Delicious Umbrian food & wine tour

You are expected in your hotel, which is very appropriately named for this tour, Al Grappolo d’Oro (the golden bunch of grapes). The hotel is situated in the little historical centre of Torgiano. From the pool in the garden, you have a nice view of the Lungarotti vineyards.
Tonight you will dine in a restaurant nearby. Excellent Umbrian cookery with also truffle based dishes is combined with a bottle of delicious local wine, like the Arringatore, a DOC red wine from the hills around Perugia or the red Rosso di Montefalco wine.

Torgiano has an interesting wine-museum, which you might want to visit this morning. It is situated in the 17th century Baglioni Graziani Palace. The museum opened in 1974 and is owned by the Lungarotti family, which has a long tradition in wine production. The museum examines different aspects of vine cultivation and winemaking and it also exhibits the private collection of Maria Grazia Lungarotti, which includes ceramics, wine jugs, etchings. Around 11.00 o’clock you will be expected in the Lungarotti winery, where you visit the winery and after it will taste three of their wonderful wines. On Sundays, the winery is closed and you will have the tasting in the Osteria.

In the afternoon, you have time to visit Assisi. It is a delightful town with narrow streets, characteristic squares, and beautiful panoramic views. A must to visit is the Basilica of Saint Francis with frescoes by Giotto, Cimabue, Pietro Lorenzetti, and Simone Martini. You will have certainly unforgettable memories in this lovely place.
The vineyards on the hills around Assisi produce very tasty olive oil and the white and red wines: Assisi D.o.c. In an organic winery near Assisi, a short lesson will be given to understand how organic extra virgin olive oil is made. The lesson starts in the olive groves, where the pruning and growing process is explained and the difference between organic and conventional cultivation. Then you will have a sensory analysis of the company’s various organic extra virgin olive oils and a wine tasting of 4 Assisi doc wines, warm bruschetta, and local cheese and ham products.

Overnight stay with breakfast in Torgiano

Today you change Torgiano for another beautiful part of Umbria, Lake Trasimeno. Before heading to the lake, first you will visit Montefalco, another famous wine-area. This town you cannot visit without tasting its wines. In the afternoon, you will visit an organic wine producer. You visit their vineyards and taste their beautiful wines combined with local salami’s and cheeses (not possible on Sundays). Then you leave the Valle Umbra to go to lake Trasimeno, the 4th lake of Italy and an excellent wine zone.
You will stay in a **** hotel in the centre of Passignano

Today a relaxing day around the lake to taste the wines of this D.o.c. area. In the surrounding hills, there are 350 hectares of land with grape varieties like Sangiovese, Merlot, Gamay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grechetto and Chardonnay. Around midday, you will visit the wine cellars of Poggio Totone and of course taste their wines combined with some local snacks. In the afternoon, you can just enjoy the surroundings and visit for example Castiglione del Lago. Lake Trasimeno is famous for its freshwater water fish, so tonight you will have a farewell diner to enjoy a tasting fish menu in the excellent fish restaurant Il Molo (closed on Mondays)

After breakfast finishes this stunning and luscious tour!