.
- Friday
9.00 a.m. Italian language lesson
8.30 p.m. Dinner in a typical trattoria.

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

Participants Travel to Italy Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of max. 10

Year Founded: 1980