“Gozo is rich in its flocks and merry with its vineyards”, wrote the Roman poet Marcus Valerius (c. 40-102AD) Goats, sheep and cows were first bred in Gozo by the  early settlers, who some 7,000 years ago crossed the 100 kilometre stretch from Sicily to Gozo. The craft of cheese making was possibly the most  important craft of a farmer’s wife in Gozo and cheese making traditions were passed on from generation to generation as part of the family heirloom.