The 8 Best Olive Oil and Cheese Tastings

1.Olive Oil, Wine, Cheese & Honey Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 490 reviews · 7 hours · from $49Our pick

Spend seven hours exploring rural Crete from Chania, with hotel pickup, a visit to the 3,000 to 5,000-year-old Olive Tree of Vouves, bakery treats, cheese, honey, olive oil, and wine tastings. Guides such as Linda and Electra bring the island’s food traditions to life, while the family winery offers up to 20 local wines to sample.

“Linda was very engaging and entertaining and courteous. The trip was very interesting and informative, travel was comfortable and sights were beautiful. Would recommend as a day trip”

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2.Acropolis Wine Tasting with Cheese and Olives

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 337 reviews · 1 - 1.5 hours · from $44Best value

Join an English or Greek speaking wine expert for a 1 to 1.5 hour tasting beneath the Acropolis. You’ll sample five Greek wines, five cheeses, olives, and bread rusks while a virtual tour explains Attica vineyards, grape varieties, ancient wine making, and food pairings. Small groups usually have eight to ten people.

“what a lot of fun. our guide was knowledgeable and we just had a great time tasting Greek wines. would highly recommend if u like wines!”

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3.DISCOVER SORRENTO, food &Walking tour . Lemons-cheese&olive oil

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 34 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $68

Start at 5 pm in Piazza Torquato Tasso for a 2.5-hour walk through Sorrento’s lanes, history, artisans, lemon growing, and local food production. Expect tastings of cheese, salami, olives, bruschetta, bread, olive oil, wine, and limoncello. Groups are limited to 15, and guides have included Nino, Georgia, Sandra, Giovanni, and Alexandra.

“A wonderful comprehensive overview of Sorrento and its history. Food was yummy too. The guide, Georgia, delightful.”

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4.Olive Oil, Cheese, and Wine Tasting with Local Expert

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) Top rated

Join Elisabeth at Il Fiorello Olive Oil Company in Fairfield for a two-hour walk and tasting. You’ll explore the olive grove, learn how to judge extra virgin olive oil, pair family-made oils with snacks, then taste Northern California wines and two local cheeses. Groups are limited to six for a personal visit.

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5.Cretan Farm Tour with Cheese-Making, Olive Oil Tasting & Picnic

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $72

Spend about three hours at a family farm near Moires with a local host, Mama Stela, and perhaps other relatives. Walk through olive groves and greenhouses, learn about sustainable growing, taste extra virgin olive oil, watch fresh Cretan cheese being made, and share a picnic of homemade food, juices, and raki. Groups are capped at 12.

“Excellente expérience à vivre. On ressent clairement la passion pour leur terroir. Guide très accueillante et très attentive envers ses "invités", le repas dans le champ d oliviers est un "must" c est une histoire de famille : on se promène dans les cultures de l oncle, la mère et la grand mère sont au fourneau et notre guide nous emmène avec de nombreuses explications en restant très vivantes. À recommander absolument !!!”

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6.Farm Tour with Cheese-Making, Olive Oil Tasting & Picnic

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $60

Marianna Papagrigoriou and her family welcome you to Cretan Vibes Farm for a 2.5-hour visit through olive groves and greenhouses. You will taste extra virgin olive oil, watch a harvest video, see Mama Stela make mizithra cheese, and share home-cooked food, handmade refreshments, and raki beneath a wooden roof.

“Hôtes très agréable, ambiance sympathique. Je recommande !!”

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7.The secret of wine, cheese and olive oil at a farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 5 hours · from $94

Leave Florence by car for Fattoria Palaia, a farmhouse among Chianti vineyards and olive groves. With sommelier Leonardo guiding you, taste 10 organic Tuscan wines and 10 Italian cheeses, tour the cellar and cheese room, then sit down to a traditional lunch with pasta, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar. The small group is limited to eight.

“My friends and I had the best time wine tasting and having dinner in the Tuscan hillside with our guide, Leonardo. The three of us did not know much about wine previously and gained a lot of knowledge on this trip. The food was wonderful, and the atmosphere was chill. The dinner was a great way to see the country and local lifestyle. Thanks for the memorable and fun experience!”

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8.Lecce: Olive Oil, Cheese, and Wine Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 1 hour · from $65

Meet at Balu' Cookinpuglia in central Lecce for a one-hour tasting in a selected old-town bistrot. You will compare three Puglia extra virgin olive oils with regional cheeses, learn to judge aroma, bitterness, pungency, and freshness, then enjoy a glass of wine. English and Italian guidance is available for groups of up to four.

“We very much enjoyed our olive oil cheese and wine - it was super interesting to hear about the olive growing in Italy and have a professional take us through the tasting of the different oils”

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