Oil and wine tastings in Umbria - Italy
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Guided Tastings on the Farm


Tastings in Umbria - ItalyUmbria is a region where tradition and typicalness represent fundamental values.

The production of typical products are symbolic of Umbria added with great artistic, cultural, and natural treasures.

The precious Oil and Wine routes make up the long network where it is possible to discover dozens of excellent local products.

Residenza Il Girasole wants to guide you in the discovery of a region where tradition and typicality are excellent characteristics.



Wine and cheese tasting
You will be served a selection of six local cheeses, with a growing series of aromas, from the lightest to the strongest. You will taste primo latte del Cucco, cenerino di Gubbio, pecorino or caprino della Valnerina, pecorino ubriaco, pecorino stagionato, formaggio di Fossa. The cheese selection will be accompanied with fruit chutneys and home made mustards and bread baked in the wood oven.

The accompanying wines: grechetto, chardonnay, muffato e passito. At every tasting, the tasting techniques and the visible, fragrant differences are explained.

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Cheese and meats tasting
You will be served a selection of three cheeses and three meats, capocollo of Assisi, prosciutto of Norcia or the Valle del Tevere, salame of Norcia or Peglia, accompanied with bread cooked in the wood oven.
The wines served are: Grechetto, Chardonnay, Passito, Gamay, Spumante.

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Minmum number of participants: 6
Booking recommended.