The 15 Best Olive Oil Tastings

1.The Governor’s Olive Mill Tour with Olive Oil Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 502 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $82Our pick

Spend about four and a half hours at The Governor Olive Mill near Corfu, with a guided grove walk, olive oil production lesson, professional tasting, Greek snacks, and local wine. Guides such as Maria, Irene, and Yoni explain the family’s oil, while drivers may add stops at an ancient olive tree or old fort.

“The whole experience was knowledgeable and tasty. The driver we had was also great. Showed us things along the drive.”

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2.Olive oil tasting in Sorrento

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 434 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $50

Frantoio Gargiulo takes you from your Sorrento-area hotel to its olive mill for a short grove walk, a look at old and new production methods, and a guided tasting of 15 extra-virgin oils. You will also sample vinegars, marmalades, honey, and homemade liqueurs, with time to shop.

“Loved seeing the old farm house and how olives were farmed many years ago. A nice surprise was the wine tasting upstairs in their new beautiful restaurant. They let us do the wine tasting after the olive oil tasting. Afterwards, we put together a nice assortment of oil, wine, honey & pasta to ship home. Tony did a great job explaining the wine & he was very entertaining! The whole experience was organized, fun and tasty!”

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3.Wine and Olive Oil Tasting Tour with Snacks

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 354 reviews · 6 hours · from $141

Spend six hours in the Cretan countryside with a local guide such as Andreas, Alex, Kostas, or Nikos. Visit family wineries, taste Vidiano, Muscat of Spina, and international grapes, tour an olive oil factory, sample local snacks, and see a 3,000-year-old olive tree.

“Our guide Alex(Alexandros) was amazing! He told us some amazing fats throughout the trip! He was very kind and patient. Would highly recommend!!!”

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4.Wine and Olive Oil Tasting at a Local Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 294 reviews · 1 hour · from $43

At Ledà d'Ittiri Wine Resort, your English-speaking guide introduces five Sardinian wines, local pecorino, olives, bread, and extra-virgin olive oil. Learn about the farm and grape varieties in a small tasting room, then stroll through the vineyard and olive trees. Valeria is one of the guides.

“Wow, the wine tasting was amazing! The guide was so sweet and a lot of information! The combo of cheese and the wines is so good! I would recommend it to everyone who loves wine and tasting! Lovely place, lovely wine and lovely people around here! I love it!”

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5.Masseria tour among thousand-year-old olive trees with oil tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 261 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $33

At Masseria Rienzo near Ostuni, guides including Julia and Chiara lead you through thousand-year-old olive trees, an underground cave mill, and a modern facility. You’ll taste three estate oils with friselline and water, while learning how Puglia’s olive oil is made.

“Informative and fascinating. Educational value of the tasting was equally impressive. The tour seems to run 10-15 minutes late as a matter of course, so a more accurate 1.75 hours should be included in the price description.”

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6.Olive Grove Tour with Wines & Olive Oil Tasting

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

Join Francesco in Balestrate for a 45-minute walk through his family olive grove and a practical lesson in extra virgin olive oil production. Then visit his grandparents’ home for Sicilian antipasti, wine, balsamic vinegar, balsamic glaze, olive oil, and limoncello.

“This was an amazing experience - not to be missed. The tour of the olive farm was very informative and a beautiful setting. This is a family owned company - olive oils and wine. The food pairings for the olive oil and wine tasting were delicious - very authentic (his grandmother cooked for us). Would highly recommend this tour. Their products to purchase are very reasonable and they can ship to you.”

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7.Bardolino: Lake Garda Oil Mill Tour with Olive Oil Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 205 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $31

Visit the Olio Viola mill in Bardolino with a live guide such as Elke, learn how Lake Garda olive oil is produced, and taste four extra virgin oils, including Garda DOP. The 1.5-hour visit includes bread, salami, olive pâté, Garda olives, and free parking.

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8.Guided tour and olive oil tasting in Alhaurin el Grande (Málaga)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 200 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $35

At Aceites Molisur, your English-speaking guide, such as Ana or Lucia, leads you through a century-old oil mill, a three-oil tasting, the modern factory, and Spain’s only visitable stainless steel winery. The 90-minute tour suits food lovers and families.

