Guided cheese factory & winery tour near Pisa

This is a tour for real gourmets who want to taste some great specialities in two completely different contexts: a very modern and technologically advanced cheese factory, producing over 70 different kinds of cheeses, and a picturesque and traditional winery, located in an enchanting hilly setting. Your guide will meet you at an easy meeting point in the proximity of the cheese factory and will lead you to the stunning specialty shop just next to the cheese production. This is a wonderful setting for a great introduction to the whole food industry of the area, as the shop displays an incredible assortment of cheeses, of course, but also prosciuttos, salamis, sauces, extra virgin olive oils, breads and focaccias, pickled vegetables… in a word it is a paradise for gourmets!

After a short introduction to the experience of the day, you will get properly dressed to access the production areas of cheese. In a walk of about one hour through the several operational rooms, you will learn how top quality local milk is gradually transformed into a range of delicious and very diversified cheeses. A local operator from the factory will show you plenty of machineries, explaining many details and technical facts, for you to have a great picture on how cheese is made. The company operates following principles of traditional cheese-making but introducing the most advanced technologies for such achievements. It’s a tour full of incredible suprises.

The visit ends in a restaurant just over the food shop, where a good range of different cheeses will be served together with special sweet and sour sauces to enjoy them, as well as honey, cold meats, bruschettas, pickled olives and vegetables … and of course a glass of wine. After lunch, you will have a great opportunity for shopping some of the best local specialties at the shop below.

The experience continues with a guided visit to one of the most representative local wineries, just a few minutes away from the cheese factory. You will visit the premises of the winery, understanding in details what are the secrets of a great wine. The estate has got plenty of beautiful vineyards, a perfect setting for your pictures as we walk through them! After visiting the premises, you will sit in a comfortable tasting room and enjoy a great wine tasting session. Their DOCG and IGT wines will be presented one by one by the local operator and they will be accompanied by a platter of local specialties, including their extra virgin olive oil.

In the end of the visit, you will have some free time to possibly buy some wine. It will be a great experience for your palate in day of unforgettable learning.