The 6 Olive Oil Tastings That Earn Their Price

1.Sorrento Farm and Food Experience including Olive Oil, Limoncello, Wine tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,524 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $114Our pick

Meet in central Sorrento and ride into the hills to La Masseria Farm, a fourth-generation family property. With family guides such as Eugenio or Raffaele, you’ll walk among lemon and olive trees, taste farm-made products, and share a multi-course lunch with wine and limoncello.

“Wonderful and informative tour of the lemon Grove-excellent description of how the lemons are grown and harvested. Amazing tour of the rest of the farm property with all of the improvements. The family has made to this wonderful farm. The olive oil tasting was delicious and we brought a bottle home with us. The meal was excellent.”

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2.Crete: Full-Day Cretan Wines, Olive Oil, Raki and Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 264 reviews · 8 hours · from $141

With guides such as Antonis and George, you visit an olive mill, organic winery, raki distillery, village taverna and pottery studio. Expect generous tastings, a three-course local lunch, hands-on pottery and a friendly group limited to eight people.

“Our guide was on time, knowledgeable, and super friendly. It was a full day of olives, food, wine, raki and more food. The lunch we had in the small village from the family owned restaurant was AMAZING. We highly recommend this tour!”

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3.Bardolino: Vineyard Tour with Wine, Olive Oil & Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 221 reviews · 2 hours · from $42Best value

Walk through the Bardolino DOC vineyards and olive groves above Lake Garda with guides such as Marco or Jack. Learn how Corvina, Rondinella, and Molinara grapes become wine, then taste five wines, homemade olive oil, cheeses, and cured meats on a terrace overlooking the vines.

“It was interesting experience: short tour to the vineyard, a bit of local history, local vine & olive oil testing with delicious starters. In total, it was a good event! Many thanks to our guides!”

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4.Florence Food Tour: Home-Made Pasta, Truffle, Cantucci, Olive Oil, Gelato

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 187 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $54

Walk from Piazza dell’Unità to Santa Croce with a local guide such as Anna, Francesco, Marilisa, or Lorenzo. Taste fresh pasta, truffle, olive oil, cantucci, Tuscan dishes, and gelato while passing the Duomo, San Lorenzo, Palazzo Vecchio, and Santa Croce.

“Excellent food tour and superb tour guide! Food and restaurant selection were outstanding! Anna, our tour guide was phenomenal! Her knowledge about Florentine cooking and Florentine history were remarkable! Highly recommend this tour!”

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5.Rethymno: Olive Oil Tasting with Cretan Food Pairing

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 52 reviews · from $107

Meet Aspassia at the Valide Cooking Activities Building, then ride to a 2,000-year-old olive grove near Rethymno. You’ll learn to taste, choose, cook, and preserve olive oil before pairing four oils with a four-course Cretan meal beneath the trees.

“This was a really interesting introduction to olive oil - including how the trees grow and are harvested, the history and an extensive tasting session. Would thoroughly recommend. You meet a little way from the olive grove - we got taxis there and back from Rethymno, although it would be slightly more straightforward if you have a car. Your host Aspassia will then meet you and take you through the experience - she is very friendly and informative. The location is stunning - so quiet and peaceful. After the explanations, you sit down and try a variety of olive oils with different foods to understand how they pair. It was…”

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6.Lake Garda: Tour with 4 Olive Oil Tasting & Local Food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 2 hours · from $45

Meet Simone at a family-run estate near Lake Garda for a two-hour tour of olive groves, vineyards, and production methods, followed by four olive oil tastings, pâtés, olives, bread, and natural infusions. The sensory game makes this a good pick for families, though vegans cannot be accommodated.

“The tour was amazing! Simone was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and helpful, and the meeting room is beautiful, spacious and well organized. We learned so much! Every item we tasted (various olive oils and olives) was presented beautifully and incredibly delicious, you will wish you could buy one of everything to take home. We highly recommend this tour!”

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