7 Chocolate Tastings in Italy Worth Booking

1.The Turin Chocolate & Wine Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 87 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $81Our pick

Meet your local guide at historic Caffè Elena for Bicerin, then walk Turin’s grand squares and palaces before tasting six organic chocolates, including Gianduiotto and Cremino. Finish with two Piedmont wines, cheese, and cured meats. Guides Fabio and Sara are praised for their food knowledge and easygoing style.

“Fabio was a really great guide, very knowledgeable and patient. He made sure everyone was well looked after.”

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2.The Turin Chocolate Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 83 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $51

Spend 90 minutes tasting Turin's signature chocolates with a local guide such as Fabio or Frederick. Start with bicerin at Caffè Elena, walk beneath Turin's porticoes, then learn about bean-to-bar chocolate, gianduja, and Barolo Chinato at a workshop-style tasting. Small groups are limited to 10 people.

“We had a great experience with Fabio! He was so knowledgeable about the bean to bar chocolate process.”

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3.Fine Chocolate Tasting in Turin

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 71 reviews · 1 hour · from $36Best value

Meet Giovanni at Chocolate7 for a one-hour tasting of Turin’s Gianduja, Italian specialties, and international bean-to-bar chocolate. You’ll compare dark, milk, white, and hazelnut-based chocolates, learn how makers control each stage of production, and focus on tasting notes. The small group is limited to eight people.

“It was very informative and nice we got to try an impressive variety of great chocolate.”

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4.The Turin Chocolate & Wine Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $83Top rated

Spend about two and a half hours tasting Turin’s famous Bicerin, bean-to-bar chocolate, two Piedmont wines, cured meat, and cheese. Guides such as Fabio, Federico, Irene, and Fredricko add food lessons and city stories. The tour begins at Caffè Elena and ends at Bistrot Turin, where you may stay for more wine.

“Interesting in depth chance to taste very good wines and chocolates from the region, with a very knowledgeable and friendly host”

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5.Venchi Rialto: Chocolate Tasting Experience in Venice

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 8 reviews · from $67

At Venchi Rialto, you’ll spend one hour tasting six Italian chocolates, hearing the brand’s story, and making a custom chocolate with expert help. Lucia may lead the session in Italian or English. The group is limited to six, and you receive a 10% store discount plus a chocolate gift to take home.

“Chocolate tasting was an amazing experience Lucia was amazing and very knowledgeable about chocolate. I will definitely be looking at my chocolate a lot different now.”

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6.Chocolate Tasting in Venice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 40 minutes (approx.) · from $92

Spend about 40 minutes at VizioVirtù Cioccolateria tasting around 10 chocolate items, including truffles, pralines, dragées, cocoa beans, chocolate coverings, and a seasonal hot or cold drink. Guides such as Laura and Paula explain production, origins, ethical practices, and tasting techniques in English.

“Paula was amazing and super knowledgeable and accommodating! The chocolate was to die for and we even got to try a cocoa bean (which i’ve always wanted do) By the end I couldn’t finish the chocolate and she let us take it home! I absolutely recommend, I learned a lot thanks to Paula.”

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7.Chocolate Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 7 reviews · from $62

Step into a well-known Venetian chocolate shop for a guided tasting of handmade dragées, chocolate covers, pralines, truffles, chocolate beans, and a seasonal hot or cold drink. The English or Italian-speaking chocolatier explains how cacao develops flavor. Groups are limited to 10, and the tasting runs Monday through Saturday.

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