The Wine & Food of Italy

Hosted by David Corsun, Director & Associate Professor, Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management

Jun 16 – 28, 2024

Join Professor David Corsun on a custom designed journey through the Tuscany and Piemont areas of Italy to share the amazing regional wine and food of Italy.  Our program has exclusive visits to wineries, not normally open to the public with VIP access, tours, tastings and sumptuous lunches and dinners. Visits include VIP tour of the Castello Banfi’s Italian Flagship winery in Camigliano with a and educational session on Italian wines, a tour of the facility and lunch in the castle’s dining room. We will have similar excursions to the Barone Ricasoli winery – the oldest winery in Italy and the second oldest in the world, Cantine Banfi Piemonte, Marquesi di Gresi, and a fabulous Barolo producer in Monforte, Domenico Clerico.  We will also have a Balsamic Vinegar tasting in Modena, learn how to make Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and visit  a truffle grower and distributor, TartufLanghe, for a fabulous lunch featuring truffle dishes and wine pairings.  There is history and culture too on this program with visits to Siena, the beautiful seaside town of Santa Margherita Ligure and of course Eternal Rome.