GrapeHops

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Trip Planning, Italy, Beer & Brewery Tours

Tour the Microbreweries of Piedmont & Lombardy

Location: Italy

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Italy has always been known for incredible wine and food, but for beer? Not so much, until now. There is country-wide interest in craft beers and home-brewing and the northwest – Piedmont and Lombardy, specifically – has emerged as the hub of Italy’s beer culture. Brewers here use both local and imported products to flavor their beers – chestnuts, local grapes, Venezuelan cocoa beans, and other exotic products all contribute to some amazing artisanal beers. Our week-long tour will be all about the beer, the people behind the beer, and the food that goes with the beer.

We’ll arrive in Milan with two of days to decompress and check out some of the local beer scene, with a tour and tasting at local brewery Birrificio Lambrate, stops at some of the best local brew-pubs, some beer and food shopping, sightseeing, and two great dinners.

Afterward, we will leave Milan and spend a five days exploring the beer culture in Piedmont, accompanied by Paolo Ferrero, a local food expert and cookbook author. Our itinerary includes:

• Tours, tasting and beer-paired lunches and dinners at several of the regions most well-known craft breweries
• A special tasting of cheese at Piedmont’s cheesemaker Arbiora, with beer pairings of course
• A bit of sightseeing, here and there, and a few stops for espresso in between
• Explorations of the beer and food scene in Torino, Piedmont’s capital. We will have our final two dinners in the city of Torino.

The tour will end in Torino, an easy spot from which to get to your next destination.

The breweries we will visit will include:¹

• Birrificio Montegioco
• Birrificio Citabiunda
• Birrificio Torinese
• Le Baladin
• Birrificio Grado Plato.

What’s included:

• Seven nights’ accommodation
• Seven breakfasts, five lunches, seven dinners
• All entry fees and tasting fees
• Transport from Milan to Torino and everything in between.

What's not included:

• Airfare
• Transfer into Milan on the first day
• Transfer out of Torino on the last day
• Wines and other beverages that are not host ordered
• Travel insurance.

Price per person $2995 based upon double occupancy. 

Upcoming Tour Dates:

May 23 - 30, 2010

June 9 - 16, 2010

Have another date in mind?  Please contact us.

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¹These breweries are on our current itinerary, but are subject to change

Contact Information

Company: GrapeHops

Street: PO Box 893

City: Milltown

State/Province: NJ

Country: USA

Zip/Postal Code: 08850

Phone: 866-335-3397

Website: www.grapehops.com

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