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Pecorino delle Balze Volterrane DOP

DOPSheep's-milk cheeseToscana

Balze Volterrane pecorino

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A sheep cheese made exclusively with vegetable rennet, from the thistle, and whole raw ewe's milk from the eroded balze country around Volterra. It is sold at four ages: fresco, semistagionato, stagionato and da asserbo.

Designation

Certification
DOP
Category
Cheeses
Registered
2015 (Reg. UE n. 271 del 17.02.15)

Where it is made

The Balze around Volterra, province of Pisa.

How it is made

Fresco is kept 7 to 44 days; semistagionato 45 days to 6 months; stagionato 6 to 12 months; da asserbo beyond 12 months.

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