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Home<\/a> < <\/div>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”on|on|on” module_class=”sustainability_sub_hub_wrapper” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_margin=”||25px|||” custom_padding=”10px||11px|||” disabled=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”90%” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”1px||60px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text content_tablet=”<\/p>\n

Our story<\/h1>\n

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Our story<\/h1>\n

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Our story<\/h1>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#0f0f0f” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” header_2_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” min_height=”105px” custom_padding=”||31px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]The history of our cheese has its roots deep in time. The original recipe dates back almost a thousand years, and we produce Grana Padano PDO every day with the same passion.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”\/en-en\/the-art-of-production\/history-and-heritage\/grana-can-only-be-padano\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Grana is only Padano, discover why” button_alignment=”left” module_class=”Brown-btn” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”12px” button_text_color=”#f9f1e4″ button_bg_color=”#876346″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”–et_global_heading_font||||||||” button_icon=”$||divi||400″ button_on_hover=”off” transform_scale=”86%|86%” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”16px|30px|16px|16px|true|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22button_bg_color%22%93,%22gcid-46a7fd9b-e7e5-4c0a-b621-f5f3bcee3ed6%22:%91%22button_bg_color%22%93}” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_bg_enable_color__hover=”on” button_text_color__hover=”#f9f1e4″ button_bg_color__hover=”#876346″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”179.2px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”32px|32px|32px|32px|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”32px|0px|32px|0px|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Our Story” admin_label=”Heading” module_class=”new-gp-h1-heading” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”–et_global_heading_font|600|||||||” title_text_color=”gcid-cdd0517b-cb7c-4f63-9e4c-4eaf7d046da3″ title_font_size=”45px” title_line_height=”1.6em” max_width=”100%” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding=”|||0px|false|false” title_font_size_tablet=”32px” title_font_size_phone=”32px” title_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-cdd0517b-cb7c-4f63-9e4c-4eaf7d046da3%22:%91%22title_text_color%22%93}”][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”–et_global_body_font||||||||” text_text_color=”#44392b” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.6em” custom_margin=”20px||30px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

The history of our cheese is deeply rooted in time. The original recipe dates back nearly a thousand years and represents a body of knowledge carefully passed down from generation to generation, preserved in the gestures and hands of those who produce it every day. Today, as then, with the same passion and dedication, we bring Grana Padano PDO to life, combining tradition with a constant commitment to quality, in full respect of the land and its excellence.<\/p>\n

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History<\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”20px” header_2_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”5px||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Discover our story[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_icon font_icon=”3||divi||400″ icon_color=”#000000″ icon_width=”60px” module_class=”dev_display_story” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_css_main_element=” cursor: pointer;” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][\/et_pb_icon][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abbazia-p-1.jpg” custom_padding=”100px|100px|100px|100px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Merriweather|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”44px” header_2_line_height=”52px” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Chiaravalle Abbey<\/h2>\n

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History<\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”44px” header_2_line_height=”56px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]A journey spanning 1000 years, through traditions<\/strong>, innovations<\/strong>, and recognitions<\/strong>.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”heritage_timeline_item” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ module_class=”timeline_left_col” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Component-1-\u2013-1.png” module_class=”timeline_left_thumb” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”timeline_content_col” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-1-4988.jpg” title_text=”00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-2-4989″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”30px||20px||false|false” animation_direction=”top” border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_title_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”23px” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_font_size=”23px” header_3_line_height=”27px” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n

In 1000 A.D.<\/h3>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_desc_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]It all began around a thousand years ago, during a time where many discoveries had still not occurred, discoveries we now take for granted.<\/p>\n

During the Middle Ages people were at the mercy of the environment and had to adapt fast to survive.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”heritage_timeline_item” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ module_class=”timeline_left_col” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Component-1-\u2013-1.png” module_class=”timeline_left_thumb” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”timeline_content_col” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-2-4989.jpg” title_text=”00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-2-4989″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”30px||20px||false|false” animation_direction=”top” border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_title_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”23px” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_font_size=”23px” header_3_line_height=”27px” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n

