Food Valley Tour: Wine, Cheese, and Balsamic Vinegar

Embark on a unique gastronomic journey in the heart of Emilia’s Food Valley to discover the production phases of wine, Parmigiano Reggiano, and traditional balsamic vinegar. Enjoy guided tours, food and wine tastings, and a delicious lunch based on typical products.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 4 Madonne Caseificio dell’Emilia - Guided tour of the production of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and tasting of various maturations with tastings of other typical cheeses
  • Acetaia Villa San Donnino - Guided tour of a historic vinegar factory of traditional balsamic vinegar with tasting of various vintages and products
  • **Gavioli Antica…
What's Included
  • Guided tour and tasting at a Parmigiano Reggiano producer
  • Guided tour and tasting at a traditional balsamic vinegar producer
  • Guided tour and tasting in a cellar
  • Private visits or in a small group
  • Departure and return to the hotel from Bologna or Modena
  • Private vehicle and driver available
  • Typical 2-course lunch
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a distinctive culinary adventure in the bustling Food Valley to learn about the creation process of three esteemed products and their importance in Italian culture: wine, Parmigiano Reggiano, and traditional balsamic vinegar from Modena.
Participate in three guided excursions with food and wine sampling directly sourced from the growers,…

Location
4 Madonne Caseificio dell'Emilia
Strada Lesignana 130
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Michael_h
Oct 3, 2024
Excellent excursion around Modena - Really enjoyable experience that took us all over Modena. Expensive but worth it. The guide at the balsamic factory was particularly engaging and friendly.
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Northstar42163950057
Oct 11, 2023
Fun and comfortable - The Giacobazzi tour and tasting were excellent. The vehicle was a comfortable size for us 4 brothers.
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Dawn_d
Oct 1, 2023
Fun time - Great trip to see how parmesan cheese and balsamic vinegar is made. The wine tasting was great as well.
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Susan_w
Sep 11, 2023
Great day tour from Bologna - .Great day out learning about parmigiana regional, lambrusca, and balsamic vinegar from local producers with information and great tasting experiences.
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Ion1122
Jul 23, 2023
Fascinating day-long adventure! - This day-long adventure is a great way to see some of the countryside and attractions just outside the city of Bologna. You are assigned a driver who picks you up at your hotel and takes you to three different (and otherwise unrelated) points of interest, where you join other tourists for the tours at those points. Our driver was friendly and courteous. His English was limited, but he was a driver, not a tour guide! Each point of interest had its own tour guide, and their English was excellent. The three points of interest on our outing were a Parmigiano cheese factory, a wine producer with its museum of wine production, and a balsamic vinegar producer just outside Modena, where we also had lunch. Each location offered tastings and a gift shop, but above all it was fascinating to learn about the different production techniques and to see them in action.
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Duane_j
Jun 12, 2023
Amazing time amazing experience 💕 - We are on our honeymoon. And this was a most memorable experience! I would definitely recommend this on your tour of Bologna!
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B2094cbeileend
Jun 12, 2023
Wow! Wow! Wow! Incredible! - What a fantastic experience, our driver Nazzaro was fab, very polite and drove us around in a very safe manner. The hosts at each destination were fantastic, taking great pride in their tours and we found it so interesting, we learned so much! Lunch! Wow! What can I say we were treated like royalty. I would recommend this experience to all! Thanks Again, Eileen and Mike
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Damondg835
May 13, 2023
Great day out - The people were great. We are from New Zealand and our Italian is minimal, and we really appreciated the hosts making us feel welcomed and speaking English. Our driver Adriano was excellent! Recommend this experience!
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Jesse
May 29, 2023
Great experience - What a great tour! Organised, informative and fun. Lunch at the winery was delicious & very generous! Amazing views too.
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Allison_f
Oct 14, 2023
Overpriced tour with rude driver - We had a rocky start to our tour when we could not find our driver. I called the contact number given several times and received no response. Finally at 8:20 (our pickup was scheduled for 8:00) our driver calls very angry and we were able to find each other. He did not speak English and used a translator app to scold us for being late (even though we were not) and insisted we booked as a group of two people even though I showed him our reservation confirmation stating we were a group of 3. I should also add that we booked several private tours during our time in Italy and all other drivers entered our hotel to pick us up with no issue. He drove very aggressively and stopped to get gas even though he kept on saying we were late. We ended up going to a different dairy farm because we were late. It was a nice tour and then we resumed our original tour and continued to the wine shop. We arrived at our next destination on time but everyone else was late so we had to wait around for them for 20 minutes which seemed odd since us being late for the first portion caused our tour to change. The woman at the wine shop was very nice and knowledgeable but kept on having to stop midway during the tour to tend to customers. Our favorite part was our last stop which was the balsamic tasting and lunch. Overall this tour was very overpriced, the driver was very rude and it was not well organized.
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From $281
up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).