Italy. Rare Mountain Cheeses of the Northeast

Description

Due to weather conditions, traditional cheese making is strictly seasonal in the Alps of North Eastern Italy and production is very limited. Host Will Studd travels to the foothills of the Alps to meet the oldest cheese-maker in Italy, and learn how Asiago d'allevo was made in times past; over a wooden fire. On the Perenzin family's dairy he learns about their famous Montasio and 'drunken' cheeses. Onto the beautiful Dolomites where Will meets an affineur whose cheese cellar is an old pre-war bunker, and he visits a farm still making a very rare grey cheese and wonderful handmade butter.

Runtime

25 min

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Geography

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Date of Publication

[2013], c2012

Database

Films on Demand

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