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The Aosta Valley is an Alpine valley where Italian and French are used for the regional government's acts and laws. It remained agricultural and pastoral and it is also a major centre for winter sports. On your gourmet tour to the Aosta Valley, your tour guide will introduce you to the following culinary specialties and recipes, and to the following wines and liqueurs:

Fontina, a semi-soft, dense and smooth cheese made from whole milk found region-wide

Renette apples and Martin Sec pears

Chestnuts from the Lillianes municipality

Tegole almond cookies from Aosta

Beefsteak alla valdostana is a breaded veal cutlet which is fried then topped with fontina cheese and ham and reheated in the oven on a slice of polenta

Valle d'Aosta Müller Thurgau (DOC); white

Valle d'Aosta Torrette Superiore (DOC); red

Chambave Passito; (DOC) dessert wine

Genepy des Alpes grappa

Moretti beer

Aosta Valley is very famous for its castles testifying a particularly rich history. As your tour passes through Chambave, you will be able to taste the famous white wine Muscat, and at Nus where the Malvoisie one of the best white wines of Aosta Valley is produced. If you want to taste more good wines, your tour guide will take you to visit the winery Cave des onzes communes that produces more than 350 bottles of the famous red wine Torrette and another 5 DOC wines. If you wish a private Italy tour customised to include Aosta gourmet foods and wines, please enquire; at A La Carte Italy Tours we will be delighted to design a special itinerary for your privately guided tour.