Prom Country Moyarra Reserve Raw Milk
Moyarra Reserve is a semi-hard cheese made with raw sheep milk from Prom Country dairy. At 6 months maturation, it has a golden, smear rind. The texture is close and smooth. A vibrant, grassy aroma greets the senses, building into a complex caramel finish, with spice lingering on the back palette.
The first commercial cheese in Victoria to be uncooked at any stage of the process, all life from the fresh, clean raw Moyarra ewes milk at the time of production is encapsulated in this simple gourmet delight. While not a strong cheese, the flavour is unique and complex
Region: South Gippsland, Victoria
Milk: Raw Sheep
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Bastardo di Grappa
Classic cheese produced in Veneto region, it takes its particular name because it is an intermediate processing between Asiago and Asiago d’Allevo . In the cheese making process the milk of the evening and the milk the next morning are mixed together to create the cheese.
Caciobarricato
Caciobarricato is a pulled curd ‘pasta filata’ cheese, aged in barrels with red wine and marc. The curd is pulled and twisted to give it a soft, elastic, stringy quality.
The Caciobarricato cheese from La Casearia Carpenedo is a treasure trove of flavors and emotions. Antonio Carpenedo has been able with great skill to create a real experience that leads us to live a sensory journey in this Italian typicality received in his book of drunk cheeses. Flavour is medium intense with strong hints of wine.
Caciocavallo is a piece of history, spread for centuries since the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The milk coming from Podolic cows that graze in the wild, gives the cheese the flavors of nature. In love with these flavors, Antonio has obtained with the Ubriaco method in barrique, the perfect fusion of the dairy tradition of Caciocavallo and that of wine. Cheese made with cow’s milk, before being drunk it is aged for at least 3 months.
Region: Veneto, Italy
Milk: Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Caciocavallo Silano DOP
Within the vast and somewhat generic production of ‘Caciocavallo’ or ‘Provoloni’ in southern Italy, the Silano variety represents a denomination of protected origin product since 1993. Despite its name, it is not exclusively produced on the Sila but in five other regions of southern Italy or, rather, in the districts carefully specified by the regulations. An important characteristic of Silano Caciocavallo is the handmade paste that results in perfect softness whilst, in contrast, machine made paste tends to be ‘rubbery’.
Milk: cow’s milk
Capo di Stato Carpenedo
The cheese takes the name from the wine used for his maturation. The Capo di Stato wine is an excellance of Treviso area. A cheese that stand out for elegance and balance.
Region: Treviso, Italy
Milk: Cow
Size: Approx 250g wedge cut to order
Casa Madaio Accasciato
The cheese known as Accasciato from Casa Madaio is a synthesis of opposite identities to give a soft, semi-mature, creamy, luscious cheese. The cheese is a soft, pale yellow on the outside in contrast with its opaque whiteness inside. It tends to have a sweet, slightly aromatic flavour.
250g wedge cut to order
Cow and Buffalo milk
Campania Italy
Casizolu Slow Food Presidio
Despite being known as a land of sheep and sheep’s cheese, the Montiferru area, an enchanting corner of Sardinia a few kilometers from Oristano, is also home to an ancient, highly prized, stretched-curd cow’s milk cheese. In the past it was traditionally made by women, who processed the fresh milk, working the curds in hot water to form the cheese’s typical rounded pear shape. When the cheese is aged for longer than a couple of months, it starts to unite green, grassy, buttermilk notes with hints of forest and leaves and a slightly almondy finish.
Region: Sardinia, Italy
Milk: Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Cupitt Milton
Flavours in this cheese are sweet and salty at the same time, with a smoky hint due to rubbing the rind with paprika and olive oil. Semi-hard texture with small holes in the paste which is a strong yellow colour. Perfect with beer and wine, or melted in a toastie.
