Experiences
Cooking Class: Handmade Pasta & Truffle Experience
2h: 30m
combinations with typical products
transfer available
Local wines
In the timeless stillness of the Valpolicella hills, surrounded by ancient vineyards and the scents of earth and wine, we invite you to discover a truly authentic and emotional experience: our handmade pasta cooking class, where tradition comes alive through touch, taste, and passion
You will be welcomed by a genuine Italian and Venetian cooking teacher – an experienced and passionate woman who will guide you through every gesture, sharing the secrets passed down from generation to generation. With her, you’ll roll up your sleeves and dive into the pleasure of creating fresh pasta by hand – flour, eggs, a pinch of passion… and the magic begins
Using traditional tools and age-old techniques, just like our grandmothers once did, you will prepare different types of fresh pasta. Each step is a joyful discovery – learning the right texture, how to roll and shape the dough with care, and feeling time slow down as you connect with the essence of Italian home cooking
After your hands-on experience, the table is set with the most beautiful reward: a tasting of our organic estate wines, paired with the pasta you’ve just made, enriched by the scent and flavor of our own fresh truffle, harvested in the woods of the estate
It’s a journey of flavor and soul, of tradition and joy
A moment to pause, to feel, to savor
What's included:
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Fresh pasta workshop with teacher
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Fresh pasta with our own truffle
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Guided tour in the vineyards and visit to the estate
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Guided tasting of Valpolicella red wines (different options available)
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Typical paired products, cold cuts from Valpolicella and cheeses from Lessinia with different maturations
Meeting place:
at the time booked at Tenuta Santa Maria Valverde: loc. Gazzo 4 37020 Marano di Valpolicella
The place can be reached by car (30 minutes from Verona and Lake Garda) and also by public transport (in this case our service is available to organize the itinerary). If you have chosen the option with transport from Verona, you will be contacted by our service.
Tips:
Summer:
comfortable shoes: we will walk in the vineyard and on uneven pavement
a shawl for visiting the cellars where the temperature is low
a hat and sunscreen to protect yourself from the sun
Winter:
comfortable shoes: we will walk in the vineyard which can be muddy and on uneven pavement
warm clothes for the visit to the cellars
Accessibility':
Experience for everyone: very low level of difficulty.
The administration of alcohol is forbidden to minors under the age of 18.
Please let us know if you want to bring small animals with you.
Accessible to strollers: please let us know if you are traveling with children under 18.
People with disabilities: limited accessibility to tasting, excluding cellars.
MEETING PLACE:
Estate
Santa Maria Valverde
- 30 minutes from the center of Verona (18 km)
- 30 minutes from Lazise-Lake Garda (21 km)
For more sustainable mobility, reach us by public transport!
A comfortable journey from the center of Verona without ever changing lines. Our service will guide you in creating the itinerary
Private transport service is available upon request.
The duration is 2h30m.
The experience includes a guided tour of the estate and vineyards, cellars and drying. The tasting includes the 3 Valpolicellese wines paired with typical local products.
The experience will also be held in case of rain inside the Tenuta's Lounge
OUR OTHER wine tasting PROPOSALS:
Tenuta Santa Maria Valverde offers a rich catalog of tasting activities
to be carried out in the center of Verona and in Valpolicella, at the Tenuta, in the lovely countryside of Verona
The winery is easy to reach: if you don't want to take your car, you can use public transport
(by bus, 20 minutes, no changes) and we will provide you with all the necessary instructions.