A cheese tasting? So much more!
Don’t picture a big farm, but a small one run by two brothers who have decided to recover one of the oldest jobs in the world: herding.
It will be really exciting to have them take you into their world and take you on a walk with the goats, which are raised in a semi-wild state.
In a real cheese-making workshop, you will experience milking and then turning freshly milked milk into cheese. While the milk becomes cheese, it is an extraordinary Langhe and Roero cheese tasting (we are in the Roero, but some cheeses are typical of the Langhe!).
The tasting will be held directly in the woods or the “ciabot” in the middle of nature. Depending on circumstances, availability, and weather, you may drive to the farmer’s house for the tasting.
You will taste goat and cow cheeses produced by the farm (raw milk only), local salami, fruit or fruit preserves, wine, and perhaps some seasonal delicacies to accompany the cheeses.
In the meantime, you can also check to see if the farm’s chickens have made any fresh eggs and perhaps proceed to taste those as well!
The experience lasts about 2 hours. It also depends on your curiosity and the size of the group.
Why is this Roero cheese tasting different?
Cheese tastings are pretty common in our area. Many wineries, bars, and taverns offer wine and cheese tastings. In some places, they also give excellent presentations of the types of cheese you will taste. They present you with various refinements and degrees of ripening that give you characteristics of flavor and aroma (sometimes it’s not even too pleasant smells!) that lead you down the path of taste.
Our cheese tasting in the Roero wants to go further. It lets you see and understand the whole production cycle. It allows you to get in touch with the real tool the farmer uses: respect and dedication for the animals he raises. The product always reflects what the animal ate and how it was cared for.
