From Parma: Parmigiano,Prosciutto and winery Tour and tasting
Description
Embark on an immersive journey into Italy’s culinary heritage with this captivating full-day tour, exploring the production processes behind iconic foods and wines. From the start, you’ll be enveloped in the sights, sounds, and aromas of Italy’s traditions, delving into craftsmanship perfected over generations. Your adventure begins at the designated meeting point, where you'll gather with fellow enthusiasts and be warmly welcomed by your knowledgeable guide—an expert in local culinary arts. With a deep understanding of the region’s history and a love for its food and wine, your guide will set the stage for the day, sharing insights and anecdotes that enhance your appreciation of the experiences ahead. This isn’t just a tour; it’s a sensory journey connecting you to the soul of Italian cuisine, offering a rare glimpse into the passion behind some of the world’s most beloved foods and wines.
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The journey begins at the designated starting point and continues to a traditional dairy producer, where you'll witness firsthand the various stages of Parmigiano Reggiano production.
At the Cheese Factory you'll have the unique opportunity to observe the extraction of fresh Parmesan wheels, explore the brine room, and visit the aging warehouse. The experience concludes with a tasting of cheese, perfectly paired with local wine.
Next, we head to the town of Langhirano, the birthplace of Parma ham. Here, you'll visit the production areas of a ham factory, including the aging rooms. The tour ends with a tasting of Parma ham aged for 24 months, accompanied by breadsticks and wine from the Parma hills.
To round off the day, we travel to a winery nestled in the Parma hills. You'll stroll through the vineyards before heading into the cellars, where experts will explain the winemaking process, from grape to bottle. The visit concludes with a tasting of three different varieties of white and red wines.
Return to the pickup point
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- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(8)
Perfect. Friendly attentive driver. He picked us up in the city of Parma, took us to Cerdelli vineyard where we had a tasting and some wondeful regional snacks. Then drove us to Oinoe vineyard where we were also staying. No rush, patient and highly recommended!
The prosciutto, parmigiano, and wine tasting was a great experience. Our guide was very knowledgeable in all areas and the tastings were amazing. The winery was a small family winery that was special. You will be in the car for a bit reaching all the venues.
We took a tour the day before and had the same driver the second day as well. We hadn't had the best experience with her the day before and were hoping for better. On the drive there the driver took a personal call, and as Italians do, was talking with both her hands, leaving ZERO hands on the wheel to drive. We found this both unprofessional and scary. We got to the winery and met the employee. We got a basic run down of the winery and then were served our first glass of wine. The host did minimal explanation and then took off, leaving us to sample alone as he chatted with our driver. This continued the whole time as he would come serve us, say "Enjoy" and then go hang out with our driver, as she sat and drank wine with him. We got almost no explanation about the wines or the property and definitely felt like we were extras on our driver's wine tour. And it was the second day in a row that she was drinking while driving us around. On the way back we said that we found the tour quite boring because we didn't learn much about the history of the winery. The driver gave us the history that she had learned that day, while on our tour. We felt that had she not monopolized the conversation and the host's time, we might have been able to receive that information first hand. We were basically ignored while they carried on and we were paying for her to go and drink wine. I would definitely not recommend this tour because there is a large safety issue and also a lack of professionalism.
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Really beautiful vineyard with a kind and knowledgeable owner! The tour was handled with organization and care. I wine was amazing too of course. Highly recommend on all counts!
Everyone was so friendly! The wine and snacks were outstanding, and the entire tour was personal and charming!!! We will most definitely be returning.
This tour was absolutely awesome. We are from the US and have a rental car but I wanted to give my husband a day free of driving. Our day included tours of balsamic vinegar and wine making. Our guide spoke English very well and provided us with many details and interesting facts along the way. His driving was excellent especially considering a few unexpected route changes he had to make during the day. The balsamic vinegar tour was incredible and I would urge all visiting this area to take this tour. The history and making of the balsamic vinegar is described in great detail from someone who clearly has a true passion for this product. The winery tour was absolutely amazing with detailed explanations of the wine making process and the wines we tasted. Both tours made for a fantastic day and we would recommend these two tours to all visiting Parma.
The tour took us from Parma to a small, family winery in Langhirano where we were treated like family. The setting was beautiful, the people friendly, and the wine excellent.
Our driver and tasting guide were both very knowledgeable and made the experience very enjoyable. Everything ran smoothly and on time. Great experience
