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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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Bianco Sardo di Moliterno
Bianco Sardo di Moliterno
(bee-YAHNK-oh SAR-doh)
Bianco Sardo, also known as Canestrato, has a dense and sometimes crumbly paste. Its flavor is earthy, sweet, and sometimes tangy. (Read more...) 
Country Italy
Milk Type Sheep
Cheese Type Hard
Wine Sangiovese
Item #  10115
$16.00 per lb
Please call for availability.
Piave
Piave
(pee-AH-veh)
Piave is named after the river Piave, whose source is found at Mount Peralba in Val Visdende, in the northernmost part of the province of Veneto, Italy. (Read more...) 
Country Italy
Milk Type Cow
Cheese Type Hard
Wine Sangiovese
Item #  10404
$16.50 per lb
Please call for availability.
Sbrinz
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
$34.50 per lb





Pecorino Toscano Stagionato
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
$16.50 per lb





Pecorino Sardo - Organic -
This full-bodied every day Pecorino with rare USDA Organic label. A pale yellow straw colored paste with a slightly open-grained, with few tiny holes. Elastic smooth texture with a mild-aromatic taste. (Read more...) 
Country Italy
Milk Type Sheep
Cheese Type Firm
Wine Sangiovese
Item #  10896
$22.50 per lb





Pecorino delle Balze Volteranne - Organic - D.O.P.
Pecorino delle Balze Volteranne - Organic - D.O.P.
(Peh-co-REE-no BAHL-eh VOL-tehr-RAH-neh)
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





Roomano
Roomano
(roo-MAH-noh)
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





Gouda, Aged Four Years
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





Sparkenhoe Red Leicester
Red Leicester was originally made on Sparkenhoe Farm in 1745 but by the 1950's, had succumbed to industrialized methods of making along with many other English traditionals. (Read more...) 
Country Great Britain
Milk Type Cow
Cheese Type Firm
Wine Tempranillo
Item #  10888
$29.38 per lb





Lancashire
Lancashire perfectly epitomizes the "butter crumble" texture so characteristic of British cheeses. Lancashire are cloth-wrapped wheels of cow's milk rubbed with farmhouse butter, enriching the taste and protecting them from unwanted molds... (Read more...) 
Country Great Britain
Milk Type Cow
Cheese Type Firm
Item #  10025
$15.50 per lb





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