Guided Parmesan Cheese factory tour with tasting. Guided tour into a local and typical farmto see all the production of the famous Parmigiano Reggiano: the first step is to see where the milk is cooked and how it becomes a wheel of cheese. During the first tour of the day at 09 am, you have the opportunity to see how the cheese workers create the wheels from the copper boilers. After the salinization room, step into the aging storage with thousand of wheels. Vist at the stable with the cows included. The experience finishes with an amazing tasting with 3 ages of Parmigiano Reggiano, fresh ricotta with balsamic and other snacks... Lambrusco wine included!
Experience the art of Italian charcuterie! Discover all the production phases of the Prosciutto: the owner, as your guide, will accompany you around the factory and production buildings, walking through the cellars and the aging rooms. A very generous tasting will be served at the end of the tour, with a premium selection of cured-meats as Prosciutto, Cooked Ham with truffle, Coppa, Mortadella, Pancetta, Salami with tigella bread (flat bread of Modena). Beverages included!
Guided visit to a Balsamic Vinegar producer with tasting and lunch included. Discover the fascinating history behind one of Italy’s most prized culinary treasures: the "Black Gold" of Modena. You'll walk through the rooftop of the house with historic wooden barrels to learn every step of the artisanal production process—from the grape harvest to decades-long aging. Conclude your tour with an immersive guided tasting of aged balsamic vinegars (12 and 25 y.o.), discovering the unique nuances, textures, and aromas that distinguish authentic DOP balsamic from everyday varieties. Tasting-lunch included at the end, 3 courses with Lambrusco, water and coffee included Note: it could be this Acetaia or an other one, depening on the day and on availability
Guided tour of the Wine Museum and Local Traditions to learn how the grape was harvested and pressed for making the juice, and how wine was bottled before the industial era! Conclude the tour with an immersive tasting of 3 different wines here produced. NOTE: it could be this wine producer or an othe rone of the area, depending on availability
Very informative tours of the parm cheese and prosciutto ham factories with tasting and lunch at balsamic vinegar producer’s estate. This was a long day trip from Bologna that provided a lot of tastings! You will not need dinner! Driver was excellent and on time. Lovely tour for the 4 of us.
An amazing experience, we learned about the Prosciutto process and quality. Gary provided the best service. The tasting was amazingly delicious.
Great food and wine, all day trip tasting and seeing how parmigiana cheese, balsamic vinegar, prosciutto and Lambrusco wine is made with great lunch include. Tasted from the basic sampled to the highly aged sampled of cheese, prosciutto and balsamic.
My husband and I took this tour with our 18-year-old twin daughters. We all thoroughly enjoyed the day. The tours at all the locations were informative and interesting.
This was a great experience that our family will remember for a lifetime. The people were so nice and welcoming and the tour was excellent!!! I would highly recommend to everyone!
This was one of the best tours we have ever taken. It was expensive but worth it. Ricardo was our driver and he was amazing. He did not rush us and added so much information about the area. We highly recommend this tour and Ricardo.
While the trip was fantastic, our driver was superb and we would recommend Giuseppe to anyone- he and the balsamic vinegar tasting/ linch were the highlights!!
We took the train from Florence and the driver met us outside the Bologna station. Note.. the driver is a driver..not a guide. Do not expect conversation during the ride between places. Most of the tour was in the Modena region. All family owned businesses where you get to meet the owners! First was prosciutto, then balsamic, then Parmesan then wine. Eating all day! Be sure to wear shoes with tread for wet floors and farm terrain. This is a must for foodies who like to see origin of fine foods.
Great experience very informative and generous food portions All tours were really good just wish driver was a little more engaging and informative.
My wife and I had such a wonderful day. Not to diminish the start of the day but it just kept on getting better and better as the day went on. Every host was incredibly knowledgeable and we learned so much about some of the most amazing culinary items this world has to offer.
Amazing tour, our driver kept us on schedule without rushing us. Learned so much about the local foods. Lunch was also fantastic. All of the guides were amazing, 10/10 would recommend and definitely do not need breakfast beforehand the tastings are extremely generous.
The entire day was awesome despite the awful rain. It as fun seeing how the Parmesan is made. The balsamic process was surprising and the lunch at the prosciutto factory was off the charts. I loved the ravioli but all of the food and the wine was wonderful. Learning the prosciutto process was fascinating and Gary did a great job of hosting our tour and lunch. This was a favorite for our husbands.
This was a terrific day- learned and ate delicious parmigiana. Had a fabulous lunch after tasting the different balsamic from Modena and was lucky enough to have Gary, the owners son, give us a tour and education of prosciutto- then we were able to taste the different kinds and appreciate them and the process
Our driver Guissepi was fantastic and very friendly and helpful. We loved every part of this tour but the highlight would have to be the last place that make and sell the prosciutto. Absolutely gobsmacked at the volume and quality of their product. Garry and Valentina were both welcoming and Valentina knowledge of every process and the family business was outstanding. Highly recommend this complete day tour! Just a tip, you will not need dinner!
PHENOMENAL! This tour was my and my husband's favorite part of our entire trip to Italy. Our driver was friendly and excellent and the guides at each stop were incredibly knowledgable, friendly, and passionate about what they do. Learning about the history and process of parmesan, wine, balsamic vinegar, and prosciutto was an incredible experience. Would highly recommend anyone visiting Bologna to take advantage of this truly incredible all-day tour!
Our driver/guide Ricardo was very knowledgeable of the Bologna region. He answered every question we had, and made suggestions for other things for us to do and see outside of the tour. As far as the tour, each stop was very educational and informative. Each one of the producers: DOP Parmagiano, DOP Balsamico, and DOP Prosciutto as well as the winery were all very passionate about their products as well as how important these items are to their region.
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