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For groups with particular interests, we can offer personalized courses on specific subjects .
TUSCAN EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
This particular offer has been conceived for a group of teachers and  chefs of the Swedish School of Hotel Management of Stockholm , who came and visited San Gimignano. It is a special occasion to discover such an important product as Tuscan extra-virgin olive oil and to sweep away all the misleading information about this product which are spread on the market, especially for foreign buyers.
On their arrival, after a short welcoming aperitif and a visit to the farm – if requested – our guests will take part in a workshop where they will be informed about all the regulations concerning this product, the different varieties of olive-trees and their peculiar characteristics, the producing cycle, (growing, picking up, milling) and some suggestions to keep it. The organoleptic and sensorial characteristics of Tuscan extra-virgin olive oil will be presented through a semi-professional guided tasting of different samples of oil – including a “spoiled” one, and other oils coming from different geographic areas. This will give us the possibility of understanding the peculiarities of Tuscan extra-virgin olive oil – and especially of our own oil - thanks to comparisons as well.
We eventually taste some dishes, perfect foil of Tuscan extra-virgin oil, and we will give you suggestions for the best use of this product in cooking and dressing.
OUR SUGGESTIONS
- Typical Bruschetta (toasted bread with garlic);
- Spelt salad with fresh tomatoes and basil;
- spicy Gorgonzola cheese with oil, lemon, parsley;
- Ricotta cheese with Tuscan herbs, served with dried tomatoes in oil;
- Grilled vegetables and vegetables in oil;
- Crostini (sliced bread) with green and black olive paté;
- Legumes (beans and chick-peas) “all’olio bono” dressed with our latest fresh oil;
- A selection of typical Tuscan seasoned meats and pecorino cheese;
- Dessert: in wintertime, castagnaccio, in high season cantucci and Vinsanto;
- Wine: Vernaccia di San Gimignano D.O.C.G. classic version, Chianti Colli senesi D.O.C.G. and Vinsanto. All these wines are produced in our farm.
Fee per person: Euro 30,00, including all the above-mentioned activities and menu
- Typical Bruschetta (toasted bread with garlic);
- Insalata di farro con pomodoro e basilico;
- Gorgonzola piccante con olio limone e prezzemolo;
- Ricotta alle erbe toscane accompagnata da pomodori
secchi sott’olio;
- Verdure alla griglia e sott’olio;
- Crostini con patè di olive verdi e nere;
- Legumi (fagioli e ceci) “all’olio
bono”;
- Assaggio di salumi tipici e pecorini;
- Dessert: nel periodo invernale castagnaccio,
in altra stagione cantucci e Vinsanto;
- Vini: Vernaccia di San Gimignano D.O.C.G. versione
classica, Chianti Colli senesi D.O.C.G. e Vinsanto,
tutti di nostra produzione.
Il costo della attività sopradescritta, comprensivo
del menù, è di Euro 30 a persona.
  
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