From garden to mortar: real pesto with focaccia and wine

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We’ll meet in the tasting room, then walk together into the garden, surrounded by lemon trees and wonderfully fragrant basil plants. There, we’ll pick fresh basil leaves and return to the tasting room, where I’ll guide you through a sensory journey: together, we’ll discover the aromas of Ligurian olive oil by smelling and tasting it.

I’ll tell you the story and origins of Genovese pesto, explain the importance of using high-quality ingredients, and teach you how to use the traditional marble mortar to make pesto—the best you’ve ever tasted, trust me, Ligurian’s word of honor!

We’ll then taste it on focaccia, accompanied by a glass of Cinque Terre white wine, while I tell you about its grape varieties and what makes it so unique.