Za'Sofia

Agriturismo Za' Sofia is the name of the restaurant at the farm connected to our vineyards. In Italy an Agriturismo is a "farm-house" restaurant which specialises in serving traditional regional recipes prepared from ingredients produced in house. All the food and drink served in the Agriturismo is hand made from fresh home produced ingredients. This means that among other things we produce our own wine from our own grapes, our own Extra Virgin Olive Oil from the Olive trees which line our vineyards in the traditional fashion, and our own sausages, prosciutto etc. Naturally we serve hand made fresh pasta with the traditional rich Abruzzi sauces. The restaurant has space for eighty diners in a traditional Abruzzi farm setting. Agriturismos are also able to accept guests in rooms at the farm (we have three doubles) the idea being that people living in the cities can come and really get a taste of traditonal Italian farm life..

Our Agriturismo is located close to the hill town of Cittą S. Angelo, at an altitude of approximately 300m. We are about 10 km from Pescara, an Italian Adriatic coast beach town, and a 1.5 hour drive from Rome, the eternal city. From our Azienda one can see both the Adriatic sea off Pescara, and the often snowcapped mountains of Abruzzo, rising to over 2500m. If you are in the area, why not pay us a visit. We guarantee you won't leave hungry!

We would like to offer you some of Za' Sofia's local produce, to give a real taste of Abruzzo. Za' Sofia, by the way is a real person, our wonderful old Nonna (Grandmother) who still runs the Agriturismo with an iron hand!

Unfiltered Extra Virgin Olive Oil: This is Pure Extra Virgin Olive Oil, first cold press, unflitered and untreated (unlike most), it has a rich olive taste,and is of the highest quality. It is made in the traditional way and is quite unlike the typical olive oils found in your local supermarkets. It has to be tasted to be believed. Why not try some, and find out what olive oil should really taste like, but be warned, you will never go back. Note: Quantities available are limited.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil al Rosmarino: This is Pure Extra Virgin Olive Oil, as above but filtered for a softer taste and more general use infused with Rosemary. Quantities available are limited.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil al Limone: This is Pure Extra Virgin Olive Oil, as described above, filtered and with the addition being a hint of lemon. Note: Quantities available are limited.

Extra Virgin Chilli Oil : A Pure Extra Virgin Olive Oil as above, filtered and spiced up by an infusion of Chillies. Very hot!. Note: Again, quantities available are limited.

Speciality pasta : Speciality rustic pastas, such as tagliatelle made with Montepulciano d'Abruzzo red wine.

Dried Porcini mushrooms : Italy, and the Abruzzo region is famous for it's mushrooms.

"i boccali" : Hand made and painted ceramic cups featuring the colle manfredi sun symbol, it is an Italian tradition to drink wine from these small cups rather than glasses.

We also have gift ideas incorporating the produce that can be found on our prices and ordering information pages, please take a look....

We decided to offer the above specialities so you can try some real traditionally made Italian produce. In the future we will add more items but we believe that the finest Extra Virgin Olive oil, and pasta is a good point to start from!.

Prices and further information on all the products including secure online ordering can be found on our ordering information pages.

Perhaps you are interested in spending a holiday in an Agriturismo?, this is a very popular option with Italian families, but more or less unknown abroad, this type of "country style" holiday will not remain a secret for much longer, we offer a booking service and details on Abruzzi Agriturismi at our page, Agriturismi bookings. You can find out more about our region by reading out about Abruzzo pages.

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