Top Modena Food Tours

Modena sits in the heart of Emilia Romagna's 'Food Valley', the birthplace of some of Italy's blockbuster gourmet specialties. Sample the most famous in just a few hours with this insider food tour. Stop to taste Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, authentic balsamic vinegar, traditional Lambrusco wine, and other local treats at family-run food and wine shops in Modena's old town and learn about the area's iconic cuisine and the families behind it.

Wine-tasting in Italy is almost a traveler’s rite of passage, but few tours explore the equally rich traditions of vinegar production. With this tour, visit one of Modena’s oldest traditional balsamic vinegar producers, touring the vineyards and seeing all the stages of production from the pressing of grapes to the barrel aging. The tour includes plenty of vinegar samples, regional food tastings, and a bottle of wine produced on-site.

Reggio Emilia is known for being one of the gastronomic capitals of the Emilia Romagna region and this tour helps you find out why. Beat the crowds and travel with a private driver between foodie hotspots to meet local producers and taste a variety of tasty bites—including Parmigiano Reggiano, balsamic vinegar, and local wine.

During this full-day experience, you will be able to become familiar with some well-known Italian brands and delicacies born in Emilia-Romagna. We will pick you up with a minivan directly at your place in Bologna, Modena, Verona, Florence, Ravenna, Venice and southern Lake Garda in the morning and let your perfect day begin. We will visit local producers to learn something new about the production processes of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, Lambrusco sparkling wine. After all the tours, you’ll taste the products to discover their typical flavours. Your experience wouldn't be complete without visiting Ferrari Museum, so to see the most famous supercar brand of all time, Ferrari. And, of course, without having lunch in a picturesque estate situated among the gentle hills of the Modena area. At the end of the day, the driver will take you back to your place. When select SELF DRIVE OPTION, you have to travel with your OWN car. NO TRANSFER is included

The king of cheeses, Parmigiano Reggiano is one of Italy’s most famous gourmet delicacies. Get an inside look at how this iconic cheese is produced with this in-depth farm tour and tasting in the countryside near Modena. Visit the cow barns, watch how the cheese is made each morning, and see where the great wheels are aged. Then relax over a cheese tasting paired with local Lambrusco wine and cold cuts.

Explore the delicious and acidic world of balsamic vinegar with a local expert during this short, private tasting and food pairing experience in Vignola. In a loft, see how this vinegar, known the world over, is made and learn about the aging process and tasting notes. In the tasting room, sample balsamic vinegar and Saba made with grape juice paired with classic Italian cheeses, breads, ham, and fruit.

A two-hour private tour to discover Modena: a city famous for its historic center with Unesco sites, for its gastronomy, for its engines, and for the friendliness of its inhabitants. Pleasant in every season, Modena offers the visitor extraordinary beauties, all concentrated in its gracious historic centre, which tell the story of the splendor of a city for a long time the capital of a duchy, that of the Lords of Este, who resided there since 1598. Unesco has recognized the universal value of its treasures by declaring the Cathedral, Piazza Grande and the Ghirlandina Tower a World Heritage Site. Discover these great architectural beauties with our certified tour guide.

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.

La Vedetta being immersed in the hills of Castelvetro will allow you to fully experience the entire production process of balsamic vinegar.

Savoring the excellence of the Emilian wine tradition in the place where the legendary Lambrusco wines that have made the history of the enology of this region are born is possible at Tenuta Cialdini, owned by the Chiarli family for over 140 years, the hub of many initiatives, including charitable ones. of the territory and tourist destination of hundreds of wine lovers from all over the world every month. The estate also includes a beautiful nineteenth-century villa, its beautiful stables carefully restored and entirely dedicated to hospitality, a large park bordering the vineyards and a small shop where you can buy the wines produced and distributed by the company. The visit begins in the vineyards that embrace all the buildings that make up the company in a single plot, followed by a visit to the winery and production facilities with an explanation of the various stages of winemaking, and finally the tasting of 4 labels from the Cleto Chiarli line .

In 1995, Fausto decided to convert the cultivation of the vineyard to an “integrated pest management approach”. This represented the first step towards an organic agriculture. At the end of 90s, the production was changed towards the “Martinotti” or “Charmat” method, always searching for a clean and continuous product. Nowadays, with all of the wines in purity, the production of the “Fattoria Moretto” aims at expressing with personality the Lambrusco Grasparossa territory, showing a clear decision of Fausto and Fabio: they don’t focus on company policy based on quantity, but they prefer to have a management which leads to improve the quality of the product and service offered, with special attention to the peculiarity of the territory.

Discover the gastronomic delicacies of the Emilia-Romagna region with this food and wine-themed private tour in Modena. Rather than just tasting delicious local specialties, this tour gives you access to the factories where they’re produced. As you explore each factory with a guide, hear fascinating insights about how Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, and balsamic vinegar of Modena are made; then, round off the tour with a vineyard and cellar tour.

Folicello is an organic family-run winery since 1980. The passion for the authenticity of its products and the desire to produce a healthy glass of wine for friends and customers have always animated the commitment that Marco and Antonella, founders of Folicello, they put into their work. Convinced that organic is the only way to obtain live and healthy products and at the same time respect the environment, plants, soil and the man who works it, at Folicello organic is not a fashion but a real lifestyle. The vineyards are grown with organic and biodynamic methods, in the cellar thanks to the experience gained and modern winemaking techniques, organic wines and grape juice are produced without added sulphites. From this passion and the desire to make their work known, the idea of Folicello was born to open the doors of their company to those interested in discovering the added value of an artisan, organic and quality production.

As producers of Lambrusco and Balsamic Vinegar we offer you an authentic experience in contact with the Reggiano territory. The rows that make up the heart of the Venturini Baldini farm stretch out on the soft slopes of the Roncolo estate. The grapes grown here have been living here for decades following the strict dictates of the organic regime, which the company has adopted since 2002, the first reality to have reached this milestone in Emilia Romagna.

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.

Enjoy a day to visit Modena one of the most beautiful cities in northern Italy. Discover the Unesco beauties of the heart of Modena and its anecdotes Visit the Modena Cathedral and the historical palace Discover the historic Albinelli market with its perfumes Visit a historic Acetaia in Modena Enjoy a tasting lunch with paired wines

Live a unique experience in Modena countryside and discover the secrets of Balsamic Vinegar DOP and Emilia top wines.

This Acetaia is located inside a 16° century tower, and it’s a very exclusive location since it is the only vinegar aging tower in Modena open to public tours. The tasting of balsamico in combination with chocolate is a unique experience that demonstrates the possible use of balsamic vinegar in an unusual way.