As you may have read from many previous posts, Sentieri Tours is hosting a 12 day trip to the beautiful Amalfi Coast in the summer of 2016. That means 12 days of non-stop adventures, tour guides, breathtaking views, and delicious regional food. In addition to all of this, Sentieri is offering… Continue reading
Susan Croce Kelly, author and former editor and publisher of Ozarks Magazine, writes about her amazing traveling experiences in northern Italy. Travelling with her husband and several cousins on a Sentieri tour to Italy’s Piedmont region, Susan is on a journey to reconnect with her family roots and to taste traditional Piedmontese cuisine.… Continue reading
In October of 2014, Sentieri Tours went to Piedmont, Italy and visited several cities and sites experiencing the best of Northern Italy’s offerings of the harvest season. The Travel Log below describes each day of the trip, what we ate, and what wines we drank – complete with pictures and… Continue reading
On Saturday February 7th, Sentieri hosted its very own wine tasting event hosted by Italian-trained wine sommelier Annie Shapero! After eight years in Italy, Annie now heads up DiVino, a wine tasting event and consulting company operating out of New York. Annie shared her knowledge about many different wines and how… Continue reading
While staying in Casale Monferrato, Sentieri’s tour group of 36 participants became the talk of the town. Casale Monferrato, by no means a tourist trap, wasn’t used to long stays by a group of this size. The none the less, the people of Casale, “i casalesi”, offered their best foods,… Continue reading
Today began with a visit to the cellars of Rocche dei Manzoni d’Alba – known for their Barolo. A guide took us through this vineyard’s wine making process while touring the cellars. The visit concluded with a tasting of a Valentino Brut spumante and a Barolo. We then went to… Continue reading
Today was a special excursion to Moleto, a small, medieval town. After taking in some wonderful views of the Piedmont countryside, we visited a villa in Moleto where we were invited to an aperitif in the cellar. From the cellar we were able to visit an “infernot”, a sub-cellar that always… Continue reading
Today we visited the Salone del Gusto, taking place just outside of Turin. This event is Slow Food’s bi-annual convention where members and exhibitors come from all over the world. Turin is the home to the Slow Food’s founder, Carlo Petrini. The expo is divided into four sectors. The first… Continue reading
Today began with an excursion to Desana where we visited a rice farm called La Tenuta Margherita. After a presentation on the rice production process at La Tenuta we were served a three course tasting entirely rice based right down to the breadsticks. On the route back to Casale we… Continue reading
The day began with a cooking class. Chefs Patrizia, Roberto and Enzo showed the group how to prepare traditional Casale dishes: Vitello Tonnato (thinly sliced veal with a tuna vegetable paste) Agnolotti (stuffed pasta with veal) Millefoglie (layered vegetable bake) And almond cake with zabaglione. We enjoyed the fruits of… Continue reading
