Olive Oil Tasting in Sicily: Grove to Bottle Experience

Walk an olive grove, taste oil at the source, eat what grows there

An olive oil tasting and experience in Sicily combines a walk through a working grove on the hills of Montevago with a professional tasting class inside a 1968 farmhouse, covering cultivation, harvest methods, extraction, bottling and flavor profiles. The three-hour activity includes paired food tasting with Sicilian cheese, bread, olives, pasta and local wine, plus coffee and sweets. Minimum age is 12. A cooking class is available as an add-on at checkout.

The experience

Three hours starts in the olive grove itself, on the hills above Montevago on Sicily's western coast. You walk among the trees while the guide explains cultivation and quality controls, then watch a simulation of both old and modern harvesting techniques. The grove sits high enough to see across the valley and the ruins of the old town below.

Inside the 1968 farmhouse (filled with exhibits of old country tools and things) comes the professional olive oil tasting. You learn to recognize technical features on bottle labels, understand what makes high-quality extra virgin oil, and taste how to spot negative flavors alongside positive attributes. The tasting pairs oils with typical Sicilian food: cheese, olives, bread, sundried tomatoes, caponata, Sicilian sausage, vegetables and fruit, then moves into a full lunch of pasta busiata and more, all washed down with local wines. Coffee and Sicilian sweets close it out.

The guide speaks English throughout. Service animals are welcome on the property.

What’s included

• Extra virgin olive oil tasting class.
• bottled water.
• local wines.
• Sicilian sweets.
• coffee and tea.
• paired food tasting with Sicilian cheese, olives, bread, bresaola, sundried tomatoes, caponata and sausage.
• pasta busiata lunch.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 13:00 and 18:00

Book up to1d before

AgesAdult (12 to 90 years) · Under 12: can't be included in the booking

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

ConfirmationConfirmation within 48h

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Stroller friendlyPets welcome

Operated by Amodeo's Farm - Olive Oil Producers in Sicily

Is this one for you?The guide conducts the entire experience in English, so anyone comfortable following instruction in English can engage fully with the tasting and the technical details of oil quality. If you want hands-on learning about what you're tasting rather than a passive tour, the walk through the grove and the structured tasting class build that directly into the three hours.

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Top questions

What exactly happens during the olive oil tasting part?

The professional tasting teaches you to read bottle labels, spot quality markers, and recognize both negative flavors and positive attributes in extra virgin oil. You taste multiple oils paired with Sicilian food to understand how flavors work together.

Is there a cooking class included, or is that separate?

A cooking class is available as an add-on. You choose it at checkout if you want it. The base experience covers tasting, food pairing and lunch.

What's the view like from the farm?

The farmhouse sits in the middle of the olive grove on the hills of Montevago, with a view across the valley and the ruins of the old town visible from the property.

What food comes with the tasting?

Paired food tasting includes Sicilian cheese, olives, bread, bresaola, sundried tomatoes, caponata, Sicilian sausage and vegetables, followed by a lunch of pasta busiata and more, plus local wines, coffee and Sicilian sweets.

Can children join this experience?

The minimum age is 12. Children at or above that age can participate in the full three-hour tasting and lunch.