Black cheese from Etna

Black cheese from Etna , typically Sicilian cheese, made from whole cow's milk.

Approximately 15 days after production, the forms of Black Cheese from Etna are immersed in the fresh marc of freshly drawn black Etna grapes , where they remain for 40 to 60 days.

Etna Black Cheese is produced in the months of September and October, when the grape musts are fermenting in the cellar.

Portioned 1/4 .

SIZE : between 600 g and 700 g approx.

Black cheese from Etna

Black cheese from Etna , typically Sicilian cheese, made from whole cow's milk.

Our Black Cheese from Etna has an aromatic, pleasant and inviting flavour, rich in fruity notes!

The scent of Etna Black Cheese is an incredibly inebriating blend of Wine and Milk!

The Affinity between Cheese and Wine

Cheeses and wines have a lot in common : a true elective affinity that refers to a suggestive reflection on how must is in some way comparable to milk.

Both products start from a natural element (grapes and milk) which subsequently undergoes a transformation , alcoholic fermentation for one and curdling for the other; both mature, age and die, each in a different way depending on the type.

And again, there are different types of milk just as there are different vines, there are cheeses to eat freshly curdled and wines to drink young.

And then there are also those who wanted to concretely realize this union which gave life to the Black Cheese of Etna, a cheese obtained from whole cow's milk which is immersed in the pomace of local black grapes.

The must of these pomace is not absorbed by the cheese but imbues it with its aroma, which subsequent maturing makes even more pronounced!

Curiosities about the "Drunk" of Cheese!

In reality, history teaches us that the treatment of cheese intoxication is an ancient, peasant practice , it seems to have been discovered accidentally during the Great War , when the peasants, to hide the cheeses from the raids of the soldiers, put them in pomace, considered material of waste and therefore not subjected to particular attention and investigations!

Another version traces the treatment back to an invention of a shepherd who, unable to provide oiling for the rind, decided to replace it with the cheaper grape must.

The fact is that the link with wine in this dairy product is inevitably very strong!

Characteristics:

• Type: White, compact whole cow's milk cheese with few holes

• Color : Variable between ivory and straw yellow tending towards purple, due to the presence of wine

• Taste : aromatic, pleasant and inviting, rich in fruity notes

• Fragrance : Milk and wine

• “Drunk” on Red Wine

• Origin : Sicily

• 100% Sicilian

• 100% Artisan

• Traditional Italian agri-food product from the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies

• Treatment : After approximately 15 days from production, the forms of Black Cheese from Etna are immersed in the fresh marc of freshly drawn black Etna grapes , where they remain for 40 to 60 days. The Black Cheese of Etna is produced in the months of September and October, when the grape musts are fermenting in the cellar

Pairings

Even cheeses, like wines, could be distinguished as a food for a starter, for the whole meal, for the end of the meal or for meditation.

Etna Black Cheese certainly belongs to the latter category.

The Black Cheese of Etna has a white, compact texture, with few holes, varying in color from ivory to straw yellow, which smells of milk and wine.

A good pairing is with fig or apricot jam!

The characteristic full, aromatic, at the same time spicy and sweet flavor of the Black Cheese of Etna mixes with a vinous touch.

Tasting the Black Cheese of Etna on its own pairs pleasantly with a well-structured, full-bodied, persistent, balanced wine, perhaps even aged.

A Red Etna for example.

Or the most classic of meditation wines, the historic Marsala!

Tasty Paths: Mission

With our Marsala Ubriaco Cheese , and with all the products we offer, we carefully carry out the work of rediscovering good, natural Sicilian products.

Products that are the result of the commitment, passion and ingenuity of the artisans of taste.

Our aim is to make you discover the goodness of our country, the flavors born from the meeting of peoples and cultures, the fruit of sun, land, sea and tradition!

The company, oriented towards the exaltation of local specialties, believes that the creation of those typical and traditional products that risk being lost or forgotten is fundamental in its evolutionary path.

Our Cheeses

Our cheeses are the heart of the peasant tradition: all the cheeses, and in particular the Black Cheese of Etna , are obtained from the processing of milk from small Sicilian farms.

Native Sicilian breeds: Modicana cow, Girgentana goat, Maltese and Argentata dell'Etna, Belìce sheep , are among the native breeds from which the milk for various cheeses of the Sicilian dairy tradition is obtained.

Raw milk cheeses, organic cheeses, Slow Food Presidium cheeses, DOP cheeses, historic cheeses and innovative cheeses.

Scrolling through our selection, in addition to the Black Cheese of Etna , you will have the opportunity to discover the Maiorchino, the Piacentinu Ennese, the Vastedda dell Valle del Belìce, the single-stall Ragusano, the Provola delle Madonie, the Cosacavaddu Ibleo and the Scaluni, the Tuma Persa , caciotta, goat and pecorino cheeses to be discovered with every taste, flavors of a rediscovered Sicily!

Etna Black Cheese buy online now!

We are committed to bringing to your home the best taste and freshness that the Sicilian artisan food and wine tradition has to offer!

For this reason, ordinary delivery times, from the moment of notification of shipment, are generally between 7 and 15 working days:

• In some cases the products are immediately available and ready to leave in a short time and therefore we will proceed with shipping immediately! Shipping within the national territory can also affect the speed.
• In other cases , to guarantee maximum freshness and quality, the products are made specifically for your order! So, to produce your freshest specialties, it takes its time. International shipping may also affect the speed.

We know that speed is an important factor and for this reason we are committed to processing your orders in the shortest time.

You can follow the progress of your shipment with the no. tracking that will arrive by email a few days after the order, when the package is ready to be shipped to you!

Our staff is always available to provide you with all the information on your order and to ensure that you receive the best of our products in the shortest time possible!

Important information for USA Customers : unfortunately at the moment we CANNOT ship ALCOHOL and FISH IN OIL.

Important information for SWITZERLAND and UK customers: unfortunately we CANNOT ship ALCOHOL at the moment.

However, let's remember that all the other products are available... and delicious! Thank you.