Our courses are given in the marvelous Estate of Villa Pandolfini, using the historical archives and the cellars where the wine is actually made. The teacher is a Doctor of Agronomy specialized in Enology, Dott. Stefano Tofanelli.

Course B (Wine Tasting Course emphasized on Super-Tuscan wines)

• Wine tasting kit will be provided.
• Visit to the vineyard with briefing on various type of wines grapes, climates and soil.
• Back in the cellar: A bit of history on the wine and how the wine was made and used.
• Visit the wine cellar (Briefing on wine making process)
• The mechanic of serving the wine (glasses, bottles, corks, corkscrews and various paraphernalia).
• How to taste the wine? (Including the usage of the Aroma Wheel)
• Principle of food and wine matching.
• Buying wine for your cellar (Wine Selection Techniques)
• Super-Tuscan Wines Sampled: Fossi, Sassicaia , Ornellaia, Guado al Tasso & Lecente.

Cost

This wine tasting course on Super Tuscan Wines lasts four hours and we expect a minimum of 5 participants to conduct this course. €250/participant.

Other Wine Tasting Courses

Tuscan Wine Tasting Course
Italian Wine DOCG Tasting Course