7 Olive Oil Tastings in Sicily Worth Booking Early

1.Balestrate: Olive Grove Tour with Wines & Olive Oil Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 241 reviews · 2 hours · from $59Our pick

Francesco, a winemaker and olive oil producer, leads a 45-minute walk through his family’s grove near Balestrate and explains how olives are grown and processed. Then taste extra virgin olive oil, wine, balsamic vinegar, balsamic glaze and limoncello with Sicilian dishes at his grandparents’ home. Plan your own transport to the meeting point.

“This was such a fun experience! It married my two favorite things, learning new information and food. The family run orchard was beautiful and learning about the process of making the oil was interesting. it was easy to see the families love for what they do. After the orchard walk we drove to the hosts house to taste the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and wine they produce. I enjoyed the experience of learning how to appreciate these things with different senses. I only gave transportation 4 stars because it might be nice if for their future plans they had something set up to accommodate the tasting experience on site, rather…”

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2.Balestrate Olive Grove Tour: Wine and Olive Oil Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $67

In Balestrate, olive and wine producer Francesco leads a walk through his family’s grove and explains how olives become extra virgin olive oil. Then join him and his grandparents for a family-style tasting of oil, wines, balsamic vinegar, limoncello, and traditional Sicilian dishes in a typical local home. The private tour lasts about two hours and is offered in English.

“We spent a long weekend in Trapani and this tour was on our last afternoon, and it was such an amazing way to end our trip! It really brought together everything we had both loved about Sicily, the beautiful landscape with the olive trees, incredible food and wine and wonderful people! We both learnt a lot about growing olives and the process of creating EVOO, as well as the wine they grow! We have come away with some amazing wines and extra virgin olive oil, and it truly feels you can taste the love and care that has gone into these products! Can’t recommend it highly enough”

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3.Olive Oil Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 94 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $266

At Amodeo’s Farm near Montevago, take a guided walk through an olive grove, see harvesting methods demonstrated, and learn how to judge extra virgin olive oil and read its label. The visit includes a professional tasting, Sicilian starters, busiate pasta, local wine, and views from a 1968 country house.

“It was amazing! We felt spoiled… This is a must do for anyone coming to the area and foodies this is the experience you want. I would give this a solid 10 out of 10!!!”

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4.Olive Oil Tour Visit to the oil mill and olive oil tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $60

At Terra Surti in Sortino, Sicily, a guide such as Federica takes you from the family’s olive grove to its oil mill, with a virtual-reality look at harvest and production. The 90-minute visit ends with a tasting of olive oils, Sicilian bread, olives, cheese, salami, bruschetta, and wine.

“Enjoy a walk through Groves of olive trees that are organically farmed. The hospitality of the local workers of this family owned farm was excellent! We also enjoyed tasting the freshly harvested olive oil and some of the award winning Local honey. It was delicious! Also the drive through the Sicilian countryside was spectacular!”

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5.Erice & Marsala Salt, Olive Oil, and Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 18 reviews

Leave Palermo in a small group of up to seven for Erice, a farmhouse lunch with local olive oil and food tastings, and a Marsala winery visit with wine tasting. Your English-speaking driver-escort shares information along the way but is not a licensed guide. Marco, Michaeli, and Francisco have led past trips.

“Everything went perfectly. Our guide, Marco, was an excellent driver and well informed about Palermo and the other destinations. We had a lovely day with him. I would recommend this excursion highly.”

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6.Olive Oil Tasting & Historic Olive Mill Tour in Ragusa area

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $56Best value

At Oleificio Gulino, a family-run olive mill founded in 1880, you’ll see the production space, watch an oil-making video with live explanations, and taste Erbesso DOP Monti Iblei with an expert olive oil sommelier. The roughly one-hour visit also includes local bread, Sicilian products, and flavored oils.

“The owner was so enthusiastic to share the process of olive oil making and explained in a way that was enjoyable. The best part of course was the tasting of these fine olive oils and I was able to purchase bottles so I was able to travel home with them”

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7.Sortino: Olive Oil tasting with Sicilian Products and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews

At a historic oil mill in Sortino, learn how extra virgin olive oil is made, then use virtual reality to follow the harvest and production process. Taste the oil with Sicilian bread, olives, cheeses, sausage and bruschetta with pâté, plus a glass of red or white wine and water. The small-group visit lasts 75 minutes, with English- and Italian-speaking hosts, including Federica.

“What an amazing experience we had. The tour was filled with details about what goes into the production of olive oil but it wasn’t boring it was really fun. Everyone was super friendly and came to say hello. If I could give 10 out of 5 I would :-)”

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