Bologna food & wine trip!

Join us for two action packed days in Bologna – Italy’s foremost food city.
We are here to discover its wines, its balsamic vinegar and of course, its famous Mortadella, Parma ham and Parmesan cheese.

Our host for this trip is Cookery and Wine school associate Bologna Wine.

Day 1 Friday 11th June

Suggested Ryanair flight: FR 1194 departing Stansted 07.00 arriving Bologna 10.05

7 min on the Marconi Express from terminal to central Bologna.

Check in to your chosen accommodation

13.00-15.00 Bologna walking tour with authorised local guide to get our bearings and a lot of local history for this compact, beautiful city. Bologna is home to the oldest university in the Western world, has over 40km of covered loggia walk-ways and 20 surviving medieval “prestige” towers, some straight, some leaning!

18.30-21.00 Wine and Food tasting evening across several enotecas and delis with DipWSET Filippo Manaresi, owner of Bologna Wine.

Day 2 Saturday 12th

09.30 pick up by private mini bus

Tour of the hills around Bologna with Filippo Manaresi for private guided visits and ample tastings at:

Lenonardi Cured Meats

Museum of Balsamic Vinegar 

Lodi Carazza winery 

18.00 drop off close to hotels

19.30 depending on appetites and preferences after a day of tastings, those who wish can convene at a table booked by us, in a local restaurant, for a bowl of Bologna’s classic pasta dishes, including Tagliatelle al Ragú, aka pasta Bolognese or Tortellini in Brodo. 

Day 3 Sunday 13th

09.00-11.00 drop in coffee and pastries at Bologna’s legendary Caffè Terzi. 

Guests are then free to explore Bologna, shop, eat and enjoy themselves.

Suggested Ryanair flight: Mon 15th FR 195 departing Bologna 18.55 arriving Stansted 20.10

Feel free to contact us on [email protected] before booking.