Top Puglia Olive Oil Tasting

Embark on a sensory journey through olive oil heritage at the historic Oil Mill located in the heart of Puglia. Step into an 18th-century masseria (farmhouse) surrounded by vast olive groves and learn from expert guides how extra virgin olive oil has been produced here for generations. Explore both ancient and modern oil-making techniques, from the underground mill in a scenic medieval cave to the contemporary press room, and discover how olive varieties are selected and transformed into premium oil. You’ll hear fascinating stories about the land, the olive trees, and the traditions that shape this iconic Mediterranean product. The experience culminates in a guided tasting of multiple extra virgin olive oils served in professional tasting glasses. Compare flavours and aromas like a true sommelier — learn to recognise the organoleptic qualities that distinguish high-quality olive oil.

Villa Delle Rose Puglia has the only Lavender Fields in the area. Your hill side location offers an unmatched experience and sea view over one of Puglia's most well known city, Polignano A Mare. Your hosts offer services in various languages and our aperitivo includes a variety of unique and niche local specialties as well as our own home made products: Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Lavender based products such as essential oils and soaps, etc.

An authentic experience with a local woman,producer of agricultural products.You will learn everything about traditional food and passion

Oil tasting is a journey into the world of Apulian olive growing that allows you to learn about the characteristics, qualities and combinations of some of the most well-known monovarietal oils in the region. It is also an opportunity to learn to recognize quality oils, production techniques and local cultivars. It will be possible not only to understand the difference in taste between the different oils, but also to understand how to combine them.

we'll meet in my farm where i will show you our own products choosing the local wine that we will taste together with many things like frise,chesees,dried vegetables,buiscuits of our tradition and more.in the main time you will learn everything about the harvest and our rural apulian life

Choose the Boat Tour of the Caves of Polignano a Mare and be enchanted by the cliffs overlooking the sea and the crystal clear waters! During the excursion you will visit all the caves of Polignano, including the famous Grotta Palazzese and Grotta delle Rondinelle, along the coast to Cala Port’alga and Grotta degli Innamorati, passing through the Scoglio dell’Eremita. The tour includes an aperitif on board based on taralli and prosecco and offers the opportunity to stop for a dip in the bluest waters of the Polygnane coast. The departure is from the Port of San Vito, just 10 minutes by car from the center of Polignano; an optional transfer service is also available. With Pugliamare, the experience becomes a perfect combination of sea, relaxation and taste, for an unforgettable day between nature and Apulian flavors.

Castel di Salve is one of Puglia's historic wineries, founded in 1885 in Depressa by Antonio Winspeare, Duke of Salve with the goal of producting quality table wines. Now the winery is runed by the 4th and 5th generation of the Winspeare family. Strong and proud of the ancestors tradition, we still continue to work the same land today, to produce wines of character that are clean and elegant at the same time. The bulk of our agricultural work takes place in the historic family estate "Masseria Bosco Belvedere", located in the geographical center of the lower Salento. The focus is on the native grapes of Salento like Verdeca, Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera di Lecce and Primitivo. Furthermore we also cultivate another small vineyard in Depressa and other sites in the lower Salento, for a total of about 31 hectares of vineyards.

Discover the authentic taste of Salento through a guided olive oil experience at a traditional local farm. You will explore the full production process, from olive harvesting to extraction, with a clear and engaging explanation of each step. Learn how high-quality extra virgin olive oil is made and what makes it unique. The experience ends with a guided tasting session, where you will discover how to recognize premium olive oil through its aromas, flavors, and quality indicators. Perfect for food lovers, couples, and curious travelers looking for an authentic and educational experience in Southern Italy.

Step into the heart of Apulia with a sensory journey through ancient olive groves, where tradition and flavour meet. Begin with a guided walk among centuries-old trees, learning about olive cultivation and the characteristics of the land. An expert Technical Taster will lead a detailed tasting of farm-produced Extra Virgin Olive Oils, helping guests discover how to recognise a high-quality oil through aromas, texture, and taste. The experience continues with a generous apericena featuring Apulian homemade bread paired with the oils, a selection of local cured meats, aged cheeses, creamy burratina, focaccia barese, and traditional tarallini. Enjoy a bottle of red or rosé wine of choice—served at the ideal temperature to highlight its unique notes—alongside a bottle of water. Background music creates a relaxed atmosphere, while space is dedicated to questions, curiosities, and in-depth conversations about olive oil and Apulian wine traditions.

