Parmigiano Tasting & Wine Tour a Parma

What a wonderful day, touring select providers of legendary local ingredients with a masterful tour guide. From the moment we booked, communication was fantastic. And the educational, delicious stops along the way went beyond expectations. Bravo Angelo- the kids are still talking about their day of tasting.

we did a family tour with Angelo, an amazing experience! Angelo is a charming and sensitive person, patient and professional. we had enriching, educational & delicious day around the queen of cheeses and this is due to Angelo. thanks a lot! multo grazie! you are the best. Zohar Rogel

We did a full day of parmigiano, prosciutto, and balsamic with lunch at local winery. Angelo was everything we had hoped for in a tour guide. He knows his history, he knows each process backwards and forwards, he is entertaining, engaging, and it was a pleasure to spend a day with him. Our day started with the cooking of the milk, and as he described the criteria to be considered parmigiano reggiano cheese, it formed before our eyes, and then we learned about it’s next two years. Delicious. The prosciutto leg of the trip (pun intended) was fascinating because we were headed to San Danielle later in our trip. Subtle differences in climate and process make a difference. Delicious. Lunch was extra, and worth every euro, with beautiful views of the E-R valley and a three course, chef-prepared tasting menu that highlighted the wines from the surrounding vines, it may just have been our favorite meal of the trip. Last stop was to learn how traditional Balsamic vinegar is made, a process that turns cooked frame must into black gold. We were only too happy to give the Medici family our money after the tasting. I can’t recommend a day with Angelo highly enough. I wish my photos would upload so that you could see how much fun my teenagers had.

My husband and I did a full day Parmigiano, Prosciutto and Balsamic tour and tasting with a great lunch at a beautiful Agriturismo. Angelo was our guide and we cannot recommend him enough! He was very knowledgeable professional and patient with all our questions and we learnt so much. His love of his region is obvious and we both felt it was one of the highlights of our 10 week trip in Europe. Thank you again!

We had a mix up on our tour dates and we ended up getting scheduled with Angelo. I am so excited that Alice arranged to have him fill in for her. Although we really missed Alice, Angelo was fantastic. His enthusiasm about everywhere we went and visited was infectious. He took the time to make sure we understood each and every process and historical fact about each portion of the tour. We did the the cheese and ham tour and they were both amazing. Our special lunch was an amazing time as well. Your get to interact each and every step of the tour. You aren't just watching videos in a room or standing behind windows. If you really want to learn about this region and home town producers in Parma I would schedule my vacation around having the provide the tours. We can't wait to get back and visit.

Angelo was a phenomenal tour operator. Born and raised in the region, he intimately knows the different production houses he has you tour with and is steeped in the knowledge of the food specialities of the region as well as the history of the region. We were a small group of four which lent a lot of personalization for our tour. This size allowed me the opportunity to hear everything when we were at a loud location, ask frequent questions and enjoy a delicious, cozy lunch with the other couple on the tour with us. While Angelo doesn't provide direct transportation for getting to the different locations, he will arrange the hire of a private car for the day, or you can bring your own transportation. I would go out of my way to repeat this tour and highly recommend it. We toured a parmesan cheese production house, a parma ham producer, had an amazing lunch and also sampled delicious, aged, balsamic vinegar. This was a highlight of my trip to Italy.