Fontina Val d’Aosta- per 1/2 lb (8 oz)

$11.49

In stock

  • Cow's Milk Cheese

  • Italian Cheeses

  • Perishable

  • Unpasteurized Milk Cheese

From the slopes of the Italian Alps, this classic toma is lightly pungent, dense, and supple with flavors from pasture wildflowers, herbs, and grasses.

This silky, velvet texture offers a funky aroma and sweet, earthy flavors reminiscent of the hours following a heavy spring rain.

Melt, melt, melt. Melt alongside Mozzarella di Bufala for a classic pizza or on its own for a creamy alpine fonduta. Pair with dry ciders or medium bodied red wines like merlot and lagrein.

MILK: unpasteurized cow's milk
TASTING: silky, velvet, funky, sweet, earthy
SERVING: melt melt melt
PAIRING: dry ciders, medium bodied red wines, e.g. merlot, lagrein, Goodnow Farms Esmeraldas Ecuador 70%
REGION OF ORIGIN: Italy

MADE IN ITALY

In stock

  • Cow's Milk Cheese

  • Italian Cheeses

  • Perishable

  • Unpasteurized Milk Cheese

Description

From the slopes of the Italian Alps, this classic toma is lightly pungent, dense, and supple with flavors from pasture wildflowers, herbs, and grasses.

This silky, velvet texture offers a funky aroma and sweet, earthy flavors reminiscent of the hours following a heavy spring rain.

Melt, melt, melt. Melt alongside Mozzarella di Bufala for a classic pizza or on its own for a creamy alpine fonduta. Pair with dry ciders or medium bodied red wines like merlot and lagrein.

MILK: unpasteurized cow’s milk
TASTING: silky, velvet, funky, sweet, earthy
SERVING: melt melt melt
PAIRING: dry ciders, medium bodied red wines, e.g. merlot, lagrein, Goodnow Farms Esmeraldas Ecuador 70%

REGION OF ORIGIN: Italy

MADE IN ITALY