Pasta Masterclass and Wine Tour in the Minardi Vineyard
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32 Ratings
Frascati
Join us for a pasta masterclass and wine tour in the Minardi Vineyard. Experience the cheerful spirit of a community and its family-run traditions through cooking, storytelling, and musical surprises. Get ready to relax and have fun!
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Minardi Frascati Winery - We will have fun by cooking fresh Pasta from scratch in a unique context: my family’s 17th century family-run wine farmhouse, located in Frascati’s vineyards (only 24 minutes train ride from Rome!).
    We will also enjoy a guided Wine Tour of our vineyard and farmhouse (a sort of wine museum now, no modern winemaking there) and have a Wine tasting of our nr. 3 family Wines, along with the lunch that will include the pasta varieties prepared by you, the tasty appetizers and the local sweets!
    We will meet in Frascati station and we will go to my family farmhouse (only 5 minutes drive) to discover a special place..
    Me and my family team, also made of a pro Chef, will teach you how to prepare nr.2 of the traditional pasta recipes, including \
What's Included
  • Round-trip internal transfers from Frascati to the farmhouse
  • Delicious lunch included
  • Explore an ancient cellar and vineyard
  • Guided tasting of 3 boutique wines and 1 tavern wine
  • Hands-on pasta masterclass experience
What's Not Included
  • train tickets from Roma termini station to Frascati station - eur 2
Additional Information

This unique half-day tour offers more than just flavorful boutique wines and exquisite local cuisine; it is also a journey into the heart of a community and its family-run traditions. It involves professional culinary lessons, engaging storytelling, light-hearted humor, historical insights, musical treats and a time-honored wine and food culture. So, brace yourself for relaxation and enjoyment!

Location
Frascati
In order to reach the Meeting, we suggest you to take the Train at 9:49am from Roma Termini Station directed to FRASCATI station, a 20 minutes comfortable train ride! We will meet you right outside the entrance of Frascati central Train Station On Saturday train at 10:14 am from Roma to TOR VERGATA
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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E8335rndanielet
Apr 24, 2024
Great adventure - Highly recommended. Great hosts. Great food. Great learning. Up to you 100 minimum characters. Not sure what else to add. :)
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Midsomerjambo
Mar 19, 2024
A Wonderful Day Out - 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.
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Susangy5091rj
Dec 11, 2023
Well organised, fun day out, stunning location. Book it! - WOW! Stunning location owned by a very welcoming family, especially Alfredo. Well organised transport and instructions to get there. Fun and interesting pasta making with Fabizio plus lovely lunch (and amazing wines). Their olive oil is to die for. And Paola is simply hilarious. We could've easily stayed longer and it was my favourite day out in Italy.
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Shakmalta
Dec 3, 2023
Will be back soon, Pasta and Minardi on my mind! - What an amazing experience this was. One of the best in our life. First of all, we had a wonderful tour leader who greated us at the train station together with one of the owners of the Vineyard. The actual pasta experience with the cheft, was top notch. We did indeed learn how to do 3 types of pasta, which was amazing and ate a big meal afterwards. It was worth it and I fully recommend it to anyone wanting to go out abit from Rome, just a 30min ride by train. Keep it up guys!
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Savanna_d
Nov 28, 2023
Loved the pasta, wine, and the people who made the experience memorable! - This was one of the highlights of my experience in Italy! The staff was very accommodating, and informative, and gave a great wine-tasting/pasta-making experience! I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to visit a winery close to Rome.
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Amenhotep97
Nov 13, 2023
great Experience - 100% recommendable. very kind people with good knowledge about wines and history. the food pairing was a perfect combination. ah! and before I forget the Food was freshly made.
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668evelinag
Oct 16, 2023
Fantastic!!! - A fantastic tour where you learn how to make three different pasta dishes and at the same time taste wines. Have been on both a pasta tour and a traditional wine tour and both are great fun with lovely guides. The best wine tour I have ever been on (and have been on several in several different countries).
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Kevinbr3664tm
Oct 12, 2023
Very cool experience - Nice to get out of Rome for the day. Nicco, our guide and interpréter was wonderful and part of the family. Our class was small, 6 people and the chef was very hands on with teaching the ins and outs making traditional pasta, after the class we sat outside with breath taking views of Rome and the countryside. Beautiful. For lunch they served a cold cuts, vegetables, breads cheeses then the wine tasting with history of the wine. After all that we were served our ravioli, fettuccini and a noodle soup with chick peas. It was all delicious. A very nice relaxing day to make our own lunch. Should be high on your list of to do’s.
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Mariann_r
Oct 11, 2023
Best in Italy - The entire event was memorable! From Jo, who picked us up at the train station, translated for us, gave us a tour of the vineyard, gave us a quick tour of Frascati, took us to a fabulous bakery, to just being an absolute delight who acted as more of a friend than a guide. Then there was Fabrizio, who was our chef, he made learning fun and was so charming. He taught us to make ravioli, fettuccini and maltagliti. Unfortunately, I can’t remember the name of the very handsome and charming 7th generation winemaker who serenaded us with Italian and American song. Hands down, this was the highlight of our trip to Italy!
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I4396ykannal
Sep 24, 2023
The best experience in Frascati - We were a group of friends who visited the winery and everyone was super happy! We learned a lot about pasta, wine and olive oil production in a varied and fun way. The scheme exceeded all expectations!
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