Who We Are
The history of the Butchery “Zivieri Massimo” in Monzuno begins in 1987 when Massimo, seventeen, opens with his father Graziano and his brother Fabrizio the shop in the village square. Massimo, little more than an adolescent but with clear ideas of what he wanted to do in the future, takes the situation in his hands and immediately decides to choose the path of quality.
It is precisely in this lovely shop in the heart of a small village on the Tuscan-Emiliano Appennine that Massimo reaches incredible results in his field: in 2001 he joins “La Granda Consortium” of Fossano (CN), Slow Food Presidia for the Piedmontese cattle breed, a consortium formed today by 32 Piedmontese cattle breeders that, under the leadership of Dr. Sergio Capaldo and through the application of simple but strict disciplinary rules, produce high quality and genuine meat
“La Granda” Consortium, by wanting to rediscover and re-evaluate the role of breeder-producer, represents today a different philosophy of production, based primarily on the respect for the animal welfare and its normal pace of growth, and it bases its principles essentially on:
1 – a strict natural feeding
2 – the complete line cow-calf
3 - Rigid and complete traceability; this is ensured by the application of a voluntary controlled labelling system controlled by “Asprocarne” Piedmont
Massimo confirms once again his attention for the culture of quality and livestock tradition recently when, in 2005, he decides to start a small breeding of “Cinta Senese” and “Mora Romagnola” pigs raised in the half wild.
Here they grow in a reserved area of eight hectares where the animals are free to root around the woods of downy oaks and wild chestnuts, to puddle in ponds created specifically for them and they can feed on the roots and tubers of the plants that grow on these still pristine slopes. They thus develop their typical fat, well known to gourmets.
In summer, when the wood is less rich in “delicacies” their diet is supplemented with grains and legumes such as corn, barley and field beans, all strictly organic certified. It is through the use of these great raw materials that Massimo’s breeding meets the most demanding palates, while ensuring the safety of the product itself.
Ours Products
The butchery “Zivieri Massimo” offers both Piedmontese beef and pork cuts of both “Cinta Senese” and “Mora Romagnola” all highly selected. In the shop you can also find a small selection of wines of “Colli Bolognesi”, the preserves of “La Dispensa di Amerigo”, the oil and products of “Roi” (Badalucco) and some of the products of the “Strada dei Vini e dei Sapori Appennino Bolognese”
- In the months from October to December, there is the possibility to purchase and sale white truffle (tuber magnatum pico) from Bolognese Apennines, in the adjacent premises of Zivieri Truffles Ltd.
- We offer a service of vacuum portioning, which allows the consumption of meat some days after the purchase.
- We offer a service of home delivery in Bologna and province and in Italy through refrigerated shipping with couriers.
