Cheese making in Cugusi

The area between Pienza and Montepulciano is famous for its pecorino cheese. This vast open terrain is perfect for grazing sheep – you’ll find some of the tastiest pecorino in the whole of Tuscany here. Find out how they make the cheese at the Cugusi Dairy. You can taste the different varieties and buy some to take back to the villa, while the children learn how sheep’s cheese is made and meet the animals.