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  • Certificazione (Certification)

    Certificazione (Certification)

    Certificazione (italian for certification) is a certificate issued by a competent body to an organisation or company that meets an internationally established set of standards. Read more

  • Sotcaldera (Cheesemaker apprentice)

    Sotcaldera (Cheesemaker apprentice)

    Sòtcaldera is, in the dialect of Emilia and Lombardy, the cheesemaker apprentice. Literally meaning ‘standing under the cauldron’, because before the advent of gas heating, the apprentice was responsible for lighting the fire under the cauldron. Read more

  • Casaro (Cheesemaker)

    Casaro (Cheesemaker)

    Cristian Arati, cheesemaker at the Caseificio Agricolo Milanello, talks about the fundamental role of the cheesemaker in the production of Parmigiano Reggiano. To do this job requires not only technical expertise and passion, but also managerial skills and diplomacy. Read more

  • Groupage

    Groupage

    Groupage is a technique that consists of putting together in a single transport operation – or at least for a large part of the journey – two or more shipments that have the same or close origin and destination, so as to form a more manageable load unit Read more

  • Cantina (cellar)

    Cantina (cellar)

    Cantina (italian for cellar) is a room, completely or partially underground, used for storing wine, cheese or cured meats Read more

  • Culatello di Zibello PDO

    Culatello di Zibello PDO

    Culatello di Zibello is a protected designation of origin cured meat typical of the province of Parma Read more