PRIEST VITOR MELICIAS: “ART AND CULTURE AT THE SERVICE OF GOOD TASTE”

Due to its special features, the history of our Serra Cheese is lost in the unfathomable mysteries of the most remote antiquity, but we may find several references to its existence before Portugal became an independent nation as an item much preferred by the occupying Roman legions.

It knew, however, a special increase from the high Middle Ages, when taking advantage of the particularly favorable climate, water and bacterial quality of the grazing flora, the medieval monasteries and convents, by then already experienced innovators in confectionery, exquisite liqueurs and various gastronomic species, improved the ancestral knowledge of pastoral craftsmanship in the current Serra da Estrela cheese, ex-libris and one of the 7 Wonders of Portugal.

Scrupulously combining the most genuine knowledge and flavors of handmade and mountain tradition with the advances of modern technology, VALE DA ESTRELA PDO CHEESE, a unique version of our best cheese dairy, has already risen to the five-star rank of the most appreciated Serra cheeses.

Exquisitely used on tables and cheese-boards on banquets and parties or as part of Easter offerings, this wonder of Art and Culture at the service of good taste, well deserves our festive hallelujahs.

Many thanks to those that produce this high-quality cheese. Best wishes and good luck to those who eat it.

P. VITOR MELICIAS