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• Storie di famiglia. Made in Italy: Parmigiano Reggiano. Meet the Serra Family

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    03 Oct 2020
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    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CDT)
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    Online Event. Access Link with Registration Confirmation Email

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  Made in Italy: Parmigiano Reggiano
  Meet the Serra Family
  
  Saturday, October 3, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT via Zoom
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The ancient Genoese families of Serra and Balduino appeared in the province of Parma on 25 June 1879, when Count Girolamo Cantelli and Cavalier Giuseppe Balduino signed the deed of sale of the Gainago estate before the notary.

  Today the Azienda Agricola Valserena produces about 14 wheels a day and follows the entire production chain: in its 1000 acres of land it cultivates, with five-year rotation, the excellent forages that nourish the Brown Cow from which the milk for the "Solo di Bruna" Parmigiano Reggiano derives. 

  Today it is Gian Domenico Serra with his sons Giovanni, Antonietta and Niccolò who is directly involved in the management of the company, also supported by the collaboration of a staff specialized in the related areas of expertise.

  
  

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• STORIE DI FAMIGLIA. Made in Italy: Parmigiano Reggiano, Prosciutto di Parma, Aceto Balsamico di Modena

  • Start
    03 Oct 2020
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    11:00 AM (CDT)
  • End
    21 Nov 2020
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    12:00 PM (CST)
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    Online Event

  
  

  
  

  Parmigiano Reggiano: Meet the Serra Family

  Prosciutto di Parma: Meet the Conti Family

  Aceto Balsamico di Modena: Meet the Giusti Family

  
  

  
  

  

  
  The oldest Parmigiano Reggiano dairy in Parma and one of only few members of the Consorzio di Sola Bruna (Brown Cow Consortium).  Valserena is a 5th generation producer operated today by the Serra family, Giovanni and his sister Antonietta – who is a veterinarian and knows each cow by name. Valserena is one of the last farmstead that grows the feed, raises the animals, and makes Parmigiano Reggiano all at their farm. 

  Meet the Serra family on Saturday, October 3, at 11:00 am CDT via Zoom. Free or with suggested donation to support our programming. Click here to register. 
  
  
  

  For over 200 years, the Conti family has been present in the small town of Langhirano in Emilia Romagna, Italy first as farmers and then starting in 1968 as Prosciutto di Parma makers. It all began when the Conti brothers, who were just twenty years old, decided to open a ham factory, with the help of their father Giovanni.Today, Conti remains a family-owned and operated company, the torch of century-old traditions and passion is carried by Afro with his wife Mariangela and three daughters Michela, Francesca and Daniela.

  Save the date - October 24 at 11:00 am CDT: Meet the Conti family. More details to come.
  
  
  

  The "Great Deposit of Balsamic Vinegar of Giuseppe Giusti" is the oldest acetaia of the world, founded in 1605 in the town of Modena, in Emilia Romagna, Italy. More than 400 years have passed since the ancestors of the Giusti family started the first batteries of barrels in the attics of their home in Via Farini. Today, the historic vinegar factory is led with passion, enthusiasm and innovative momentum from the 17th generation of the family: Claudio Stefani Giusti proudly carries on the family tradition.

  Save the date - November 21 at 11:00 am CDT: Meet the Giusti family. More details to come.
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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