Organic cooking class with a sommelier in an Olive and wine farm

Overview

Available languages

English

Italian

3 hours

Mobile ticket

You will learn to make pasta, and some fantastic Italian dishes with fun. I'm specialized in using produce that is organic, locally grown.I want to provide you an organic and sustainable experience.

I provide guests the best selections of organic food and we only cook with extra virgin organic olive oil. On request I can make also glueen free class or kids cooking class. Menu: two kind of pasta hand made, an italian dessert siders, wines olive oil and wine tasting and farm visit. My philosophy from the beginning has been to serve whole natural foods that are minimally processed. Where ever possible we produce our items in house here at the slow cooking school.

Additional Info

Specialized infant seats are available

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Bottled water

Wine tasting

WINE

Lunch

Beverages

Gratuities

What To Expect

We will meet at il Fontanaro Organic Farm house in Paciano. We are at 15 minutes from Chiusi Chianciano train Station, Siena. We will offer you a coffee and we will start with an olive and wine tasting, than we will cook together the lunch making all the pastas and food by hand. I'm a professional olive and wine sommelier and i will be happy to share with you all the secret of good wines and oils. The menu is characterized by organic seasonal vegetables. We offer also a gluten free class, kids cooking class, to be asked in advance. We can provide high chair for kids and baby sitting during the class if needed.

Sample Menu

starter

frisella

served with fresh organic tomatoes and basil, after the extra virgin olive oil tasting

main

home made tagliatelle with meat ragout or porcini mushrooms for the vegetarians

we will make together the pasta and cut it than we will make the sauce and cook and eat!

main

spaghetti alla chitarra

we will make together the pasta and cut it than we will make the sauce and cook and eat!

main

gnocchi, or orecchiette or other

we will make together the pasta and cut it than we will make the sauce and cook and eat!

dessert

tiramisu

also for kids with wild berries

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Organic cooking class with a sommelier in an Olive and wine farm

Reviews

4.99

69 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Wonderful cooking experience
V9382XRkathleenw,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
In this beautiful setting among friends and our wonderful teacher, Alina, we got expert advice on olive oill, and learned to make our own pasta from scratch .
Unforgettable Experience!
romazoma4,
Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Unforgettable Experience in the Italian Countryside! This was my 3rd year leading a Plein Air Painting Retreat at one of Il Fontanaro’s gorgeous villas. And my favorite day of the retreat is our memorable cooking class! Hands down one of the best meals of my life- every time! Chef Alina is so knowledgeable, kind and fun- a great cooking teacher! My painting students and I thoroughly enjoyed our pasta making cooking class with her, the fabulous meal, & tour of Il Fontanaro’s olive oil production facility and wine cellar. Highly recommend!!
Enjoyable and delicious!!!!!!
September S,
Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Welcoming arrival, Alina was friendly , fun and informative, great class and we learned a-lot Pastas were all delicious and the dessert wine and limoncello Most of the foods that were used in the ingredients came from their family farm It was a pleasure to see the ducks and chickens and the dog! We also learned about the olive oil processing and we’re able to participate in it a bit Highly recommend
So Special
PKD2Harbors,
Oct 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was amazing, fun and the best meal ever. Alina is extremely patient and made sure we understood that love was one of the important ingredients. Alina speaks perfect English so it was easy to understand and follow instructions. The kitchen is so warm and welcoming. The ingredients could not have been more fresh.. from the kitchen garden. We made several dishes and then after they were complete we ate at the lovely table outside of the kitchen. It was so special and unique. The food was amazing and the cost of the class considering we had several meals out of it was almost nothing. Can't think of a better meal that we had in our 3 weeks in Italy.
We loved this cooking class
Steve A,
Oct 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
If you are wanting an authentic Italian cooking experience in a beautiful setting, look no more. Alina’s Slow Cooking School was one of the best parts of our vacation. She walked us through how to make several different pastas, including ravioli and spaghetti, and a simple fruit tiramisu which we ate for lunch around a communal table. Alina is a lot of fun! Plus, she gave us a tour of her family’s olive orchard and oil press. We also met and cooked with some enjoyable people from other parts of the world. An all around great day.
Cooking with Alina
414Jo1963,
Oct 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A warm welcome to Il Fontanaro awaited us from Alina and her family - Lucia and Clara. Such a beautiful setting for us to learn to make some Tuscan pasta dishes and learn about organic olive oil production. Alina shared her passion for this with us. Once we had prepared these dishes plus a summer tiramisu we could sit down and share them with our classmates from around the world with a glass of wine and some homemade limoncello. Nothing was too much trouble (we had a lot of assistance when we had a flat tyre en route and needed to get it replaced) and we were made to feel very much at home in a beautiful part of Tuscany. I would wholeheartedly recommend a cookery class with Alina - you won’t regret it!!
Italy at it’s finest!!!
CiaoBella0215,
Oct 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Exceptional experience!!! Without a doubt a wonderful afternoon!! The host were so very nice and we enjoyed meeting people from around the globe!! Highly recommended this to anyone visiting… located off the beaten path in a beautiful countryside setting!!
Highly recommend
janasW4259CU,
Sep 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Alina was very informative and along with her assistant were hands on helpful. Besides the delicious lunch was the way Alina brought 11 of us who did not know each other together to have a wonderful morning.
Delightful, fun, delicious experience in a beautiful setting
barneyrealtor,
Sep 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
An absolute pleasure to be in such a beautiful environment and learn some great pasta making and cooking skills from Alina, who spoke English well and hosted us beautifully! Particularly fun for a group of friends as we were.
fantastic cooking class experience
Nomad101777,
Aug 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
fantastic experience of Italian culture , excellent food and hospitality! Loved this class with Alina and we will never buy oil oil in a supermarket again 😉