Region: South Coast, NSW
Milk: Pasteurised Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Don Carlo Carpenedo
Don Carlo is a noble cheese originating from the Puglia region in southern Italy. It is produced in the historic medieval farm of “Masseria del Duca”, in the province of Taranto. The recipe for the cheese was passed down through generations wherein it was dictated that the raw cow’s milk cheese be made with kid goat rennet.This pale yellow, hard cheese is aged on the location of the old farm. Its pate is crumbly and flakes easily, but is suitable for grating. The rind is rubbed with extra virgin olive oil produced on the same farm.Don Carlo has a salty taste and an intense flavour that becomes pronounced with age. The presence of kid goat rennet gives the cheese a pleasantly spicy kick. Aromatic white wines or young red wine make a great match with this interesting cheese.
Region: Veneto, Italy
Milk: Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Formaggio Pecora Di Bitti
Extraordinary sheep milk cheese from a very artisanal production. The tradition of Sardinian cheesemaking is renewed in this organic brand new product.
Gyrenbader Ur-Eiche
Affinage in the village dairy Girenbad
Fresh raw milk from dairy cows left to graze naturally (no silage). The Ur-Eiche remains in the cellars of Girenbad village dairy throughout the affinage period.The cheese is handcrafted and washed with oak extract that gives it the mild barrique taste and the healthy, brown rind.
Region: Girenbad, Switzerland
Milk: Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Latteria Valssasina
Latteria Valsassina is a semi-fat cheese, produced with cow’s milk deriving from bruna alpina cows. Upon ripening this cheese develops a pale straw-coloured paste, riddled with a lot of small eyes. It is aged for over 6-12 months, which gives it its tasty but delicate flavour.
Region: Lombardy Valsassina, Italy
Milk: Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Prom Country Kongwak Reserve with native Mountain Pepper Berry
A hard vintage sheep cheese containing a hint of native Mountain Pepper berry. Aged over 12 months with a natural rind, the pepper gives a fresh eucalyptus aroma that elevates the sharp crisp of the firm cheese. Made from spring milk grown in the hills up-stream from the small valley township of Kongwak, overshadowed by a hilltop bushland reserve. Only a powerful cheese like this deserves such a namesake. Matches well with Tea, which neutralises peppery notes.
Region: South Gippsland, Victoria
Milk: Sheep
Size: 250g wedge cut to order
Prom Country Prom Picnic
Mild, semi-hard farmhouse sheep Pecorino with natural rind. Vegetarian rennet. Regarded as our signature cheese, all aspects of Prom Picnic come together to perfectly reflect a true Pecorino – made only from sheep milk. 4 consecutive Gold medals in its first years.
First Year GOLD MEDAL – 2010 DIAA Awards, 2011 ASCA show GOLD and 2012 Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards GOLD MEDAL, 2013 Sydney Royal agricultural show GOLD MEDAL
A young, mild and nutty cheese made to a recipe shared by friends at Corzano in Tuscany. The fragrant aroma and distinctive flavour of pure sheep milk makes Prom Picnic a unique table cheese. Best enjoyed at 3-6 months maturation.
Traditionally served with broad beans or olives – an ideal savoury cheese. As a table cheese, serve simply with an apple or pear.
Match with a Chianti-style (Sangiovese) wine.
Milk : Sheep
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Pecorino Al 4 Pepe Morbidi
The taste of four different kinds of pepper gives a rich and unique flavour of freshly ground pepper.
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Ricotta Salata Montella Torre
A fresh sheep’s milk ricotta that is pressed, salted and naturally matures to be ideal for grating. A small ricotta cheese with a characteristic truncated cone-shape reminiscent of ancient Sardinian Nuraghi. The taste is savory and intense. The Ricotta Montella inside is hard and compact, white in color and slightly crumbly when cut. The rind is not smooth but with wavy lines because of the traditional molds used to produce it.
Region: Sardinia, Italy
Milk: Sheep
Size: 300g
Prom Country Cheviot Royale
A semi-hard ewes-milk cheese carefully matured in PCC cellars, Cheviot Royale is aged for 12 months with regular washing of the rind to develop an orange surface and resulting complex savoury & bacon flavours. Slow yeast fermentation creates a fruity tang in the firm but smooth, close textured paste. Great savoury cheese for a cheeseboard or to be shaved in a salad. Vegetarian rennet. Goes well with a Dry White Wine or Shiraz, or Wheat Beer.
