Follow the red line and discover the magic created by a platter of cured meats: our speciality.
The daily ingredients of our work are few but delicious: a careful selection of raw materials, a process that takes the best of the past and the future to ensure exceptional performance, the right slowness and a unique climatic condition in the world.
In our factories we use the best technology on the market and we follow the product throughout all its processing. From deboning to slicing, from greasing to seasoning… every step is important and it must be followed with care, knowledge and passion.
Our values
"Everything began with the unconditional love for past traditions. Today San Michele produces over 800,000 prosciutti per year. Each one of them is followed with the same passion and care of the very first one." Daniele Cremonesi, CEO
The beauty of the wait
Prosciutto seasons.
AUTUMN
The months in the curing room are long.
It’s precisely this slow pace that brings out the flavours and takes our hams to perfect maturity.
WINTER
A mantle of salt that looks like snow.
Winter has arrived in the curing rooms. The Master of Salting skilfully administers applies the salt, preparing the hams for their long repose.
SPRING
A shower is what we need to awaken from our winter torpor.
After its long rest, the ham is washed in lukewarm water to remove impurities and salt crystals. Welcome, springtime!
SUMMER
The dry wind rises from the Thyrrenian sea.
It loses its saltiness in the Appennines and arrives cleansed and full of aromas, to caress our hams. The secret? Open the windows, breathe the delicious air and let the magic happen.
People who help technology
Here it’s people who make all the difference: ancient skills handed down through the generations combine with innovation to place our factories at the cutting edge yet still with an age-old instinct for good things. And with utter respect for tradition.
Our valley
The Food Valley is our home. Here, sea breezes rise from Tuscany to meet the forests of the Apennines. This land of aromas and flavours is where we create our prosciutto.