The DOP
Grana Padano, an Italian emotion
A process that is meticulous at every stage, from the choice of ingredients used to the care taken in its preparation.
A land made up of people, landscapes, and a wisdom rooted in the past. Made up of unique personalities and others less visible, yet equally important, because sometimes what makes the difference isn’t the extraordinary, but the small, everyday gestures, the perseverance of traditions, the continuity of knowledge passed from hand to hand.
Each step in the making of Grana Padano cheese is an expression of the cultural, as well as territorial, environment that “invented” it, as well as a reflection of a social, economic, and anthropological, as well as atmospheric, climate.
A land made up of people, landscapes, and a wisdom rooted in the past. Made up of unique personalities and others less visible, yet equally important, because sometimes what makes the difference isn’t the extraordinary, but the small, everyday gestures, the perseverance of traditions, the continuity of knowledge passed from hand to hand.
Each step in the making of Grana Padano cheese is an expression of the cultural, as well as territorial, environment that “invented” it, as well as a reflection of a social, economic, and anthropological, as well as atmospheric, climate.
Grana Padano DOP Regulations
A precise, unique process leads to the production of each wheel. And it must be followed and respected, step by step, always.
How it is produced
Ageing
Discover our production plans
This program, adopted with the consent of dairies and producers of milk intended for Grana Padano, aims to regulate supply and adapt it to demand by raising additional resources in the event of production growth beyond a certain limit.
Production Plan 2025 - 2030
The following Production Plan is an expansionary tool designed to enable growth above the average dairy production trend in the affected area and, even more so, in Italy as a whole. It is based on two essential and interconnected principles: Produce as much as the global market can absorb. Generate resources for those who decide to grow to implement promotional and advertising initiatives aimed at increasing consumption. Therefore, the Production Plan does not impose any additional economic burden on those dairies that decide not to grow, which represent approximately 30% of the consortium’s production base. Download the plan details. Download the Fair Correction.
Production Plan 2022 – 2024
The following Production Plan is an expansive tool designed to enable growth above the average dairy production trend in the affected area and, even more so, across Italy. It is based on two essential and interconnected principles:
Production Plan 2019 - 2021
The following Production Plan is an expansive tool designed to enable growth above the average dairy production trend in the affected area and, even more so, across Italy. It is based on two essential and interconnected principles: