Valentine's Fresh Mozzarella & Pizza Napoletana Cooking Class

Give your sweetheart an experience this year that you will both love! Join Estate Chef John Korycki and our culinary team in the kitchen for a hands-on class creating your own wood-fired pizza from scratch, topped with hand-stretched fresh mozzarella. This class will provide you with the recipes, techniques, and confidence to recreate pizzas and mozzarella at home.

Since 2006, our Estate Chef, John Korycki, has visited Italy annually, leading small groups on culinary adventures with his company, Chef JK Travels. During his journeys, he has discovered many culinary inspirations and traditions that he is excited to share with you. 

What you will learn:

• How to hand-stretch fresh mozzarella from curd
• Recipe for classic, authentic Neapolitan pizza dough from Naples, Italy
• Dough shaping, fermenting, and proofing processes
• Hand-stretching pizza techniques
• Bistro recipe for San Marzano pizza sauce
• Roasting red peppers and caramelizing onions
• Types of cheeses—true Parmigiano Reggiano and pecorino Romano
• How to use the tools of the trade
• Baking in a professional wood-fired oven
• Tips on how to replicate our pizzas by taking home recipes, your own pizza dough, and freshly made mozzarella

After class, you will enjoy a Neapolitan meal of your creations.

Mozzarella al Forno

wood-fired mozzarella, spicy San Marzano sauce, Sicilian oregano

Insalata di Mozzarella

fresh mozzarella, roasted red peppers, basil, extra virgin olive oil

La Vostra Pizza Napoletana

make your personal pizza with our select ingredients

*Price is per person- please purchase two tickets per couple.

*Tickets include the cooking class, meal, one glass of wine, and a logo apron.

* Additional wine and beverages can be purchased onsite; tax and gratuity are not included

SPECIAL BONUS: Attendees receive 10% off wine and merchandise in the tasting room.