Region: South Gippsland
Milk: Sheep
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Provolone del Monaco DOP
The production area for this cheese is in the municipality of Vico Equense and the nearby Agerola. According to one theory, the name of Monk’s Provolone derived from the fact that it was originally produced on monastic lands. However, according to another theory, it was the due to the original cheese makers’ dress similar to a long monk’s habit whilst, to yet another, it is down to the dark brown colour of the ripened forms. It is a stringy paste with deeply rooted traditions that can be ripened for more than two years.
Milk: Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Salted Ricotta Plain
Ricotta Salata is like an older sibling of regular Ricotta. The words ‘Ricotta’ means re-cooked and ‘Salata’ means salted. Both are traditional Italian cheeses made from sheep’s milk whey (Ricotta Salata is Sicilian, but now made in most regions in Italy). Both have a creamy texture and mild, nutty flavor. But unlike regular Ricotta, which is loose and can be eaten with a spoon, Ricotta Salata is salted, formed into a wheel and aged for several months. The flavor is a bit saltier and the texture is still creamy, but firm enough to crumble, grate or carefully slice.
Salted Ricotta Truffle
Ricotta Salata is like an older sibling of regular Ricotta. The words ‘Ricotta’ means re-cooked and ‘Salata’ means salted. Both are traditional Italian cheeses made from sheep’s milk whey (Ricotta Salata was first made in Sicily, now made all over Italy). Both have a creamy texture and mild, nutty flavor. But unlike regular Ricotta, which is loose and can be eaten with a spoon, Ricotta Salata is salted, formed into a wheel and aged for several months. The flavor is a bit saltier and the texture is still creamy, but firm enough to crumble, grate or carefully slice.
This version is flavoured with Truffle.
Sasso Nero Mila
The cheese is enclosed in a black and dry crust that highlights its singularity, preserving the strong aroma. The fine cellar scents of the crust evoke the place of maturation. The paste is compact and is characterized by a color that varies from light yellow to straw yellow. The Sasso Nero has a crystalline structure and a slightly melting consistency in the mouth. Its typical flavor and the notes of roasted chestnuts, dried fruit and honey are the result of the long aging. The aftertaste has sweet notes of caramel and chocolate. Its flavor is therefore very complex, vigorous and unmistakable. A cheese of character and distinct recognizability.
Region: Italian Dolomite Alps – Trentino-Alto Adige / South Tyrol
Milk: Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Sbronzo Casa Madaio
The freshness of milk meets the intensity of the Aglianico wine. The cheese made with buffalo milk and cow’s milk, after about two months of production, is aged in Aglianico .
The soft paste with an intense smell of cream and butter melts with the aroma of grape must.
The result is a product characterized by a bright purple rind, embellished with grape must on top.
Region: Campania, Italy
Milk: buffalo and cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Scamorza
Scamorza is an Italian, spun paste cow’s milk cheese belonging to the pasta filata family. Shaped similar to a provolone in pear shape, it is available in many other forms as well. A semi-soft white cheese with a texture comparable to that of a firm, dry Mozzarella, Scamorza is made throughout Apulia and in some parts of Campania and Molise.
The cheese is made from pasteurised cow’s milk or from a mixture of cow and sheep milk. At the end of the cheese making process, which is akin to Mozzarella, the cheeses are hanged together in strings to ripen for about two weeks. The process of ripening the cheese has given Scamorza its name, which in southern Italy means ‘beheaded’.
250g
Scamorza Smoked
Scamorza is an Italian, spun paste cow’s milk cheese belonging to the pasta filata family. Shaped similar to a provolone in pear shape, it is available in many other forms as well. A semi-soft white cheese with a texture comparable to that of a firm, dry Mozzarella, Scamorza is made throughout Apulia and in some parts of Campania and Molise.
The cheese is made from pasteurised cow’s milk or from a mixture of cow and sheep milk. At the end of the cheese making process, which is akin to Mozzarella, the cheeses are hanged together in strings to ripen for about two weeks. The process of ripening the cheese has given Scamorza its name, which in southern Italy means ‘beheaded’.
