The Great Hall of Cheese and the Enoteca returned to the covered walkway along Via Garibaldi in the center of Bra.

The Great Hall of Cheese and the Enoteca are the places where you can indulge in pairings of great raw milk cheeses, natural and often from permanent meadows, and a rich selection of Italian wine labels, along with some international offerings.

The Plateaux of the Gran Sala:

Feast your eyes! In the Great Hall of Cheese you can find a wide variety of Italian and international raw milk and natural cheeses to delight your palate.

The cheeses are presented in different plateaux to choose from. We can’t reveal all the names of the cheeses present, as there are simply too many! But here are a few examples:

• The Consortium of Parmigiano Reggiano, the king of Italian cheeses and main partner of Cheese 2023, cannot be missed.
• There is a rich selection of Slow Food Presidia, including the Sardinian Fiore Sardo and Alta Baronia Pecorino.
• Many Presidia from Trentino Alto Adige, such as the raw milk Casolét from Val di Sole, Rabbi and Pejo, the Puzzone di Moena from alpine pastures, Trentingrana, and Vezzena.
• From Lazio, we have Cacio di Genazzano and Carmasciano Pecorino.

International offerings include:

• Swiss Presidia of Alpine Sbrinz and traditional Emmentaler.
• Spanish raw milk Afuega’l Pitu (Ark of Taste) and blue-veined Queso de Cabrales.
• The timeless Stichelton from England.
• And from France, Comté and Queyras Blue (Ark of Taste)

Wine labels on offer at the Enoteca

The tasting experience is enhanced by the wine labels, where the choice is abundant. The Wine Bank has selected 400 labels for them – approximately: 60 labels of Sparkling and Classic Method wines; 110 labels of white wines; 10 rosé wines; 200 red wines; 20 labels of passito and sweet wines – including a substantial representation of Piedmontese, Tuscan, and Venetian wines reviewed in the Slow Wine Guide 2023, and producers who are part of the Slow Wine Coalition. We also highlight a small but significant presence of wines from Romagna. You can also find a fine selection of Triple A wines, labels from the Alta Langa Consortium, and the Franciacorta Protection Consortium, as well as a wide range of Turin Vermouths.

To allow everyone to enjoy the best possible experience, wines (served by the glass) are divided into three price ranges, and Fisar sommeliers are available to recommend pairings with the Italian and international cheeses offered in the Great Hall.

Aperitivo time

Every evening of the event there’ll be music from Cristiano Bologna & his friends in the Tuttafuffa crew in the Enoteca, too!

Cheese 2023 is organized by Slow Food and the City of Bra from September 15-18. See you there! #Cheese2023