Taste of Life Tours

16/01/2019

So this time last week we got this little baby into bottle! We are stoked to be bringing this along to the Perth this coming weekend. Come along to to say hi, try our new release wines, something a little older and this little baby on Saturday

07/11/2018

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06/11/2018

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20/10/2018

Post ‘fancy pants’ wine event late night saviour at Satay Street.

19/10/2018

When not moonlighting as a tour guide my real job is making wine. But great food, great wines in great places is still something I LOVE to do!

01/10/2018

A special treat for our last lunch before we fly ✈️ back to oz

28/09/2018

The last supper tonight for our Salone del Gusto Tour group. Culatello and Costata di Fassone with a couple of gracefully ageing beauties - 1993 Marcarini Brunate Barolo and 1982 Produttori di Barbaresco. Both wines in impeccable condition and a real treat to share with our guests at Le Case Della Saracca

28/09/2018

L’ultimo pranzo

Our last lunch together and an amazing one it was The vinous selection was diversified with a killer biodynamic Loire Chenin from and a remarkable Brunate Barolo Riserva from Mario Marengo. Salutè!!

26/09/2018

This just happened...

26/09/2018

This just happened....

24/09/2018

Getting the low down on proper Balsamic production by Sandra Cocchi of Acetaia San Matteo. In a packed hall she took the time to explain to@our clients the very involved process of artisan balsamic production. The 7yo was great, the 10yo even better, the 15yo got ti levels I didn’t think vinegar could go, and the 30yo extra old was ethereal (can you use that word for vinegar?) and a precious little flask is coming him with me. Oh, and the ‘not for sale’ microscopic sample of a 1904 balsamic was just rediculous!

23/09/2018

Eno-gastro-education starting on night 1 of our tour. The place Tre Galline - one of Torino’s most historic restaurants. The food - high end traditional Piemontese from to to . The wines - vintage by showing us what Italian fizz can deliver, 2009 Domenico Clerico Barolo Pajana highlighting to power and structure of & 2001 Sassella Vigna Regina Riserva which was elegance and delicacy personified and s great indicator of what (aka Nebbiolo from Valtellina) can do with age

22/09/2018

Tough decisions in your - what to drink at lunch? Aged Nebbiolo or super tuscan? On Taste of Life Tours we do both!

21/09/2018

Holy Scha-moly, what a view for lunch!! Lake Como in the background, Bellagio in the mid-ground and Mamette Prevostini Inferno La Cruus in the foreground! Good times!

20/09/2018

So some Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Incrocio Manzoni (yes it’s really a thing, google it) and Chiavenasca all walk into a bar......... actually no they don’t, but they do get made into perhaps the greatest white wine of the Valtellina region - Ca’Brione by Nino Negri. Oh and the wasn’t too shabby either .darsena

20/09/2018

Most scenic rail journey in the world apparently. Let Taste of Life Tours take you here.

19/09/2018

Marco Fay weaving his magic over the tasting bottles. I discovered the wines of many years ago and have been coming back here every year since. Elegance, delicacy, precision, structure, complexity - these wines have it all in spades and are also just damn fine to drink! Salutè

13/09/2018

Bad food shot, but cracking good food - Hand made tajarin pasta with a big dose of black truffle equals good-times-lunch! Mr Barval and Taste if Life Tours delivering in spades to our custom tour clients. Check out our 2018 tour programme and put yourself in front of this plate

11/09/2018

Another great day yesterday with

11/09/2018

Dinner views last night

11/09/2018

3.5hr hike with wife followed by pints of craft beer and then lunch agriturismo with a bottle of incredible white wine by Elio Altare! Blissed our!

01/09/2018

29/08/2018

So today I found one of my new favourite things - the Castelburger in Castelmagno. Great burger of beef and an unhealthyly MASSIVE slab of cheese........ WOW!

29/08/2018

This is a real Taste of Life philosophy

Thought for the day......

28/08/2018

One of our favourite places in a personal
Level and somewhere we often visit with our clients. We can also get you a private cooking class with Chef Isaia as part of a Taste of Life tour

From Sicily to Austria and ending in Piemonte, lunch yesterday was an awesome wine journey. Chef Isaia’s food has once again gone to the next level!

27/08/2018

Piemonte really put on a show yesterday with a PERFECT summer day for on my birthday and for everyone who came on the 2018 Mangia Longa. You can be a part of this awesome Barolo wine and food festival next year by joining up with for our 2019 Mangia Longa tour

24/08/2018

Did you know that is still the highest rated food and wine tour of the Barolo region on .. Join Australian winemaker Rob Gherardi and our local guides on a wine journey of a lifetime. Bookings for 2019 tours to be released next week. 🍷🍇🇮🇹

24/08/2018

Not a bad spot to take in the view to across the vines of on the eve before the first commences for #2018 with ..

03/08/2018

We are working for you, Barolo lovers...

30/06/2018

So we have just cracked 50 reviews, all 5 star reviews, on Trip Advisor! Yay! :

Truly Incredible Wine Tour!!

I traveled to the Barolo and Barbaresco area with my husband and my 7 year old son a couple of weeks ago. I was apprehensive bringing a kid along to a full day wine tour as I assumed the company and wineries would not be thrilled and that he would be bored out of his mind and complaining the entire time. I was SO wrong! Robert told me that bringing a child was totally acceptable and that he would set us up with a tour guide that was experienced and child friendly. Everything about booking the tour was easy and Sara, our tour guide, contacted me immediately! The day was truly spectacular and the whole family enjoyed it. We went to family friendly wineries that went out of their way to engage my son and even one had a “gnome hunt” all planned out for him. He loved it and it gave my husband and I a chance to focus on the tour/tastings. Both wineries were amazing and we had lunch at a fabulous restaurant overlooking the gorgeous Barbaresco landscape in between tastings. Everything was so easy and Sara took care of everything. She also drove us, which was a huge relief as my husband wanted a break from that! She told us stories and gave us background on the area and wines. It was educational, fun, relaxing and a tour that I would highly recommend to anyone, especially couples or families! We can’t wait to return and do it again! Thanks so much Sara and Rob!!

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