BellaVitano Cheese

BellaVitano is a cow's milk cheese made by the Sartori Company of Plymouth, Wisconsin. Introduced in 1999, BellaVitano Gold is a hard cheese that is described as having a nutty, fruity flavour and is also available in a number of flavoured varieties.

This type of cheese is inspired by a traditional Italian farmstead cheese. Starting out like parmesan, it has a creamy, rich texture with light fruity notes and a sweet and tangy finish. The crunch comes from calcium lactate crystals that form as the cheese ages. "Gold" is the basic type of cheese; a number of flavoured versions produced by soaking the wheel or rubbing flavours onto the wheel are also produced.

Varieties
BellaVitano Gold is the base type. Gold was named Grand Champion at the 2013 World Dairy Expo.

Flavored versions include:
 * Balsamic, contains imported six-year-old Italian balsamic vinegar.
 * Black Pepper, hand-coated coarse ground black pepper.
 * Merlot, immersed in Merlot wine.
 * Raspberry, immersed in a tart raspberry ale.
 * Chai, hand-coated with a blend of spices including black tea, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
 * Espresso, hand-coated with fresh ground Italian roast espresso beans.
 * Tennessee Whiskey
 * Tomato Basil
 * Chardonnay

Awards
BellaVitano Family Awards