Estrela di Berger farm
Dairy farms - Rhêmes-Saint-Georges'Estrela di Berger' is a small family-run dairy farm, run by a husband and wife team, specialised dairy technicians, and raises native cattle from the Aosta Valley. The farm deals with the production and processing of milk, as well as the direct sale of products at the dairy and at the farm shop.
The products
Pasteurised milk, natural yoghurt, fresh cheeses (tomini, reblec and primo sale), mature cheeses (toma and soft cheese) and ricotta.
The points of sale are located in the following hamlets: fraz. Vieux, 80 (open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am to 12.30pm) and fraz. Les Cloux, 6 (winter: from Wednesday to Sunday from 3.30pm to 7pm; summer: every day from 4pm to 7pm; spring and autumn: every day towards afternoon/evening, favouring public holidays and holiday periods - for the opening hours please contact the establishment).
The visit
The farm can be visited all year round: from 15th May to 15th November, the animals can be seen grazing; from 1st January to 31st December, from 5pm to 7.30pm, it is possible to visit the animals in the cowshed, observe milking and participate in their feeding. Reservations can be made by telephone or e-mail at least three days in advance.
Tastings are available upon reservation
Number of visitors for the visit: max. 10/15 people.
Languages spoken: Italian, French, English, Spanish and Portuguese.
How to get there
Starting from Aosta, continue as far as Villeneuve, then follow the signs to the right for the Gran Paradiso National Park. Pass the village of Introd and at the crossroads turn right towards Rhêmes valley. Continue to reach the village of Rhêmes-Saint-Georges.