Top Emilia-Romagna Seasonal & Special Occasions

Follow your senses on a full-day culinary tour of Bologna’s famous food region. Visit local factories and family-run producers for a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of products enjoyed around the world, including Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, Modena balsamic vinegar, prosciutto, and wine. Enjoy samples of fresh, hand-crafted products along the way and indulge in breakfast and multi-course Italian lunch with wine pairings. It’s a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the sights, smells, and tastes of Emilia-Romagna!

Take a break from sightseeing in Bologna and discover wines produced in the surrounding hills of Emilia Romagna with this exclusive wine tasting in the city center. Sit down for a themed tasting featuring six different regional wines, each paired with a local delicacy for an Italian “aperitivo” experience. Learn about labels not easily procured outside the region and find new favorites to order on your own.

Italians have been producing wine for thousands of years. Get a unique insight into the wine-making experience on a visit to a family-owned winery. Explore the vineyards and cellars, then sample three of their finest wines paired with food on a terrace with views of wine country. Choose between morning and afternoon tours.

We will pick you up and take you back to Parma and then move to Calestano, a very characteristic medieval village. Once you arrive, before you start to knead, we will visit the center of the village, the church and the historical part of it. With my help you can learn the secrets of Emilian cuisine. You can replicate at home an excellent homemade pasta topped with an excellent Italian sauce. Thanks to this experience you can surprise your friends and let them know the true Italian gastronomic culture. Once the lesson is over you will be able to prepare fettuccine, tagliatelle and pappardelle and, if you need it, I will personally send you the recipes we made together. We’ll have lunch/dinner together and you can enjoy the pasta you made and we’ll end up with an exceptional tiramisu (my friends say it’s the best they’ve ever eaten. Would you agree?)

In the area of Modena, there is a special event going on: an exclusive winery tour and Lambrusco wine tasting experience. Admire the amazing landscape of this area and enjoy a 1.5-hour experience, which includes the visit of the Wine Museum as well as the cellar. To conclude, an high-end wine tasting experience of 3 local wines as Lambrusco. Hear the history of the estate as well as the explanation of the methods and techniques of the wines production. During this journey follow a unique tradition in high quality Lambrusco wine production, from the grape harvest in the vineyard located in the surrounding area to the final stage of the bottling. At the end, you will taste a selection of three wines, such as Lambrusco Sorbara, Grasparossa and Lambrusco Spumante Metodo Classico, combined with a plate of local products. A professional sommelier will explain to you in depth the particularity of those Italian excellencies. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn how these great wines are made and taste with a professional sommelier.

This tour is a fantastic opportunity to discover ITALIAN FOOD EXCELLENCES. It's very interesting to learn all the phases of the Parmigiano Reggiano production: from the cows to the tasting, passing by the creation of the curd and of a wheel and the aging storage, where thousands of wheels sleep! Amazing is also the guided tour of the Prosciutto producer with a very generous tasting served at the end! The Balsamic Vinegar is called here "Black Gold, because it needs a long and patience process of min. 12 years to be ready! A tasting of three different aged balsamic vinegar finishes this tour. The wine production in this area is very important: the visit starts with a guided tour inside the private Museum of Wine Traditions, and it continues into the cellars where bottles today stay and finishes with a tasting of 3 different wines. MIN. PEOPLE REQUESTED: 2

Live a unique experience in contact with the wine world of the surroundings of Bologna and Imola. Learn about the history of a family business, visit the winery, and toast right away with a glass of wine. Follow the expert sommelier to discover the vineyard. Listen to the history of the cultivation and processing of grapes during the 2 km stroll. The nature walk ends with a visit to the renowned winery. Taste 5 glasses of wine with rich samples of local production, such as salami, sausage, and bacon grilled, cheeses, two extra virgin olive oils, fruit preserves, and typical Piadina. During the tasting will be the sommelier to guide you in a journey of flavors, matching the wine to the tastings of delicacies. The tasting will take place on the panoramic terrace during the warmest months or in front of the fireplace during the remaining months. To conclude, a transfer will take you to Dozza where you will be able to walk among the murals of the ancient medieval village of Dozza.

Enjoy an evening walking tour of central Bologna with a private guide. You will be able to walk through the suggestive illuminated alleys of the city and admire its iconic symbols. At the end of the tour, discover the typical aromas and flavors of the Bolognese culinary tradition with a small tasting of local products.

If you want to take enough time and enjoy a pleasurable wine experience, this is for you. During this 2-hours tour our local wine expert will walk you in the town centre, telling the facts of the Colli Bolognesi area. The experience will move from an enoteca to an osteria, where you'll have the chance to taste 4 wines from the Colli Bolognesi area. All the wines will be explained and all of your curiosity satisfied.

Taste 3 local DOC wines in an exclusive location: a panoramic terrace with a splendid view over the rooftops of Bologna. The wine tasting is accompanied by a taste of typical products, some delicacies of the region. The local tour leader will stay with you the whole time entertaining you and telling you about the wines and traditions of Bologna.

Discover the excellences of the Motor Valley and Food Valley. Combine in a day, with this adrenaline tour, the best of motors and food Visit the Mu-De-Tec, the “Museum of Technology Lamborghini”, walking around the prototypes, special models, limited editions and cars on production. The Ferrari Museum tells you about the world of the reds. The wine producer tour, the balsamic vinegar tour and the Parmesan cheese tour, all GUIDED TOURS, are the best way to discover the food excellences of this Region, envied by the whole world! A tasting is always included. A private drive will take you around all places. MIN. PEOPLE REQUESTED: 2

A food and wine tour that will introduce you to the excellent producers of the area and let you enjoy the breathtaking panorama that these splendid hills have to offer.

