The World’s 12 Best Cheese and Olive Oil Tastings

1.From Chania: Olive Oil, Wine, Cheese & Honey Tasting Tour

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

Spend seven hours exploring Cretan food traditions with an English-speaking guide such as Linda or Electra. Visit the ancient olive tree of Vouves, a bakery, cheese maker, honey and olive oil producer, and Pnevmatikakis Winery. Tastings include local breads, cheeses, honey, olive oil, and up to 20 wines, with hotel pickup from much of the Chania coast.

“Our main guide Linda was excellent! She gave us lots of history of agriculture on Crete. We were able to see and sample many different products. A wonderful way to see the countryside as well.”

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2.Athens: Acropolis Wine Tasting with Cheese and Olives

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

Meet near Tournavitou Street for a 1 to 1.5-hour tasting led in English or Greek by a certified wine expert. Try three whites and two reds, pair them with Greek cheeses, olives, and rusks, and follow a virtual tour of Attica vineyards, grape varieties, and ancient winemaking.

“Good introduction to Greek wines. Delightful Tonia as a guide.”

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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

Walk Sorrento with a local guide, learning about its streets, lemon growing, olive oil, cheese, and wine. Taste mozzarella, ricotta, salami, olives, bruschetta, fresh bread, wine, and several liqueurs at local producers. Guides have included Nino, Giovanni, Georgia, Sandra, and Alexandra. The two-and-a-half-hour tour starts at 5 pm.

“Our guide was great! So nice, friendly, and knowledgeable. You could tell he really enjoyed what he did. I wish we would have done the tour earlier in our trip instead of the last day. He has so many great suggestions that we could’ve done if we would have known. The food and wine was great and all the shops were fantastic. Still thinking about the wine and cheese.”

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4.Full-Day Chocolate, Cheese, Olive and Wine Tour from Stellenbosch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $141Top rated

Spend about eight hours visiting Stellenbosch wine estates with pickup and drop-off at your hotel. Your guide leads tastings of South African wine, chocolate, cheese, and olives, explains pairings and local wine regions, and handles the driving. Guides such as Dee and Elma are praised for adapting the day to your tastes.

“We were on a girls trip to SA, Dee was our guide and we had an amazing time!! She was fun, interactive, and easy to interact with!”

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

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

Join Elisabeth, also called Ellie, at her family’s Il Fiorello olive farm in Fairfield for a two-hour tasting. Walk through the grove, learn how to judge extra virgin olive oil, pair oils with snacks, then taste Northern California wines and two local cheeses. Groups are usually intimate, with private options for larger parties.

“Unexpectedly awesome experience! We were a little wined out and really appreciated tasting and learning about olive oil and cheese. The farm location was beautiful!”

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6.Private wine, Extra Virgin Olive Oils & Cheese Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 12 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $66

Meet at Podere la Marronaia, about 800 meters from San Gimignano’s center, for a private tasting of four wines, six olive oils, balsamic vinegar, bruschette, local cheese, and a truffle-based meal. The setting is a family-run organic farm with views toward the town towers and nearby vineyards. Plan on about 45 minutes.

“This was a nice little surprise to find a charming vineyard in San Gimignano that was small and family owned and there for generations. The wine, olive oil and balsamic vinegars was delicious!”

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

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

Spend about three hours with a Cretan family at their olive groves, greenhouses, and garden. Learn about olive harvesting and sustainable farming, taste extra virgin olive oil, watch Mama Stela make cheese, and share homemade dishes, juices, and raki. The tour begins and ends at Cretan Vibes near Moires and is limited to 12 people.

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

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

Join Marianna and her family at Cretan Vibes Farm for a 2.5-hour visit through olive groves and greenhouses. Taste premium olive oil, watch Mama Stela make mizithra cheese, and share home-cooked Cretan food, handmade refreshments, and Raki beneath a wooden roof.

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

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9.Orange & Natural Wines Of Greece with Cheese & Olive Oils

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 1 hour · from $41Best value

Spend one hour with sommelier Anton tasting six organic, biodynamic, natural, and orange wines from Greece. Pair them with cheese, small nibbles, herbs, spices, grape must, and extra virgin olive oils while learning how ancient grape varieties and modern winemaking shape each glass.

“Anton was super informative and we learnt so much about Greek natural wine. He tailored the experience to us and gave recommendations for other wineries for the rest of our trip. Would 100% recommend it was amazing”

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10.Full-Day Chocolate Cheese Olive and Wine Tour from Franschhoek

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $102

Spend about eight hours touring three Cape Winelands estates from Franschhoek. Your route may include Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, or Paarl, with wine paired to chocolate and cheese, plus olive-oil tasting. Guide Elmo has earned praise for clear wine instruction. Pickup, drop-off, and live commentary are included.

“Everything was perfect. Our guide Elmo was extremely knowledgeable on wine tasting and we learned a lot. Had an amazing time”

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11.Florence: 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. 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, balsamic vinegar, and fresh ingredients. An English-speaking sommelier, including guide Leonardo on some departures, leads the tasting.

“Wineing and dining in Tuscan province is always something great but Leonardo - the wine master and the owners of the Factoria Palaia make it exceptional. The setting is picturesque, located at the hill, overlooking vineyards and olive gardens. You can dine outside and experience the sunset over the valley.”

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12.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 bistro. A guide in English or Italian introduces three Puglia extra virgin olive oils, regional cheeses, and one glass of wine. You will learn to judge oil by sight, smell, and taste, with time for questions.

“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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