Sorrento Mozzarella Making Class & Tasting in Vico Equense

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You'll Make Mozzarella with Your Hands—Then Eat It Warm

You spend two hours learning to stretch and fold mozzarella curds under the guidance of a cheesemaker who's been doing this since childhood, then sit down to taste what you made alongside cured meats, other house cheeses, ricotta dessert and wine. The dairy is small and family-run, not a tourist factory, and the whole experience fits into a morning or early afternoon without eating your whole day.

Step-by-step itinerary

Mozzarella making and tasting experience

Visit family dairy in Vico Equense
Learn curd process and fior di latte production
Make mozzarella hands-on with Maestro Casaro
Taste fresh fior di latte and cheeses
Enjoy village cured meats and glass of wine
Try ricotta dessert with local jam

The Experience

The first thing that catches you off guard is how hot the curds are. You're standing in the Starace dairy, a family operation tucked into the Vicane hills below Mount Faito, and Maestro Casaro Antonio has just handed you a ball of mozzarella paste that's still steaming. Your instinct is to drop it. He doesn't let you. Instead, he guides your hands through the stretch and fold, talking you through the technique in a way that makes it look simple until you're actually doing it—and then you realize how much feel goes into this. The dairy itself is small, old-fashioned in the best way, with the smell of fresh milk and the sound of the equipment running in the background. This is where the Starace family has been making fior di latte since the early 1900s, and you're not watching from behind glass or taking photos of someone else's hands—you're the one making it happen.

The class runs about two hours total. After you've made your mozzarella, Antonio walks you through the whole process: how the curd forms, why temperature matters, what separates fior di latte from other cheeses. It's not a lecture. He stops to let you ask questions, and he answers them like someone who's been doing this for decades and still finds it worth explaining. Then comes the tasting, and this is where the mozzarella experience in Vico Equense shifts from hands-on to just sitting down and eating. You get the cheese you made, still warm or cooled depending on timing, plus village cured meats, a selection of other house cheeses, a sweet ricotta dessert with local jam, and a glass of wine. Nothing fancy or fussy—just real food that tastes like it belongs here.

The dairy is wheelchair accessible, and the tasting happens at a table, so you're not standing the whole time. If you're bringing small children, they can stay in a stroller during the lab visit, and high chairs are available at the table. The location is reachable by public transport if you don't have a car, though it's tucked into the hills, so a taxi or ride share from Sorrento makes the timing easier. Soda is included with the tasting.

What’s included

Your experience includes the two-hour mozzarella-making class with hands-on instruction from Maestro Casaro Antonio, a full tour of the Starace dairy laboratory with explanations of the fior di latte production process, and a seated tasting of the mozzarella you made, village cured meats, various house cheeses, a sweet ricotta dessert with local jam, a glass of wine, and soda.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Caseificio Starace

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to actually make something with your hands instead of just watching, and if you'd rather spend two hours in a real working dairy than in a polished tasting room—the small group size and family-run setting are what make the hands-on part feel genuine instead of staged.