Wine tasting with cellar visit and cooking class in Orvieto
Highlights
- Immerse yourself in the Umbrian food and wine tradition in the company of the Bottai family
- Explore the ancient tuff cellars and discover the red and white wines of Tenuta Le Velette
- Learn how to prepare a typical dish and enjoy it in combination with wines from the cellar
Your guide
Activity available in
Why Freedome
Free of charge cancellation
Get your refund in a few clicks
Best price guaranteed
Zero booking fees
Assistance 7 days a week
We are always at your service
Full description
Don't settle for a glass of wine with a sandwich, happiness can be so much more!
We are waiting for you in Orvieto at Tenuta Le Velette for a unique food and wine experience, in which you can visit the company's ancient tuff cellars and 'put your hands to pasta' during a real cooking class.
You will learn how to prepare a traditional Umbrian dish together with a cook and enjoy it at the end of the lesson accompanied by the estate's wines. That's our idea of happiness.
What we will do
The appointment is at Tenuta Le Velette in Orvieto (TR), at the time chosen for the activity.
Here we will be welcomed by the Bottai family, owners of the estate since 1877, and we will begin our visit from the wine-making cellars. We will discover the history and production processes of this company, and then plunge into the underground cellars dug into the tuff beneath the villa.
Amidst soft lighting, rows of bottles and barriques, we will feel as if we are entering another world. In ancient times, the Etruscans inhabited the area that now belongs to the estate: they were the first to carve deep cellars out of the ground, where temperatures are ideal for storing white wines.
After visiting the cellar, we will move to the kitchen to begin our cooking class. A cook will teach us how to prepare one of the traditional Umbrian dishes: we will watch her work the fresh pasta and we will be able to put our 'hands in the pasta' ourselves using fresh seasonal ingredients.
And if we get peckish? Don't worry: during the lesson we will be able to beguile the wait with a board of typical products such as salami, cheese and home-produced olive oil, while tasting the estate's wines. At the end of the lesson, we will sit down at the table to enjoy the dishes we have prepared together, not without a glass of wine to accompany them.
The activity will last about 4.5 hours.
Who it is aimed at
The experience is suitable for everyone with no age limit. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
The tasting room is wheelchair-accessible, while the wine cellar is not.
Other information
The experience can be booked every day of the year, except on major holidays, and is confirmed with a minimum number of 2 participants.
On-site parking is available for guests. It is not possible to reach the winery by public transport.
If you have any food allergies and/or intolerances, please contact the winery at the contact details given in your booking confirmation e-mail to let them know.
Dogs arewelcome; please note that there are other dogs on the estate.
Recommended clothing
Clothing suitable for the season
What is included
How it works
-
1
Send a booking request
We will only pre-authorise the payment
-
2
Receive confirmation within 48 hours
In case of confirmation, you will be charged the cost of the activity
-
3
Live your experience
Enjoy the activity and let us know how it was!
-
1
Buy a gift voucher
Valid 12 months from the date of purchase
-
2
Choose your preferred date
Get in touch with the guide with the contact details on the voucher and choose the day for the activity
-
3
Live your experience
Enjoy the activity and let us know how it was!
Meeting point
Orvieto, Terni
Frequently asked questions
What happens in case of bad weather?
If you have made a fixed date reservation and the weather conditions are not suitable for the safe conduct of the activity (in the expert opinion of the guide), you will be refunded the full amount paid. The guide may suggest an alternative date or time for you to conduct the activity. You can freely choose whether or not to accept these proposals. If you can’t retrieve it, we will process a full refund! If you have set the date for your Gift Voucher and bad weather did not allow the activity to take place, the Voucher remains regularly valid until the expiration date indicated on it.
If I cancel the reservation, can I get a full refund?
For this activity, the cancellation policy is very flexible. You get a full refund if you cancel within 0 days from the activity start date. Within 0 and 0 days from the activity start date you will get a 50% refund. You can find the full policies in the Cancellation Policy section.
What payment methods do you accept?
On Freedome, you can pay with any rechargeable credit card or prepaid card (including Postepay) from Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB networks. We also accept debit cards enabled for online payments. You can also use the digital wallets Apple Pay and Google Pay.
