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WORKSHOPS
DAC IN ORVIETO, APRIL 18-25, 2023.
COOKING CLASS:
Piazza del Popolo, one of the main squares in Orvieto, hosts the City Market, on Thursday and Saturday mornings. Farmers and local producers from the surrounding countryside arrive at the market in Orvieto early in the morning to sell their products. If you are looking for fresh fruit and veggies, the market is a real point of reference for lovers of non-intensive agriculture. Chef Simona and Sommelier Graziella will lead you through the main stalls and will help you to purchase the ingredients for your cooking class. A private bus will then drive you to Neri’s Winery, where in a professional kitchen you will learn how to cook some traditional recipes under the guidance of the Chef. A final lunch will be served along with a presentation of local wines, food-wine pairing and a tour of the winery with Sommelier Graziella.
IN ADDITION TO THE COOKING CLASS, EACH PARTICIPANT CAN SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS: PLEASE MAKE SURE TO HAVE COMPLETED THE QUALTRICS SURVEY FOR YOUR SELECTION.
Each class has a capacity of 12 participants. You do have the option of not participating.
LEATHER WORKSHOP: Federico, a young talented shoemaker, has been working in leather for 10 years. Along with his wife, Hannah, an American by birth, who graduated from Gordon College, they will teach you everything regarding leather tanning and quality, sewing techniques, goodyear welting, pattern design and construction. You will learn how to make a book cover.
CERAMIC WORKSHOP: discover the charm and the infinite expressive range of clay which follows a formula unchanged over the millennia, under the expert guidance of Rosaria a local ceramist who graduated from The Academy of Fine Arts. Through Earth, Water, Air and Fire, clay can take on both ancient and modern forms, always maintaining its communicative power with which it transmits creative thought.
MARBLED PAPER WORKSHOP: PAPER (12 pax):Visit an ancient papermaking workshop where they produce and decorate special papers. You will learn about the history of paper and books, a vehicle for the spreading of ideas and an instrument of social and cultural changes. Presentation of ancient books and their decorations.Paper as an art form: ornamental papers and book decorative arts. Demonstration of traditional techniques for artistic marbled paper and workshop with practical experience of the participants. 3 / 4 hours
SVINNERE: Visit the small winery located in an ancient cave in the city center that produces Svìnnere, an aromatic red wine typical of Orvieto, flavored with wild cherries, expertly crafted according to a treasured Medieval family recipe passed down by Nonna Velia Tasting of Svìnnere paired with gorgonzola cheese, chocolate and tozzetti with hazelnuts. Bottling and labeling of a bottle as a gift for each participant.
