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
Website: kumparicka.com
Teran is dry and high in acidity with low to medium tannin, and that acidity cuts the fat of a crumbly, grainy sheep's cheese while its fruit meets the herbal notes. Vesna Loborika's product page recommends Teran with its sheep's cheese, and Špin a rustic red.
Skuta is a fresh, mild cheese that Istrian dairies use from starters to desserts. A young, unoaked Malvazija, medium-bodied with high acidity, is a clean counterpoint to the soft, milky curd and keeps a skuta starter light.
A hard, full-fat sheep's cheese, grainy with an initial sharpness and herbal notes, is a starter at Istrian celebrations. A dry Malvazija sparkling wine cuts the fat with acidity and bubbles and refreshes the palate.
Address: Cokuni 25, 52208 Krnica, Istria
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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