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Pasta Making Class in Rome's Countryside with Winery Tour

US$ 94 per person

4.96 (85)

Starting time

10:30AM

Duration

4.5 hours

Min. participants

2 Participants

Language

English

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About

Welcome in Frascati!
There will be a transfer waiting to get you to the Minardi Winery in less than 5 minutes.

Once arrived in this panoramic location amongst the vineyards, the farmhouse Chef will teach you how to prepare from scratch some of the traditional local pasta varieties, including “Fettuccine ”, "Ravioli" and “Maltagliati“, as well as some of the secrets of the local culinary tradition handed down by our Grandma.

After the class, you will enjoy a Wine tasting of the farmhouse boutique wines and olive oil.
You will taste three wines of the family production: the famous Frascati Superiore white wine, the Vagnolo IGP red wine, and a very typical product of this land, the sweet Cannellino wine.

You will meet the wine farmhouse family team, who will take you on a tour across the old vineyards, which he still takes care of with the same old farming techniques the family has been adopting for centuries. Travel into the past of the winemaking, listening to the stories and experiences of passionates of this historic land.

You will visit the old cellar, where he will introduce you to the secrets and the old processes of the winemaking of the famous Frascati wine.

Time for the Chef lunch!
You will enjoy a lunch prepared express by the chef, made of several varieties of seasonal appetizers, plus all the pastas that you have prepared during the class! To finish with a gourmet wine ice cream tasting.
Also, the musical surprise is a happy farmhouse tradition!

At the end of the experience, you will be transferred back to Frascati Town to take the train back to Rome at 15:36 hrs! You can also decide to explore the cute Frascati town a bit before going back to Rome!

Schedule

Train Guide:

During weekdays and on Sundays we suggest you to take the train at 9 49am from Rome termini station to
Frascati station (9:54am on Sundays), we then meet outside frascati station in the middle of the square!
Only on SATURDAYS, we suggest you to take the train at 10:14 am from Rome termini station to Tor vergata
station (the main destination on the billboard is Cassino, but you have to get off in tor vergata station
after 17 Minutes ride only).

Otherwise if you decide to come with your own car or taxi/Uber, please message us

Saturday Class:

10:14 am: Catch the train in Rome Termini Station towards Tor Vergata Station
10:31 am: Arrive at Tor Vergata railway station where you'll meet a member of the family to pick you up
10:40 am: A 5 minutes transfer to the Farmhouse
10:50 am: Arrive at farmhouse where you'll learn how to make a delicious pasta
12 pm: After the class, we'll take you to Minardi winery for your wine tour and guided tasting
1:00 pm: Time to enjoy the pasta you made directly at the farmhouse, with regional cheese, selected cold meats and seasonal vegetables and wine to accompany
2:30 pm: happy farewell

Weekday Classes:

9:49 am: Catch the train in Rome Termini Station towards Frascati
10:20 am: Arrive at Frascati railway station where you'll meet a member of the family to pick you up
10:30 am: a 5 minutes transfer to the Farmhouse
11:00 am: Arrive at the farmhouse where you'll learn how to make a delicious pasta
12:00 pm: After the class, we'll take you for your wine tour and tasting
2:30 pm: Time to enjoy the pasta you made directly at the farmhouse, with regional cheese, selected cold meats, local vegetables and wine to accompany

Included Highlights

All ingredients

Roman countryside

Vegetarian applicable

Winery and cellar tour

Class at the wine farmhouse

Guided Wine tasting with pairings

Additional Information

Confirmation

Book now and receive your confirmation instantly. Please present your booking reference number at the cooking school.

Cancellation

Full refund will be issued for cancellation made at least 72 hours prior to the activity

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Traveler Reviews

Verified 4.96 85 reviews

"Amazing experience! Best cooking classes ever"

The place is amazing with great staff. Organic food, delicious wine. Both Anna Maria and Michelle made this experience very enjoyable and shared so much knowledge not only about pasta making but also about the wines. I highly recommend it to couples, families as well as single travelers.

"Great adventure!"

Highly recommended. Great hosts. Great food. Great learning.

"A Wonderful Day Out."

A Wonderful Day Out Mar 2024 • Friends This is a simply wonderful experience. Who knew making pasta from scratch was so accessible? The train ride from Termini is cheap as chips with lots of lovely views (look out for the aqueduct park - well worth a visit in its own right), the views at the winery are stunning and the buildings are amazing. Fabrizio the chef really knows his stuff and it was fun having him speak Italian (although his English is way better than my Italian) while Luca translated. The wines are lovely and it was great to be able to sit outside in the sun and enjoy them with a bit of bread and cheese. Lunch was the pasta we'd made topped with Fabrizio's sauces with lots of Minardi wine and we then gatecrashed a party of young Americans on what I believe they call a bachelorette party! That was at Alfredo's insistence by the way, we'd never have been so bold :) Alfredo's a pretty fine guitarist so we all had a sing song with our American friends then it was time to go. We had a couple of beers in Frascati waiting for the train back to Rome and enjoyed the views from a bar we'd patronised a couple of years previously. Everyone in our party of eight thoroughly enjoyed the experience and we'd do it again in a heartbeat.

"A Wonderful Break"

We found the pasta making class a wonderful break from the chaos of five days of hard touring in Rome. Our host, Nico, picked us up at the Frascati station and the rest of the day he was a constant, friendly source of information and instruction. We were taught how to make pasta (3 kinds), we had a tour of the vineyard, and then we had a delicious lunch, all in the rustic farmhouse of the vineyard. Well worth the cost, we returned to Rome late in the afternoon well fed and relaxed. It was like we had visited members of an extended family.

"AMAZING! Had the best time!"

I cannot recommend this class enough! It was informative, fun, and the family/Nico were so kind and helpful to my family and me. My entire family booked the class, and unfortunately the morning of, a few of us were suffering from food poisoning. Nico and the family could not have been more accommodating and lovely to my sickly cousins, all while keeping the class and tour going for the rest of us. We made some truly delicious pasta and got to tour their truly beautiful home and winery. Love, love, loved this experience! Would definitely do this again!

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Meeting Point

Meeying at Frascati railway station

Train Guide:

Otherwise if you decide to come with your own car or taxi/Uber, please message us.

You will catch the train in Rome Termini Station at 9:49 am on weekdays for the morning class towards Frascati. The train ride is only 22 minutes and costs 2.20€. We suggest you arrive around 30 minutes earlier at the station to take the train tickets either in advance online (www.trenitalia.com) or at the newspaper kiosks or tobacco shops inside the station! On Saturdays: You will catch the train at 10:14 am from Rome Termini station to Tor Vergata station. The train ride is only 17 minutes and costs 1.50€.

Once arrived in Tor Vergata station, please exit from the opposite entrance by walking on the transparent tunnel above the train platforms and you will see a member of the Minardi Family welcome you outside the entrance of Tor Vergata station, waiting for you to start the experience!

* The exact address will be shared in your booking confirmation.

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