Caseificio Facchini Walter

Caseificio Facchini Walter: 40 years of quality and genuineness

The company is located within the Monte Cucco Park, in an unspoiled area rich in suggestive and fascinating environments, where often the history of man intertwines with that of the natural landscape. With a predominantly artisanal processing, Facchini products stand out for the excellent quality and genuineness of the raw materials, bringing to the table the ancient flavors, delicate and natural. The dairy has been active since 1984 and has immediately distinguished itself for the production of high-quality cheeses, according to the ancient traditions of the Umbrian and Etruscan peoples which saw the cheese stored in caves or pits protected from the sun and insects, taken out after the first storm in September.

Caseificio Facchini Walter: the specialist in pit cheese

Walter Facchini is a connoisseur and producer of pit pecorino. A connoisseur because he knows the territory very well and the added value that natural resources, like these places, can bring to cheese. We are talking about unique scents and flavors that only this type of aging can guarantee. Walter argues that the reasons why cheese was aged in these places can be traced back to the historical conditions of the period. At that time, Umbrian-Etruscan shepherds were forced to hide their dairy production from raiders and found caves to be a suitable shelter. Once the most difficult period was over, they took it out and sold it, it was particularly appreciated by the Romans, which is why they continued to use this technique. To this day, as he himself states: "it is not the pit that makes the cheese but the cheese itself". A large number of bacteria present in the cheeses have created an environment suitable for their proliferation, making it unique. Even today, the traditional methods of producing Facchini cheeses are preserved: after the milk is curdled, his cheese is dry-salted and then placed in the famous pits at a temperature of about 10 – 15 degrees, thus allowing the development of all the aromas and all the most authentic flavors.