After two weeks of ripening, the cheese is smoked. The smoked variant, called ‘Scamorzi Affumicate’ is made by smoking the cheese over flaming straw for around 10 to 15 minutes. A fresh version of Scamorza is also sold within a few days of production.
The texture of Scamorza is elastic, stringy and has less moisture than Mozzarella. In addition, the flavour is more piquant, milky and creamy. Smoked Scamorza has a subtle, smoky flavour with a sweet, light caramel note.
Scamorza is used as a substitute for Mozzarella as it imparts more interest in the recipe. Since Scamorza has excellent melting qualities, it is best known to flavour baking dishes, for griddling or topped with prosciutto for extra zest. The smoky flavour of Scamorza pairs well with oak-aged Chardonnay, Pinot Girgio or Orvieto.
250g
Schallenberg
Hansruedi takes care of the affinage of the Schallenberg cheese himself. During the first day after production the cheese wheels are turned at least once every two hours.
During the following 4 to 6 weeks they are brushed daily with salt water and after that ripened up to 16 months. The cheese dairy has a small cave, so most of the cheeses ripen in the cheese cave of the cooperative in Schangnau. It is located right over the Schallenberg pass about 10 minutes drive from Hansruedi’s cheese dairy.
Taste: Cauliflower with vanilla and toasted nuts
Region: Schallenberg, Switzerland
Milk: Fresh cow milk from dairy cows left to graze naturally (no silage).
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Ubriaco Zibbibo Carpenedo
Ubriaco di Zibibbo is a semi-hard ‘Pasta Filata’ style cheese from Sicily, aged in Zibibbo IGT wine. It has a thin, smooth burgundy coloured rind covering a firm and elastic straw paste. Flavour is intense with strong hints of wine, accompanied by an aftertaste of honey and butter.
Region: Sicily, Italy
Milk: Unpasteaurised Cow
Size: approx 250g wedge cut to order
Morbidi Truffle Pecorino
The perfect mariage of a tuscan pecorino with black shaved truffle from piedmont. Still young in age the texture is smooth grassy and nutty from sheep’s milk cheese. The truffle throughout the cheese have a distinctive.The milk for all Morbidi cheeses is sourced from local farms in the Siena region and made into cheese within 24 hours of milking.
Region: Tuscany, Italy
Milk: Pasteurised Sheep
Size: approx 250g wedge, cut to order
Pecorino al Tartufo
The perfect marriage of a tuscan pecorino with bianchetto shaved truffle from Norcia, Umbria. The texture is smooth grassy and nutty from sheep’s milk cheese. The truffle throughout the cheese have a distinctive flavour. The milk for all Il Forteto cheeses is sourced from local farms in the Mugello region of Tuscany and made into cheese within 24 hours of milking.
Region: Tuscany, Italy
Milk: Pasteurised Sheep
Size: approx 250g wedge, cut to order
Occelli Cusie Malt D’Orzo & Whisky
A mature cheese brushed with whisky and coated with malted barley. It has a deliciously intense flavour, with hints of smokiness, nutty ‘cereal’ flavours, cream, salted caramel and spicy whisky.
Region: Piedmont, Italy
Milk: Pasteurised Cow & Goat
Size: Approx 250g wedge, cut to order
Occelli Cusie al Castagno
A mature cheese wrapped with chestnut leaves with an amazingly complex flavour that is strong but not necessarily ‘bitey’ – there is a long-lasting savoury flavour, notes of cream and grassy, herbaceous pastures and also some notes of salted caramel to finish plus an ever-so-slight hint of chestnuts as a result of the leaf-wrapping.
Region: Piedmont, Italy
Milk: Pasteurised Cow & Goat
Size: Approx 250g wedge, cut to order
Mastorazio Pecorino Casa Madaio
This is a mature pecorino aged for around 12 to 18 months in natural caves, creating a full, slightly piccante flavour with a unique herbaceous finish and a subtle savouriness – the type of flavour that can't be replicated by industrial cheeses. Serve with antipasti or enjoy with a glass of Sangiovese. From artisan cheese-makers and affineurs Casa Madaio.
Region: Campania, Italy
Milk: Sheep
Size: appprox 250g wedge, cut to order