Food preservation methods<\/h3>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_desc_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]For agriculture and farming, this meant adapting to the seasonal cycle and to the produce that nature provided each and every month.<\/p>\n

Food preservation techniques (such as sun-drying and salting) were limited and still very much undeveloped, so a large majority of food would deteriorate rapidly.<\/p>\n

Milk needed on the day of milking and fresh cheese didn’t last much longer than a day.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”heritage_timeline_item” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-7px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ module_class=”timeline_left_col” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Component-1-\u2013-1.png” module_class=”timeline_left_thumb” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”timeline_content_col” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iwQ9nolCQjc” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_desc_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]Having reclaimed a marshy area in the Po River plain, the Cistercian monks built Chiaravalle Abbey and started cultivating crops and rearing livestock. Soon after, their land-based economy led to an increase of food production and a surplus of milk, which far exceeded the modest needs of their community and the local population.<\/p>\n

It would have been a shame to waste one of the most nutritious foods available in Middle Ages. Thus, they needed to find a way to be able to preserve the milk for longer periods.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”heritage_timeline_item” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ module_class=”timeline_left_col” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Component-1-\u2013-1.png” module_class=”timeline_left_thumb” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”timeline_content_col” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-4-5000.jpg” title_text=”00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-4-5000″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”20px||20px||false|false” animation_direction=”top” border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_title_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”23px” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_font_size=”23px” header_3_line_height=”27px” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n

“Cum grano Salis”<\/h3>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_desc_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]Probably after long, thoughtful consideration and a few experiments, the idea of slow cooking the milk, adding rennet and then salting the cheese was the obvious solution.<\/p>\n

The result was a hard cheese, the flavour of which developed and matured with time, preserving the nutritional properties of the milk and the precious raw material from which it was made.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”heritage_timeline_item” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ module_class=”timeline_left_col” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Component-1-\u2013-1.png” module_class=”timeline_left_thumb” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”timeline_content_col” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-5-5001.jpg” title_text=”00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-5-5001″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”20px||20px||false|false” animation_direction=”top” border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_title_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”23px” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_font_size=”23px” header_3_line_height=”27px” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n

This rough,<\/h3>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_desc_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]dense “cacio” (cheese) was produced in the monastery cellars, the first true dairies in history. It was here, under the monks’ watchful eyes, that certain professional roles such as the “casaro” began to emerge. The “casaro” is a true expert in the art of cheese-making. Due to the long ageing process, the monks called their cheese “caseus vetus”, “old cheese”. The name underlined just one element of Grana Padano that distinguishes it from the traditional, fresh cheeses, which at that time had to be eaten quickly.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”heritage_timeline_item” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”1px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ module_class=”timeline_left_col” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Component-1-\u2013-1.png” module_class=”timeline_left_thumb” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”timeline_content_col” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-6-5002.jpg” title_text=”00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-6-5002″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”20px||20px||false|false” animation_direction=”top” border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_title_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”23px” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_font_size=”23px” header_3_line_height=”27px” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n

“Formai de grana”,<\/h3>\n

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\nEvery area produced its own “grana”, so the name varied according to its geographical origin. Among the most commonly mentioned, the “grana milanese”, from Milan, the “piacentino” (Piacenza), the “mantovano” (Mantua) and the “lodesano” (Lodi) regarded by many as the oldest.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”heritage_timeline_item” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ module_class=”timeline_left_col” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Component-1-\u2013-1.png” module_class=”timeline_left_thumb” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”timeline_content_col” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-7-5003.jpg” title_text=”00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-7-5003″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”20px||20px||false|false” animation_direction=”top” border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_title_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”23px” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_font_size=”23px” header_3_line_height=”27px” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n

