Let's Get Cooking: A Farm-to-Table Wine & Cooking Adventure

Location:

La Tourelle Resort & Spa
1150 Danby Road, Ithaca
NY 14850

Available Dates:

January 20, 2012 to March 11, 2012

Reservation Line:

(607) 273-2734

Description:

This tour is part of our 2012 "Winter Wine Tasting Series Package". We offer this tour once each month from January through March. This package includes an intimate wine tasting tour and cooking class experience with regional chef Samantha Buyskes, and a winter getaway at La Tourelle Resort and Spa.

Immerse yourself in the bounty the Finger Lakes. On this one-of-a-kind culinary wine tour, you will create your own Finger Lakes meal from the ground up.

We start our morning with a visit to Sheldrake Point Vineyards, where you will spend time in the barrel room with one of the wine makers. You will taste wine out the barrel and learn about the art of blending to create your own personalized perfect glass of wine. You will then enjoy a wine tasting of a selection of Sheldrake Point's finished wines - two which will be featured as part of your cooking class experience later in the afternoon.

Next, we head to Lively Run Goat Dairy. Here you will meet the cheese makers and learn how they make their fabulous goat milk cheeses. You will sample their varieties of French-style Chevre, Mediterranean-styled Feta, and their unique Cayuga Blue, one of which will again appear as an ingredient in your cooking class meal. You might even say hello to a goat or two.

The tour culminates with a cooking class and meal experience with regional celebrity chef Samantha Buyskes. Alongside Chef Samantha, you will learn and discover the beauty of ingredients grown and locally sourced right here in the heart of the Finger Lakes. During the 3-hour class, you will prepare, demonstrate and enjoy a three-course meal featuring the cheese and wines experienced earlier in the tour. The theme and menu of the class changes each month.

Join us for this very special tour series, expand your mind, palate and skills as you indulge in the winter wonders of the Finger Lakes.

2012 Winter Package Dates: January 20-22, February 10-12, March 9-11

Package it with a stay at La Tourelle Resort and Spa and receive:

Two nights stay (Friday and Saturday) at La Tourelle Resort and Spa (Traditional King or Fireplace King)
Wine pairing reception Friday night at La Tourelle
Experience The Finger Lakes' Let's Get Cooking: A Farm-to-Table Wine and Cooking Adventure tour on Saturday
Breakfast Saturday and Sunday mornings at Simply Red Bistro at La Tourelle