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The Turin Chocolate & Wine Tasting Experience

By Slow Travel
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Free cancellation available
Price is €69 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • More than 2 hours of chocolate and wine tastings, in Turin with a local guide
  • Selected food tastings, going from chocolate to cheeses & cured meats
  • An easy two wine tasting from the Piedmont Region
  • A fun and relaxing way to learn about its food culture and its history
  • Walking and viewing some beautiful landmarks

Activity location

    • Turin
    • Turin, Piemonte, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • P.za Vittorio Veneto, 5, 10124 Torino TO, Italia | Meet the guide under the porches, in front of Caffè Elena, that is one of the historical landmarks of Torino: you can find it in Piazza Vittorio Veneto 5/B.
    • Torino, Piemonte, Italy

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The Turin Chocolate & Wine Tasting Experience

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
€69.00 x 1 Adult€69.00
Total
Price is €69.00
Until Thu, 25 Jun

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    6 bean-to-bar chocolate tastings
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local wine tastings (2 glasses)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Cured meat and cheese pairings
  • What's includedWhat's included
    2 hours tasting experiences led by a local food expert
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tip or service charge

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: People with nut allergies
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Our local guide will provide an overview of Turin and its role in the development of the Italian identity and how food and wine have been thriving in this territory due to 800 years rules Savoyard state. As you were a bohemien, you will start the experience in an historical cafè.

First, you will try the Bicerin, the traditional chocolate drink whose recipe was and still is consumed in these '800 century cafès.

You will then move on to a cosy place and you will have a lesson about chocolate, with insights offered by the guide, and sample a selection of bean to bar fine chocolates and then traditional chocolates like Gianduiotto and Cremino. Gianduiotto name comes from Gianduja: made by blending finely ground hazelnuts with chocolate to create a smooth and indulgent treat. Gianduja has a fascinating history, originating in Turin and dating back to the 19th century when cocoa was scarce and expensive. The chocolate tastings will be 100% organic and “bean to bar” products.

Then you will move on to a wine tasting: Turin and Piedmont are famous for its wines, from vineyards in the slopes of Alps. Your guide will lead you to a wine tastings of 2 iconic white and red wines, paired with an organic cured meat and cheese platter. Providing a relaxed course on drinking like a pro sommelier and understand scents behind each wine.

Come hungry, thirsty, and excited to learn new things. Get ready to explore the flavours of Turin and to sightsee its incredible squares and palaces, reminiscent of the past.

Location

Activity location

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    • Turin
    • Turin, Piemonte, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • P.za Vittorio Veneto, 5, 10124 Torino TO, Italia | Meet the guide under the porches, in front of Caffè Elena, that is one of the historical landmarks of Torino: you can find it in Piazza Vittorio Veneto 5/B.
    • Torino, Piemonte, Italy