Diamantina has stood out as an example of integration between agricultural production, tradition, and experiential tourism. In the municipality of Minas Gerais, initiatives that connect the countryside to the visitor have been strengthening the local economy and adding value to rural production. The cheese and wine route highlights this movement, by bringing together traditional practices, innovation, and an expanding consumer market, consolidating agriculture as a protagonist in regional development. The milk production chain is one of the pillars of this transformation. Small producers maintain artisanal methods passed down through generations, ensuring identity and quality to fresh, semi-cured, and matured cheeses. This production, mostly linked to family farming, reinforces the role of milk as a strategic asset of the local economy, in addition to preserving characteristics that define the Minas Gerais terroir. In the wine segment, growth is driven by investments in ...