Fior d'Arancio
$41.00 / Lbprice is $41.00 by Lb
- Pasteurized
- Age: 4 Months
- Cow Milk
- by Moro
- Italy
- ApproachableAdventurous
- SoftHard
Every wedge of Fior d'Arancio is a special occasion. This Italian blue is named for a sweet wine with orange blossom notes, which wheels soak in for a month. The rich, fudgy blue is the perfect canvas for sweet, floral citrus notes, with a bit of piquancy offset by the fruity, jewel-like candied orange peel. It’s a mouthwatering, jaw-dropping centerpiece, served with a cheers-worthy spread of cranberry preserves and Italian salami.
“Fior d'Arancio looks as good as it tastes, so it's my go-to celebration cheese. Serve a big wedge and open a bottle of wine, and you’ve got a party.”
Pasteurized Cow'S Milk, Salt, Rennet, Roqueforti Penicillium Finished With Docg Fior D'Arancio Sweet Wine. Not Edible Decoration: Candied Orange Peel Cubes (Peel Orange, Glucose Syrup, Sugar) Inedible Rind.
- Cheesemaker Sergio Moro pierces the young cheese to encourage blue vein formation, then places wheels in barrels and bathes them in Fior d’Arancio for 30 days.
- After that month of soaking in wine, it finishes aging on wooden planks.
- Fior d’Arancio (orange blossom in Italian) is a sweet wine made from moscato grapes, known for its citrus notes and touch of honey sweetness.
- This cheese is in the vein of other wine and spirit-soaked blues where the booze enhances the complexity of the cheese—like Rogue River Blue or Shakerag Blue—with a decidedly Italian spin.
- The piquancy of the blue veins is balanced by the boozy sweetness and slight fruitiness of the cheese.
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