Acetaia San Giacomo

Davide gave an exceptionally compelling tour - we went from knowing nothing about balsamic to wanting to start our own batterie di balsamico!! Came here on a friend’s recommendation and we wish we had more time… our only regret was not booking the tasting with the lunch with Davide!!! The depth of Davide’s knowledge was truly remarkable. He also gave us amazing recommendations for a local watermelon stand and incredible Michelin guide restaurant just 10 mins away. Thank you Davide and please let us know when you’re next in Woodbridge (or Seattle)!! 🖤

Incredible Products & Incredible People. Truly the most authentic experience, when looking to learn about and taste the real balsamico tradizionale. A producer with principles - origin, method and aging - and this not only for their Balsamico Tradizionale, but all vinegar products, separating them from other producers. Highly recommended for tours, also very accomodating for internationals (great english skills). Beyond their own production, the Acetaia can organize visits to Parmigiano Reggiano producers or other artisans in the area as part of the tour.

Exceptional tour hosted by Davide: Informative, friendly, honest and engaging. Great to come to a small artisan producer driven by passion, rather than a larger commercial setup where real balsamic isn’t the focus. The traditional DOP balsamic was amazing, as were their other products.

A truly authentic and wonderful experience! The tour of the Acetaia was very interesting and informative. Davide was really knowledgeable and welcoming, and guided us through the tasting of lots of different vinegars. We concluded the experience with a delicious aperitivo made with local ingredients and incredible wine. I definitely recommend the tasting experience and the products as well. We couldn’t leave without taking home a few bottles!

I booked the Tour Caseificio, Acetaia e Aperitivo for myself and my husband. From the very beginning, the communication regarding the booking and visit was excellent. Davide, our guide, was excellent throughout. His knowledge and enthusiasm of both products is astonishing..you will learn a lot, there is so much information to take in. The tasting of the Balsamico was as detailled as the rest of the visit, with recommendations of how to use each vinegar. The Aperitivo was a nice way to end the day out. The food was simple but very tasty and served with wine produced by the Acetaia. Of course you have the opportunity to buy the products at both places. The tour takes the best part of the day but that is necessary to understand all the processes in full. You will leave knowing way more than when you arrived. It really is worth making some time to take the tour, I highly recommend it!

We had an excellent experience learning about the process and alchemy of the creation of balsamic di Emilia romagna. Our host Davide was very informative and approachable. We really enjoyed tasting and comparing all of the products and had a lovely lunch with the house made wines. Overall wonderful experience and highly recommend

Loved my visit here. Was inspiring, informative, and generous. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to understand more about balsamic vinegar produced at a top level.

Davide is very passionate about what he does and it shows. We all learned a lot about vinegar and aceto balsamico production and really enjoyed it. Thank you so much for this very interesting tour!