Reggio Emilia

Secrets of Parmigiano Reggiano and Balsamic Vinegar

4.9(69 reviews)
6hFree cancellation

Description

I’ll bring you along a complete tour to discover all the steps of Parmigiano Reggiano’s production. We’ll see where the animals are bred and where the milk is mould. We’ll go into the cheese factory during milk processing and we'll witness in cooking and making cheese wheels. We’ll see then the process of salting and maturing up to enter the huge “caveau”, where thousands of cheeses wheels are guarded and laid out in long rows in the silent maturation rooms and where the scent of cheese will smell so nice and exciting that we won’t be able to resist till the final tasting of cheese. on this special tour you will be able to touch the newborn calves on our farm which happens almost every day. you will taste the original king of cheeses and many other local artisanal products such as real balsamic vinegar aged over 30 years and parma ham and lambrusco wine and at the end you can buy a piece of real Parmiginao Reggiano or balsamic vinegar to take home with you

Highlights

  • Wine Tastings
  • Small Group
  • Likely To Sell Out
  • Wine Tours
  • Top Product
  • Excellent Quality
  • Short term availability
  • Bus Tours
  • New Product
  • Half-day Tours

What makes this experience special

Language guide

Inglese

Transfer included

Raduno al punto d'incontro

What's included

Included

  • Please Wait for my instructions before booking the train to come to me
  • To have transfer from the train station and the tour select option: tour with transfer
  • Tasting cheese of 3 different maturation times 12/24/36 months /typical local salami Parma ham ,coppa, salame, 1 glass of wine Lambrusco DOC
  • 1 cappuccino and sweet pie and savoury cake
  • Disposable coat and shoe covers for access to the dairy production area and the cow farm
  • Balsamic Vinegar tasting of 8/15/30 years old
  • Vanilla ice cream with Balsamic Vinegar

Not included

  • Suitcases and backpacks
  • Suitcases and backpacks require pre-authorization and payment. Please inquire about availability and rates before booking.

Itinerary

  1. 1

    We’ll go into the cheese factory during milk processing and we'll witness in cooking and making of cheese wheels. We’ll see then the process of salting and maturing up to enter the huge “caveau”, where thousands of cheese wheels are guarded and laid out in long rows in the silent maturation rooms and where the scent of cheese will smell so nice and exciting that we won’t be able to resist till the final tasting of cheese and local typical products. I will give you a lab coat and a cap for access to the production area. I’ll bring you along a complete tour to discover all the steps of Parmigiano Reggiano’s production.

    Admission included
  2. 2

    Farm with cows milked and newborn calves. We’ll see the places, where the animals are bred and where the milk is mold. If we are lucky we will see a newborn calf it often happens in the morning.

    Admission included
  3. 3

    An ancient farm transformed into a farmhouse where we will have a coffee break in the morning as soon as we arrive and at the end of the tour we will do the tasting of cheeses aged 12, 24, and 36 months with typical Emilian salami and a glass of Lambrusco DOC wine and 3 aged balsamic vinegar of 8 and 15 and 30 years.

    Admission included
  4. 4

    tour of the ancient vinegar factory and tasting of balsamic vinegar

    Admission included

Meeting point

Just In case you will arrive by train from Modena, Parma, Reggio Emilia, I will pick you up in front of the train station of Reggio Emilia Pick up and drop off times are subject to change. Please send me a Whatsapp message before booking your train tickets

Useful information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Only people over the age of 12 can participate
  • sconsigliato ai viaggiatori con difficoltà motorie
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation available
  • More than 1 day before100% refund
  • Between 0 and 1 days before0% refund

Prices by age band

  • Adulto12-100 anni
    150

Review distribution

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Available options

  • Tour Without Transport

    Transfer Not Included : with this option you will have to arrive and follow the tour with your own car Starting point: Antico Podere Emilia, Via Carlo Darwin, 2, 42123 Reggio nell'Emilia RE, Italy

  • Tour in Japanise

    tour in Japanise: whit this option is possible to have the tour with a Japanese speaking guide

  • Tour With transport

    Minivan: Pick up from train station and transfers included until return to the train station Starting points: Piazzale Guglielmo Marconi, 42121 Reggio Emilia RE, Italy Reggio Emilia AV Mediopadana, Via Città del Tricolore, 42122 Reggio nell'Emilia RE, Italy

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