Farms, dairies, cooperatives and affineurs in Istria that you can visit or buy from.
A guide to cheese farms in Istria.
Certified organic goat farm and dairy near Krnica on Istria's east coast, with a farm shop, a restaurant (Kumparička Table), and farm tours and cheese tastings booked online.
Cheeses: fresh goat's cheese (chèvre), semi-hard goat's cheese, aged goat's cheese
Visiting: farm shop with cheeses, guided farm tour, pasture walk with the goat herd, cheese tasting, Kumparička Table restaurant, cooking class (booking opening soon, no dates yet)
Family dairy in Loborika that began in 1985, when the family's daughter was given a goat, with a shop and bistro-pizzeria on site and shops in Pula. Goat, sheep, cow and mixed-milk cheeses; the dairy says its Pegula took second place at the World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin in 2022.
Cheeses: Istrian sheep's cheese
Visiting: shop at Loborika 31, bistro-pizzeria using the dairy's cheeses, shops at the Pula markets
Small dairy below Učka in Čepić polje making cow's and sheep's cheeses, škripavac, grating cheese, truffle cheese and skuta. Cheese is sold and tasted at the dairy and sold at the Pula main market.
Cheeses: Istrian sheep's cheese, Istrian skuta, škripavac, Ribanac
Visiting: buy and taste cheeses at the dairy in Čepić polje (eistra.info lists daily 07:00-20:00, the Kršan tourist board 07:00-15:00; phone first), stall at the main market in Pula
Family dairy near Pazin, with cattle and milk production since 1994 and a dairy registered in 2013 that uses only its own milk. Cheeses from 3 days to 6 months old, skuta, yogurt and fresh cheese; phone before visiting.
Cheeses: Istrian skuta
Visiting: buy cheese and dairy products at the dairy in Kašćergani (listed on Istria's cheese roads; phone before visiting)
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No. It is a traditional cheese made by individual Istrian dairies and has no protected designation.
Vesna Loborika gives 3 months on its product page. The Špin and Sirana Zlata pages do not state an ageing time.
Vesna says it goes with pršut and Teran. Sirana Zlata says its cheeses are traditionally eaten with red wine. Špin suggests peperoncino marmalade or honey and a rustic red, naming Vina Laguna Terra Rossa.
Špin says its sheep's and cow's skuta can be used in dishes from starters to main courses and desserts.
Špin (Agrolaguna), Sirana Zlata in Čepić polje and Sirana Orbanić near Pazin each list it among their dairy products.