Food & Wine

Italy at its most generous

Italian food is not a cuisine. It is a collection of regional traditions, each with its own ingredients, techniques, seasons and producers, built up over centuries in response to a specific landscape and climate. The food of Abruzzo has almost nothing in common with the food of Sicily. Barolo and Amarone are both Italian wines and come from completely different worlds.

Italy Explore designs food and wine tours that go into the depth of these traditions: behind the restaurant and the wine list, into the kitchen, the cellar, the truffle wood and the olive grove.

Behind the table

A food and wine tour with Italy Explore is not a series of restaurant bookings. It is access: to the producers, the farmers, the vintners and the specialists who make Italian food culture what it is. We work with family estates that do not advertise, with local food artisans whose work you will not find in a supermarket, and with cooks who learned in someone’s grandmother’s kitchen. The meals matter. The conversations at those meals matter just as much.

  • Guided visits to family-run wine estates, olive oil producers and artisan food makers
  • Hands-on cooking classes with local cooks
  • Truffle hunting experiences in season
  • Wine tastings with the producers, not in a generic tasting room
  • Meals that are part of the programme, not an afterthought
  • Full logistics managed by Italy Explore

Tuscany

Rolling hills, Renaissance cities, and the finest table in Italy.
Go to Tuscany

Lazio

Ancient civilisations, volcanic lakes, and the Eternal City at its heart.
Go to Lazio

Abruzzo

Wild mountains, national parks, and authentic traditions.
Go to Abruzzo

Campania

The Amalfi Coast, Pompeii, and the soul of southern Italy.
Go to Campania

Sicily

A crossroads of civilisations on the Mediterranean’s largest island.
Go to Sicily

Apulia

Trulli, olive groves, and the end of the Italian peninsula.
Go to Apulia

Umbria

The green heart of Italy: medieval towns, mysticism, and exceptional truffles.
Go to Umbria

Liguria

The Cinque Terre, clifftop trails, and the scent of basil pesto.
Go to Liguria

Trentino-South Tyrol

The Dolomites, apple orchards, and the meeting point of Italian and Alpine cultures.
Go to Trentino-South Tyrol

Marche

An undiscovered gem between the Apennines and the Adriatic.
Go to Marche

Piemonte

Barolo, white truffles, and the Alps at their most dramatic.
Go to Piemonte

Veneto

Venice, the Dolomites, and centuries of Venetian culture.
Go to Veneto

Sardinia

Wild coastlines, ancient nuraghe, and a culture that stands apart.
Go to Sardinia

Aosta Valley

The roof of Italy: Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, and ancient Roman roads.
Go to Aosta Valley