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Parmesan Dairy Tours Near Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia is where to taste Parmigiano made from the red Reggiana cow: Consorzio Vacche Rosse, in the city, runs 90-minute tours for €15 with three ages of red cow cheese. La Grande at Castelnovo di Sotto takes visitors every morning for €16, and Scalabrini near Bibbiano for €18. Book the earliest slot to see the cheese being made.

Red cow dairy: Vacche Rosse, €15
Every morning: La Grande, €16
Tours: 90 minutes
Book: Consortium site or the dairy

Consorzio Vacche Rosse

Via Fratelli Rosselli 41/2, Reggio Emilia. The Reggiana, or red cow, was the breed Parmigiano was first made from and came close to dying out; about 30 farmers in this consortium now make over 14,000 wheels a year from its milk alone. The 90-minute tour follows the cheese from milk to moulding, including the traditional tapping of the wheels, then visits the new warehouse and ends with a tasting of red cow Parmigiano aged 24, more than 30 and more than 40 months. €15 per person. There is parking at the dairy, and the Consortium's dairy listing gives city bus 4 from Reggio Emilia station.

Latteria Sociale La Grande, Castelnovo di Sotto

Via Case Melli 80, in the flat country between Reggio and Parma. Every morning a guided tour takes you alongside the cheesemaker at the copper vats, then into a warehouse holding more than 23,000 wheels, and ends with Parmigiano paired with jams and balsamic vinegar. 90 minutes, €16 on the Consortium's booking page, in English or Italian. The shop sells cheese aged up to 48 months. Phone +39 0522 682572.

Fattoria Scalabrini, Bibbiano

Via San Michele 1. A farm dairy with a 90-minute tour in Italian or English for €18, a tasting of three ages and Parmigiano crackers; 48 and 72 month cheese can be added for a fee. The 11am tour does not show the curd being broken, cooked or lifted out, so pick the earlier one. Parking on site.

Latteria Sociale San Giorgio di Cortogno, Casina

Frazione Cortogno 20, in the Apennine hills of the Val Tassobbio near Canossa. The dairy makes 18 wheels a day of Parmigiano Reggiano Prodotto di Montagna, the mountain-made grade. Visits last about 40 minutes; book on the dairy's website or with Marcello Chiesi on +39 348 3200677.

Getting Around

Reggio Emilia is on the Milan to Bologna railway, and its Mediopadana station takes high-speed trains. Apart from Vacche Rosse, the dairies need a car: Castelnovo di Sotto is north of the city on the plain, Bibbiano to the southwest and Casina up in the hills.

Nearby

See also the dairies around Parma to the west and Modena to the east. Twelve Reggio Emilia dairies opened for Caseifici Aperti in 2026.

Cheeses to Taste Here

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Questions People Ask

What is Vacche Rosse Parmigiano Reggiano?

Parmigiano made only from the milk of the red Reggiana cow, the original Parmigiano breed. You can taste it aged 24 to over 40 months on a €15 tour at the Consorzio Vacche Rosse dairy in Reggio Emilia.

Which Reggio Emilia dairy has a tour every morning?

Latteria Sociale La Grande in Castelnovo di Sotto runs a guided tour every morning, 90 minutes, €16.

Official site: parmigianoreggiano.com/dairies-book-a-guided-tour/product_i…. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese tours.