Taste your way through one of Italy's most celebrated culinary cities on a walking food tour of Bologna. Follow your senses and a gastronomic guide to the old city center’s best markets, vendors, and specialty shops to sample regional delicacies like Bologna ham, fresh produce, Parmesan cheese, wine, and gourmet chocolate. See where locals go to stock up on provisions, and learn about the flavorful traditions that make Bolognese recipes craved around the world.

Departure from Bologna in the morning with first stop at the Reggiani dairy, a historic company grown thanks to the work and passion of the Reggiani family. At the beginning they were only with a stable and 5 cows but with time and thanks to the constant effort it has become one of the most important dairies in the area. Here you can learn about the various stages of production and of course taste the real Parmesan cheese. Subsequently at the Pedroni vinegar factory you can taste and learn the history of this ancient family that has been producing authentic Balsamic Vinegar since 1862. Not far away is the Rubbiera cove restaurant where you will taste tortellini and typical Emilian dishes. After lunch, a short tasting at ham factory Leonardi that was founded in 1988 from Aldo Leonardi, a founding partner operating in the slaughtering and processing of pork sector. The office is located in the center of the town in Marano sul Panaro. Around 5 pm the return to Bologna.

The Modena countryside is known for two things: gourmet food and sports cars. Experience both with this tour that combines visits to artisan producers with a stop at a private automobile collection. See how authentic balsamic vinegar is created at a family-run “acetaia”, visit a small dairy farm that produces Parmigiano Reggiano, and end with a tour and tasting at a boutique winery that is also home to a private automotive museum.

Are you in town and want to taste the best local wines and typical products without leaving the centre? This tour is for you! Spend an afternoon or an evening in one of the oldest wine bars in Bologna together with your local tour leader.

Will be my pleasure to take you around the old town to let you taste the best food in the few local spots remaining. We will walk in the food and fish market to see the best ingredients and I'll show you where people from Bologna go eat and shop and tell you history about the food capital of Italy! All places who made history in town, you will discover the best food of your trip! We will visit places where just locals go to shop and eat, no touristic places I will also give you a list with best places where to go eat and drink in Bologna so you will discover other spots of the city as a true local! Local sandwich Visit the food and fish market Selection of cured meat and cheese from Bologna Sliced Pizza (oldest pizza place in town) Wine tasting in the oldest Osteria of Italy from 1465! Cake typical of Bologna Best Gelato of your life!

The historical wine-making reality of Emilia CHIARLI offers guided tours of the vineyards, the cellar and wine tasting, at the prestigious Tenuta Villa Cialdini in Castelvetro di Modena. The property located in the heart of the hills dedicated to the production of Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvero DOC, covers more than 50 hectares and is located a few kilometers from the ancient village of Castelvetro di Modena.

Explore the wonderful Chianti wine region and its rolling hills! Get away from the noise and crowds of the city and enjoy a relaxing day tour in the Tuscan countryside, famous all over the world for its fairytale villages. Our Chianti Wine Experience tour includes two visits with tasting at two cellars located in the heart of Chianti, where you will discover all the secrets of the wine production process. Afterwards, you can taste the excellent Chianti accompanied by typical Tuscan products. N.B. The stages may undergo logistical changes and the producers may be different from those listed.

Go wine tasting in the hills around Bologna, and enjoy an experience that’s guided by the wine producers themselves. Taking place at the small and intimate Manaresi wine estate, the tasting session includes a tour of the vineyards along with all the background information you need about the wine and its production methods.

Bologna è così famosa per la sua ricca cucina da essere conosciuta come 'la Grassa'. Goditi il miglior cibo e vino locale con questo tour a piedi gastronomico guidato da uno chef. Sosta presso i principali mercati, le rosticcerie e i panifici; assaggia il miglior gelato della città; visita la più antica 'osteria' d'Italia mentre scopri la cultura e la cucina della città.

The owner Sergio together with his sons, David and Vittorio, will accompany you to discover their family-style reality, which lies on the first hills of Romagna, between Imola and Riolo Terme. Furthermore, since 2011 all the production is certified organic, thus offering a range of high-level wines that make the view an unmissable opportunity.

Sample three of Italy’s flagship gourmet specialties where they are produced with this all-inclusive journey through Food Valley. Set off directly from Bologna and stop at an artisan balsamic vinegar producer for a tasting and lunch. Then continue on to a dairy farm to learn how authentic wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano are made before finishing up at an independent winery to sip Lambrusco and Pignoletto.

The company extends between the municipalities of Fusignano and Alfonsine, in the Romagna plain, on the border with the Marche and the Adriatic Sea. The company was founded at the end of the 19th century by the great-grandfather Luigi and evolved, as we know it today, after the end of the Second World War. Always grape producers and since 1999 associated with the consortium "Il Bagnacavallo" for the production and enhancement of native grapes. Longanesi grapes, for the production of “Burson” wines, a black grape variety, saved in the Classe pine forest; Famous grape, for the production of “Rambela” wines, a white grape variety, dated in our territory 1437; Centesimino and Malbo Gentile grapes. Historical vines that find their natural habitat in this environment.