Dukes, marquises and\u2026<\/h3>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_desc_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]Throughout the centuries the Grana Padano produced in the Po Valley became increasingly popular. It was the centrepiece of Renaissance banquets, treasured by princes and dukes.
\nAmong the historical records mentioning the cheese, there was a letter from Isabella d’Este, the spouse of Francesco II Gonzaga and Marquess of Mantua. In 1504, Isabella sent the renowned cheese as a gift to her relatives, the Dukes of Ferrara.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”heritage_timeline_item” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ module_class=”timeline_left_col” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Component-1-\u2013-1.png” module_class=”timeline_left_thumb” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”timeline_content_col” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-8-5004.jpg” title_text=”00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-8-5004″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”20px||20px||false|false” animation_direction=”top” border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_title_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”23px” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_font_size=”23px” header_3_line_height=”27px” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n

The folk tradition<\/h3>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_desc_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]Grana Padano\u2019s rich nutritional properties, its long shelf-life and its distinctive characteristics and flavour meant that it became an important food source for people living in the country, especially during terrible famines.
\nGrana Padano came to represent an entire culture as it was appreciated by everyone, regardless of economic and social standing. It was highly valued by both the rich and noble, who became accustomed to a rather elaborate and refined cuisine, unlike the poor, whose daily recipes were much more simple and traditional in comparison.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”heritage_timeline_item” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ module_class=”timeline_left_col” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Component-1-\u2013-1.png” module_class=”timeline_left_thumb” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”timeline_content_col” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-9-5005.jpg” title_text=”00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-9-5005″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”20px||20px||false|false” animation_direction=”top” border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_title_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”23px” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_font_size=”23px” header_3_line_height=”27px” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n

As time goes by<\/h3>\n

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\nThe production technique of “grana” has been handed down, remaining faithful to its traditional process, which is still being used to this day. This process continues to ensure that this unique cheese maintains its fragrant qualities and its appeal which has made it famous worldwide.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”heritage_timeline_item” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ module_class=”timeline_left_col” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Component-1-\u2013-1.png” module_class=”timeline_left_thumb” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”timeline_content_col” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-11.jpg” title_text=”00b-gp-mipresento-storiaslot-11″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”20px||20px||false|false” animation_direction=”top” border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_title_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”23px” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_font_size=”23px” header_3_line_height=”27px” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n

A matter of identity<\/h3>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_desc_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]As the gastronomical culture and food practices continue to evolve with time, there is an ever growing need to clearly identify the characteristics and peculiarities of our ancient tradition and specific production techniques.
\nThe decision was made to turn the generic name of a traditional cheese, into its very own name, thus making the cheese truly unique.
\nFrom then on, the term “Grana Padano” would identify only a particular cheese produced in a designated geographical area, using specific raw materials and techniques, and following step-by-step procedures.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”heritage_timeline_item” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ module_class=”timeline_left_col” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Component-1-\u2013-1.png” module_class=”timeline_left_thumb” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”timeline_content_col” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gp-mipresento-storiaslot.jpg” title_text=”gp-mipresento-storiaslot” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”20px||20px||false|false” animation_direction=”top” border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_title_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”23px” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_font_size=”23px” header_3_line_height=”27px” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n

1951<\/h3>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_desc_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]On the 1st of June in Stresa, Piedmont, on the shores of Lake Maggiore, workers and technicians of the European cheese-making industry signed an agreement defining the rules of the official denomination of cheeses and the identification of their specific features.
\nThat day, the experts distinguished two different types of the “Grana Lodigiano” cheese. Today they are now identified as Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”heritage_timeline_item” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-7px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ module_class=”timeline_left_col” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Component-1-\u2013-1.png” module_class=”timeline_left_thumb” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”timeline_content_col” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lcfmurc5BJg” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_title_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”23px” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_font_size=”23px” header_3_line_height=”27px” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n

1954<\/h3>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_desc_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]On the 18th of June, Federlatte (The Federation of Dairy Cooperatives) and Assolatte (The confederation of dairy industries) established the Grana Padano Protection Consortium, which reunited the producers and retailers of the cheese.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”heritage_timeline_item” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ module_class=”timeline_left_col” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Component-1-\u2013-1.png” module_class=”timeline_left_thumb” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”timeline_content_col” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_title_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”23px” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_font_size=”23px” header_3_line_height=”27px” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n

