What about meeting in Apulia...
For gastronomic and human exchanges with producers committed to sustainability and quality, chefs, millers and sommeliers,
To immerse ourselves in nature and learn by doing, with the harvesting of olives and extraction of the oil.
When? 2-4 November 2023
Where? We will be based at Tenuta Tedone Consolini near Ruvo di Puglia
This experience is the result of a collaboration between the olive oil sommeliers of Olive Groves and Sebastiano and Valeria of Le 4 Contrade organic farm.
Programme
Day 1 - Museum, Slow Food Tasting & Dinner
From 4pm: tour of the Olive Oil Museum located in Le 4 Contrade’s old mill followed by a tasting of Italian vintage olive oils by Virginie and Camille, our olive oil sommeliers.
Aperitif and Slow Food dinner at Antichi Sapiri run by farmer-chef Pietro Zito.
Locations: Andria et Montegrosso
Day 2 - Olive Harvest and New Oil
In the morning, olive harvest in the century-old groves of the organic farming estate Le 4 Contrade.
Farmers' lunch at the masseria.
In the afternoon, transfer of the harvested olives to the modern mill near the estate and guided tour by the miller. Tasting of the new oil.
End of day is free, possibility to arrange dinner at the Tenuta.
Location: Le 4 Contrade
Day 3 - Alta Murgia and Castel del Monte
We’ll start the day with a walk in the Alta Murgia National Park near the Tenuta and will then head on to a lunch at Mezza Pagnotta, a local restaurant using mostly wild herbs and vegetables from the Alta Murgia. Dessert will be at famous ice cream shop Mokambo Gelateria.
In the afternoon, visit of the iconic Castel del Monte.
Free end of day.
Locations : Alta Murgia National Park, Ruvo di Puglia
Price & Booking
Price
450 Euros per adult (490 Euros with a single room). Booking by email. A prepayment of 80 Euros per adult will be requested, the balance will be payable to Olive Groves upon arrival.
Included:
Accommodation
Breakfasts and meals included in the programme (excluding wine and alcohol)
All proposed activities
Not included:
Airline tickets
Car rental and transfers
Travel insurance
Available on request:
Bedroom for 3 or 4 pax
Baby bed
English-speaking babysitter