Sicilian Culinary Tour: Wine, Olive Oil, and Vinegar Tasting
4.9
62 Ratings
Città metropolitana di Palermo

Embark on a guided tour of an olive grove in Balestrate and indulge in a masterclass led by the producer and winemaker. Experience the authentic flavors of Sicilian extra virgin olive oil and wines while immersing yourself in a traditional Italian home.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • SP63bis - Discover the charm of the Sicilian countryside on an unforgettable sensory adventure. Join Francesco, a winemaker and olive oil producer, as he leads you through the artisanal process of creating extra virgin olive oil during a captivating walk through the olive grove in Balestrate.
    Following the tour, indulge in a tasting session that…
What's Included
  • White and red wines
  • Lunch
  • Olive Oil Tasting
  • Dinner
  • Balsamic vinegar Tasting
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tasting
Meal Options
  • Olive Oil and Wine Tasting
  • Sicilian Caponata - “Caponata” is a side dish made with vegetables, typically eggplants, tomatoes, celery, onions, and olives, stewed together in a sweet and sour sauce.
  • Balsamic vinegar Tasting - Balsamic vinegar and balsamic glaze
  • White and red wines
Additional Information

Connect directly with the source of these exquisite products as you immerse yourself in the natural beauty of the Sicilian countryside.
The tasting session offers a delightful variety of local specialties – from fine wines and extra virgin olive oil to balsamic vinegars – all perfectly paired with traditional Sicilian dishes, providing a comprehensive…

Location
SP63bis
We're 50 minutes from Palermo. The meeting point is near the exit/entrance of the highway in Balestrate. We can Pick you up ( Is an extra service)or take the bus from Palermo to Alcamo; from Alcamo, it's just a 15-minute car ride to our place.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Emilee_f
Nov 9, 2024
Authentic, informative, and delicious! - We had a lovely tour and learned so much about olive oil making and the different products of Sicily. The oil, wine, and balsamic we tasted was all excellent and our host Francesco and his family was so kind, welcoming, and gave us an authentic and one of a kind experience of Sicily. Would highly recommend to any traveller!
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Jurian_v
Oct 21, 2024
Highly recommendable! - We had the most amazing time during our wine and olive oil tasting. Francesco is an amazing host and provided a lot of information throughout the tasting. Having the tasting together with is grandparents was the cherry on top. I cannot recommend this tour enough if your are looking for a truly unique experience.
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Pamelals8089px
Oct 17, 2024
Enlighting & Engaging - This was a terrific olive oil & wine tasting tour. Our guide was informative and interesting. The luncheon with olive oil & wine pairing was quaint as it involved home cooking at the grandparents home , prepared by the Nonna . This is a tour you won’t regret.
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Susanstjohn_a
Oct 13, 2024
Ahhh- family story of an olive grove in the Sicilian sun - Just what we were hoping to experience- authentic, informative, friendly and fun. What a lovely family- and how wonderful to have this venture evolving. Highly recommend.
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Dianecomanda
Oct 8, 2024
Enjoyable Couple of Hours - We really enjoyed our time with Francesco. He was incredibly knowledgible about the olive oil production process and the farming techniques. The visit to his grandparent’s home and the olive oil and wine tasting was informative and delicious. Grandma and grandpa were wonderful hosts and the light lunch was more than enough to get to know and enjoy some traditional Sicilian dishes. We would highly recommend that you consider this tour during your travels to Sicily
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Gentry_b
Sep 30, 2024
This is such a cool... - This is such a cool experience. I’m not into tours, but this was intimate and interactive, and they gave us true Sicilian food. Absolutely recommend it.
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Renee_a
Sep 27, 2024
Excellent olive oil and wine experience - Francesco and his family were delightful. The tour started in the family owned Olive groves. We learned about growing olives and making olive oil. He also showed us prickly pears and other fruits on his property. We then went to his grandparents home for the tasting of wine, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. His mother and grandmother prepared some appetizers to accompany the tastings. Everything was delicious!!! We were able to order olive oil, vinegar and wine to ship home. Such an amazing experience. I highly recommend. This was by far our best tour in Sicily.
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Jochensk9212mi
Sep 22, 2024
Highly recommended. Delicious olive oil! - Great experience. Very delicious S olive oil, very good wine and great antipasti, family and very nice. Definitely recommended.
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Amanda_v
Sep 22, 2024
Hometown Sicily - Francesco is a brilliant entrepreneur and well informed horticulturist. We wandered the olive grove and learned about production of fruits from 20 year old trees to 300 year old trees. The hospitality of his grandparents in their seaside home was incomparable to any other experience we’ve had In Sicily. I wish I could remember the name of the sandwich we made, it was delicious. The wines were great, but the vinegar was incredible! We brought a bottle of each home.
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K6471qwthomask
Oct 31, 2024
Bait and switch tour operator! - We were really looking forward to taking this tour and hopefully being able to purchase and ship olive oil gifts to our family members back in Michigan. Unfraternally the day before the scheduled tour I had a question about where and who we would meet for our trip to the farm the next morning so I sent a text to the tour operator. I received his response that evening and in it he for the first time informed me that someone would arrive at 10:00am to pick us up and that there would be a fee of 160 euros for the transportation. This additional fee was never mentioned in the description of the tour. In fact the only instruction in the verbiage talks about the meeting place to be the( Palermo Cruise Terminal, Molo Vittorio Veneto al Porto, 90133 ). This in my opinion meant the tour began and ended at that point but no mention of any additional cost. To find this out just 12 hours before the start of our tour with no way of getting our money back with a cancelation seems to be very unfair to the tourist and an extremely poor way to run a tour business. I tried to get a refund through Viator and after multipool attempts was denied.
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