Valgrana Bra Tenero DOP

Bra PDO is a cheese produced with cow’s milk, at times skimmed, originating from cows raised in the Province of Cuneo, with the possible addition of goat’s and/or sheep’s milk. There are two typologies of Bra PDO: Tenero (soft) and Duro (hard). Bra PDO Tenero is produced using milk obtained from a maximum of four daily milkings. The milk is heat treated and then curdled with calf rennet. It is curdled twice until the grains are about the size of a corn kernel for the Bra Tenero and the size of a rice grain for the Bra Duro. It is then pre-pressed and set in molds. The cheese is salted twice, dry salting or brining, before the ripening process, lasting for a minimum of 45 days for the Bra Tenero and at least 180 days for the Bra Duro. Both typologies can display the word “d’Alpeggio” on the label, on the condition that the cheese is produced and ripened in the mountain areas of the Province of Cuneo.

Bra PDO takes its name from the locality of the same name in the Province of Cuneo: the provincial capital of the Roero district. In the past, in fact, Bra was the main location for the ripening and trading of this cheese, which has been produced in the mountains since the XIV century. Once upon a time, Bra cheese constituted one of the basic foods for the local alpine population; it was made by shepherds, also known as Malgari, who came down from the mountains with their flocks in Autumn to pass winter in the pastures of the Cuneo valley, returning in Spring and producing this mountain cheese. In 1371, the Braidesi Order applied a stale to cheese: two coins and two denari for the most expensive (Robiola), one coin for pinguis (un-ripened products, Bra included). At the time, those who traded in Bra bought the hand-made cheese from the Malgari, and then ripened it in their own cellars before selling.

The return steps are as follows.

1. Go to Account > My Orders.
2. Open the details of the order you want to return.
3. Create a return request and write the reason.
4. Once your request is approved, note the return shipping code shown in the order details.
5. Put the items to be returned in a single package together with the invoice.
6. Hand the package to the carrier with the return shipping code within 7 days. After 7 days you need to get a new return shipping code.

Once the return reaches the seller and is approved, the amount is refunded to your credit card, debit card or via bank transfer, depending on your payment method.