1955<\/h3>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_desc_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]On the 30th of October, the Italian Republic Presidential Decree no. 1269 was issued. The decree related to the “recognition of the names associated with the methods of processing, the material properties and the production area of cheeses.” Amongst these, was Grana Padano.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”heritage_timeline_item” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ module_class=”timeline_left_col” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Component-1-\u2013-1.png” module_class=”timeline_left_thumb” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”timeline_content_col” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_title_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”23px” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_font_size=”23px” header_3_line_height=”27px” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n

In 1957<\/h3>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_desc_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]the Grana Padano Protection Consortium assumed the role of overseeing the production and trade of Grana Padano cheese.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”heritage_timeline_item” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ module_class=”timeline_left_col” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Component-1-\u2013-1.png” module_class=”timeline_left_thumb” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”timeline_content_col” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_title_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”23px” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_font_size=”23px” header_3_line_height=”27px” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n

1976<\/h3>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_desc_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]On December 12th, an agreement was made to confirm the purpose and the aims of the Consortium for the Protection of Grana Padano. The primary purpose was to protect the uniqueness of the cheese. Additionally, it was also to publicise and promote the cheese, through education about its properties; initiatives and activities in order to support local production; regulating distribution and marketing, not just in Italy alone, but globally.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”heritage_timeline_item” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ module_class=”timeline_left_col” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Component-1-\u2013-1.png” module_class=”timeline_left_thumb” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”timeline_content_col” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Logo-PDO-1.png” title_text=”Logo-PDO-1″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”20px||0px||false|false” animation_direction=”top” border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_title_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”23px” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_font_size=”23px” header_3_line_height=”27px” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n

1996<\/h3>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_desc_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]The European Union assigned Grana Padano the DOP status (or PDO in English: Protected Designation of Origin). Following this recognition, in addition to the approval of the Protection Consortium and the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, an external certification company, CSQA, was appointed to ensure that every single Grana Padano wheel is made to the exact specifications required.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ module_class=”heritage_timeline_item” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ module_class=”timeline_left_col” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Component-1-\u2013-1.png” module_class=”timeline_left_thumb” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ module_class=”timeline_content_col” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_title_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_text_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”23px” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_font_size=”23px” header_3_line_height=”27px” header_5_font=”FontPadano-Bold||||||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-26f0371c-74dd-4e63-bbf8-f8ec94f09a6d%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n

From 2002 until today<\/h3>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”timeline_desc_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]Between 2002 and 2017, the role of the Grana Padano Cheese Protection Consortium has been renewed, reviewed, and expanded.
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Chiaravalle Abbey<\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ header_2_font_size=”44px” header_2_line_height=”56px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}”]The magical place where it all began: this is where Grana Padano was born<\/strong>.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,1_5,1_5,1_5,1_5″ module_class=”heritage_tag_item_wrapper” _builder_version=”4.20.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||40px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.granapadano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Icon-la-chiesa-2.png” title_text=”Icon-la chiesa” url=”\/en-en\/the-art-of-production\/history-and-heritage\/#sezione-chiesa” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”50%” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

THE CHURCH<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MILL<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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THE CLOISTER<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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THE ABBEY INTERIOR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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THE PRODUCTION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Cistercians<\/h3>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” module_class=”timeline_desc_right” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8696fd7e-29dd-4028-9d4d-981b208a53a9%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]The Cistercian monastic order was founded in Citeaux, France, in 1098. Its founder, Robert de Molesme, together with a group of monks, wanted to restore strict compliance with the Rule of Saint Benedict, at a time when the communities of the Benedictine monks were characterised by a rather lax approach to customs. According to the Benedictine rule, the monks were to dedicate their lives to prayer and to working in the fields, with a particular focus on reclaiming and using the territory rationally and responsibly.<\/p>\n