Guffanti Luigi Formaggi

Since 1876, the Guffanti family has been refining its cheeses in Arona, in the province of Novara: Carlo Guffanti Fiori, his sons Giovanni and Davide represent the fourth and fifth generations. The founder was called Luigi, the lost eye in the visionary dreams of quality food.

His' hit 'was to buy an abandoned silver mine in Valganna, in the province of Varese, capable of producing white gold that was not inferior to precious metals. Down there, at a constant temperature and humidity all year round, the cheese matured so well that Luigi soon conquered the markets: his sons Carlo and Mario, at the beginning of the 20th century, exported to Argentina and California, lands of Piedmontese and Lombard emigration. Luigi also founded the Arona winery under a bastion of the city walls, in a space initially intended for military uses and converted with the invention of a dowser.

With his sons Carlo and Mario, Guffanti cheeses began to follow in the footsteps of emigrants, who were flocking to America at the beginning of the 20th century. New markets for new products, because the border from Gorgonzola was moving to conquer the tomes of the Ossola pastures and Parmigiano Reggiano, to the point of recently embracing the most valuable types coming from European markets.

Guffanti: cheeses from five generations

Maximum attention to the artisanal quality of the dairy product, passion for careful refinement constitute the tradition that the Guffanti-Fiori family has jealously handed down for five generations.