Puglia: An Afternoon Among the Olives

We step into the quiet Puglian countryside for a private journey through centuries-old olive groves, beginning among the trees and ending around the tasting table. Guided by a certified sommelier, the experience brings together the landscape, three distinctive extra virgin olive oils and a slow Salento aperitivo with local wine.

The Experience

Among the Ancient Olive Trees

We begin at a historic masseria surrounded by an old working olive grove. Walking beneath trees more than two centuries old, we learn how the olives are grown and harvested, and why timing and cultivation play such an important role in the character of the finished oil.

Tasting Like a Sommelier

Back at the tasting table, we discover three award-winning monocultivar extra virgin olive oils: Coratina, Biancolilla and Peranzana. Guided through the same tasting principles used by professional judges, we begin to recognise differences in fruitiness, bitterness, texture and the characteristic peppery finish of high-quality olive oil.

Wine & Aperitivo

The experience slows into a traditional Salento aperitivo, accompanied by a glass of local wine and regional produce. With a private booking, the tasting room is reserved exclusively for our group, allowing more time to linger in the grove, ask questions and enjoy the aperitivo at our own pace.

What Awaits

• A private experience reserved for our group
• Around two hours at a historic Puglian masseria
• A guided walk through centuries-old olive groves
• Three award-winning monocultivar olive oils
• A professional tasting with a certified EVOO sommelier
• A glass of local Salento wine
• A traditional aperitivo with local produce
• The possibility to extend the food pairing on request
• Flexible dates and morning or afternoon times on request
  

Beyond the Experience

Private tastings can be adapted to the occasion, with additional local food pairings available on request. The experience can also be arranged in English, French or Italian, making it particularly suited to couples, families and small private groups looking for something more personal.

An Invitation

We begin beneath the olive trees, where generations of cultivation are visible in the twisted trunks and quiet rows of the grove. From there, the afternoon moves naturally towards the tasting table—three oils, a glass of local wine and something small to eat. There is no need to rush; the pleasure lies in understanding something so simple and familiar in an entirely new way.

We look forward to welcoming you.