Secrets of Parmigiano Reggiano and Balsamic Vinegar

Secrets of Parmigiano Reggiano and Balsamic Vinegar

I’ll bring you along a complete tour to discover all the steps of Parmigiano Reggiano’s production. We’ll see where the animals are bred and where the milk is mould. We’ll go into the cheese factory during milk processing and we'll witness in cooking and making cheese wheels. We’ll see then the process of salting and maturing up to enter the huge “caveau”, where thousands of cheeses wheels are guarded and laid out in long rows in the silent maturation rooms and where the scent of cheese will smell so nice and exciting that we won’t be able to resist till the final tasting of cheese.
on this special tour you will be able to touch the newborn calves on our farm which happens almost every day.
you will taste the original king of cheeses and many other local artisanal products such as real balsamic vinegar aged over 30 years and parma ham and lambrusco wine
and at the end you will take home with you a piece of real Parmiginao Reggiano aged for 24 months included in this tour

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Latteria VALLE s.c.a., Via Cantonazzo, 1, 42025 Cavriago RE, Italy

We’ll go into the cheese factory during milk processing and we'll witness in cooking and making of cheese wheels. We’ll see then the process of salting and maturing up to enter the huge “caveau”, where thousands of cheese wheels are guarded and laid out in long rows in the silent maturation rooms and where the scent of cheese will smell so nice and exciting that we won’t be able to resist till the final tasting of cheese and local typical products. I will give you a lab coat and a cap for access to the production area. I’ll bring you along a complete tour to discover all the steps of Parmigiano Reggiano’s production.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: 42123 Codemondo, Province of Reggio Emilia, Italy

Farm with cows milked and newborn calves. We’ll see the places, where the animals are bred and where the milk is mold.
If we are lucky we will see a newborn calf it often happens in the morning.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Antico Podere Emilia, Via Carlo Darwin, 2, 42123 Reggio nell'Emilia RE, Italy

An ancient farm transformed into a farmhouse where we will have a coffee break in the morning as soon as we arrive and at the end of the tour we will do the tasting of cheeses aged 12, 24, and 36 months with typical Emilian salami and a glass of Lambrusco DOC wine and 3 aged balsamic vinegar of 8 and 15 and 30 years.

Duration: 1 hour



Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Near public transportation"
"Infants must sit on laps"
"Most travelers can participate"
"Only people over the age of 13 can participate"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability"



Start Time: 08:00 AM
Duration: 4 Hours 30 Minutes
Start location: Antico Podere Emilia, Via Carlo Darwin, 2, 42123 Reggio nell'Emilia RE, Italy
Traveler pickup is offered
Coming from Bologna or Florence I suggest train Frecciarossa 9504
Coming from Milan I suggest train frecciarossa 9515.
The meeteng is at 08.10 at Reggio Emilia AV train station, located in via città del tricolore (RE)
Coming From Parma or Modena the meeting will be at 07.50 at Reggio Emilia Centrale train station, located in Piazale Marconi (RE).

BE CAREFUL: It's not possible to manage any type of delay.
If you are late you can still reach me by taxi from the train station.
Before booking the train send us a message by WhatsApp to have more instructions.

Cancellations and refunds: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.

Included

  • Breakfast - 1 cappuccino and sweet pie and savoury cake
  • Brunch - Tasting cheese of 3 different maturation times 12/24/36 months /typical local salami Parma ham ,coppa, salame, 1 glass of wine Lambrusco DOC
  • (400 gr./ 1 pound )of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese aged 24 months in transportable vacuum packaging
  • Balsamic Vinegar tasting of 8/15/30 years old
  • disposable coat and shoe covers for access to the dairy production area and the cow farm
  • Private transportation
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Entry/Admission - Latteria VALLE s.c.a.
  • Entry/Admission - Antico Podere Emilia

Not Included

Facilities


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