Each wheel is aged for at least a year and goes through a thorough inspection from the consortium before it can get an official seal of approval.
Authentic Parmigiano Reggiano can be made only in five locations in Italy: in the provinces of Parma, Reggio-Emilia, Modena, Mantua (south of Po river) and Bologna (west of Reno river).
In the European Union the term “Parmigiano Reggiano” has been legally protected by the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) since 1996
