Castello Sonnino offers undergraduate and graduate programs, adult and continuing education courses, from a wide range of disciplines on many topics. Agriculture and Viticulture disciplines are unique to the fully functioning family-run operation. We offer scholars, educators and students the opportunity to experience living history as a learning tool and a means to sustain a resilient future also offering hands on experience.
Castello Sonnino offers courses with a network of faculty from different disciplines, local experts and entrepreneurs. We also provide the opportunity to host International faculty with their own students whereby you can to customize your course needs with our flexible model as well and include guest lecturers from our vast network for your program and use of our campus and services. Our Sonnino Working Group is a scholars think tank for inspiration and International research projects.
Climate Change, Environmental Systems, Sustainable Agriculture, Anthropology, Policy and Management, Evolutionary Economics, Environmental Resilience and Sustainability.
Italian History, Political Life in Italy, World Wars (access to Sidney Sonnino unique archive), Ancient Tuscany, Etruscans and Romans, Bishops, Merchants, Pilgrims, Via Francigena, Mezzadria, Italian Architecture and Sustainable Tourism, Lifestyle, Culture, Language.
Food Health, Food studies, Food Design, Culinary Tourism, Wine Making, Family Business Economics, Policy and Management.
Course Description: CGEE partners with Castello Sonnino International, a historical farm and winery that produces quality wines, olive oils and antique grains. Castello Sonnino sits on 150 hectares, in the heart of Montespertoli, the smallest Chianti sub-region just 20 kilometers southwest of Florence, Italy. Montespertoli......
Course Description: The course will explore different aspects of food tourism from a supply and a demand-side perspective. Using a multi- and inter-disciplinary approach, students will assess the phenomenon of food tourism according to theories and methodologies from a supply side perspective linked to destination......
Overview The CALS Global Fellows program offers virtual opportunities with some of our partners. Please reference the placement listings for the number of available placements and the modality of participation. Please note, the CALS Global Fellows program may not fill all available spots for each......
Overview WHY STUDY FOOD SECURITY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION? Examine the intersecting issues of food security, health, and sustainable development while exploring the rich and varied culinary traditions of Tuscany and Italy. While on the program you will live at Castello Sonnino, an historic estate......
Overview WHY STUDY FOOD SECURITY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION? Conflicts, climate crises, migration, the agro-industrial food complex, and the pandemic—all are impacting food security around the globe. This program explores how governments and civil society organizations are responding to the pressing challenge to create a food......
This experience will introduce students in one of the most inspiring and evocative places for writers and historians in the world. A historic cross-road between East and West, Italy has for centuries drawn travelers from North Africa, the Arabian peninsula, Europe, and the Americas by......
This program will be led by Dr. Donna Senese. This experiential seminar explores the historic and contemporary connections between local food and wine and the tourism industry in the rural countryside of Tuscany. Within a framework of sustainability students participate in local food and wine production......
Students should consider the potential for a follow-on internship or full time job as the class is conducted. Cultural immersion will be through daily activities, site visits, exploration, and academics. Unique accommodations will be in a castle, This course is a 3 credit hour course.......
WHY STUDY FOOD SECURITY IN ITALY? Examine the intersecting issues of food security, health, and sustainable development while exploring the rich and varied culinary traditions of Tuscany and Italy. While on the program you will live at Castello Sonnino, an historic estate dating back to......
Overview On successful completion of this subject, students should: be able to interpret and analyse a variety of texts and genres, both written and spoken, of a moderate level of complexity; be able to interact through written and spoken language in a range of authentic......
We are sorry to announce that due to the Corona virus contingency the course has been cancelled. We hope to host Prof Marlow Byron and the students next year! Stay safe, stay well. Much love from Italy!!!!!...
We are sorry to announce that due to the Corona virus contingency the course has been cancelled. We hope to host Prof Matt Absalom and the students next year! Stay safe, stay well. Much love from Italy!!!!!...
We are sorry to announce that due to the Corona virus contingency the course has been cancelled. We hope to host Prof Donna Senese and the students next year! Stay safe, stay well. Much love from Italy!!!!!...
We are sorry to announce that due to the Corona virus contingency the course has been cancelled. We hope to host Prof John Hull and the students next year! Stay safe, stay well. Much love from Italy!!!!!...
Program Overview In much of the world, industrial food systems provide plentiful and relatively cheap food, a convenience that comes with steep environmental and social costs. HECUA’s exploration of culinary culture and food production in Italy offers an alternative, taking students behind the scenes at......
Block 4: EV128 Introduction to Global Climate Change Known for its ancient monuments, delectable cuisine, and world-class vineyards, Italy faces a unique set of challenges tied to modern-day climate change. In this variation on the popular on-campus “EV128: Introduction to Global Climate Change” course, we will......
20Program Overview: This experiential seminar explores the historic and contemporary connections between local food and wine and the tourism industry in the rural countryside of Tuscany. Within a framework of sustainability students participate in local food and wine production and agritourism consumption. This program fits......
Program Overview In much of the world, industrial food systems provide plentiful and relatively cheap food, a convenience that comes with steep environmental and social costs. HECUA’s exploration of culinary culture and food production in Italy offers an alternative, taking students behind the scenes at......
Unpack the Slow Food movement’s motto of “good, clean, and fair” in its Italian birthplace. Explore how the business of food affects the health and wealth of farmers, workers, families, and communities. Program Structure Across the semester, classroom seminars provide context for field speakers and......
Program Overview: This experiential seminar explores the historic and contemporary connections between local food and wine and the tourism industry in the rural countryside of Tuscany. Within a framework of sustainability students participate in local food and wine production and agritourism consumption. This program fits......
Live and study at the intersection of food politics, sustainability, and culture on a working farm in Tuscany. Italy is the birthplace of the Slow Food movement. Unpack the movement’s motto of “good, clean, and fair food” on the farm and with producers, processors, food......
TUSCANY, Italy GEOGRAPHY May 28-June 25, 2016 *Program pending approval and subject to change What you will learn During this field study, we will spend four weeks abroad in “the green heart” of Italy, living and studying in the regions of Tuscany, Umbria, and Marche......
http://www.ubc.ca/ Donna M. Senese, PhD Associate Professor Geography Academic Advisor Human Geography...
https://www.coloradocollege.edu/ Christine Siddoway Professor of Geology Henry Fricke, PhD Associate Professor of Geology...
Yann Grappe, PhD Docente di Storia della gastronomia e del vino Responsabile didattico e coordinatore del Master...
Donna M. Senese, PhD Associate Professor Geography Academic Advisor Human Geography...
