Sunday, June 26, 2016

Cheese cheese and more cheese

The cheese is aged anywhere from 1 to 6 years and each has a unique flavor.

Earthquake in 2012

In 2012 the first eathquake to hit the area in 500 years destroyed the dairy production area and millions of euros worth of cheese within a 5 minute time period.  It took 10 months to rebuild and start producing cheese again resulting in major economic loss for the area.

Castle Torrechiara

Today we visited Castle Torrechiara, built in the 15th century.

Making cheese

All the cheese is hand made
And labor intensive,