8-Hour Ragusa Wine and Olive Oil Tour through the Cerasuolo DOCG
About This Tour
Unwind at an authentic Sicilian Baglio, a traditional walled country estate, and discover the flavours of southeastern Sicily through wine and olive oil. Taste...
Duration: 8 Hours · Tour type: Private · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: Not applicable · City: Ragusa · Languages: English, French, Japanese, Spanish
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What's Included
- Luxury air-conditioned vehicle or similar
- English-speaking Sicilian (Italian) driver at your service for the day
- Light lunch
- 1 extra virgin olive oil tasting
- 2 wine tastings in two top-rated wineries
- Chocolate tasting
- Pick-up and drop-off right at the dock or your place of stay
- All local taxes, gasoline, highway and parking tolls, and the driver's meal
Not Included
- Gratuities are at the client's discretion
- Admission fees where required, unless otherwise specified
Itinerary
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1Day 01
Ragusa Countryside Wineries and Olive Oil Farm Experience
Meet your English-speaking Sicilian driver at your place of stay. Meet your English-speaking Sicilian driver at your place of stay. Head to a highly rated winery in the Cerasuolo DOCG area, in the territory of Ragusa, the starting point of our itinerary. Head to a highly rated winery in the Cerasuolo DOCG area, in the territory of Ragusa, the starting point of our itinerary. Discover roads surrounded by gnarly, century-old olive and carob trees, which provide shelter from the midday sun to cattle and sheep. The scenic drive is enhanced by the most striking feature of the Iblean countryside: dry-stone walls created by farming peasants with an innate sense of artistry. Discover roads surrounded by gnarly, century-old olive and carob trees, which provide shelter from the midday sun to cattle and sheep. The scenic drive is enhanced by the most striking feature of the Iblean countryside: dry-stone walls created by farming peasants with an innate sense of artistry. Arrive at the winery and get introduced to the indigenous grape varietals as you walk through the cellar with the expert winemaker. Sample their best wines accompanied by a great light lunch. Arrive at the winery and get introduced to the indigenous grape varietals as you walk through the cellar with the expert winemaker. Sample their best wines accompanied by a great light lunch. Have the chance to discover what Sicily's most famous grape varietal, Nero d'Avola, tastes like when blended with Frappato. Have the chance to discover what Sicily's most famous grape varietal, Nero d'Avola, tastes like when blended with Frappato. Enjoy a visit to a farm where an extraordinary variety of olive oil is produced. Enjoy a visit to a farm where an extraordinary variety of olive oil is produced. Taste the exquisite D.O.P. Iblean olive oil, accompanied by homemade bread and a selection of local cheeses and salami. After receiving various acknowledgements in national and international competitions, this olive oil is considered one of the best in the world because it is organic, rich in polyphenols, and very low in peroxides and acidity. Taste the exquisite D.O.P. Iblean olive oil, accompanied by homemade bread and a selection of local cheeses and salami. After receiving various acknowledgements in national and international competitions, this olive oil is considered one of the best in the world because it is organic, rich in polyphenols, and very low in peroxides and acidity. With the producer's help, learn when and how an oil is considered extra virgin. By comparing different qualities, you will determine which olive oils meet the criteria to carry the "extra virgin" designation and which have negative tastes that professionals refer to as defects. With the producer's help, learn when and how an oil is considered extra virgin. By comparing different qualities, you will determine which olive oils meet the criteria to carry the "extra virgin" designation and which have negative tastes that professionals refer to as defects.
Meeting Point
Meeting point: 87038 Cerasuolo, Province of Cosenza, Italy · Tour start: 87038 Cerasuolo, Province of Cosenza, Italy — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
