Food & Wine Itineraries

Tasting the typical products of Veneto

Besides being a chance to discover the area and its historical and artistic beauties, a holiday in Veneto is also an opportunity for food and wine itineraries in Veneto .The region has actually selected 349 typical products, which best represent the local environments.

For this reason we will be happy to recommend you some typical products of Veneto and to help you plan several wine and food itineraries in Veneto that combine sightseeing with tastings of our local traditional dishes. This is the best way to experience a special holiday in Veneto, made of slow rhythms, artistical beauties and traditional flavours.

One of the most famous typical products in Veneto is cheese, especially the ones produced on the mountains such as Asiago and Montasio. The Asiago (mezzano, vecchio and stravecchio) is produced with semi-skimmed raw milk, which is cooked twice before its maturation, whereas Montasio is one of the most important typical products of Veneto and owes its name to the plateau where it is produced. It is a fat cheese because it is obtained from full-cream milk.

Your food and wine itineraries must include the tasting of the very profuse production of fruits, vegetables and cereals, such as rice, red chicory (especially that of Chioggia and Treviso) and the white asparagus, real delicacies of the region.

Veneto is also famous for its wines. Wine production began in ancient times and now it is renowned both for quality and quantity. Veneto has 19 Doc wines and 9 Igt wines (Doc and Igt being marks guaranteeing the quality of wine) and these can be tasted in many wine bars, shops and wine estate. You can start the tasting of the typical producs of Veneto by looking at the following list which will give you an hint for you food and wine itineraries in Veneto.

Food and wines itineraries in Veneto: Restaurants

	One Michelin Star! Relais Club della Montecchia: The Montecchia Golf Club has one of the best restaurants in this area, run by the Alajmo family, who also owns the illustrious restaurant Le Calandre. They are expert in preparing both traditional dishes and more creative and refined ones. The menu is accompanied by an excellent wine list. In November 2008 this restaurant received its first Michelin star. Closing day: Monday and Tuesday Tel. +39 049 8055323. via Montecchia 12, Selvazzano Dentro (PD).
	Three Michelin Stars! Le Calandre: This excellent restaurant is not far from Frassanelle, and it is run by Massimiliano and Raffaele Alajmo, who work with care and creativeness. Le Calandre has been awarded three Michelin stars and offers classical dishes and the outstanding “tasting menu”, which we highly recommend. Closing day: Monday and Tuesday Tel. +39 049 630303 - 633000. via Liguria 1, Sarmeola di Rubano (PD)
	Organic Farm Agriturismo La Buona Terra: in a cosy and rural environment, Luisa and Domenico offer typical dishes of the region, accompanied by a good selection of wines from the surrounding hills. Pasta, cakes and bread are all hand-made, and all of the products of the agritourism are certified as organic. Besides the excellent food, it is also possibile to watch the making of bread, pasta and cheese. Tel. 049 9915497. via Repoise 73, Cervarese S. Croce (PD) www.buonaterrabio.it

Typical products of Veneto: the best of wine itineraries in Veneto


	La Montecchia via Montecchia 16, 35030 Selvazzano Dentro (PD) Owned by the noble Emo Capodilista family, the grape growing and wine making is an ancient tradition, dating to the Middle Ages. Renewed in the ‘90s, the vineyards of this farm produce superb wines which in 2009 have been awarded with the valuable Prize “Three Glasses” by the Gambero Rosso guide book. Particularly good are the Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay and an excellent Fior d’Arancio. La Montecchia shop is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 9 to 12 am, and from 2.30 to 6.30pm. Tel. 049 637294 www.lamontecchia.it
	Vignalta Arquà Petraraca (PD): Via Castello, 9 Luvigliano (PD): Via dei Vescovi 4 Besides producing high quality wines such as Merlot, Cabernet, Pinot Bianco and Chardonnay, it also sells organic products: extra-virgin olive oil, wine vinegar, herb salt, and a very good distillate Fior d’Arancio. The shops are located in Villa di Vescovi, in the village Luvigliano, and in the enchanting hamlet Arquà Petrarca. Store in Luvigliano: open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10.30 to 12.30am and from 3.30 to 7.30pm. Tel. 049 9933105. Store in Arquà Petrarca: open from Thursday to Sunday to 10.30 to 12 am and frm 3.30 to 7.30 pm. Tel. fax +39 0429 777364 www.vignalta.it
	Ca’ Orologio Via Ca’Orologio 7/A, Baone (PD) This farm was founded recently, and the lands bought by Mrs Maria Gioia Rosellini in 1995 was later turned into organic cultivation, paying extra attention to the quality of the final product. Some “labels” of the company are : Calaòne, Lunisòle, Relògio, Salaròla. The Relògio 2007 was awarded the best wine of the Euganean Hills by the Espresso guide book “Wines of Italy” and with the “Three Glasses” by the brand new edition of the Gambero Rosso. Tel. 0429 50099. www.caorologio.it

The above list is by non means exhaustive, please contact us if you want more informations about food and wine itineraries in Veneto and typical products in Veneto.