Catalogue of our products
Mizithra Dry
Milk type: heat treated whey and pasteurized Greek sheep’s and goat’s milk, salt. .
Taste: rich flavor, sweetish with the aromas of butter and aromatic herbs emerging.
Characteristics: whitish compact mass in shape of a truncated cone with a minimum maturing time of one week and 65% humidity
Uses: table cheese, grated on pasta, in salad and cut in pieces accompanying many sorts of dishes. .
Harmony: Excellent match with Sauvingon Blanc varieties and Roditis.
Gruyere
Milk type: 100% Greek pasteurized sheep milk, salt, rennet.
Taste: Excellent, rich, slightly salted with delicate butter aromas.
Characteristics: Slight yellow mass with small holes covered by hard smear, matures for at least three months, minimum fat 25%, humidity 25% - no antibiotics
Uses: Table cheese, plain or accompanied by fruits, sandwiches, soufflé and Mediterranean meat dishes.
Harmony: Flirts with Viogner, but also winks at a bottle of red wine of rich taste and tannins creating a stir.
White Cheese
Manouri-mizithra Cheese
Milk type: heat treated whey and pasteurized Greek sheep’s and goat’s milk, salt.
Taste: Rich, cool, sweet with natural aromas of milk cream.
Characteristics: Fresh white cheese, soft and compact without smear. No need of maturing.
Uses: Table cheese, plain or with honey, ideal to cheese pies and generally salty and sweet pies.
Harmony: The wine varieties Sauvignon Blanc and Roditis are an excellent match to this cheese.
Delicatessen Products
Gruyere with oregano
Milk type: 100% Greek pasteurized sheep’s milk, salt, rennet.
Taste: Excellent, full taste and rich aromas of fresh local oregano, slightly piquant.
Characteristics: Compact, slight yellow mass with small holes, slightly grated wild mountain oregano, hard smear cover, matures for at least three months, minimum fat 25%, humidity 40%. No antibiotics.
Uses: Table cheese, plain, excellent appetizer with tidbits accompaniment.
Harmony: Suits to Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Limnio.
Milk type: 100% Greek pasteurized sheep’s milk, salt, rennet.
Taste: Excellent, piquant with intense and rich aromas.
Characteristics: Compact, slight yellow mass with small holes, whole grains of three kinds of fine pepper, hard smear cover matures for at least three months, minimum fat 25%, humidity 40%. No antibiotics
Uses: Table cheese, as an appetizer and with meat dishes.
Harmony:
Choose between a barrel of Chardonnay, a barrel of Assyrtiko, Pinot Noir, Agiorgitiko.
Gruyere with chilli
Milk type: 100% Greek pasteurized sheep’s milk, salt, rennet.
Taste: Excellent, full sweet taste with a slight piquant note and rich aromas.
Characteristics:
Compact, slight yellow mass with small holes, slightly granulated dry chilli pepper, matures for at least three months, minimum fat 25%, humidity 40%. No antibiotics.
Uses:Table cheese, as part of a soufflé, plain, as an excellent appetizer with tidbits accompaniment.
Harmony: The intense aromas of exotic fruits and the rich flavor of a Sauvignon Blanc barrel wine will lift off its taste.
*Tip: In order to let all the rich aromas of the Gruyere to unfold served it at room temperature.