Tag: Tours

• Olive Oil & Mozzarella Tasting

  

  Puglia is one of the largest producers of olive oil in the world and the quality is second to none! At Sant’Oro they strive to be the best, and the awards and accolades speak for themselves. This family-run oil press, ‘Frantoio‘ has been in the family for generations and the young siblings, Cataldo and his […]

  Valerie Knott

  23/02/2019

  Culture and Traditions, Events, Food and Wine, Uncategorized

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• Poetic, Passionate Plates of Puglian Cuisine: Masseria Il Frantoio

  They say it’s not all about the food and ‘they’ may be right but at Masseria Il Frantoio, located near Ostuni, you will find passion and poetic stories, as Armando Balestrazzi (the owner), presents each plate of carefully crafted organic, Pugliese cuisine. His enthusiasm and quiet, calm demeanour, is truly captivating! Keeping with tradition and […]

  Valerie Knott

  07/04/2016

  Culture and Traditions, Food and Wine

  Antique Oil Mill, art, Bed & Breakfast, events, Fine dining, Food art, Italian Cuisine, Italian Culture, Italian Traditions, Italy, Lunch & Dinner, Luxury Accomodation, Masseria, Masseria Il Frantoio, Ostuni, Puglia, puglian food, Puglian Pleasures, Puglian Wines, Southern Italy, Tours, Traditional Food, wine

• Review of Puglian Pleasures Wine Tour: By Let’s go to Puglia!

  This year I had the pleasure to meet the founders of Let’s go to Puglia and several of their guests as they joined us for our Puglian Pleasures wine tour. This is their review of their experience with Puglian Pleasures. Written by Let’s go to Puglia New kids on the block, Puglian Pleasures, offer a […]

  Valerie Knott

  02/12/2015

  Culture and Traditions, Events, Food and Wine, Tours

  Dancing, events, Italian Culture, Italy, la pruina wine, let’s go to puglia, live music, new experiences, Pasta, pasta demonstration, Pizzica, Puglia, Puglian Pleasures, reviews, Salento, something different, Tours, Wine tours

• Vino and Vespas!

  

  Last weekend in Puglia it was ‘Cantine Aperte’ where many of the wineries (Cantine) opened their doors to the public, to showcase their wines. So we thought it would be fun to incorporate this into our tour and have an extra special event; ‘Vino and Vespas’. Sadly I don’t have a Vespa, but I still […]

  Valerie Knott

  06/06/2015

  Culture and Traditions, Events, Food and Wine, Tours

  Award winning Wines, Cantine, Cantine Aperte, Consorzio Produttori Vini Cantina, events, food, Italian Culture, Italy, Manduria, Masseria Altemura, Oria, Pizzica, Primitivo di Manduria, Puglia, Puglian Wines, rosato, Rosè, Salento, Southern Italy, Tours, Traditional Food, Vespa, vespa club, wine, Wine tasting, Wine tours