Our food and wine classes
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Market Day Cooking Class
A relaxed, intimate, delicious class suitable for all ages and levels. We visit the local market to buy seasonal ingredients, bring them to enoteca kitchen and cook a long Italian lunch together.
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Pasta Masterclasses
In this dedicated, intimate pasta class, slow food at its best, we will make one seasonal pasta dish but we will make it all with care – pasta and sauce – and from scratch from beginning to end.
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Wine classes
Sommelier Marco Lami leads these fun, informative and delicious low intervention wine classes with paired foods, wine notes and more for an unforgettable experience.
Seasonal Culinary Workshops
On these intimate, highly curated culinary workshops over 5 days, we focus on fresh, hyper-local, organic produce and low intervention wine; we meet wonderful food artisans such as the fig grower or the brothers baking sourdough with ancient grains. We visit the local market and the Slow Food butcher to gather ingredients, we might forage, we cook and eat together. According to the season, we may learn about beekeeping or visit a biodynamic winemaker before taking you to our favourite trattoria for a long Italian lunch. Marco will take you through Tuscan wine lessons, and we hunt for truffles with our tartufaio friend and his Lagotto dog (we do this year round, black summer truffles, autumn white truffles and spring bianchetto truffles all grow locally). And most importantly, we spend time cooking, drinking wine and eating together, while learning about local traditions. See an example itinerary.
Culinary Workshop dates 2024
8-12 April 2024 - Sold out
3-7 June 2024 - Sold out
23-27 September 2024 - Sold out
14-18 October 2024 - Sold out
12-16 November 2024 - Sold out
1-5 July 2024 - Sold out
Join a Cooking Class.
Join Emiko for a Market Day Cooking Class on Tuesdays. We visit the local market, buy seasonal produce and cook a hands-on, vegetable-forward Tuscan meal (usually an antipasto or two, fresh pasta with sauce and dessert), which we enjoy with wine over a long Italian lunch. This is a very relaxed, delicious class suitable for all ages and levels of expertise. The class has a maximum of 8 places to ensure an intimate experience for everyone and is roughly 5-6 hours long (as long as a long Italian lunch takes). We meet at 10:15am near the market.
Emiko’s Pasta Masterclass on Thursdays is a small class of 6 people maximum and it focuses on one seasonal, fresh pasta dish that we make from start to finish, pasta, sauce and all. We enjoy it together with paired natural wines, dessert and coffee. We start at 10:30am at the Enoteca.
Kids under 12 free but must be accompanied by an adult.
You can book a class directly on the calendar to the right. If you don’t see the date you would like to book it may mean we are fully booked that day. If you want to be put on the wait list please let us know.
If you have any questions, please check our FAQ page or email us at vino@enotecamarilu.com if your question isn’t answered there!
Wine Classes
Regional Italian Natural Wines
A class led by sommelier Marco Lami to introduce you to Italian Regional wines and the world of natural wine through tasting, theory and curiosity! You will learn not only about the characteristics and differences of Italian regional wines but also about the basics of winemaking, what the main differences are between conventional wine and natural wine, how to taste defects in wine and what they mean, as well as the difference between biodynamic and organic winemaking. Includes a light lunch pairing of regional dishes. This will be a fun and delicious class of about 2.5 hours.
150 euro per person
18 May, 13 July, 21 September, 12 October
Vino Deep Dive with a Sommelier
This intimate and exclusive sommelier-led class takes you on a deep dive across Italy through wine, demystifying Italian wine and covering subjects like natural wine and food pairing, over a 2 hour-ish class. Ask Marco anything you’ve always wanted to know about wine — this is open to beginners and experts — he will have you tasting many, many interesting, hard to find wines and it will all be accompanied by delicious food.
250 euro per person
Dates on request
Eli, Buenos Aires:
“The experience in Tuscany was amazing for me. Just what I needed at this time in my life: disconnect a little from everyday stress and madness and connect with the things that make me happy, share good times with people, cook, drink and have a good time. Thanks you for the work, the love, the predisposition, the smiles, and the passion you put into this great experience. I will never forget it!”
“Thank you for an extraordinary day, it was just lovely. Your hospitality and passion for what you do shines in every detail. All of the guests were interesting and fun. Made for a memorable experience. We will visit again as soon as possible.”
Anna & Andrea, Melbourne:
“Our little family group of 4 were lucky enough to join one of Enoteca Marilu’s market day cooking classes in the atmospheric Tuscan hill town of San Miniato. Hosted by the delightful foodie icon and cookbook author Emiko Davies and her lovely husband ( & wine expert extraordinaire) Marco Lami, the experience was an absolute treat and a highlight of our 5 weeks in Italy. Emiko & Marco were generous, patient and marvellous company as they steered us through the simple pleasures- appreciation of local produce, what to look for at the market, pasta making, preparing multiple courses and gathering around a table together to share it all. Enoteca Marilu itself is atmospheric and classy- the perfect backdrop for this unique experience. The group we were in were all of different ages and experience levels and everyone had a wonderful time.”
“Been in a market & cooking day, was beyond expectations, absolutely perfect, the delicious ingredients and food, great wines, the group which was small and intimate but above all the hosts, Emiko and Marco who made this day in a perfect atmosphere and pay attention to every little detail and off course to each guest. We end up feeling like we all are old friends and family... thank you Emiko and Marco”
