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Whole milk of Valdostana cows, raw or lightly thermised, is set in copper or steel vats with calf rennet and lactic cultures selected in the valley. The curd grains are semi-cooked, gathered in cloth, pressed in hoops with concave sides and briefly brined. The wheels ripen at least 80 days in cool, damp stores or caves, salted and brushed with brine, which builds a thin brown washed rind. Made in 8 steps over 2.7 months. The longest step, ripen, salting and brushing with brine, takes at least 2.6 months (Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta 2023) and runs at 4–12 °C (Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta 2023). Native lactic starter cultures from the consortium; the starter outgrew the raw-milk flora throughout making and ripening and Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis and Streptococcus thermophilus, on the rind from day 1 do most of the fermenting.
No fixed amounts recordedThe specification fixes limits, not a recipe. Each wheel is 30–45 cm across and weighs 7.5–12 kg.
Whole cow milk · From Valdostana cows (Pezzata rossa, Pezzata nera, Castana and their crosses) fed without silage; from one or more consecutive milkings[vda-disc2023]
Native lactic cultures · Selected in the production area, kept by the producers' consortium and given to every Fontina maker[vda-disc2023]
Salt · A brine bath of at most 12 h, then dry salt and brine rubbing during ripening[vda-disc2023]
Starter: native lactic cultures selected in the Aosta Valley and supplied by the consortium
Total time across the recorded steps: 2.7 months
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What changes:Starting material: whole milk from Valdostana cows
Step 1 of 8
Collect whole milk from Valdostana cows
Time
up to 40 h
Set
Temperature
2–6 °C
Set
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented
Which microbes the steps name, step by step
Lactococcus lactis
S. thermophilus
Yeasts
Flavour
Not documented
Texture
Not documented
Colour
Not documented
Microbes at work in this step
Not documented for this step.
Method
Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source
What makes this one different
Fontina is a semi-cooked Alpine cheese with a washed rind, ripened in damp caves where yeasts and coryneform bacteria grow on the surface. Its cultures are selected in the valley and shared by the consortium, and only milk of the native Valdostana cows may be used. Since the 2024–2026 changes, milk from several milkings and light thermising are allowed.
Milk
Whole raw or thermised milk of Valdostana cows, from one or more consecutive milkings, processed within 40 h of the first milking
Salting
Brine for up to 12 h within 24 h of pressing, then dry salt and brine rubbing in the store
Ripening
At least 80 days at 4–12 °C and RH 90% or more; at least 180 days for "lunga stagionatura"
Fontina AlpeggioMade only from milk drawn on the summer alpine pastures; green casein plate
Fontina lunga stagionaturaRipened at least 180 days
Safety
Fontina may be made from raw or thermised milk. In a challenge test, E. coli O157:H7 grew during making but fell by 3 log over 80 days of ripening at 10 °C. The specification allows high-pressure processing before sale and bans freezing; marked wheels are kept at 2 °C or above.
Hazards the sources name: Escherichia coli O157:H7 in a challenge test, which grew 2.0 log in the first 9.5 h and fell by 3 log during 80 days of ripening.
References to the name Fontina for a cow-milk cheese of the Aosta valleys go back to the 18th century, according to the EU application. A 1957 ministerial decree gave the producers' consortium its supervisory role, and the cheese was registered as an EU PDO in 1996. The specification was rewritten from 2023, allowing pooled milkings, thermising and high-pressure processing.