In 2015, at the Global Cheese Awards, the cheese San Pietro in Beeswax was elected Best Italian and Best European Cheese. This renowned cheese made by Perenzin Latteria came first amongst the 60 excellent handmade cheeses in the world. Perezin is an artisanal producer in the Veneco Region of Northeastern Italy.
San Pietro in Beeswax cheese is an aged Italian cow’s milk cheese that tastes like a cross between Parmigiano-Reggiano and Piave. The sweet and aromatic cheese offers sweetness of Piave and a silky texture that reminds you of Italy’s top grating cheese.
Encased in beeswax, San Pietro in Beeswax cheese is infused with subtle notes of vanilla and honey along with a touch of the cellar. The beeswax ensures the humidity is always kept in the paste, giving it a silky texture. The organic unpasteurised cow’s milk cheese is aged for 16- 18 months and coated with beeswax before it is aged for another 3 months.
San Pietro in Beeswax cheese is characterised by harmony within the taste and persistence on the palate. It is savoury and nutty, with a touch of floral sweetness and pairs well with a glass of sweet wine and red barrique wines.
Founded in 1898 in Bagnolo di San Pietro di Feletto in Northeastern Italy, Perenzin treats each cheese with great care, and has become a pioneer in the production of organic goat s milk cheese and other regional styles of cheese.