Food and Wine
- Spend an afternoon with the top cheese affineur in Italy, Carlo, near Lake Maggiore learning about distinguishing cheeses, pairings with foods and wines and how they are seasoned in his grottos.
- Join a trifulao (truffle hunter) and his dog Bianca for truffle hunting in the woods near Alba, renowned for its truffles. Sample truffles with bread, salami and local wines. Also enjoy a lunch with truffle specialties.
- Head to Barolo for tastings of these noble and prestigious wines, including visiting an enoteca with about 35,000 bottles of wine from throughout Italy, but specializing in these Piedmontese wines from the Barolo area.
- Try a chocolate and wine tasting in Milan as part of the truly Milanese custom of aperitivo (the high-style Milan version of cocktail hour/tapas).
