Private Gastronomic Tour: Balsamic Vinegar, Parmigiano Reggiano and Prosciutto di Parma

Discover with us the best food destinations in Emilia Romagna-Modena for Balsamic Vinegar and Parma for the Parmigiano Reggiano and for the incredible Prosciutto!

Once you arrive in a cured meats factory near Parma, you will understand how ham processing works, from receiving the meat to the final product.

Prosciutto di Parma is famous worldwide and is distinguished not only by its nutritional peculiarities (the only ingredients are pork and salt, with no additives or preservatives) but also by the “crown,” the mark that is stamped only on the original .

Then you will arrive in an artisanal cheese dairy, where you will have a light lunch plus the Parmigiano Reggiano tour.

You will taste a wide range of products: raw and cooked hams, such as breech, salami, cooked ham, and truffle ham.

You will learn about the origins of Parmigiano-Reggiano during a visit to a dairy in Parma. Hear how the EU-protected cheese is made, still following traditional methods, produced exclusively in the Typical Zone of Parma, Modena and Emilia Romagna.

You will watch dairy technicians extract product from milk containers and get a behind-the-scenes look at the whey cooking and separation process.

Visit the moulding and salting rooms, before moving on to the ripening room where the cheese is aged.

Then you will arrive at a traditional “acetaia” just outside Modena, where you will enjoy a balsamic vinegar tasting.

Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena embodies important values such as dedication to working the land, passing on knowledge and maintaining traditions, which have always distinguished Modenese culture.