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Hard Cheeses

Hard Cheeses deserve a place on any great cheese plate. The maturation period of these cheeses is usually measured in years, not months. To ripen a cheese to such an extent, the cheesemaker must take extra care at the outset to use only the highest quality starter cultures, rennet, and local milk.

Hard cheese often possesses a uniquely crystalline texture. As cheese matures, the proteins and amino acids naturally break down. When this occurs in the low-moisture, high-salt environment of an aged cheese, the denatured proteins crystallize. These intensely flavored, crunchy bits are one of the most pleasurable characteristics of hard cheese.

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Pecorino Balze Volteranne - Organic - D.O.P.
(Peh-co-REE-no BAHLT-zeh VOL-tehr-RAH-neh)

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This raw organic pecorino from Tuscany is made with vegetable rennet of wild artichoke. It's aged in oak barrels for 60 days, the rind covered in oak and olive wood ash. (Read more...)

Country Italy

Milk Type Sheep

Cheese Type Firm

Wine Sangiovese

Item # 10897

$27.50 per lb

Pecorino Toscano Stagionato

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Pecorino Toscano Stagionato is a centuries-old D.O.C. (or name-controlled) table cheese from Tuscany. It is sturdy and nutty with a hint of salt on the palate. (Read more...)

Country Italy

Milk Type Sheep

Cheese Type Firm

Wine Merlot

Item # 10655

$18.75 per lb

Sbrinz

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Sbrinz is considered the "Father of Hard Cheeses." This raw milk cheese comes in huge 90 pound rounds and, while similar to Parmigiano Reggiano, Sbrinz has a smoother, nuttier and less salty taste. (Read more...)

Country Switzerland

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Hard

Wine Champagne

Item # 10480

$40.00 per lb

Seven Sisters

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Seven Sisters is a raw cow milk cheese from Pennsylvania's Doe Run Dairy. With a wide diversity of plant species and rotational grazing, the cows supply high-quality milk for cheesemaking. (Read more...)

Country United States

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Hard

Wine Riesling

Item # 10943

$32.00 per lb

Gouda, Aged Four Years
(HOW-dah)

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Gouda is simply unrivaled for that perfect balance of salty and sweet. Deep caramel in color, crunchy, flaky, and meltingly smooth on the tongue, a true cow's milk Dutch Gouda bursts with flavor. (Read more...)

Country Netherlands

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Hard

Wine Cabernet Sauvignon

Item # 10716

$19.50 per lb

Roomano
(roo-MAH-noh)

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Roomano is a skimmed cow's milk Gouda from Holland aged up to six years. The texture is hard and crystalline; the flavor has intense caramel and butterscotch tones. (Read more...)

Country Netherlands

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Hard

Wine Cabernet Sauvignon

Item # 10454

$19.00 per lb

Leicester

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Leicester is a firm pressed cow milk cheese with a gentle tangy bite. The color – from gold to red – use to come from carrot or beet juice, nowadays the cheeses are colored with the natural food coloring ingredient annatto. (Read more...)

Country Great Britain

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Firm

Wine Tempranillo

Item # 10888