Chocolate Tastings in Italy: Our Top 11

1.Pizza Cooking Class with Tiramisù and Wine Tasting in Milan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 172 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $78Our pick

At Chef in Milan, you make Neapolitan-style pizza and chocolate tiramisù from scratch with chefs such as Francesco, Liu, Erika, or Denisse. The two-hour class includes wine, prosecco, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options, with a shared meal at the end.

“Excellent class! Francesco is very personable & great teacher. Fun interaction with other students. Yummy pizza & tiramisu!”

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2.The Turin Chocolate & Wine Tasting Experience

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

Meet your guide at Caffè Elena for Bicerin, then walk Turin’s grand squares and porticoes before tasting six organic chocolates, including Gianduiotto and Cremino. Finish with two Piedmont wines, cheese, and cured meats. Fabio and Sara lead the experience in English or Italian.

“Our guide Fabio was very knowledgeable about products found only in Turin and the region. To assist this tour to improve, I believe it’s important for those who attend purchase items from the places you visit. They are small business that are generous with both their time and products. The lest we can do as visitors is spend money in those establishments as to participate in the tour is not expensive.”

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3.The Turin Chocolate Tasting Experience

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

Meet your guide at Caffè Elena for bicerin or Marocchino, then walk through Turin’s grand squares and porticoes before tasting gianduja, dark bean-to-bar chocolate, and Barolo Chinato in a workshop-style setting. Fabio and Frederick are among the guides who lead this small-group tour.

“thank you Fabio for an amazing experience! I recommend this to anyone that is a bit overwhelmed by historic-focused city tours and wants to understand and experience Turin in a different way. Amazed by the great chocolate quality!”

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4.Fine Chocolate Tasting in Turin

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

Meet your host at Chocolate7 for a one-hour tasting of Piedmont, Italian, and international bean-to-bar chocolate. You’ll sample Gianduja, dark, milk, white, organic, emulsifier-free chocolates and learn how to spot their tasting notes. Groups are limited to eight.

“very interesting and relaxed.tasted some beautiful chocolate.it was not something that we would usually do.”

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5.The Turin Chocolate & Wine Tasting Experience

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

Start with Bicerin at Caffè Elena, stroll through Piazza Vittorio Veneto, then taste bean-to-bar chocolate and two Piedmont wines with cheese and cured meats at Bistrot Turin. Guides such as Fabio, Federico, and Irene add Turin stories and practical tasting advice.

“Siamo stati a Torino per una degustazione di cioccolato e vino. Fabio la nostra guida, simpatico e preparato ci ha fatto scoprire prodotti eccellenti esaltando ancora di più la bellezza di Torino. Caffè Elena una piccola bomboniera in piazza Vittorio, bistrò Turin un angolo di paradiso per il palato, dove si può anche acquistare del ottimo vino. Esperienza consigliata vivamente.”

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6.Enrico Rizzi Chocolate Factory Tour with Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 38 reviews · 1 hour · from $35Best value

At Enrico Rizzi’s central Milan workshop, you’ll follow cocoa from a Peruvian plantation video through roasting, stone grinding, refining, and packaging. An Italian or English guide leads the 60-minute visit, capped at eight people, with a tasting of three or five single-origin chocolates.

“We all learned so much about chocolate and what a special chocolate factory this is!”

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7.The Turin Chocolate Factory Guided Tour & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 8 reviews · 1 hour · from $53

Visit an authentic chocolate workshop near Turin for a one-hour English or Italian tour. Follow cocoa beans from roasting to handmade gianduiotti, then taste hazelnut chocolates, three single-origin samples, and gianduja cream. The small scale means a direct, personal look at the craft.

“The gentleman whom provided the tour was very nice and knowledgeable. He spoke pretty good English so we could understand. Did not realize that it would be a small operation but did learn a lot. Next time may want to visit a larger operation.”

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8.Venchi Rialto: Chocolate Tasting Experience in Venice

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 8 reviews · from $67

At Venchi Rialto, a small group of up to six people spends one hour tasting six Italian chocolates, hearing the Venchi story, and making a custom chocolate with staff guidance. Lucia may lead the session, which runs in Italian and English and includes a take-home gift plus 10% off purchases.

“We had an amazing experience! Learned so much about chocolate and git to taste so many wonderful chocolates. The staff is absolutely the best!! They truly made the experience.”

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9.Chocolate Tasting in Venice

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

Spend about 40 minutes at VizioVirtù Cioccolateria tasting roughly 10 chocolate samples, including dragées, pralines, truffles, cocoa beans, and a seasonal drink. Laura or Paula may lead the session, explaining production, origins, techniques, and ethical sourcing.

“A fascinating tour theough the making od chocolate, with delicious treats along the way. This shop is passionate about chocolate!!”

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10.Chocolate Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 7 reviews · from $62

Spend 30 to 40 minutes in a traditional Venetian chocolate shop, tasting handmade dragées, chocolate-covered treats, pralines, truffles, chocolate beans, and a hot or cold chocolate drink. An English- or Italian-speaking presenter explains how cacao becomes chocolate. Groups are limited to 10.

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11.The Turin Chocolate Factory Guided Tour & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $46

Visit an artisanal chocolate laboratory in Moncalieri with an English-speaking guide, follow cocoa beans from roasting to hand-finished gianduiotti, then taste chocolates from three origins, plus gianduja cream. Alessandro may welcome you, and the small group is limited to 15 people.

“Alessandro was lovely and welcoming. They have delicious chocolate, and it is nice to see a family run business.”

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