Pecorino Val d'Orcia

Fresh cheese

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Description Description

primarily and unquestionably due to the natural pasturage in the Val d’Orcia (Orcia Valley), that is rich with aromatic herbs that blend to produce an incomparable cheese. During his trip to the Val d’Orcia (Orcia Valley) in 1798, Santi gave «high praises to the cheese made with the milk of sheep fed the aromatic herbs found dispersed across the clay soil that give, as I have noted, this cheese its delicate and exquisite flavour».
It is aged for about 15 days.

Packaging / Format Also available vacuum-packed (whole wheel 1.5 kg); (half wheel 0.750 kg); (quarter wheel 0.350 kg).

Technical information Technical information

The Dairy The Dairy

The Val d'Orcia Dairy was established in 1964 with the aim of preserving the ancient dairy traditions of the region, which were endangered by local farmers abandoning their farms during those years. The goal was to support the shepherds who had relocated from Sardinia with their flocks to the mainland. In this valley, all the conditions were present to ensure a future in this sector and consequently enhance the local economy.

A precious milk sourced from flocks freely grazing among the untouched hills of Val d'Orcia, enriched by the unique fragrances and scents of this renowned land, celebrated for the distinctiveness of its natural and aromatic herbs such as thyme, savory, artemisias, and other common plants in the clayey soil of Val d'Orcia. These elements give the cheeses a distinctive and unmatched character.