How long is the visit?

The tour lasts about one hour and includes a vineyard introduction, cellar visit, and tastings.

What languages are tours offered in?

Language availability depends on the guide for the scheduled session — confirm when booking to request your preferred language.

Is transportation provided?

No; transportation to the farm is not included. After booking you will receive meeting point details and directions.

Can I buy balsamic or wine on site?

Yes; after the tasting you can often purchase bottles of Lambrusco and jars of balsamic in limited quantities.

Are tours suitable for children?

Children are welcome but the content is geared toward adult palates; book accordingly since sessions are limited to ten people.

Is the cellar wheelchair accessible?

Accessibility varies and some cellar areas have uneven floors; contact the organizer in advance to discuss accommodations.

Casa Cavedoni Balsamic Vinegar & Lambrusco Tour in Ca' Montanari | Factory Tour | Winery

Adventure Brief

Step inside a family-run Modena workshop on Via Guerro di Qua Nr 2 to watch cooked must become age-darkened balsamic and taste rare Lambrusco Grasparossa. This one-hour, small-group visit pairs vineyard walks with cellar tours and tastings led by Paolo and Marcello Cavedoni.

1 hour

easy

From €56.45

On a sun-ruined slope just outside Castelvetro di Modena, a low brick building marks the entrance to a family workshop where two regional obsessions — Lambrusco and traditional balsamic — are made by hand. The Modena Old Balsamic Vinegar House Visit Experience centers at the farm’s new headquarters on Via Guerro di Qua Nr 2 in Castelvetro di Modena, in the hamlet known as Ca' Montanari. Owners Paolo and Marcello Cavedoni open their cellars and vineyards for a one-hour, small-group tour and tasting that speaks plainly about craft, seasonality, and time.

You begin among the vines: rows of Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro DOP and plots of Uva Trebbiano Modenese, respectively two of the seven grape varieties suitable for Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP. The guide explains hands-on tasks — mowing, pruning, hand harvesting into 20 kg boxes made by the family — then follows the fruit into the press. The cooked must, the concentrated base of traditional balsamic, is demonstrated and smelled; the simple chemistry that makes vinegar is easy to see when the hot must glows in stainless vats.

The heart of the visit is the vinegar cellar. You walk between hundreds of barrels of different woods and sizes, each row telling a decade of evaporation, fermentation, and slow flavor building. Guides distinguish the strict rules separating DOP and IGP processes, and lead you past the house’s two oldest battery rooms, dated 1900 and 1860 — tangible proof that this is not a factory but a living continuum of generations.

Tasting moves from youngest balsamics toward the oldest, where a drop on the tongue reveals concentrated fruit, oak tannin, and an almost molasses density. The tasting also includes a rare pour of Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro DOP, a limited-production wine of roughly 1,000 bottles a year, which shows how regional grape, soil, and cellar converge. Sessions are capped at ten people, run about an hour, and cost 53€ per person; transportation to the farm is not included and meeting details are sent after booking.

Why visit? This experience is direct: you taste provenance, meet the Cavedoni family, and see antique barrels that still influence flavor. For travelers based in Modena, it’s an essential half-day detour to understand why Emilia-Romagna’s balsamics command global respect. Practical, sensory, and quietly historical, the visit is a short but dense education in how patient farming and skilled aging create a product that defines this place.

Bookable with groups up to ten, the tour is ideal for food-focused travelers and curious wine lovers; wear sensible shoes, bring a camera, and allow an hour to taste and ask questions—afterwards you can often purchase bottles and small jars to take a concentrated piece of Emilia-Romagna home to share widely.

About Farm Experiences & Tours

Farm Experiences & Tours is a Portugal-based operator located in Santa Bárbara, Lisboa, offering curated farm and winery experiences across multiple European regions. Featured on The Adventure Collective, the company connects travelers with rural producers through guided tastings, cellar tours, picnics, and farm lunches. Their program includes wine tastings in Lourinhã (3- and 6-wine options), a picnic winery experience, Sicilian olive oil experiences with farm lunches, Tuscan Chianti Classico tastings and lunches, Provence wine and goat cheese tours, and a coffee farm experience in Las Palmas.

Each itinerary focuses on direct engagement with producers: guided vineyard walks, explanations of winemaking and olive oil harvesting techniques, tasting masterclasses, and estate-hosted meals. Experiences are presented as day tours or on-site visits to family-run estates and châteaux, emphasizing regional flavors and landscape settings.

Farm Experiences & Tours uses trip descriptions and on-site programs supplied by partner farms and wineries; the operator showcases factual, location-specific experiences such as Montevago olive oil production, Chianti Classico tastings, and Lourinhã vineyard visits. Guests are encouraged to review individual trip details for accessibility, duration, and booking terms.

By featuring a diverse selection—wineries, olive farms, a coffee plantation, and goat cheese pairings—the operator provides verified rural culinary experiences suitable for wine lovers, culinary travelers, and nature enthusiasts seeking authentic, producer-led activities in and beyond Portugal. Information on group size limits, seasonal availability, and meal inclusions is provided for each listing to help travelers plan. Local partners include small estates and producers who host tastings and lunches on-site throughout Portugal.

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