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  • Casaro (Cheesemaker)

    Casaro (Cheesemaker)

    Giovanni Cirillo of La Marchesa illustrates the importance of the figure of the cheesemaker in the production of Mozzarella di Bufala: all of La Marchesa’s master cheesemakers have been trained in-house, thanks to the company’s long historical experience.

  • Mozzarella di Bufala Campana PDO

    Mozzarella di Bufala Campana PDO

    Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP is a quality Made in Italy product, made exclusively with fresh whole milk from Mediterranean buffalo of the Italian breed bred and raised in the area of origin.

  • 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.

  • Zafferano (Saffron)

    Zafferano (Saffron)

    Zafferano (italian for Saffron) is a herbaceous plant with purple funnel-shaped flowers whose pistils, dried and reduced to a yellow powder, provide a drug used in medicine and especially in cooking.

  • Transumanza (Transhumance)

    Transumanza (Transhumance)

    Transumanza (italian for Transhumance) is a complex of seasonal migrations of livestock from lowland pastures to mountainous regions and vice versa.

  • Casaro (Cheesemaker)

    Casaro (Cheesemaker)

    Miguel Pavesi, production manager for Gorgonzola cheese at Arrigoni Battista, explains the journey of training and personal growth that led him to become a casaro, a job that requires sacrifice and great passion. The result of this daily dedication can be tasted in every bite of Gorgonzola Arrigoni Battista, try it to believe it.

  • Pepe (Pepper)

    Pepe (Pepper)

    Pepe (italian for pepper) is the name of some species of piperaceae of the genus Piper, which includes mostly tropical climbing shrubs, with broad leaves, tiny flowers in spikes and drupe fruits used as spices for their distinctive aroma and spicy taste.

  • Capostipite (Founder)

    Capostipite (Founder)

    Capostipite or founder is the person which gave rise to a family; first specimen from which others more or less similar are derived

  • Terroir

    Terroir

    Terroir is, in oenology, the relationship that binds a grape variety to the microclimate and mineral characteristics of the soil in which it is grown; it determines the character and uniqueness of the wine that is produced.

  • Invenzione (Invention)

    Invenzione (Invention)

    Invenzione or invention is the conception, translated into reality, of an original design or solution element within a given function