Tipsy Drunken Cheese
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Tipsy Drunken Cheese – 0.5kg
$9.74 – 100 gr
A compact, elastic and ivory cheese that has a special characteristic. It is bathed for several days in wine, usually Merlot red wine marc, then the wine is not absorbed but its perfume penetrates the cheese and the subsequent ripening accentuates it even more. It has an intense and spicy taste with an additional of rich fruity notes of wine.
It was originally a typical Veneto method for facilitating the preserving of cheeses, but it is now used mainly as a means of giving the products a particular flavor.
The practice is currently widespread throughout many areas of Italy but its origins lie in and around Treviso.
It is produced with goat and cow milk.
This is a pre-order cheese and waiting period to receive it is approximately 2 weeks.