The 7 Best Cheese Tastings in Italy

1.Farm Tour with Cheese Tasting & Pizza Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 503 reviews Our pick

Visit Primaluce near Sorrento for mozzarella spinning, hands-on pizza making, farm animal walks, and a lunch with wine and limoncello.

“This was an excellent day in Sorrento. The farm tour was interesting - even the kids liked it. We made great tasting (and looking) pizza. Got to drink wine, limoncello, learn about and taste cheese. And, most importantly, the hosts were fun, informative, engaging, and helpful. Highly recommend this for your trip to Sorrento!”

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2.Guided group tour TastyBus: Parmesan Cheese and Parma Ham

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 241 reviews · 4 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $169

Taste Parmigiano Reggiano and Parma ham at production sites in Parma, with tastings, guide, and round-trip transport included.

“Cozy trip with good cheese, wine and ham. For us the half day tour was enough, but we loved the tour❤️”

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3.Flambé Cheese Wheel Truffle Pasta Class & Tiramisù

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 190 reviews · 3 hours (approx.)

Florence pasta class with a chef: make truffle pasta with flambé cheese wheel, form two pastas, and build tiramisù with Tuscan wine.

“Fun hands on class learning how to make two different types of pasta. Guide also makes tiramisu for the group. As an FYI, everyone's pasta is collected and cooked for everyone to enjoy. As stated, access to house red/white wine and/or water is included.”

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4.Puglia: Masseria Seppunisi Tour, Cheese, Burrata Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 177 reviews · 2 hours · from $53

Hands-on Masseria Seppunisi tour in Puglia: meet cows, make burrata or mozzarella, then taste 5 cheeses with wine in 2 hours.

“Great family experience. The tour was given by the owner of the masseria in Italian and then repeated in English by our guide Wendy. We were able to meet the cows and their babies, and see the cheese making process from beginning to end. After a demonstration, we had the opportunity to make our own cheese. The tour ended with a lovely aperitivo featuring the cheeses of the farm.”

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5.Lazise: Wine Tasting with Charcuterie and Cheese Board

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 139 reviews · 2 hours · from $37Best value

Taste 3 Lazise wines with charcuterie, cheeses, bread, and home-grown veg on a family farm, a relaxed 2-hour visit.

“Absolutely amazing! One of the best wine tastings I’ve ever been to. Staff were so nice to us, food and wine were fantastic! Would definitely come back and recommend to anyone!”

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6.Parma Cheese & Ham Factory Tours and Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 124 reviews · from $178

Bologna to Parma day trip to tour Parmigiano Reggiano and Parma ham makers, then taste with wine and mustards in 7 hours.

“Highly entertaining and informative - the process for both cheese and prosciutto is just amazing!!”

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7.Alba: Truffle Hunting with Cheese, Truffle, & Wine Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 124 reviews · 3 hours · from $93

Truffle hunting near Monforte d'Alba with a trained dog team, then black truffle cheese and Barolo wine tasting in Piedmont.

“Truffle hunting with Elio and his dogs Cuba and Chloe was amazing. We have found several white truffles despite unusually dry season. Definitely recommend to try. After truffle hunting we visited modern style winery for several local wines testing.”

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