Secrets of Parmigiano Reggiano and Balsamic Vinegar

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Location

Bologna

Duration

6 hours

Group size

Max 6 guests

Language

English

Location

Bologna

Duration

6 hours

Group size

Max 6 guests

Language

English

Why travelers loved this

4.9

•73 reviews

US$183.74 per guest

Guest

Adult x1

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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

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Brunch

Tasting cheese of 3 different maturation times 12/24/36 months /typical local salami Parma ham ,coppa, salame, 1 glass of wine Lambrusco DOC

Breakfast

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

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Excess Baggage

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

2 hours · Admission Ticket Free

Cavriago

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.

We’ll go into the cheese factory during milk processing and we'll witness in cooking and making of c…

30 minutes · Admission Ticket Free

Codemondo

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.

Farm with cows milked and newborn calves. We’ll see the places, where the animals are bred and where…

1 hour · Admission Ticket Included

Antico Podere Emilia

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.

An ancient farm transformed into a farmhouse where we will have a coffee break in the morning as soo…

1 hour · Admission Ticket Free

Albinea

tour of the ancient vinegar factory and tasting of balsamic vinegar

Meeting Point

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Piazzale Guglielmo Marconi

Piazzale Guglielmo Marconi, Reggio nell'Emilia Provincia di Reggio Emilia Emilia-Romagna, Italy, IT, 42121

Reggio Emilia AV Mediopadana

Reggio Emilia AV Mediopadana, Via Città del Tricolore, Reggio nell'Emilia Provincia di Reggio Emilia Emilia-Romagna, Italy, IT, 42122

Antico Podere Emilia

Antico Podere Emilia, Via Carlo Darwin, Reggio nell'Emilia Provincia di Reggio Emilia Emilia-Romagna, Italy, IT, 42123

End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

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LeAnn_NSeptember 2026 • Viator

Fabulous Day, Fantastic Guide, Incomparable Introduction to Iconic Italian Foods

Claudio is a warm, knowledgeable, and persuasive guide to all things Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, Parma ham and salami, and authentic Balsamic. We began our tour with cappuccino and pastries. He kindly arranged for gluten- free cookies and cakes for me. Then we toured the cheese-making facility. An incredible amount of work, mostly done by skilled cheesemakers, occurs to make the Parmigiano-Reggiano, including months of aging. After a visit to meet the cows that supply the milk, we returned for ...read more

Kathi_DMay 2026 • Viator

Real farm life and quaint basalmic tasting

This was a family owned and run operation. Claiuduo was a fantastic guide. No rushing. Individual attention and a fascinating setting and commentary. One of the best and genuine experienced we have had in Italy this year. 100% recommend. Relax and enjoy

153jennyvMay 2026 • TripAdvisor

A Must For Anyone Visiting Bologna!

We had an awesome day with Claudio explaining to us how Parmigiano Reggiano is made - then showing us every step of the process until you arrive at the finished product. We then got to taste it at different stages of maturity along with some salami and wine. That was so good. Then we saw how Balsamic Vinegar is made and the process explained and then got to taste that at different levels of aging. It just amazed us as to how much time and effort goes into the process of both the cheese and the v...read more

ederwinApril 2026 • Viator

Claudio is a man “in the know” to take you to see the magic happen with cheese and vinegar.

Claudio was a great guide to everything Parmesan Reggiano and Balsamico, giving us access to the dairy where milk was turned to wheels of cheese in 12 - 36 months, and taking us to the small production balsamico producer in the hills was fantastic as well.

Explore815627April 2026 • TripAdvisor

Delicious Tour!

Delicious Tour We had been looking forward to this tour since since we booked it back in October. It met all our expectations. Claudio is very friendly and knowledgeable. The visit to both the cheese factory and vinegar factory were full of great viewers of the Pianura Padana. The food tasting was exceptional also. I want to thank Claudio for his kindness and knowledge. We feel smarter now. Long live to the Reggiano Reggiano!