History In a lease agreement signed at the end of the 14th century, discovered in the municipal records office of Pamparato (Cuneo), a local squire demanded payment in the form of “that good cheese made up there” by the herdsmen who “lead their cows to graze on the Raschera pastures”. The Raschera pasture-land extends for […]
Archives for January 2014
Valtellina Casera PDO
History Valtellina Casera cheese is obtained from milk produced in dairy farms in the province of Sondrio and is processed in dairies situated in the surrounding territory. The cheese is matured in the traditional ‘casere’ [mountain huts] or other appropriate structures. Its origins date back to the 1500s, when several farmers would combine their milk […]
Toma Piemontese PDO
History Toma has its origins in the Alpine pastures, gradually spreading towards the lowlands over the centuries. It is Piemonte’s best-known cheese, and probably one of its oldest. It is certainly the cheese that best represents the character of this region. The age-old and deeply rooted relationship between Piemonte and its Toma is reflected in […]
Taleggio PDO
History Taleggio is a cheese that has been around a very long time, since the 10th century. Documents dating back to 1200 refer to business transactions and exchanges involving this cheese, as well as others. It originates in Val Taleggio, which gives to the cheese its name, in the province of Bergamo. With its consumption […]
Quartirolo Lombardo PDO
History The story of Quartirolo Lombardo dates back to the dark ages, in far way lands that had witnessed a succession of barbaric invasions and crises of power, and in which cattlemen were loyal to the whims of mother nature, patiently waiting for the passing of seasons. We are in the tenth century: animals, after […]
Provolone Valpadana PDO
History Provolone Valpadana emerged during the second half of the 19 century, born out of a happy marriage between the range of tretched curd cheeses coming from the south of Italy, and the dairy vocation of Val Padana. In 1861 the unification of Italy made it possible to overcome the barriers between the various areas […]
Piave PDO
Characteristics Piave cheese is made in the province of Belluno, in the most northern part of Veneto. It takes its name from the legendary river whose meandering course arrives at the bottom of the valley by crossing the entire length of the province of Belluno. Its source is at Peralba Mountain, between the communes of […]
Stelvio PDO
History Numerous historical documents put Stelvio’s origins in the XIII Century. In fact, it has been proven that the cheese was already embedded in the diets of local people at this time. Land records also show that the cheese was used in commerce, to pay tools to land owners, which confirms the importance of it’s […]
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PDO cheeses: the italian excellence
The Italian PDO cheeses are deeply rooted in history and in the everyday life of our country. Their fame is strictly linked to the land in which they are born and we owe it to the hard work of our ancestors, who knew a unique and inimitable way to transform milk and how to maintain […]
Pecorino Toscano PDO
History If sheep farming has remote origins in Tuscany, the same could be said for cheese produced with goat’s milk. The Etruscans, for example, used vegetable rennet to produce huge cheeses that could feed a family for a long period. Today, Pecorino Toscano PDO embodies the flavours of thousands of years of Tuscan cheese making. […]
Pecorino Sardo PDO
History The first historical information about the dairy technology in Sardinia dates back to the end of the eighteenth century. At that time, the cheese produced by row or warm milk were called white, red or smoked cheese; among them, the red and the smoked ones are today considered by experts Pecorino Sardo cheese’ “ […]