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Secrets of Parmigiano Reggiano and Balsamic Vinegar
About this experience
I’ll bring you along a complete tour to discover all the steps of Parmigiano Reggiano’s production. We’ll see where the animals are bred and where the milk is mould. We’ll go into the cheese factory during milk processing and we'll witness in cooking and making cheese wheels. We’ll see then the process of salting and maturing up to enter the huge “caveau”, where thousands of cheeses wheels are guarded and laid out in long rows in the silent maturation rooms and where the scent of cheese will smell so nice and exciting that we won’t be able to resist till the final tasting of cheese. on this special tour you will be able to touch the newborn calves on our farm which happens almost every day. you will taste the original king of cheeses and many other local artisanal products such as real balsamic vinegar aged over 30 years and parma ham and lambrusco wine and at the end you can buy a piece of real Parmiginao Reggiano or balsamic vinegar to take home with you
What to expect
Stop 1 · 2h
We’ll go into the cheese factory during milk processing and we'll witness in cooking and making of cheese wheels. We’ll see then the process of salting and maturing up to enter the huge “caveau”, where thousands of cheese wheels are guarded and laid out in long rows in the silent maturation rooms and where the scent of cheese will smell so nice and exciting that we won’t be able to resist till the final tasting of cheese and local typical products. I will give you a lab coat and a cap for access to the production area. I’ll bring you along a complete tour to discover all the steps of Parmigiano Reggiano’s production.
Stop 2 · 30min
Farm with cows milked and newborn calves. We’ll see the places, where the animals are bred and where the milk is mold. If we are lucky we will see a newborn calf it often happens in the morning.
Stop 3 · 1h
An ancient farm transformed into a farmhouse where we will have a coffee break in the morning as soon as we arrive and at the end of the tour we will do the tasting of cheeses aged 12, 24, and 36 months with typical Emilian salami and a glass of Lambrusco DOC wine and 3 aged balsamic vinegar of 8 and 15 and 30 years.
Stop 4 · 1h
tour of the ancient vinegar factory and tasting of balsamic vinegar
What’s included
- Please Wait for my instructions before booking the train to come to me
- To have transfer from the train station and the tour select option: tour with transfer
- Tasting cheese of 3 different maturation times 12/24/36 months /typical local salami Parma ham ,coppa, salame, 1 glass of wine Lambrusco DOC
- 1 cappuccino and sweet pie and savoury cake
- Disposable coat and shoe covers for access to the dairy production area and the cow farm
- Balsamic Vinegar tasting of 8/15/30 years old
- Vanilla ice cream with Balsamic Vinegar
Not included
- Suitcases and backpacks
- Suitcases and backpacks require pre-authorization and payment. Please inquire about availability and rates before booking.
Tour & ticket options
Options may have different inclusions and meeting points. Choose your option when booking on Viator.
Tour With transport
Minivan: Pick up from train station and transfers included until return to the train station Starting points: Piazzale Guglielmo Marconi, 42121 Reggio Emilia RE, Italy Reggio Emilia AV Mediopadana, Via Città del Tricolore, 42122 Reggio nell'Emilia RE, Italy
Tour Without Transport
Transfer Not Included : with this option you will have to arrive and follow the tour with your own car Starting point: Antico Podere Emilia, Via Carlo Darwin, 2, 42123 Reggio nell'Emilia RE, Italy
Meeting & pickup
- Just In case you will arrive by train from Modena, Parma, Reggio Emilia, I will pick you up in front of the train station of Reggio Emilia Pick up and drop off times are subject to change. Please send me a Whatsapp message before booking your train tickets
- Just In case you will arrive by train from Florence , Bologna, Milan, Venice, I will pick you up in front of the train station of Reggio Emilia AV Pick up and drop off times are subject to change. Please send me a Whatsapp message before booking your train tickets
- Just In case you will arrive by your car the meeting will be at 08:40 at the B and B Antico Podere Emilia where you can park easily and for free.
End point
- Just In case you will arrive by train from Modena, Parma, Reggio Emilia, I will pick you up in front of the train station of Reggio Emilia Pick up and drop off times are subject to change. Please send me a Whatsapp message before booking your train tickets
- Just In case you will arrive by train from Florence , Bologna, Milan, Venice, I will pick you up in front of the train station of Reggio Emilia AV Pick up and drop off times are subject to change. Please send me a Whatsapp message before booking your train tickets
- Just In case you will arrive by your car the meeting will be at 08:40 at the B and B Antico Podere Emilia where you can park easily and for free.
To have the transfer from the train station included it is mandatory to contact me by whatsapp or email immediately after booking, and wait for my confirmation. Do not book the train before receiving my information and confirmation. +393386622501 only whatsapp studioimagine.eu@gmsil.com
Before you go
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Only people over the age of 12 can participate
- sconsigliato ai viaggiatori con difficoltà motorie
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.