The product
Piccolo Mariech
Square soft cheese produced with milk from Bruna cows
Code:
30280
Country of origin:
Italy - Veneto
Type of Milk:
Raw Cow's milk
Weight:
500 g approx
Minimum order:
1 wheel
| Description | Raw cow's milk from Bruna breed |
|---|---|
| Appearance | The rind is thin and wrinkley and its color is straw yellow.; the texture is soft with few eyes scattered across |
| Taste | The taste is sweet with hints of cream and grass; the aftertaste is round and buttery |
| Maturing | At least 20 days |
| Curiosity | Italo Curto, the cheesemaker of Azienda Agricola Ponte Vecchio, is one of the founders of the Consortium Disolabruna, an association of producers which promotes the cheeses made with milk from the Bruna cow. Italo works with his son Stefano, managing the Ponte Vecchio farm, from the production of grass and cereals to feed their animals to the cheese-making. They raise their own Bruna cows within their farm and produce an interesting range of cheeses in their own dairy. During the year the company is located in Vidor, at the foots of Prealpi of Treviso area, whereas in summer all the family and the farm move to Malga Mariech, a mountain dairy located at 1500 meters hight on Monte Cesen. |
| Our selection | When produced in the summer from the milk of the animals fed with the grass in the mountains the cheese has specific characteristics, like its color is amber-straw and its aftertaste is longer. However, when the cheese is made in the winter months its taste is still amazing and its color turns to straw |
| Weight | 500 g approx |
|---|---|
| Packaging | Unpacked |
The producer
Ponte Vecchio - Vidor (TV) - Veneto
Why we chose them
Ponte Vecchio is farm run by Italo Curto, cheesemaker since 1974, together with his sons Stefano and Fabio, the fourth generation in a family
devoted to farming and cheese-making. Curto family controls the whole chain, from the production of grass and cereals to the feed of the animals
and then to the cheese-making. Italo is one of the founders of the "Consortium Disolabruna", an association of producers which promotes the
cheeses made with milk from the Bruna cow. So, at Ponte Vecchio, they raise their own Bruna cows within their farm and produce an interesting
range of raw milk cheeses in their own dairy. All over the year the company located in Vidor, at the foots of Prealpi of Treviso area, whereas in
summer all the family and the animals move to Malga Mariech, a mountain dairy located at 1500 meters hight. "Tradition that renews itself" is the
slogan of Ponte Vecchio, thanks to the synergy between the long experience of Italo and the best technology, the result of technical knowledge
and fresh thinking of his sons. Stravacco, a new version of Morlacco, is the cheese that better represents their vision
To distinguish the winter productions of the valley from those
summer pastures, the cheeses are marked with the green stamp "Fatto in Quota"
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