Picnic on the lawn between typicality and nature - Augustali Farm
Walk among organic vineyards and citrus groves, stop among Mediterranean plants, rare crops, centuries-old olive groves, visit to winery, wine tasting, picnic on the lawn with Sicilian specialties and organic products.
Animal area available, aromatic bouquet.
The Activity in Brief:
- Walk through the vineyards and citrus groves
- Visit animal area
- Stop among aromatic plants, rare crops and centuries-old olive groves
- Cellar visit
- Wine tasting
- Picnic on the lawn with Sicilian specialties and organic products
Wine tastings are reserved for people of age, as alcoholic beverages are not allowed to be served to those under 18
Please report in advance any allergies and food intolerances or special needs.
- The tour begins with a walk in the garden of aromas and we will retrace together the family's vineyards, olive groves and citrus orchards to discover the varieties grown, the characteristics of the soil and the particularity of the climate.
- We will reach the winery, which is intended to echo the square shape of the typical Sicilian Baglio. Here we will discover together the curiosities of the winemaking, aging and bottling process. Tasting wine directly from the tank has a very special flavor.
- The visit to the winery concludes in the barrique cellar where red wines rest for years; here we are scheduled to taste a wine that we will tap together from the barrique.
- In the vast meadow adjacent to the winery, we will have the opportunity to discover aromatic plants, centuries-old olive trees, flowering arches and tools of rural life.
- Here we will set up a cozy picnic and deliver the box with the kit, the five Sicilian specialties among local cheeses, tasty salami, vegetables from our garden, homemade bread with extra virgin olive oil, delicious citrus jellies, organic honey, water, a bottle of wine (for every two people) of your choice between white and red.
- In the presence of children, the guide will give a tour of the animal area.
For all guests we will prepare a small bouquet of Mediterranean herbs.
My name is Finella: I am a mother of 4 children, wife of a winemaker and entrepreneur in the world of wine and gastronomy.
I studied and worked in Sicily between Palermo, Marsala and had some study and work experiences abroad; but the passion for my land prevailed and, together with my husband we decided to bet on the family farm.
I had a dream: to create a place of relaxation in the middle of the countryside, where you can breathe family air, taste genuine dishes, enjoy good wines, and be in contact with animals and Mother Nature. In 2012, believing strongly in the educational and therapeutic approach of the countryside, I began to transform the family vineyard and olive grove into a "teaching" classroom and created the first Educational Farm in the area. A year later I accidentally approached the wonderful world of bees and since then I became so passionate that I created an apiary, became a beekeeper and raise 7 families of bees; I welcome guests from all over to share this growing passion. But taking care of endangered insects was not enough for me and I ask for a fostering of a little donkey from Pantelleria to the Region of Sicily: "Quercia" arrives on the farm and from there I buy more donkeys; seeing my guests (big and small) happy to spend time on the farm leads me to take horses, chickens, rabbits, baby goats and other docile and tame animals.
But the other great passion, that for the land, the vineyards leads me to build the winery and produce authentic wines that are an expression of our territory. We make a vineyard in the hills for carriage rides, complete a tasting room among barrels and barriques . For 10 years I have been cultivating this dream and I see it come true day by day and I would like to share it with you!
The Experience will last about 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Availability:
- From Jan. 1 to June 4 daily at 1 p.m.
- From June 5 to September 30 daily at 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
- October 1 to December 31 daily at 1:00 p.m.