Top Modena Spring Break

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.

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.

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.

This is a private tour dedicated to couples, families, or small groups of friends. The tour can be personalized in all details.The tour leader is a friendly person who loves meeting people from all over the world and spending time with them like friends. Visits will be inside real local factories producing cheese, balsamic, and wine, in case the places are unavailable on the date of tours, they will be replaced by similar ones in Modena.

Despite being a new vinegar factory, its position nestled in the hills of Castelvetro di Modena, the best for the cultivation of Trebbiano Modenese, used in the production of balsamic vinegar, will allow you to fully experience the production process of balsamic vinegar.