EXTRAVIRGIN OLIVE OIL AND ITS LANDSCAPES

Travel through olive varieties and oil regions in Italy or elsewhere. Plan a trip with Taste Scenario™ to discover these inimitable golden nectars and their landscapes dotted by silver green fronds. Coastal plains, hills or high planes where mills collect fruits from centenary trees with sculpted trunks, or from young trees designed in tidy rows rhythmically following one upon the other. Sunny regions where aromas and tastes of extravirgin olive oil (EVOO) season scenarios, places, stories, cultural productions and unveil their essence.

Taste Scenario plans tailor made travels to let you enjoy experiences in olive oil region that intrigues or excites you, or to learn more about a particular olive cultivar or a unique recipe.

Art, food, perspectives… There is no limit to the plots of tales that a great extravirgin olive oil can weave: we will choose with you the right inspiration for your journey.

Highlights and possible activities:

• visits to olive groves and mills (guided by company’s miller and/or agronomist on request)
• guided tasting sessions
• courses on tasting, wine and food and wine pairing
• cooking classes and courses on regional and international cuisine for novices, amateurs and professionals
• hiking and biking in EVOO producing areas
• tasting menus with olive oil (and wine) food pairing (even in the mills)
• weddings, events and private parties in the mills or in olive groves
• photo shoot and art workshops
• harvest activities
• visit to other types of agri-food production companies
• private tours, exclusive transportation with private driver
• cultural visits
• personal shopping
• fam trips, incentive tours
• olive growing courses

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Looking for an indipendent or an escorted tour? Please contact us. Fill out the PLAN YOUR TRIP form! Ask for a quote.

We can arrange for you trips to specific extravirgin olive oil producing areas or Wine Grand Tours throughout Italy (Apulia, Abruzzo, Tuscany, Sicily, Veneto, Umbria, Basilicata…) and other Countries (Andalusia, Crete, Provence, Napa Valley, in Spain, Greece, France, USA, …) on:

Specific olive cultivars and their terroris.

Interregional comparison of varieties, oil and terroirs.

Excellent organic olive oils; great monocultivar or blend olive oils.

Focus on single mills/oils or comparison among mills/oils.

Precious olive oil terroirs and culinary traditions: seasoning and food pairing.

Extravirgin olive oil and wine regions.

Getting involved in harvesting.

…and there are many more inspiration for your travel.

Let’s plan your trip together. Fill out the PLAN YOUR TRIP form! Ask for a quote.

Olive oil tour suggestions: 

Grand tour of olive cultivars: from Liguria to Apulia, from Veneto to Sicily…

Tour Picual (Spain)

Smell the pungent and almond in the Apulian Coratina.

Centenary olive groves at the footsteps of “Murgia dei trulli” hills.

Sweet Majatica and sweet rolling hills of Basilicata.

Oil terraces on the sea and on the lake: the Taggiasca variety in Liguria and the Casaliva on the Garda lake.

Magmatic olive oils: Etna, Vesuvio, Colli Euganei, Tuscia.

The rare taste of lemon in…Veneto: the Grignano variety and Valpolicella.

Olive grove facing the sea: Apulia, Calabria, Carso Triestino, Sicily, Sardinia…

Olive oils variations at the foot of Appennines

The Apulias of oils: 400 km of different olive groves.

Etna Iblei mounts and Trapani: the vertices of Sicilian olive oil.

Yellow tones in Senese oils and art.

Emperor Frederick II’s oils and wines: from Castelli di Jesi to Castel del Monte.

Greats oils and wines in: Veneto, Tuscany, Lazio, Marche, Abruzzo, Apulia, Sicily, Sardinia… Andalucia, Provenza, Napa Valley, Chile…

Greenway “Via Verde del Aceite” in Andalucia

… and many others proposal on request.

Price on request. The price varies according to the level of accommodation, comfort and services or activities you choose.