FLORENCE · CHEESE TOURS
The ones worth booking.
The 8 florence cheese tours worth setting aside an afternoon for. The cellar visits, dairy-farm mornings and tasting tables travellers keep coming back to, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Fresh pasta class in Florence: flambé cheese-wheel truffle pasta, tiramisù, and Tuscan wine in a small English-led group.
Most Popular“We had a wonderful time making pasta and eating it! Valentino was our cooking class teacher and he was great - very funny and friendly!”
Small-group Chianti wine tastings and cheese with 3 wineries and a dairy stop, plus lunch and transport from Florence.
“The day was one of our best in Italy. The driver /guide was great and the wine and cheese tastings delicious.”
Make mozzarella by hand in central Florence, with Prosecco, wine pairings, and tips from expert makers on burrata and stracciatella.
“This mozarella making class was so much fun! Jess is very knowledgeable about cheese making techniques and explained everything in a way that made it easy to understand as we prepared and shaped our mozarella cheeses. And you get a tasty snack after you are done making your cheese (and some delicious local wines paired…”
Taste 8 Italian cheeses and 4 natural wines in central Florence. You control how much wine you drink, guided in English.
“We had already attended a cooking class in Florence with Chef Vary was one of our highlights of our trip to Italy, so we decided to try the online experience too ... Again the best! I suggest this course without hesitation!”
A 9-hour private Tuscany day from Florence with Montepulciano, Pienza, organic pecorino tasting, and a Montalcino winery lunch.
“A very enjoyable tour into the beautiful Tuscany hillsides. Our guide Jacamo was a sweetheart. The two hill towns were nice to visit although there was only one true vineyard where we looked at growing grapes, asked questions, and had lunch. It was a nice change of pace if you were staying in Florence for…”
Florence’s Oltrarno: cheese and charcuterie boards paired with wine, bubbles, or craft beer in a relaxed deli shop setting.
“very kind and personable hosts! he gave some great background on where the cheeses and salamis come from and what wines would pair well. all from local artisans and absolutely delicious! there was a very wide variety of flavors for everyone! really glad we chose this experience!”
Make cheese from scratch and taste a guided lineup of Italian cheeses with wine or beer in small group Florence, 90 minutes.
“We have a wonderful time and delicious food in this Private Cheese-making Class in Florence. Although called "cheese-making," the experience included so much more (gnocci, focaccia, herbs,and (of course) wine. Chef Vary is wonderful and she taught us a lot. Our 13-year old grandson loved it --and the cheese!”
A 90-minute guided Florence tasting at Formaggioteca Terroir: 5 cheeses, 2 Tuscan wines, and easy label know-how.
“I did the Chianti Tradition tour and had a great time. Highly recommended you should do it! The tour staff were great and very friendly. Nice pours of wine and the food was also delicious. My only regret was that I couldn't bring back cases of the delicious wine to Canada! (Canadian customs taxes us…”
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