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Explore Etna Wines with Local Food Pairings

Explore Etna Wines with Local Food Pairings

Savor local wines and cuisine on a guided villa tour through scenic Bassano del Grappa. in Sicily, Italy

1h 30m


Savor local wines and cuisine on a guided villa tour through scenic Bassano del Grappa.

Experience the essence of Mount Etna through Sciara, a curated tasting that pairs Firriato's estate wines with dishes crafted from local ingredients by Executive Chef Andrea Macca. This immersive experience begins with a tour of the Cavanera Estate—strolling through Etna DOC vineyards, visiting the historic 17th-century Palmento, and discovering the rare 150-year-old pre-phylloxera vineyard. The visit ends in Firriato’s stunning cellar, built into ancient lava stone.

Sciara has been designed to offer the gustatory experience of the wines that are born in Cavanera with the scents of the dishes made with the local raw materials selected by the Executive Chef Andrea Macca. A combination of food and wine to enhance the ancient bond of the art of banqueting. A gustatory marriage to crown a tour of the estate, with a walk through the Etna DOC vineyards, a stop at the ancient seventeenth-century Palmento and the discovery of the prefillossera vineyard, certified 150 years. The tour will end with a visit to the cellar, an example of bio-architecture created within an ancient lava Sciara. During the guided tasting of each label, an appetizer, a first course and a house dessert will be paired.
During the tasting, it will also be possible to taste the Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, a blend of Cerasuola and Nocellara, a native cultivars of Trapani countryside.

(other drinks are excluded from the format).

Menù *
Starter: Pumpkin flan with a velvety sauce of aged primo sale cheese and strips of traditional guanciale.
First course: Trenette with Palermo-style broccoli, log sausage, saffron cream and toasted breadcrumbs
Dessert: Cannolo with Ricotta and Bronte Pistachio

*the menu may change based on the seasonality of the products


Experience details

Activity type

Visit & TastingFood & Wine

Duration

1h 30m

Wines served

Red WineWhite WineRose WineSparkling WineSweet Wine

Things to see

VineyardsWineryCellarTasting RoomLaboratory

Languages

🇬🇧English🇮🇹Italian

Location

Verzella, Castiglione of Sicily, Catania, Italy

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