PARMIGIANO, BALSAMICO & LAMBRUSCO TOUR

Wishing to stay away from the beaten-paths? Go for cheese, vinegar & wine, then: the Food Valley of Italy is full of magic secret corners just around the turn!

  • Guided visits and tastings at Parmigiano, Balsamic Vinegar and Lambrusco producers'
  • Family-run estates
  • Full typical lunch
Included
  • Guided visit & tasting at a Parmigiano-Reggiano dairy
  • Guided visit & tasting at a country-chic production of both Traditional Balsamic Vinegar PDO and typical wines like Lambrusco among other;
  • Typical 3-course lunch at a castle's restaurant or a local agriturismo to availability.
Not included
  • Transportation service if not selected
  • Everything not mentioned in the inclusions
Duration6 Hours
Important information

We will send you all details of the tour 1 week before the departure date, meanwhile do not hesitate to contact us for any doubts.

  • If you will not receive any details by email within 2 days before the tour date, please check the spam box or contact us.
  • The final program with the right pick up / meeting point and the whole schedule is the PDF file we send you by email: please read it carefully.

 

PLEASE NOTE:

  • Program: the described program may undergo minor changes in timings and schedule
  • Pick-ups: If you choose the car+driver option the price is calculated considering a pick-up from your hotel town or immediate surroundings (max 15 Km). Pick-ups from other locations can be purchased with a surcharge to be agreed upon by email request
  • Guide: the tour does not include a private guide: each visit is run directly by the producers at fixed times.
  • Lunch: the lunch can be arranged at a castle’s restaurant, a family-run trattoria or an agriturismo depending on availability.
  • Our drivers are NOT driver-guides, since this kind of professional profile is forbidden by Italian law
  • It is not guaranteed to see the craftsmen at work at every production: being artisanal and not industrial products, the working cycle is not repeated every day at the same time (eg. Traditional Balsamic Vinegar, wine making, Prosciutto di Parma, Culatello)

Further information

09:00 am: Meet the dairy guide directly on site and dive into the most authentic making of Parmigiano-Reggiano PDO: from the curdling into the typical copper heaters to the salting and the final ageing in the so-called wheel cathedrals, you will be a privileged witness of almost all the steps of production of this out-and-out food icon. Tasting at the end.

 

11:00 am ab.: Head on to visit a unique producer of both Traditional Balsamic Vinegar PDO and typical local wines in a green hillside area of breath-taking beauty! During the tour you will discover when and how Traditional Balsamic Vinegar was born here, as well as (some of) the secrets of its inebriating flavor: ageing into small casks made of ash, oak, chestnut, juniper, cherry or mulberry wood will let each single drop taste different from the other! Tasting at the end.

 

To follow: And did you know that the balsamico producers are excellent wine makers at the same time? A glass of their Lambrusco and other typical organic wines paired with farm-to-table delicatessen will make your perfect country-chic aperitif!

 

To follow: Happy ending with a typical Emilian lunch including cured meats, the ever-present pasta and a homemade cake.

 

02:45 pm: End of activities and back to your hotel or head on to your next destination.

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€180.00
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