Sommelier-led Italian cheese and wine pairing

Curious Appetite Travel offers bespoke walking gourmet food & drink tours in Florence and Bologna as well as hands-on cooking classes, escorted wine tours around Tuscany and more! Our experiences have been listed and recommended in Lonely Planet's 9th edition travel guide to Florence and Tuscany, and featured by trusted travel sites such as Conde Nast, Eater, The Guardian, Italy Magazine and more. For more information regarding any of our tasting adventures, visit our website. We hope to eat and drink with you soon!

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Curious about how to best pair iconic Italian cheeses with great Italian wines? Sign up for this unique virtual wine tasting event!

If you&#x27;re an Italian cheese and wine enthusiast, this virtual event was made for you! Spend an hour traveling through Italian wine country with a sommelier in Florence to discuss a min. of 3 wines with select cheese pairings. PLEASE NOTE WE CAN SEND <a href="https://curiousappetitetravel.com/food-club-boxes/italian-cheese-gift-set" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">A CHEESE SET FROM OUR GOURMET CLUB</a> AND/OR THE WINES TO YOU FROM ITALY - CONTACT US FOR MORE INFOLive tastings via Zoom are held Saturdays at 1pm PT/3pm ET a list of wines and cheeses will be sent upon ticket purchase. You&#x27;ll learn about different Italian wines each week including history, culture, the region where they come from while picking up food pairing intel. Our online wine tastings are suitable for most levels of Italian food and wine enthusiasts! This won&#x27;t be a boring food and wine basics class, but an interactive discussion with a worldly sommelier based in Florence while tasting some of Italy&#x27;s finest cheeses. Novices won’t be overwhelmed and aficionados won’t be bored. Upon booking, you&#x27;ll be sent a list of 3 cheeses we promise you can find at a specialty store near you and 3 wines to purchase which can be found- promise! Some highlights of what you&#x27;ll gain over the course of an hour:<ul><li>Taste 3 Italian cheeses from around the country (think taleggio, fontina, parmigiano-reggiano, pecorino, etc)</li><li>Pair with 3 Italian wines, one white and 2 reds (for ex. Soave, Gavi di Gavi, Sangiovese-based reds from Chianti Classico, Super Tuscans, etc)</li><li>Pick up tricks of cheese and wine pairing for future home hosting and dining </li><li> Learn about regional cheeses, how they are made and how to cook with them </li><li>Gain a deeper understanding about Italian wines from a certified sommelier </li><li>Feel as if you&#x27;ve been transported to an enoteca in Florence from the comfort of your home </li></ul>PLEASE NOTE WE WILL BE BREAKING FROM THE STANDARD MENU WITH THESE THEMED TASTINGS (3 WINES PLUS FOOD PAIRINGS)SATURDAYS IN MAY 2021 AT 3PM ET/9PM ITALY TIME Tuscany Beyond Chianti: Tuscany is home to one of the world&#x27;s most age-worthy white wines, Renaissance-dated Super Tuscan and complex dessert wines. This tasting will highlight Tuscany&#x27;s distinctive wines beyond Chianti, paired with cheeses like pecorino toscano and gorgonzola (alternative cheese options provide in case you&#x27;re not a gorgonzola fan!SATURDAYS IN JUNE 2021 AT 3PM ET/9PM ITALY TIME Unexpected bubbles from Italy: There&#x27;s more to Italy&#x27;s sparkling wine repertoire than prosecco- join this session to taste champagne-style bottles made in the Dolomites and near Lake Garda and ancestral method naturally-made bubbles. Pairings involve triple-cream cheeses and other delights!<a href="https://curiousappetitetravel.com/contact-us" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CONTACT US</a> TO ARRANGE A PRIVATE VIRTUAL TASTING AT TIME/DATE OF CHOICE FOR THE FOLLOWING THEMES:Wines from Italy&#x27;s Deep south: We&#x27;ll taste wines from the mozzarella land of Campania, volcanic soils in Basilicata and to Sicily&#x27;s rich reds, there will be one white and 2 reds represented with cheeses from these regions to pair Volcanic wines of Italy: Pair Soave from the Veneto with soft cheeses like taleggio, head to Sicily to sip an Etna Rosso paired with Sicilian cheeses such as ricotta salata, then pop up in pizza region of Campania to discover one of Italy&#x27;s lesser-known big shots Taurasi and smash with provolone and salumi Here is an example for a menu for a private virtual tasting:<ul><li>Taste 2 Italian sparkling wines: Prosecco and Franciacorta (champagne-style)</li><li>Finish with a fine red like Barolo and learn all about it with the somm host</li><li>Pair with a special menu of soft cheeses like robiola, taleggio, truffle cheese prosciutto wrapped dates and marinated artichokes</li></ul>If you have a group of friends and would like to be guided through additional or specific cheeses and wines curated to your curiosities, please contact us to arrange a private tasting event for your group as this is for a public online event open to join-in participants. About your host: All of Curious Appetite&#x27;s online sessions are led by our team of tour guides who hold various specializations. Adrienne will be your guide for the hour and is a multi-lingual sommelier, art history buff and is a true Florence expert!HOW IT WORKS: This online cultural food history session is scheduled select Thursdays 5pm East Coast Time/11pm Italy time. If the time works in your end of the world- you&#x27;re invited! Upon ticket purchase, your order confirmation will detail an (optional) food &amp; wine list to bring to your session as well as Zoom meeting credentials. YOUR TICKET ORDER CONFIRMATION WILL CONTAIN THE ZOOM LINK INFO AND FOOD LIST- PLEASE MAKE SURE TO READ &amp; SAVE THE ORDER CONFIRMATION SENT BY EVENTBRITETickets must be purchased in advance and is open to join-in participants of up to 12. All online events will be conducted via Zoom. Participation is $20 per person for public online events. If you&#x27;d like to arrange this guided online tasting class for a group of friends, colleagues or family who can participate from their own computers remotely, please contact us to arrange a PRIVATE cheese &amp; wine event, which we can schedule at your convenience. Please note a minimum flat-rate buy-out is required.<a href="https://curiousappetitetravel.com/contact-us" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Send us an e-mail HERE for a quote! </a>

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