After being aged for over one year, the final result is a power-packed semi-hard cheese that tastes every bit its heritage – 100% Tuscan ewe’s milk and pure Tuscan olive oil. It has an herbaceous quality enhanced by a sweet, nutty sheepiness and a touch of sharpness. When brought completely to room temperature, it virtually glistens with butterfat and oil.

Pecorino Toscano Oro Antico Riserva works as a table cheese or for grating over dishes where a Romano style would be too “piccante.” Delicious with Sangiovese based red wines! The Il Forteto cooperative lies in the Mugello area of Tuscany where olive trees grow abundant. For an excellent new Tuscan oil – which just happens to be both kosher and organic – try Torrini’s l