Even in Chianti Classico one does not live by wine alone
Visit to a farm where goats and bees coexist amiably and bear excellent fruit
Chianti, Tuscany, Food tours, 2 - 6 people
The program:
- 9:00 Departure from your location by private Mercedes car or van and English-speaking driver
- 10:00 Arrival at l’Apicorno cheese and honey farm. Brief introduction to the farm. Interactive demonstration of goat’s cheese and a dairy process to produce fresh goat’s cheese. During the demonstration, guests can experience the process with their own hands. Visit to the barn with an encounter with the animals and an explanation of goat-breeding techniques. goat rearing techniques.
- 12:30 Transfer to the Buondonno winery for a light lunch with Apicorno cheese and honey accompanied by wines from Buondonno
- 14:00 Meeting with the beekeeper to learn about bees with the help of some posters and an empty beehive, then, through the use of a honeycomb display case in comfort and safety, we will observe a real honeycomb up close, look for the queen and try to recognise the different tasks performed by bees. To conclude, we will taste the different varieties of honey we produce accompanied by mead.
- 17:30 You are back to your location
Day trip (09:00-17:30) includes: private air-conditioned Mercedes car or van, English-speaking driver, light lunch with wine, visit and tasting in a dairy and in a beekeeping.
Kevin, USAI would like to share a huge thank you for your assistance with our trip to Siena and Tuscany yesterday. The trip was fantastic, Siena and Tuscany are beautiful and quite unforgettable, and the wineries visits were excellent. The personal aspect of both wineries plus the very good wine made both locations very enjoyable.