Cheese museum Od planine do Planike ★ 4.4
Planika's museum of Soča valley mountain-pasture life and cheesemaking: an old fire-heated cheese kitchen, an alpine pasture hut with its equipment, and a cellar where old Tolminc is aged. Shop on site.
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Cheese Experiences in Brda
From Planika to frika (guided session) ★ 4.5
Two-hour guided session at Planika's cheese museum: the history of Soča valley cheesemaking, a tasting of Planika products, then guests cook frika, the valley's traditional cheese dish, together and eat it.
FrikaFest, Kmečki praznik Tolmin ★ 4.4
Farm festival in Tolmin joined to the valley's frika day: Soča valley cheeses led by Tolminc, a market of local produce, a show of the best cheeses and a frika cooking contest.
Brda & Collio Wine Festival ★ 4.3
Wine festival at Vila Vipolže with over 50 wineries from Brda and Collio; its food area gives a special focus to boutique cheesemakers, and restaurants give cooking shows.
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San Floriano del Collio: Winery Tour With 4 Wine Tastings
Experience at the Valleris winery in the heart of the Collio, with a visit to the wine-making areas and a guided tasting of 4 wines.
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Guided Tour of Jewish Gorizia: The Invisible City
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Cheese Experiences in Brda, FAQ
Is Tolminc a raw milk cheese?
It can be either. The EU specification allows raw or thermised cow's milk (57 to 68 °C) and requires the label to say which was used. Planika, the Kobarid dairy, says its Tolminc is made from thermised milk.
How big is a wheel of Tolminc?
The specification gives a round wheel 23 to 27 cm across and 8 to 9 cm high, weighing 3.5 to 5 kg.
Can I buy Tolminc near Brda?
Planika lists the Kmetijska zadruga Tolmin shops, including the one in Nova Gorica, the town beside Brda, among the places that sell its products. For the full range, the dairy's own market and its cheese museum are in Kobarid, a day trip north up the Soča valley.
What is albuminska skuta?
A whey cheese. Planika makes it from the primary whey left from cheesemaking, where the albumin and globulin proteins are drawn out and set; the dairy calls it a traditional Posočje product known for centuries.
Is it sold near Brda?
The Kmetijska zadruga Tolmin shop in Nova Gorica says its deli stocks Planika's albumin skuta. Kramar's farm also lists that Nova Gorica cooperative shop among its sales points.