Lake Como Edition
Private Alpine Cheese Tasting
A private tasting at your villa, hotel, B&B, apartment or selected venue. A warm introduction to Alpine cheeses, pairings and the valleys behind the lake.
Private Alpine cheese tastings
Taste the mountains behind Lake Como.
Private cheese tastings and slow Alpine food experiences with a qualified Italian cheese sommelier, created for guests who want to discover the flavours, stories and mountain culture behind Lake Como.
Lake Como, Valtellina, Valchiavenna, BregagliaCheese as territory, not a generic food tour.
Hosted by Paola RossottiLocal cheese sommelier from Morbegno, Valtellina.
English · German · ItalianPrivate tastings designed for international guests and hotels.
The idea
A more personal way to experience Lake Como.
Behind the lake there is another world: Alpine pastures, stone villages, chestnut forests, family dairies and cheeses shaped by altitude, milk, season and tradition. Alpine Cheese Experience brings that world to your table through warm, private tastings with a local host.
Private
No crowded tour. The experience is hosted for your group at a villa, hotel, B&B, apartment, farm or partner venue.
Local
Paola was born and raised in Morbegno and shares the valleys, stories and cheeses she grew up with.
Elegant
Curated but not formal. Educational, sensory and welcoming, with the feeling of being hosted by someone from the place.
The four editions
Choose your Alpine cheese experience.
Each edition reveals a different side of the mountains behind Lake Como, from private villa tastings to cheese heritage, village landscapes and family farm roots.
Soglio / Bregaglia Edition
Chestnut forest & village culture
A refined seasonal experience around Soglio and Bregaglia, combining landscape, chestnut traditions and Alpine food culture.
Bitto & Alpine Heritage
Morbegno, Bitto and mountain dairy culture
A deeper journey into Valtellina cheese heritage, from Bitto and Valtellina Casera to the stories of alpeggi, dairies and mountain identity.
Family Roots Edition
Cows, pastures and family memory
An authentic farm-rooted experience connected to family memory, Alpine pastures, cows, milk, cheese-making and the rural life that shaped Paola’s roots.
Meet your host
Paola Rossotti
Paola was born and raised in Morbegno, between Lake Como and the Valtellina mountains. Her roots are deeply tied to the valleys, food traditions and Alpine rhythms of this part of Northern Italy.
She spent many years abroad between Switzerland and England, working across aviation, events, hospitality, public relations and tourism. As former Head of Guest Advisor for the Bregaglia Valley, on the edge of the Engadin in Switzerland, she welcomed and advised international visitors from all over the world.
Her grandparents were farmers with cows, so cheese is not just a product for her. It is family memory, mountain culture and identity. Today, as a qualified Sommelier del Formaggio, she brings that world to guests with warmth, elegance and genuine local knowledge.
Paola speaks Italian, English, German, French and Spanish, and hosts Alpine Cheese Experience tastings in English, German and Italian. She is also married to an Austrian, which gives her a natural connection to the wider Alpine cheese culture across Italy, Switzerland and Austria.
For hotels, villas and hosts
A private experience your guests can enjoy without leaving the property.
Alpine Cheese Experience is designed for hotels, villas, B&Bs, private apartments and local hosts who want to offer guests something authentic, elegant and easy to arrange.
Ideal for arrival evenings, rainy mornings, slow-travel guests, private celebrations, families and villa groups looking for a local experience with real substance.
90 minutesElegant private tasting format
2 to 15 guestsCouples, families and private groups
Hosted locallyVilla, hotel, B&B, apartment or venue
MultilingualEnglish, German and Italian
FAQ
Practical details
Where does it take place?
At villas, hotels, B&Bs, private apartments, partner venues or selected farm locations, depending on the edition and availability.
Which languages?
Paola hosts tastings in English, German and Italian. She also speaks French and Spanish for guest communication when useful.
Is it only cheese?
Cheese is the starting point. The experience is about territory, stories, Alpine culture, texture, milk, seasonality and the human roots behind each flavour.
Request a tasting
Planning a stay on Lake Como?
Tell us your dates, location, group size and preferred language. Paola will suggest the most suitable tasting or edition.
Email: [email protected]