“This tour was delightful for our entire family. Our kids (15,13,11) really enjoyed it! Jerrard made it very fun for them! We are bringing home some wonderful olive oil!”

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9.Olive Oil Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 195 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 20 minutes (approx.) · from $19Best value

At Koronekes Olive Mill in Epanos Archanes, you’ll tour the olive grove and mill, learn how extra virgin olive oil is made, and taste three oils, two flavored oils, sweet vinegar, and petimezi. The private English tour lasts about an hour.

“Visite très instructive et intéressante. Très agréable et passionné Paysage et environnement magnifiques Dégustation agréable.”

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10.Richtis Waterfall Full-Day Tour with Olive Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 188 reviews · 7 hours · from $115

Join a small group of up to six for a 7-hour 4x4 trip from Elounda and nearby resorts to Richtis Gorge. You’ll hike to a waterfall, swim, eat at a clifftop taverna, taste olive oil, and visit a 3,250-year-old olive tree with guides such as Mikel, George, or Michael.

“It was a great tour. Michael is an amazing tour guide.”

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11.San Felice: Olive Oil Tasting with local food on Garda Hills

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 186 reviews · 2 hours · from $58

Spend two hours at a family-run estate near San Felice del Benaco, where an English or German-speaking guide explains Garda olive oil, leads you through the grove, and serves local cheeses, charcuterie, honey, bread, tomato with burratina, and Lugana or Chiaretto wine beside views of Lake Garda and Rocca di Manerba.

“Cannot recommend this experience enough! It was a highlight of our trip, even better and more generous with food than expected :) thank you to the team!”

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12.Greek Cooking Class & Olive Oil Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 178 reviews · 6 hours · from $117

Meet guide Yorgos in Corfu Town, shop for fresh ingredients, then head to his family home for a hands-on Greek cooking class. You’ll visit an old olive press, taste local oil, and share a five-course meal with wine or beer. Transport from selected hotels is available.

“Highly recommend this to everyone staying in Corfu. George is the most personable and welcoming guide, giving you a true insight into local life in Corfu. His home is a beautiful setting for learning to cook in a traditional way and the food you prepare is devine. 10/10 activity and a wonderful way to start my stay in Corfu.”

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13.Cretan Cooking Class and Olive Oil Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 178 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $114

At Cretan Vibes near Moíres, Marianna and her mother, Mama Stella, guide you through a hands-on Cretan cooking class in their open-air farm kitchen. Prepare dishes such as dakos, dolmadakia, stuffed zucchini flowers, lamb, and kalitsounia, then taste local olive oil and eat together.

“What a fantastic day of cooking and learning about the Cretan culture and food. Marianne and Mama Stela were so warm and welcoming. Great memories from our holiday, thank you!!”

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14.Olive Oil Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 171 reviews · 1 hour · from $53

Meet your guide at Masseria Valente for a walk among ancient olive trees, a visit to 16th-century underground and 19th-century oil mills, and a tasting of three organic oils with olives, tarallini, and fried broad beans. English and Italian tours are available.

“We had a lovely walk through the olive tree grove followed up by seeing the original underground processing floor. We tasted 3 different oils along with taralli and fresh olives. Our guide, Angela, was very friendly and knowledgeable. We lengthened our visit with some appetizers and wine in their lovely dining room. We would recommend this tour.”

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15.Guided Wine and Olive oil tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 158 reviews · from $40

Meet at 5 pm for a one-hour tasting at Azienda Agricola Leda' d'Ittiri in Porto Conte Natural Reserve. Valeria and Monica explain Sardinian grapes, olive trees, and farm life while you taste five wines with pecorino and sausage, finishing with extra-virgin olive oil. Ages 16 and up only.

“Tolle Einblicke in die hauseigene Produktion, leckere Weine, herzliche Gastgeberin - eines unserer Highlights während unserer Ferien und absolut empfehlenswert!”

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