The Sannio Experts:
American Barbara Goldfield and her Italian husband Federico Studer, are welcoming, friendly people who live in the Sannio and know its history and its secrets. They are a vital resource to anyone who wants to visit the Sannio, and indispensible to those who don’t feel comfortable speaking Italian. They will plan an itinerary tailored to your interests, take you on tours of the vineyards, olive oil presses, or hike with you through the beautiful wooded hills. They are affiliated with an important cooking school, run by chef Bernardo Lombardo at Terra Conca, one of the most prestigious restaurants in Italy, and can help you plan a cooking vacation at the school. You can even stay on the grounds of the restaurant and farm, in charming rooms decorated with antiques.
Their website is loaded with great photos and information:
www.savourthesannio.com

“That was the most inspirational trip I have been on! The time spent in Campania was the best food experience I have had in a long time.  I hope that we can get raw materials good enought ot really impact on flavours.”

“The tour was amazing and the experience one never to be forgot.”

“I thouroughly enjoyed it and learned so much.”

“Another really enjoyable programme.”

APRIL 17th, 24th and MAY 1st, 2010

(versione italiana)

Fresh, hot bread.  A rush of old memories.   Who can resist the smell of it, or the temptation to rush into the baker’s and buy a slab of hot pizza bianca?

My grandfather had a clever saying on how to remember where the sun rises and sets.  “It’s like bread”, he’d say in his thick yiddish accent. “It rises in the yeast and it sets behind the vest.”

Although small bakeries are getting harder to find in the big cities, we are fortunate to live in a part of Italy where people still make home-made bread that stays fresh for days, baked in their outdoor wooden-burning ovens.

And that’s an experience we’d like to share with you: a hands-on experience; kneading the dough, baking the pizzas and brushing off the loaves of casareccio - mixed with laughter, friendship and fine food.

With the collaboration the Mustilli family, famous for their exceptional Falanghina and Aglianico, Savour the Sannio invites you to spend a weekend in the region where, in addition to learning a few local recipes you will also taste the region’s superb wines.

My grandmother used to say, “If you can bake bread, you can make a living”. Come and learn from locals.

Calling all vegetarians! This is the perfect outing for you!

PROGRAM-Day One (Saturday)

-Arrival in Sant’Agata dei Goti and check-in at the Agriturismo Mustilli

-Welcome aperitivo in the gardens of the Mustilli home for a tasting of their latest wine: Spumante di Falanghina.

-Lunch and wine-tasting at Palazzo Rainone. Owner and enologist Leonardo Mustilli will explain the process of making wine today and guide us through a tasting of his renowned Falanghina and Aglianico.

-Visit to the 16th century wine cellars hewn into the tufa rock.

- Preparing the bread and kneading the dough.
- Cooking lesson: Pancotto.  A traditional recipe made with dried bread, vegetables and extravirgin olive oil.
-Preparation of the wood-burning oven and baking of the bread.
-Dinner with at the Mustilli wine bar

PROGRAM-Day Two (Sunday)
-Breakfast
-Visit to the outdoor market
-Guided tour of the city.

PRICE
Adults: 185,00 euro per person with double room occupancy
Children ages 0-3: Free  (you pay only for their meals)
Children ages 3-6: Half price.

Price includes:

- double room occupancy with breakfast
-Welcome aperitivo
- Three course lunch with bottled wine
- wine-tasting
- bread-baking and cooking lessons
- Visit to the Mustilli winery and wine museum
- Dinner with music
- personal guide and interpreter
- Guided tour of S. Agata dei Goti

Click here to read about last year’s tour.

To reserve your place contact Barbara Goldfield at barbaragoldfield@savourthesannio.com or call 0823.953663 or 347.1416866

This exclusive event is limited to no more than 8 people per date.  The B&B requires two weeks advance notice so please sign up immediately to reserve your place.
We must reach a minimum of 6 people to hold this event.

DIRECTIONS BY CAR TO S. AGATA DEI GOTI FROM ROME
1. take the AI motorway south towards Naples and exit at CAIANELLO (125km from the Roma Sud tollgate).
2. take the SS 372 Telesina (first right) towards Benevento.
3. after 35 km take the exit for S. Agata dei Goti and Naples.
4. you will now be on the Fondo Valle dell’Isclero  (call us at this point.  You are about 15 minutes away)
5. Take exit for Sant’Agata dei Goti.  Follow this road to its natural end, then take a left and then a right.  This winding road will take you to the central square of Sant’Agata where we will be waiting for you.

By respecting all the speed limits the trip should take no more that 3 1/2 hours.

FROM NAPLES take the A1 Motorway north and exit at Caserta Sud.  Follow the signs for Benevento and Telese. After passing the Carolino Aqueduct, take the second exit marked Sant’Agata dei Goti. (call us at this point.  You are about 5 minutes away)  Follow this road for 5 km, then turn left, cross the bridge to central square of Sant’Agata where we will be waiting for you.

“Let me start by thanking you for a wonderful tour and for inviting us into your home.  There is not one moment that we would have changed.  The people and places that you introduced us to were beyond anything that we imagined.  Carol, Richard and I have been raving about the trip you created for us.  Pontelandolfo, S. Agata dei Goti, Sepino and Terre di Conca were spectacular.  Because of you, the day with our family in San Giorgio was one of the highlights of the trip and something we will always treasure.  Thank you again for all that you did in sharing “your Italy” with us.”

“I just wanted to check in with you and Federico since we left you….We had such a wonderful time in the Sannio and we cannot thank you enough for all that you did. Please please tell Berardino and Antoinetta again how deeply we appreciate everything they offered and that I really feel sorry that I cannot convey it myself….but it was such a special experience for my family from beginning to end an we feel lucky to have been able to be part of that extraordinary place.”…”We had excellent pizza and wine last night…..I was wishing however, that I could have re-visited the grilled meat or even the pasta that Berardino made for us…but was happy just the same and so were our girls. So, again, thank you both so much!!!”….” We have been talking about our trip with you constantly to our friends that we have hooked up with; raving and at the same time not being able to fully describe the experience.”