Younger brother of traditional Gorgonzola, today named Piccante, Sweet Gorgonzola is born after World War II, becoming very soon the most known version. Technically the main difference consists in a greater whey content, which makes the Sweet Gorgonzola softer and more delicate. For this particular characteristic this cheese can’t be ripened for a long time. Made with full fat, pasteurised, cow’s milk.
Aspect and texture: soft, yellow paste with bluish-green marbling. The rind is light reddish and is usually protected by tin foil.
Taste: soft, less strong than Gorgonzola Piccante, with robust traces of penicillin
Serving suggestions: full bodied, aged, red wines, sweet and liqueur wines, rum. Hot Italian fruit chutney, red onion preserve, Vin Santo or Marsala gelatine. Celery stalks. Rye bread and polenta.
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Average quantity: 1,5kg
DOP SWEET GORGONZOLA 200g
It all began with one Gorgonzola cheese and an abandoned silver mine in Valganna, 60 km North-West of Milan. In 1876, Luigi Guffanti took the cheese to mature inside the mine, where the temperature and humidity were constant all year round. Five generations later, the Guffanti-Fiori family is still renowned-known for its attention to artisanal-quality products and passion for the ageing process.