Italian Gourmet Cheese

Browse our excellent selection of gourmet cheeses from Italy. Gorgonzola, Parmigiano Reggiano and Mozzarella may be the best known Italian cheeses, but so much more is coming from this southern European nation. Don’t overlook the Pecorinos, the Fontinas, Asiago and Taleggio and many more. Italian cheese is versatile and many cheeses are great in recipes; they add an extra dimension in both taste and texture to your cooking options. Try them and let us know what you think by giving us your opinion in a product review.
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Verde Capra, (Green Goat) is a unique goat's milk blue cheese that is made by the cheesemaker Ambrogio Arnoldi in the Lombardy region of Italy, the same region that is known for the production of Taleggio. This large rindless cheese of approx. 25 pounds is made with pasteurized goat's milk, then inoculated with Penicillium roqueforti and matured for about 90 days. It is wrapped in foil to avoid drying out. The texture of this cheese is dense and creamy, almost like fudge. The flavor is somewhat similar to a Gorgonzola with a goat's milk tang; the salt is restrained, the flavors approachable, with no fierce blue bite and it can be appealing for all types of cheese lovers. We cut and wrap this cheese in wedges of 1 pound and 8 ounces. read more...
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  • Ricotta Salata
    Ricotta Salata is a dried, salty, aged sheep's milk cheese from Sicily. Ricotta means re-cooked and Salata means salted. It is sometimes called Ricotta secca, or Ricotta Pecorino. The cheese is made from the whey part of the sheep milk and is very white. Ricotta Salata is made from fresh ricotta that has been pressed, salted and aged for at least 90 days, the result is a firm cheese, ideal for gra... read more
  • Parmigiano-Reggiano
    Parmigiano-Reggiano is a member of the Grana family of very hard Italian cheeses and it has been produced in small-size dairy farms for many hundreds of years. In the English-speaking world this famous cheese is generally known as Parmesan. Parmesan cheese is made in squat drums which look rather like small beer barrels. The rind is a shiny golden brown color and has the name of the cheese printe... read more
  • Robiola Bosina
    Robiola Bosina is produced according to an old recipe using modern equipment. Bosina is a small town in the center of the Alta Langa, where this cheese of the same name is produced by hand. Robiola Bosina is made with a mixture of cow's and sheep's milk and is a typical Piedmontese cheese with a rich fragrance of the countryside. The flavor is delicate and harmonious which is best experienced when... read more
  • Mozzarella di Bufala
    Buffalo-milk Mozzarella has a soft and springy texture with signs of leafing. The color is porcelain white and has a delicate aroma. It is well worth the extra time and cost of seeking it out. Italian Mozzarella is produced in small, almost oval-shaped balls and it is stored in bowls or in sealed bags of whey. The texture of the young cheese is quite elastic and supple and can be sliced reasonab... read more
  • Taleggio
    Taleggio D.O.P. is a soft Italian gourmet cheese that is considered a delicacy when served in dishes or when served on its own as a delightful Italian taste treat. It is a gourmet cheese of very old origins, perhaps even before the 10th century. Its regional origin was the Val Taleggio, in the province in Bergamo, from which derives the name of the cheese. Currently the area of production and ripe... read more
  • Fontina Fontal
    Fontina Fontal is a cow's milk Italian cheese that is less assertive than the classic mountain cheese Fontina Val d'Aosta. Fontain Fontal is made with pasteurized milk, is semi-soft and elastic, it offers a nutty sweet flavor, is very meltable, its best use is for cooking, where it will form a dense layer of melted gooeyness; a great alternative for mozzarella or provolone. We cut and wrap this ... read more
  • Caciotta al Tartufo
    Caciotta al Tartufo is a black truffle infused cheese made with pasteurized cow's and sheep milk in the region of Umbria. The small wheels weigh about 1.5-2 pounds. This semi-soft gourmet cheese is aged about one month. The paste is mild and gentle in flavor and texture; an original delicacy that provides an interesting balance between the truffle flavor and the flavor of the cow's/sheep's milk co... read more
  • Provolone extra sharp
    Provolone originally comes from the south of Italy but is nowadays produced in several regions of North Italy and no kitchen is likely to be without it. The cheese is sold in various shapes, melon-or pear-shaped, salami-shaped, bottle shaped or a truncated cone. The weight may vary per shape. BelGioioso imports Extra Sharp Provolone from Italy in large salami-shaped cheeses. The cheese is made fr... read more
  • Gorgonzola Dolce
    There are many tales about Gorgonzola cheese's origin. This great Italian gourmet cheese from Lombardy was simply known as 'stracchino' or 'stracchino verde' in the early twentieth century; an Italian gourmet cheese made from the milk of cattle tired from their long spring and fall treks to and from the Alpine pasture. As the cheese grew in popularity, a more specific name was needed and the choic... read more
  • Piave Vecchio
    Piave Vecchio or Old Piave is made from the pasteurized cow's milk. The cheese is made by a cooperative in the Piave River Valley region of Belluno, Italy in 15-pound wheels with the name impressed in the rind. This gourmet cheese has been aged for about 12 months and has a dense texture and butterscotch aroma and flavor that resembles a young Parmigiano Regiano. We cut and wrap this cheese in w... read more
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