Food and Wine Tours

The gourmet food tours organised by Parma Golosa consist of guided visits to the production sites of some of Italy's most famous DOP food products such as Prosciutto di Parma ham, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese as well as Traditional Balsamic Vinegar from Modena. You will have the opportunity of admiring and experience the different steps involved in the production. The visits are formed around 4 main single tours, which we list below, but are flexible to be combined together in a pair, or three or all four if you wish to fit in with your travel plans.

Wine in Tour is the first Italian travel agency specializing in wine tours for business & leisure travellers and for anyone who loves and appreciates life and wine. 25 different types of wine experience all over Italy are offered on the website and many can also be tailored to your needs. Large groups can also be catered for as well as corporate events. As well as being the official partner and provider of wine tours along the Wine Route of the Roman Hills, Wine in Tour is also founded and run personally by one of the territory's finest wine producers.…

This special wine tour in Piemonte by Tasting Tours takes the visitor to some of the best barolo producing wineries in the region. Piedmont is a wine region rich in history yet there are viticulture and enology methods have only taken root over the past two decades. Nebbiolo is the great grape of the Piedmont region where it makes a wine of prodigious quality that is worshipped by wine lovers around the globe – Barolo. It is stubbornly insistent on the right place and most would agree that despite efforts to cultivate it elsewhere, Piedmont is the only place where…

Tasting Tours based in Asti propose this Grand Barbaresco wine tour to discover three producers located in the 3 villages of the Barbaresco region where only 1,200 acres are planted (the area is much smaller than the Barolo district). Made from the same nebbiolo grape which gives Barolo, Barbaresco is in a way the younger brother of Barolo. More elegant and aromatic, it is though very powerful and great over ageing. While Barolo has been around for centuries, Barbaresco is only a few hundred years old and started to be popular in the world of wine thanks to Angelo Gaja…

If you are looking for the authentic Montepulicano wine experience in Tuscany then look no further than the estate of Palazzo Vecchio near Valaiano. It is situated in 80 hectares of the most typical Tuscan landscapes you can imagine and dates from the 14th century. In 1470, it formed the bulk of Fattoria di Valiano, an ancient estate of the Hospital of the Innocents in Florence which, after the end of the Second World War, became the property of the Zorzi Counts whose heirs now run it. The land is particularly well suited to the cultivation of vines and they…

Eating Italy Food Tours are mouth-watering Food Tours in Rome which take place in the Testaccio and Trastevere neighborhoods of the Eternal City. These zones are the historical gourmet heart of the city and still an obligatory stop for anyone interested in discovering authentic Roman cuisine. Both are guided walking tours and in 4 hours you will enjoy fabulous food tastings (enough for a hearty lunch), lively anecdotal stories about local life, and personal insights into the culture, history and architecture of this corner of Rome. Every tour participant also receives a Locals’ Guide to Eating in Rome filled with…

This new culatello tour by Parma Golosa can be done as a single stand alone tour or in combination with other classic tours offered by the company based in Parma. We suggest you combine it with a visit to a producer of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese or, if you have time and you don’t mind to drive, also with a visit to a Traditional Balsamic Vinegar producer. See below. All tours include lunch at the restaurant with cuts of Culatello and Parma Ham, Parmesan Risotto and homemade cakes.

Italian Days are a series of one day wine tours and Italian food tours in Bologna. They are the brainchild of Alessandro Martini who is based just outside the city in the small town of Savigno. In the words of Alessandro 'a culinary expedition on the trace of taste and typical products of Emilia Romagna'. But not just a very personal and personalized discovery of the gastronomy of the region, but cooking classes, wine tours and special guided tours to local events and traditional sagra and tour of a Parma ham or prosciutto. Ask Alessandro for a visit to a…

The Venetian Vine is the name of this fabulous wine experience and wine tasting tour in Venice proposed by Venice and Veneto Gourmet . Created and hosted by qualified sommelier Sara Cossiga, you will be tasting some of the best wines of the Tri-Veneto territory, that's Veneto, Trentino Alto Adige and Friuli Venezia Giulia. Each tasting lasts two hours and is usually held in late afternoon in a typical Venice wine bar. You will try sample six different wines each paired with suitable appetizers. The Venetian Vine includes: Two hour tasting of six different wines, chosen according to quality, theme…

La Corte del Lupo in Nocera Umbra, only a few miles from Assisi, prides itself in offering its guests the finest of traditional Umbrian cuisine all made with locally sourced or organic products directly produced in the agriturismo. The menu is always based on fruits and vegetables in season and the locanda specializes in cheeses and cold and cured meats. Special gluten free menus are also available for celiacs. In the warmer months guests can enjoy their meal on the lovely veranda overlooking the countryside or in the dining room in front of the fireplace during the winter. An agriturismo is, of…

This food market tour in Rome is proposed by Walks of Italy and is located in and around perhaps the Eternal city's most atmospheric daily market, Campo de' Fiori. Traditionally frequented by chefs and cooks from local restaurants and family trattorie, where they source seasonal ingredients, your guide will introduce you to a number of stalls, some owned by the same families for more than a century. In total, there are 12 stops on your tour where you can sample a product. They include fresh bread from a bakery, prosciutto crudo, Parmigiano Reggiano and Pecorino Romano cheeses, as well as…

This series of gourmet food and wine tours around Lake Garda have been put together the exclusive restaurant Le Gemme di Artemesia Restaurant located near Torri del Benaco. They are an opportunity to get away from the stress of the busy working week to spend a few days in the tranquil atmosphere of the northern Italian Lakes. Accommodation is proposed by Andrea and Lara from their website or you can arrange your own independently. Six gourmet tours have been put together and a outlined below. They range from 2, 3 or 4 days. All include lunches, complimentary breakfast upon arrival, one…

The Florence Food Tour is the perfect way to orientate yourself in the Tuscan capital while enjoying some of the best gastronomic delicacies the city has to offer. The tour begins right in the historical center not far from Piazza della Signoria where you will meet up with your local guide who will accompany you for the next 3 hours or so. Your first stop is a morning coffee or cappucino in the bar of Massimo. The best way to begin the day and Massimo will answer all your questions about this most Italian of customs and why Italian coffee…

A visit to Umbria in the autumn season is a wonderful short break experience. Not only will you have the main towns to yourself, but the countryside takes on an even more suggestive appearence bathed in gorgeous Autumn colours and limpid sunshine. But, above all, the food comes into its own as the harvests roll out and succulent flavours hit the kitchens - mushrooms, truffles, polenta, soups, bruschette all lashed with the new olive oil and enjoyed with robust wines. Happy Cooking, together with AltraUmbria, prepares each year a series of gastronomic tours and tasting proposals from September to the Christmas…

This food or gastronomic tour of the centuries old historic port of Genoa is clearly focused on finding local snacks and classic Genovese dishes. Created by Tasting Tours it is a fascinating journey which you may not have thought of doing on your own. Start the tour from the old port and walk up to Sottoripa, market-street dating back to the XII century which stretches under the old arcades. Here, you’ll still find the old “friggitorie” serving fritters such as "friscieu” (fried croquettes), "panissa" and “farinata” (made with chick pea flour); "tripperie", offering tripe cooked in huge open copper pots;…