Cheese Making Workshops in Italy: The 11 Best Days Out

1.Mozzarella Making Workshop with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 54 reviews · 2 hours · from $74Our pick

Meet your English or Italian-speaking chef at Simbiosi Farm for a two-hour, small-group cheese workshop. With guidance from a master casaro, you’ll shape mozzarella, burrata, and stracciatella, then eat your creations with seasonal dishes and Tuscan wines. Jessie, Jess, Alyssa, Vincenzo, and other instructors have led recent sessions, so the exact host may vary.

“This class felt like stepping into an Italian family’s kitchen, warm, fun, and full of heart. The instructors were so welcoming and knowledgeable. They first showed us how to make the cheese and then we had the opportunity to individually have a hands-on experience. And the cheese… wow. I’ve never tasted mozzarella this fresh and flavorful in my life. Creamy, soft, and slightly salty — it was perfection. I’ll never look at store-bought mozzarella the same way again. Highly recommend this activity!!!”

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2.Mozzarella Cheese Making with Wine and food Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $75Top rated

Meet Jess and Giuseppe at Simbiosi in central Florence for a two-hour mozzarella workshop in English. With a glass of Prosecco in hand, you will shape bocconcini, nodini, treccine, burrata, and stracciatella, then taste your cheese with wine, meats, bread, tomatoes, and Italian specialties.

“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 with everything). My husband and I are so glad we decided to go on this tour, and would recommend it to anyone who loves cheese and loves to cook!”

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3.Sorrento Half-Day Farm Experience: Pizza, Cheese Making and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $144

Francesco and his family welcome you to Primaluce Farm above Sorrento for a hands-on taste of Campanian food. You’ll see how cheese, olive oil, wine, limoncello, and vegetables are produced, then make pizza in a wood-fired oven. Pickup is offered, vegan pizza is available, and the group is listed at up to 10 people.

“Great family experience ! We had a wonderful time and it was fun learning about how to make olive oil, pizza and wine The wine was delicious!”

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4.Dolianova: visit and workshop in a cheese factory

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 11 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $84

Visit a long-running cheese company in Dolianova, near Cagliari, for a guided look at milk testing, cheesemaking, salting, aging, and packing. You will also make fresh cheese in a hands-on workshop, receive a souvenir certificate, and taste three or four local cheeses with Sardinian wine.

“Such a unique experience, couldn’t recommend it more! Guide was soo nice and learnt soo much about the process, the tasting was very nice and we even got to make our own cheese!!! Soo fun!”

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5.Tagliatelle, Mozzarella & Tiramisù Cooking Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 1 - 2 hours · from $34Best value

At a farm in Pianillo, chef Ferdinando guides you through fresh mozzarella, handmade pasta, and tiramisù. You will cook, tour the farm, then eat your work with local wine and Amalfi Coast views. The session lasts one to two hours, costs $34, and runs in Italian and English.

“This was a wonderful experience! Ferdinando was an excellent host and cooking instructor with a great sense of humour and tons of charm. His farm was lovely overlooking the cliffs down to Amalfi. We made pasta from scratch, learned how mozzarella was made and finished with Tiramisu. Then we got to eat the most wonderful, fresh lunch. Highly recommended!”

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6.Martina Franca: Mozzarella and Pasta Workshop with Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6 reviews · from $124

Join guide Valentina and a group of up to nine at a Martina Franca farm. Meet the animals, walk through the vegetable garden, visit an ancient church and tour the cheese factory and bakery. Then make mozzarella and pasta with local artisans. Choose the tasting option to eat what you prepare.

“Very good, Valentina is very interesting and kind! My son loved it too, suitable for young and old!”

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7.Cheese Making and Tasting Tour from Cagliari with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $305

Travel from Cagliari to Su Sorgiali for a private six-hour farm visit led by an English- or Italian-speaking guide. Watch Sergio turn 50 liters of milk into pecorino, learn how ricotta is made, meet the farm animals, and sit down to cheese, cured meats, pasta, wine, bread, and sweets.

“Amazing experience. Very friendly and competent tour guides and cheese maker. Highly recommended!”

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8.mozzarella cheese workshop in Vico Equense

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $114

In a small dairy in Vico Equense, Antonio and Angela introduce you to Campania’s cheesemaking traditions. Wear the provided apron and cap, make bocconcini, caciocavallo, and fior di latte mozzarella in the spinning room, then sample fresh and aged cheeses with local wine, bread, cured meats, and small regional bites.

“It was wonderful to experience and appreciate all the time and effort that goes into making mozzarella and many other cheeses. The passion and history that Antonio and Angela shared and to carry on family traditions shows. It was amazing to try the cheeses. I’m really glad I chose this tour”

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9.Sorrento Coast Mozzarella Tasting & Cheese Making Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $192

At a century-old family dairy in Vico Equense, a Maestro Casaro guides you through hands-on cheese making beneath Monte Faito. You will shape Fiordilatte, Caciocavallo, and Provolone, then taste the dairy’s cheeses with local wine and water. The two-hour visit is in English or Italian and ends at the meeting point.

“Everything! The location was beautiful and intimate - our hosts were incredible! They were so kind and showed us how to make and form the cheese and we made our own! The food and wine was incredible.”

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10.Private Pompeii, Sorrento & Mozzarella Making Tour from Naples

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $355

Travel by private, air-conditioned vehicle from Naples to Pompeii, Sorrento, and a traditional buffalo mozzarella farm. Driver-guide Marco can share local insight, but visits are self-guided. Pompeii admission, lunch, and any onsite guide cost extra. Bring your ID.

“Marco, our driver was super informative, flexible and very pleasant personality. Pompeii is a challenging walk for anybody but proved difficult for us +65 year olds in the heat.”

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11.Amalfi Coast Farmhouse: Pizza & Mozzarella Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $83

At La Vigna degli dei in Agerola, you learn pizza and mozzarella making with a local cook, using garden produce and family sourdough yeast. The roughly 2.5-hour session starts at 4:30 pm and ends with pizza, drinks, and the farm’s organic wine. Pasquale can adapt plans if weather causes trouble.

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