ITALY: A GLASS OF WINE, A STORY TO TELL

PEOPLE: MIN. 2 PERIOD: ALL YEAR ROUND TRIP IN BRIEF A country to discover… a story to tell when you drink a glass of local DOC/DOCG wine excellences as the Verdicchio of Jesi or a red Lacrima… Each winery has a story, traditions to tell and discover. Enjoy some days in this hidden paradise of Le Marche, where you can relax and admire the rolling hills.

3 DAYS – MORRO D’ALBA – JESI – CONERO COAST

DAY 1: Arrival and check in at the 4* hotel in Ancona.

DAY 2: After a hearty breakfast the wine experience begins with a visit to a local wine cellar in Morro D’Alba. Established since 1850, this is one of Le Marche’s oldest wine cellars still in existence. For over 150 years, they have been proudly producing quality wines including some of the best varieties of red, white and rose wines to be found within Italy’s well regarded wine regions. An expert will guide you through the vineyards and in the cellar where you will discover and taste their wine production with some local food. In the afternoon the tour continues around Jesi country side, in the world of Verdicchio of Jesi Castles. A perfect tour for those who want to learn more about
Verdicchio and understand its wonderful versatility.
Vineyard tour with winery history and a description of the soil characteristics in these vineyards. Guided tasting of three wines made from Verdicchio grown in three different soil types. Afterwards you will go back to the hotel in Ancona.

DAY 3: Begin with a delicious breakfast and then discover other wine excellences in the Area of Conero Coast. Visiting this winery means to travel through the entire story of the wines, starting from the vineyards. The spaces where grapes turn into wine will follow one another, going through the ancient underground cellar and the modern winery. During the tour, visitors will experience the whole history offered by these locations.
An expert will help you choose the best of DOC


4 DAYS – MORRO D’ALBA – JESI – CONERO COAST – RIPATRANSONE – ASCOLI PICENO

DAY 1: Arrival and check in at the 4* hotel in Ancona.

DAY 2: After a hearty breakfast the wine experience begins with a visit to a local wine cellar in Morro

D’Alba. Established since 1850, this is one of Le
Marche’s oldest wine cellars still functioning. For over 150 years, they have been proudly producing quality wines including some of the best varieties of red, white and rose wines to be found within Italy’s well regarded wine regions. After a guided tour of the property and the cellar, you will be offered a wine tasting accompanied by local products. In the afternoon the
tour continues in the world of Verdicchio of Jesi Castles, in Maiolati Spontini around Jesi country side with an expert who will guide you in the Verdicchio World. A perfect tour for those who want to learn more about Verdicchio and understand its wonderful versatility.
Vineyard tour with winery history and a description of the soil characteristics in these vineyards. Guided tasting of wines made from Verdicchio grown in three different soil types. Afterwards you will go back to the hotel in Ancona.

DAY 3: Begin with a delicious breakfast and than discover other wine excellences in the Area of

Conero Coast. Visiting this winery means to travel through the entire story of the wines, starting from the vineyards. The spaces where grapes turn into wine will follow one another, going through the ancient underground cellar and the modern winery. During the tour, visitor will experience the whole history offered by these locations. An expert will help you choose the best of DOC, DOCGT and IGT labels with a taste of local products. The tour continues to Ripatransone. The winery has 95 hectars of which 30 hectares are vineyards. They are around 30-35 years old and have been worked for generations. The wine experience includes DOC and DOCG wines from historical Estate Vineyard accompanied by a selection of local recipes, but that just after a guided tour of the winery and a visit to the vineyard where “Rosso Piceno Superiore” grapes are grown. Check-in at a 4* Hotel in Ascoli Piceno.

DAY 4: After breakfast you will discover a local winery in Ascoli Piceno. The wine experience will be with an expert who will guide you into the winery where you can discover the combination between traditions and new tecnologies. Included in the experience there will be red and white DOC labeled wines tasting with some delicious local gastronomy. End of Services.


5 DAYS – MORRO D’ALBA – MAIOLATI SPONTINI (JESI) – CONERO COAST – RIPATRANSONE – ASCOLI PICENO

DAY 1: Arrival and check in at the 4* hotel in Ancona.

DAY 2: After a hearty breakfast the wine experience begins with a visit to a local wine cellar in Morro D’Alba. Established since 1850, this is one of Le
Marche’s oldest wine cellars still functioning. For over 150 years, they have been proudly producing quality wines including some of the best varieties of red, white and rose wines to be found within Italy’s well regarded wine regions. An expert will guide you through the vineyards and in the cellar where you will discover and taste their wine production with some local food. In the afternoon the tour continues around Jesi country side, in the world of Verdicchio of Jesi Castles. A perfect tour for those who want to learn more about Verdicchio and understand its wonderful versatility.
Vineyard tour with winery history and a description of the soil characteristics in these vineyards. Guided tasting of three wines made from Verdicchio grown in three different soil types. Afterwards go back to the hotel in Ancona.

DAY 3: Begin with a delicious breakfast and than discover other wine excellences in the Area of Conero Coast. Visiting this winery means to travel through the entire history of the wines, starting from the vineyards. The spaces where grapes turn into wine will follow one another, going through the ancient underground cellar and the modern winery. During the tour, visitors will experience the whole history offered by these locations. An expert will help you choose the best of DOC, DOCGT and IGT labels with a taste of local products. The tour continues to Ripatransone. The winery has 95 hectares of which 30 hectares are vineyards. They are around 3035 years old and have been worked for generations. The wine experience includes DOC and DOCG wines from the historical Estate Vineyard accompanied by a selection of local recipes, but that just after a guided tour of the winery and a visit to the vineyard where “Rosso Piceno Superiore” grapes are grown. Check-in at the 4* Hotel in Ascoli Piceno.

DAY 4: After breakfast you will discover a local winery in Ascoli Piceno. The wine experience will be with an expert who will guide you into the winery where you can discover the combination between traditions and new tecnologies. Included in the experience there will be red and white DOC labled wines tasting with some delicious local gastronomy. The tour continues to Offida, one of the most important towns for the wine tradition. Here the local wine is made as natural as possible.
The varieties include approximately half traditional and half international and experimental
varieties. All have adapted well to the vineyard’s soil, sun exposure and climate yielding wonderful results even in the first year’s harvest. With an expert you will discover this winery visiting the

vineyards, the cellar than the flavours of their wine production with typical products. Go back to 4* Hotel in
Ascoli.

DAY 5: Today is the last day of your wine tour in another cellar in Castelfidardo. But don’t be disappointed, it will all end in a joyful way, with a last wine tasting in a company that has been producing wines since 1871, but where the cellars are now equipped with underground or refrigerated stainless steel tanks, Slavonian oak casks and French oak
Barrels. After visiting the company with an expert, you will conclude the wine tour with an appetizing wine tasting with local gastronomy. End of Services.

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