Italy Journal
Friday, January 25,
2013
CASAMATILDA WITH ANNA
The snow did not deter us from our visit to CasaMatilda
today. We have always bought our CasaMatilda products (fruit juices, preserves,
spreads, etc.) at the Dogliani artisan street market, but this time we wanted
to show Victoria and Kyle the farm. Anna
met us at the shop and gave us a short tour of the facility, which includes
B&B facilities for 14…lovely apartments. She told us the history of
CasaMatilda and how she and her husband had made the decision to start this
business because of their passion for growing things of the highest quality. We
have always known the CasaMatilda products to be absolutely delicious!
We’ll see you again soon, Anna! We enjoyed our time with
you.
FINOCCHIO VERDE WITH
MARIO
For lunch, we wandered on through the hills to Finocchio
Verde, where Mario and his staff have opened their B&B facilities for
anyone who would like to help on the farm to stay free…. Mario is a cheese
maker, again one who only provides the highest quality. He learned that taking
care of his goats, sheep and now one donkey was a very lonely job, so this is
the way he has added a social life to his work that he loves. We ate the
exquisite 7-course meal that was provided there, and then Mario took us to see
the animals in the barn. Eighty sheep and goats were having lots of fun getting
their heads scratched and having their picture taken. Then, Mario opened the
food bin, and the cacophony of noise that came from the animals was deafening.
We laughed and laughed at those very well trained animals who knew well what
that squeaky door meant!
Thank you, Mario, for a delightful meal and visit to your
farm. We will definitely bring our tour groups to see your cheese making
facility.
APERICHEESO AT
GIOLITO’S WITH MARIA CHRISTINA
We were a little tired in the evening and realized that we almost
planned too much for this day, but the Apericheeso at Giolito’s Cheese Shop
would have been the last event we would have cancelled. We were glad we went
with Maria Christina for the tour of the facility and cheese tastings…paired
with wonderful wines, of course. As always, your food and hospitality were
delightful! Thank you so very much!
Colleen
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