BENANTI FULL EXPERIENCE – Start: h 11:00 and h 16:00
Duration: approx. 2 hrs – Shared experience * € 60 p.p. (Adults/Drinkers) € 20 p.p. (Non-Drinkers/Children 6+ years) An experience designed to discover the uniqueness of the Etna DOC grape varieties.
– visit to the Estate and the Monte Serra vineyard
– tasting of 4 selected ‘Traditional’ and ‘Contrade’ wines from different slopes of Etna, paired with gastronomic specialities

BENANTI ‘PREMIUM’ SELECTION FULL EXPERIENCE – Start: h 13:30
Duration: approx. 2 h – Shared experience * € 120 p.p. (Adults/Drinkers) € 40 p.p. (Non-Drinkers/Children 6+ years)
An emotional journey to reveal the ‘Etnean character’ that distinguishes Benanti wines.
– visit, guided by Sommeliers, of the Estate and the Monte Serra vineyard
– tasting of 5 wines that will be enhanced by the iconic Etna Bianco Superiore ‘Pietra Marina’. The experience is complemented by a contemporary lunch prepared by the Resident Chefs (please advise dietary requirements).

BENANTI ‘CONTRADE’ SELECTION FULL EXPERIENCE – Beginning: h 13:30 Duration: approx. 2 h – Shared experience * € 90 p.p. (Adults/Drinkers) € 30 p.p. (Non-Drinkers/Children 6+ years) An itinerary designed for those who wish to deepen their knowledge and variety of the slopes of DOC Etna

– visit, guided by Sommeliers, of the Estate and the Monte Serra vineyard,
– tasting of 5 ‘Contrada’ wines, paired with a contemporary gastronomic experience prepared by the Resident Chefs (please advise dietary requirements).

WINE TASTING ‘ICONIC’ FULL EXPERIENCE – start h 13:30 Duration: approx. 2 h – limited availability € 220 p.p. (Adults/Drinkers) – Shared experience * € 50 p.p. (Non-Drinkers/Children 6+ years) An unmissable opportunity to get to know wines of great longevity and complexity
– Sommelier-led tour of the Estate and the Monte Serra vineyard,
– the most representative tasting of the prestigious Benanti wines from the ‘Icone’ line, The experience is completed by pairing the wines with a full contemporary lunch prepared by the Resident Chefs (please note dietary requirements).

* PRIVATE visit and tasting: add € 10 p.p. to the agreed experience to be able to choose your arrival time
and reserve a private visit and tasting with a dedicated Sommelier (limited availability).

L'articolo Benanti Winery sembra essere il primo su Scent of Sicily.

You will enjoy a lovely Jeep experience through Etna area: the Corruccio Cave, lava flow from 2002 eruption.

It will be operated an hiking experience at the Sartorius Mountains area: this part will be adapted to the different
customers will take the tour. Traveling through one of the wine roads of Sicily and crossing large
expanses of vineyards (Etna D.O.C.), we will stop at a local winery, to enjoy a wine tasting and
have lunch, tasting the genuine food of this area (or Rustic Restaurant if you prefer). In the afternoon
get back driving through the Alcantara Valley a unique canyon comprised of basaltic lava (the
“Alcantara Gorges”) and shaped by the waters of the Alcantara river.

The Alcantara’s vertical cliffs reach 30 meters in height and its structures have been forged by high intensity geological and geothermal events. In prehistoric times, a river flowed here over clay sediments until a massive
volcanic eruption channeled magma into the river bed forming the current canyons.

L'articolo Private Etna Jeep Ride with Wine Tasting and Lunch at local Winery or Rustic Restaurant sembra essere il primo su Scent of Sicily.

Once on board, admire the fascinating town of Taormina from a different point of view, and relax
for approximately 3 hours while the English speaking Captain will describe the coastline.
You will visit not only Isola Bella, one of the most renowned places in Taormina, defined as the
Pearl of the Mediterranean, but the whole coast between Capo Naxos and Mazzarò including Naxos
Bay, the Grotta del Giorno (refuge for fishermen), Capo Taormina, the fascinating Grotta Azzurra with its colorful shades of blue and red corals, the Bay of Mazzarò, S. Nicola Bay and Spisone Bay.

Swim or snorkel for around 20 minutes into the crystal clear waters in one of the most beautiful bays of Taormina and give a glance at the bottom filled with corals and starfish. These wonderful sea landscapes with Etna Volcano and the Gulf of Giardini Naxos in the backdrop will let you a suggestive and pleasant memory of the day.

The tour ends at the port.

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At the end, stop in Modica.: famous  all around the world for its chocolate, you can’t miss the chance of stopping by for some chocolate tasting in a very special place with a surprise for you.

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This is the right experience for you!

In Sicily you can find excellent truffle. The best area for this experience is the Iblei mountains.

This is a very interesting tour, you will do an amazing trekking, during the walk with the truffle expert and the dog, we will try to find “the treasure ”.

After the walk, we will go to one of the most important SLOW FOOD trattoria in Sicily.

Here, you will enjoy a delightful sicilian lunch (this restaurant has 5 dishes recognized SLOW FOOD) of course, the truffle too.

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With a local guide you will discover the world of “Neviere”, it was like a well where
in the past. The local people preserved snow in the winter, became ice and they sold
everywhere, big business until 1950…
After a very nice walk in the wood, you will learn the preparation of  “Granita” – and will taste if of course – crushed ice with natural flavour or from October to April we can try the  Sicilian farmer’s breakfast with some local products.
Lunch in a famous trattoria, one of the most “Slow food “place in Sicily.
Also, olive oil tasting, one of the best olive oil in Italy.
After meal, we’ll visit a church of XII century used by the last Knights Templar and magnificent olive trees, 800 years old!

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