Mozzarella tasting Brindisi: Masseria farm & cheese dairy

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Duration1h–3h

GroupUp to 35

LanguagesEN · IT

Mobile ticketAccepted

Watch mozzarella pulled by hand, then taste it warm from the vat

You tour a working Apulian farm, watch the cheesemaker pull mozzarella and burrata by hand, then taste both fresh and aged cheeses alongside cured meats, bread and wine. The guide explains the history of the Masseria and the craft behind each product. Pickup is not included, so you'll need your own transport or a taxi to reach the farm from Taranto.

1h–3h

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Masseria and cheese tasting

Learn history of the Masseria
Visit stable with cows, calves, pigs
See milking parlor and Fragni wood
Enter dairy and watch cheese making
Taste cheeses and cured meats
Enjoy baked products and fresh vegetables

The Experience

You turn off the main road and drive into the Fragni wood, where the Masseria Fragnite sits surrounded by pasture and old stone walls. The farm is still working — cows in the milking parlor, pigs in the yard, calves running free between the trees. Your guide walks you through first, explaining what a Masseria actually is (a fortified farmstead, centuries old, built around the idea of self-sufficiency), and then you move into the dairy itself. The Mastro Casaro — the master cheesemaker — is already at work, stretching hot curds by hand. You watch mozzarella take shape in real time, the way it's been done here for generations. It's not a performance; he's just making cheese, and you're standing close enough to feel the steam.

The tasting happens in a room off the dairy, and it's not small. You get mozzarella still warm from the vat, burrata with its creamy center intact, stracciatella torn into ribbons, and aged caciocavallo that's been hanging for months. There's capocollo and bacon, focaccia with tomato, taralli (the local fried bread rings), and whatever vegetables are in season. A glass of Apulian wine sits next to your plate. The guide talks through each cheese — where it comes from on the farm, how long it ages, what makes it different from what you'd buy in a supermarket — but mostly you're tasting. The burrata especially hits different when you've just watched someone make it an hour earlier.

The whole thing takes a few hours, and you're moving between the stables, the dairy floor, and the tasting room, so wear closed shoes and clothes that work for being outside. The farm welcomes pets (though they can't go into the dairy itself), and everything is wheelchair accessible if you need it. It's relaxed — no rushing, no performance, just a small farm showing you how it works and feeding you what it makes.

What’s included

Your experience includes a tour of the Masseria and its history, a visit to the stables and milking parlor, a walkthrough of the dairy where you watch cheesemaking, a tasting of mozzarella, burrata, stracciatella, aged caciocavallo, and other regional cheeses, cured meats such as capocollo and bacon, baked goods like focaccia and taralli, seasonal fresh vegetables, and Apulian wine. All fees and taxes are included.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcome

Operated by Masseria Fragnite

Is this one for you?A good fit if you want to understand how southern Italian cheese is actually made and taste it the same day, without arranging transport yourself — just plan to drive or take a taxi to the farm from Taranto, since pickup is not part of the package.