Discover the amazing wines of CorteCorbo while walking through the wonderful vineyards and cantina with the guidance of a real irpinian wine-maker (Guided tour of the Cortecorbo Vineyards and Cantina). You will hear about the origin of all irpinian wines, but also the storey of a small family wine-business with a long tradition.
The second part of your trip will be a Cooking Class. You can learn how to make and cook Pizza in an old wood oven or how to cook hand-made pasta such as Ravioli. Learning while having fun is mandatory.
Relax with a typical long Countryside Lunch & Wine Tasting, while tasting six different kinds of wine from Cortecorbo winery. You will learn about the Taurasi docg, the wine-diamond of the south.
Either way, you will enjoy a meal in which local dishes are selected in order to celebrate the characteristics of our beautiful wines.
Hospitality, unique products and happiness are the ingredients necessary to offer an unforgettable experience…..
Come to share wines, nature and stories with the right people….
1) Guided tour of the Cortecorbo vineyards: we offer a sensorial and historical immersion to help experience the ancient origins of Irpinian wines, of Taurasi docg (the most important red wine in the south of Italy) and the storey of the Cortecorbo family.
2) Guided tour of Cantina: discover how wine is made through the words of a real wine-maker in a suggestive atmosphere. You can also taste the various wine harvests in order to understand the effects of the different ageing wood barrels.
3) Cooking class: learn how to make pizza and “Maccaronara” (typical irpinian hand-made pasta). While having fun you can learn the ancient art of hand-made pasta and pizza. Pizza will be cooked in a wood oven in order to taste the result of the cooking class.
4) Wine tasting and countryside lunch: The most important irpinian wines from Cortecorbo winery will be tasted during the lunch: Three red wines (Taurasi docg 2016, Aglianico doc 2017, Campi Taurasini doc 2016). Three White wines (Fiano di Avellino docg 2020, Greco di Tufo docg 2020, Coda di volpe doc 2019).
Antipasto
Irpinian cheeses, bruschetta, salami and chestnuts: dish with chestnuts soup/ three different kinds of cheeses (provolone dop, pecorino)/ handmade salami/ bruschetta with tomatoes and green peppers. The pizza created during the cooking class will be cooked live in the wood oven
Portata principale:
Ravioli with pumpkin cream: Hand-made ravioli with pumpkin cream made of organic vegetable planted by a local farmer with grated seasoned pecorino bagnolese
Maccaronara al Ragù: Hand made long pasta with tomato sauce made of local meat and tomatoes.
Straccetti di Vitello: Cut of veal made with cherry tomatoes, green rocket, parmigiano reggiano dop and balsamic vinegar cream.
Dessert: Tiramisù
