Parmigiano-Reggiano Balsamic Vinegar Prosciutto di Parma Small Group Experience

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Highlights of the experience:
• Historical family owned Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese dairy with tasting,
• Traditional family owned Balsamic Vinegar producer with tasting,
• Local family owned producer of Prosciutto di Parma with tasting/lunch,
• All the visits made directly by the producers for a deeper experience,
• English speaking professional driver with comfortable 8 seats minivan – MAX 4 PEOPLE or 16 seats minibus – MAX 8 PEOPLE

Additional Info

Duration: 5 to 6 hours
Starts: Parma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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Highlights of the experience:
• Historical family owned Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese dairy with tasting,
• Traditional family owned Balsamic Vinegar producer with tasting,
• Local family owned producer of Prosciutto di Parma with tasting/lunch,
• All the visits made directly by the producers for a deeper experience,
• English speaking professional driver with comfortable 8 seats minivan – MAX 4 PEOPLE or 16 seats minibus – MAX 8 PEOPLE

Itinerary
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Stop At: Caseificio Ugolotti, Via Marco Emilio Lepido 72, 43123, Parma Italy

08.45 am: Departure from Parma towards the “Highlands”.

09.00/15 am: Meeting on site with a local host and visit to an authentic cheese dairy of Parmigiano-Reggiano PDO.
We have selected a historical producer that started the activity back in 1846, one of the few of the Consortium that has the full production cycle : grass – cows – milk – cheese. Discover how “the King of all cheeses” is made in the same way since centuries ago like the Monks who invented it. You’ll see the “making of” it by hands, the salt pools and the “wheel cathedral”, a big ageing room with real walls of cheese: sometimes up to 20.000 in the same place!

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Medici Ermete & Figli, 42124 Gaida, Reggio Emilia Italy

10.30 am: Transfer to the Province of Reggio-Emilia to admire a real “Acetaia” with its ancient barrels of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar.
You’ll learn the difference between the “black gold” and the balsamic condiments that you usually find in the supermarkets. At the end of the visit tasting of 3 different ageings of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar PDO.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Salumificio Conti, Strada Fontana 2/A, 43013, Langhirano Italy

12.15/12.30 pm: Back to the province of Parma to visit a real Prosciutto di Parma PDO producer:
You will see from the fresh meat production rooms to the ageing cellars with a final tasting-lunch including: Prosciutto di Parma PDO, other typical local cured meats, Parmigiano Reggiano PDO, homemade cakes, local wine, water and coffee.

02.00 pm: end of activities and head back to Parma.

Duration: 2 hours



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