FARM & Terrace HOURS
Monday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Sundays and holidays closed
administration
Monday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Something that sets us apart at Subaida and makes us proud is our self-sufficient working method. From the planting of the fodder and cereal, which we use to feed our cows, to the final labelling of the cheese for distribution, we carry out each and every one of the steps to produce what is undoubtedly the best cheese in Menorca.
The first step comes from the smallest seed that we sow in our previously worked, ploughed and fertilised fields. This provides us with enough food to feed our livestock all year round.
The next step is to harvest the crop which, depending on the time of year, will be one type of cereal or another. In Subaida we have a part of the field that is dry-farmed and another part that is irrigated, and the result obtained is stored in straw bales or silage, depending on the type of cereal.
The variety of cereals we harvest allows us to produce a varied diet for our cows, and if there is one thing we know for sure, it is that the quality of our cheese depends on the good nutrition and care of our cows.
Our cheeses are made from the milk we obtain from our cattle, which ensures that we have control and knowledge of the quality of the milk, as we know what the cows eat and how they live. We obtain an average of between 2500 and 3000 litres of milk per day depending on the time of year; usually in winter, when the grass is at its best, the cows produce more milk.
All the cheese we produce is made in the cheese factory on our farm. With the master cheesemaker at the helm, the entire production team works daily and with passion for this artisan craft, so typical of Menorca and characteristic of the island, to produce a cheese that leaves no one indifferent. We currently produce a total of 7 types of cheese, including raw milk and pasteurised milk cheeses.
With delicacy and great care we mature the cheeses and treat them by hand, one by one, in our maturing cellars. Menorcan cheese is characterised by its orange-coloured appearance, the result of smearing each cheese with a homemade mixture of extra virgin olive oil and sweet paprika, as many times as necessary during the maturing process. All this is done in the cellars of the Subaida estate.
Once each cheese reaches its great moment (that of being able to be tasted by you), our packaging staff is in charge of cutting, packaging and labelling the pieces that will later reach your palate, from the packaging room they are ready for distribution.
On the farm we have a physical shop where you can buy your favourite Subaida cheese. We also have an online shop through which we distribute and ship your orders throughout Spain (except the Canary Islands), and that's not all, you can find our cheese in any gourmet shop on the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands and even in some other countries in Europe and America, wherever we are requested we supply it.
At Subaida we want to share the love and passion we put into our work, to go beyond ‘selling’ our products, so for some years now we have been offering guided tours with tasting, so that you can get to know first-hand the work and dedication behind our cheeses. We can assure you that it makes us extremely happy to be able to show you and transmit to you the emotion and tradition with which we have been making the best cheese in Menorca for generations.
