Top Turin Food Tours - page 3

We had Anna as our guide and she was excellent! She was warm and friendly and had a truly impressive wealth of knowledge about all aspects of Turin. My sister and I left this tour with full stomachs AND brains! The stops on the tour were all well selected and we had very positive experiences at each place. We got to taste things we had never tried before and learn about the history of the places we ate as well as the food. This trip is well worthwhile and I would recommend it to anybody coming to Turin!

This was a very intentionally curated and thorough dive into the wine and chocolate scene of Turin, and included its bits of history and fun facts that were catered to my specific interests. Fabio was amazing, a wealth of information, and very personable. He also very graciously and thoroughly answered questions I had.

This is a one-of-kind experience. We have been on a number of guided wine tastings, but to have a winemaker as our host was unique. Marco is a fantastic guide with so much deep knowledge of the Piemonte viticulture and history. We visited 3 wineries: Produtorri del Barbaresco, Alberto Ballarin (La Morra, Barolo) and Cascina Galarin (Castagnole delle Lanze, Asti). Along with his brother, Marco owns, operates and makes the wine at Cascina Galarin. It’s as authentic as it gets with his son playing in the courtyard and his mother stopping by our tasting to grab a couple of glasses. Really impressed with the high quality of wines provided and really enjoyed visiting a large production in a Barbaresco and working our way to a medium sized family winery and ending with a smaller family winery (Cascina Galarin makes 40,000 bottles a year). There were 13 wines poured and all were excellent and yet varying examples of the region’s varietals with varying styles. The opportunity to be served by Alberto and witness the friendly banter of local winemakers as Alberto and Marco entertained us was an added bonus. Marco also brought us to an authentic osteria in La Morra with great food for lunch. The views from the hills of Barbaresco and La Morra are breathtaking and would be worth the trip alone. I would highly recommend this for novices and oenophiles alike.

Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. We thoroughly enjoyed the entire tour. Our ability to interact with her, ask questions and rearrange the timing of some of the stops was a real plus as we had other commitments that afternoon. Loved it!

Both the tour and our guide, Francesco, were terrific! We saw so much of the city on pedal bikes in a short time. It is a perfect introduction to Torino. Francesco was informative and engaging, and extra accommodating when I had a delay on the train. If you are reading this, I highly recommend that you book now.