With this guided tour of a family-run olive oil mill in Salento, you can expand your knowledge of how top-quality extra virgin olive oil is made from scratch. During your tour, see the production areas and get insider tips on how to discern different olive oil qualities. You can also enjoy a guided tasting session where you can pair fine olive oils with local cheeses and delicacies.

The gastronomic - historical tour of Masseria Spina is a journey

Walk through the ancient olive groves of a family estate with over a century of history — four generations of passion rooted in the sun-drenched land of Ugento, where the Ionian Sea shapes the microclimate and the character of every olive. Frantoio Congedi is an award-winning producer, recognised continuously since 2012, operating on 100% solar energy with a fully circular, zero-waste process. After exploring the groves, you'll return to the frantoio for a guided sensory tasting across the estate's different oil varieties — each a portrait of the Salento terroir — paired with taralli and local products. Authentic, unhurried, and deeply rooted in the land.

Step inside one of Puglia's most awarded family frantoi, producing extra virgin olive oil for four generations since 1917. Run entirely on solar energy with a zero-waste production cycle — where even olive pomace becomes fertiliser and eco-fuel — Frantoio Congedi represents the future of Italian olive oil. Grown in the coastal microclimate of Ugento, just steps from the Ionian Sea, the estate's oils carry the unmistakable character of the Salento terroir. Your guide will walk you through every stage of this living tradition, from grove to bottle, before leading you through a sensory tasting of multiple oil varieties paired with local specialties.

The countryside around Lecce is thick with wineries and olive farms, but reaching these outlying estates is a challenge without a car. With this tasting, sample the best wines and olive oils from the Puglian hills right in the middle of the city. Relax at a local wine bar and sip a number of vintages while snacking on bruschetta and other olive oil-infused snacks.

Not the usual aperitif : Terrazza Chiesiola offers a unique panoramic view over the whole of Vieste, the sea and the sunset, in an exclusive location immersed in tranquility.

Unique Adventure Golf park in VIESTE in Puglia in the GARGANO on 1 terrace TWO HOURS OF FUN GUARANTEED FOR ALL AGES - From 3 years and up 18 mini golf courses on 1 straight with 18 holes, 18 themes and different levels of difficulty COME AND LIVE a beautiful Adventure Golf Experience in full nature among centuries-old olive trees in Vieste in Puglia, in the GARGANO

an original and fun way to explore with your senses the best Puglia of excellent products thanks to careful gastronomic research and comfortably seated at the table you will have at your disposal a certified taster who will explain the secrets of the product: no more ignorant tastings! You will be welcomed in a friendly, welcoming and private space that is a real gastronomic lounge, in which to live an exciting and memorable experience dedicated to you (the products tasted vary depending on the season and availability) listen to the stories of the products and learn to recognize a good product while also appreciating the elements of the landscape from which it comes, thanks to the presence of two small olfactory libraries, a photographic hive and other play tools you'll be in the city centre and it'll be easy to get to the Tasting Lab you will have fun with unusual combinations between everyday products (such as oil and fruit) understanding how to repurpose them in your kitchen

Unique Adventure Golf park in VIESTE in Puglia in the GARGANO TWO HOURS OF FUN GUARANTEED FOR ALL AGES - From 3 years and up 18 Mini Golf courses on 1 straight with 18 holes, 18 themes and different levels of difficulty COME AND LIVE a beautiful Adventure Golf Experience in full nature among centuries-old olive trees in Vieste in Puglia, in the GARGANO

The visit guarantees a niche experience to the traveler because the wines of this winery can only be purchased directly from the producer.The tour includes a visit with tasting of wines made from native vines.The history of the winery dates back almost 100 years ago and is still today under family conditions.The location is immersed in the Apulian countryside.During the visit with tasting, the traveler will get to know the reality of production and the difference between a commercial wine, and a wine that has its own Brend, which makes it special and During the months of harvesting you will be able to see the various steps of production.The tasting includes 5 types of wine, non-commercial, including Primitivo, Negroamaro, Aglianico, Rose sparkling and the Passito awarded as one of the best in Puglia. wines will be accompanied with some snacks such as: bruschetta, cheese, salami, extra virgin olive oil of own production and almond dolcetto which must be paired with Passito.