Fromagerie Capra in Peri - Corsican Cheese, Goat Yogurt, and Butter

Corsican goat's cheese, farmhouse dairy products

Géraldine Gavarini makes Corsican farmhouse cheese, yoghurt and butter from goat's milk. The sheepfold in Peri is on the village road (D229) coming from the T20, about 500 metres after the Peri bridge over the Gravona, 20 minutes from Ajaccio. The farm has around a hundred goats.

Call before you go

Unless you're passing by the sheepfold, it's best to contact Géraldine by phone to make sure she'll be there.

Not just traditional...

Capra produces several types of Corsican cheese:

Fresh cheese, matured cheese such as Bastelicaccia, grated matured cheese, whole or sliced Corsican Tomme, Brousse,

Products derived from goat's milk:

Goat's blue cheese, fresh goat's cheese crottin, goat's cheese log

Capra makes crottin de chèvre (goat's cheese), small fresh cheeses from the south of France, or a more personal product, cheese with nepita, an island flavouring that adds a spicy note to the cheese.

Goat's blue cheese

A blue-veined cheese of the same family as Roquefort or Bleu d'Auvergne, with the difference that the latter are made from sheep's milk and cow's milk.

Aperitif cheeses and flavoured fromage frais

Capra's aperitif cheeses are seasonally flavoured with honey, flowers, walnuts or figs.

Corsican white butter, plain yoghurt, fresh cream and Skyr

Géraldine Gavarini processes goat's milk in all its forms, producing in particular Corsican goat's milk butter, which has a white texture and is very mild in cooking. Another original feature of the sheepfold is the production of artisanal Corsican yoghurtand fresh cream.

Milk sales

Goat's milk is also unprocessed in its raw state, as the Capra cheese dairy also sells it as whole raw milk at the sheepfold. For prices, please contact Géraldine directly.

Skyr, the protein cheese for athletes

An Icelandic dairy product halfway between yoghurt and cheese, Skyr is a low-fat, high-protein curd cheese made from skimmed milk. Its texture is reminiscent of Greek-style yoghurt. Its protein content of around 10% makes it a favourite dairy product for sportsmen and women.

A presence at fairs and markets

Géraldine's produce can be found at markets throughout the region.

• Ajaccio market on Saturdays
• Venaco Fair
• Isolella night market on Wednesdays from July to August from 6pm to 10pm
• Filitosa market in August
• Chestnut Fair in Bocognano
• Appietto Christmas Market

Note that the Capra cheese dairy is part of the Casgiu Casanu association, from which some of the photos are taken.

Farmhouse meal every Thursday evening in season - Rotisserie

Every Thursday evening from July to August, the Capra cheese dairy offers meals cooked with farm produce and a guided tour, in a rural setting surrounded by animals (geese, donkeys, pigs, goats, sheepdogs). By reservation only, the meal is priced at around €49 per person, with a single menu consisting of :

• Charcuterie with house cocktail
• Input
• Spit-roasted piglet
• Cheese
• Dessert

Meals at the farm are made entirely from products grown on the farm.

Pork on the spit throughout the Ajaccio region

We also own pigs and offer a mobile rotisserie service throughout the Ajaccio region, serving pigs and piglets on the spit.

The arrustitu offers its services on the basis of an estimate.

Entirely hand-crafted production

With the help of her daughter, who has a real passion for animals including a donkey, geese, ducks and chickens, Géraldine carries out every stage of the work chain, from breeding to milking and collecting the milk, to making cheese, butter and yoghurt. Driven by a desire to do things well, the Peri shepherdess favours the quality of her products over intensive production. The goats give birth in February, at which point Géraldine starts processing from summer until December.

It's a profession she didn't dare pursue at the start of her professional career, but one that had been on her mind for a long time. After working in a variety of professional environments, Géraldine seized the opportunity at the age of 38 to go back to school and complete her training, making a radical change in her professional life. With her father already owning goats, Géraldine Gavarini has taken up the torch of a family tradition, while adding her own personal touch.

Tisori Nostri - Producers' shop in Ajaccio

Géraldine Gavarini takes turns with other producers in a shop at the entrance to Ajaccio town to display and sell their products. Farmhouse and craft products from 70 farmers and around thirty artisans.

The creation of this sales outlet was the subject of an article in Corse-Matin: Tisori Nostri, farmers open their own business. It's akin to direct sales, with prices almost identical to those at the sheepfold and little commission.

Location and opening times

The shop is located just before the Saint Joseph station in Ajaccio, in the Castellani car park. It is open from 9am to 1pm and 4pm to 7pm from May to the end of September, and the rest of the year from 9am to 1pm and 2.30pm to 6.30pm.