Vedran Macan, owner of the family farm Macan and president of the association of Istrian shepherds “Istrijanka”
“We are the only ones who have a breeding herd of Istrian sheep and cheese production from their milk. We have been producing cheese since 2009, but sheep breeding has been in the family for generations, since I know for myself.
Gourmets are looking for a good cheese like ours that is natural and made from unpasteurized milk. Our cheeses can therefore not be found in supermarkets and shops but exclusively on our doorstep and at festivals.
Through the association “Istrijanka” we unite Istrian sheep breeders and encourage and promote its breeding. We have also initiated the registration and protection of the authenticity of milk from Istrian sheep because it is part of our national heritage that takes place in rural areas. “
– Vedran Macan, OPG Macan and president of the association of Istrian sheep breeders “Istrijanka”
Vedran Macan 
Family farm Macan 
Istria sheets 
Cheese made of sheep milk 
“Oleg” 
Family farm Macan
The herd of the Macan family farm has about a hundred sheep that graze in nature and feed exclusively on biologically and ecologically tested food. Istrian sheep cheese is made from the milk of Istrian “pramenka” sheep. The cheese is produced from April to September, so there are different ones on offer, and it all depends on the taste, whether you like more mature or younger cheese.
The Istrian sheep is an autochthonous breed of sheep, in the past widespread in the entire territory of the Istrian peninsula. It belongs to the group of sheep with combined production characteristics of meat-milk, with high quality meat and for our conditions high production of high quality milk.
Istrian sheep breeders are currently organized in the association “Istrijanka”, which was founded in Svetvincenat in 2005 with the aim of encouraging the breeding of breeding Istrian sheep and the development of rural tourism. The association has 25 breeders scattered throughout the Istrian County, who own about 2300 heads of Istrian sheep.
Gourmets are looking for a good cheese like ours that is natural and made from unpasteurized milk. Our cheeses can therefore not be found in supermarkets and shops but exclusively on our doorstep and at festivals.
– Vedran Macan,
