Reggio Emilia food tour: Parmigiano Reggiano & balsamic tasting

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Parmigiano Reggiano ages for years. You watch it made in a single morning.

A half-day small-group food tour departing Reggio Emilia Central Station at 8:30 am, visiting a working Parmigiano Reggiano dairy farm and a traditional balsamic vinegar producer in a 17th-century courtyard. You watch the cheese-making process from milk to aging, taste aged wheels directly from production, and experience the long fermentation of balsamic vinegar through a detailed tasting. The tour includes private transportation and a choice of wine tasting, cured meats tasting, or an extension with lunch and a walking tour of Reggio Emilia's city centre.

Step-by-step itinerary

Food and wine tasting in Reggio Emilia

• Meet at Reggio Emilia Central Station
• Visit Parmigiano Reggiano dairy farm
• Watch cheese-making process
• Taste Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
• Visit Acetaia Picci balsamic vinegar producer
• Learn traditional balsamic vinegar making
• Taste traditional balsamic vinegar

The Experience

You meet at Reggio Emilia Central Station at 8:30 am and travel by private transport to Caseificio Boiardo, a family-run dairy that produces about 30,000 wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano each year alongside fresh ricotta and mozzarella. The visit is built around watching the production itself: from milk collection through the aging process, step by step. After the walk-through, you taste exquisite samples directly from the production: wheels at different ages, so you taste what the cheese becomes as it sits.

Next is Acetaia Picci, housed in a 17th-century courtyard near Cavriago. Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Reggio Emilia spends a minimum of twelve years aging in a series of small barrels made from different woods, each one smaller than the last, with annual decanting and periodic refilling. The visit explains this ancient process, then moves into a detailed tasting where you experience the intense, layered aromas that develop over decades. The contrast between the two stops (one showing you cheese made fresh and then aged, the other showing you vinegar that has been aging since before you arrived) frames how time shapes flavor in this region.

At checkout, you choose between a wine tasting, a cured meats tasting, or an option to extend the tour with lunch at a local restaurant and a walking tour of Reggio Emilia's city centre, including the Tricolour Museum. The tour runs four to five hours total and suits all fitness levels. Infants can ride in a pram or stroller, or sit on an adult's lap.

What’s included

• Private transportation to both producers.
• guided tasting of Parmigiano Reggiano at different ages directly from the dairy's production.
• guided tasting of traditional balsamic vinegar at the acetaia.
• your choice of wine tasting, cured meats tasting, or lunch with a walking tour of Reggio Emilia's city centre.

Days and timesMon–Sat · 08:30

AgesAges 12+ · 5 to 11 years · Under 5 — Free

Meeting point and pickupNo pickup · ends where it startsMeeting point, per the operator: “Travellers arrive in Reggio Emilia by train. We offer transport from the train station of Reggio Emilia to the first stop of our tour. Clients can decide where …”

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 4 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by AndomYA Adventures

Is this one for you?Choose the wine or cured meats option if you want to keep the tour to a half-day morning. Pick the lunch and walking tour extension if you have the afternoon free and want to see Reggio Emilia's centre after the producers.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and Italian.

Can children come?

5 to 11 years; under 5, free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24h before the start.

What exactly do I see at the Parmigiano Reggiano dairy?

Caseificio Boiardo lets you watch the entire production process, from milk collection through the aging stages where wheels sit for months or years. After the walk-through, you taste samples at different ages so you experience how the cheese changes as it matures.

How long does traditional balsamic vinegar actually take to make?

Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Reggio Emilia ages for a minimum of twelve years in a series of wooden barrels of graduated sizes, with annual decanting and periodic refilling. The acetaia visit walks you through this long fermentation and ends with a detailed tasting of the finished vinegar.

Can I choose what I taste at the end of the tour?

Yes. At checkout you pick one option: a wine tasting, a cured meats tasting, or an extension that includes lunch at a local restaurant and a walking tour of Reggio Emilia's city centre with the Tricolour Museum.

What time does the tour start and where do I meet?

The tour departs at 8:30 am from Reggio Emilia Central Station at Piazzale Guglielmo Marconi. Private transport is included to both the dairy farm and the acetaia.