MezzaLuna — Roth Käse's expert cheesemakers draw inspiration from some of the great cheeses of Italy to create our MezzaLuna range: new world classics of our own. Family dairies in South Central Wisconsin are the source of fresh milk that allows us to create this line-up of outstanding cheeses, each crafted and cured with care. The result: award-winning, flavorful cheeses perfect for la cucina Italiana yet versatile for a wide-range of culinary applications.

Gorgonzola — This Italian-style blue is distinguished by complex flavors resulting from the freshest raw milk. Cured a minimum of 60 days, assertively piquant yet lusciously creamy.

Recipe Applications:

• Ideal for green salads and dressings
• Great addition to a burger, steak, or slab of roast beef
• Excellent in a flight of blue cheeses

Pair with:

• Pears, apples, and figs
• Candied spiced walnuts
• Port, Madeira or sweet Sherry

Fontina — Inspired by an Italian Alpine favorite, ideal for melting, blends complex robust and meaty flavors with a hint of yeast and wild mushrooms

Recipe Applications:

• Stir into risotto or fondue
• Melt on pastas, lasagna, and eggplant or veal cutlets
• Savory crepes with seafood, or crab-stuffed mushrooms

Pair with:

• Poultry, Prosciutto, Salame, Coppa
• Plums, peaches, and nectarines
• Dry Riesling or Gewürtztraminer

Bambina Fontina — Smaller and more compact with a rich mouthfeel and light tangy finish.

Recipe Applications:

• Stir into risotto
• Melt over flatbread and pizzas
• Panini and Italian subs

Pair with:

• Roasted Mushrooms and grilled vegetables
• Olives and pickled veggies
• Crisp white wine

Smoked Provolone — The classic pizza-and-sandwich melting cheese with a hint of hickory smoke.

Recipe Applications:

• Grilled cheese sandwich with tomatoes, ham, or bacon
• Melt in spinach and artichoke dip
• Pizzas, Panini, and Italian Subs

Pair with:

• Chutney—mango and otherwise
• Winter squash
• Ales or Lagers

Fontiago — A complex original that blends the qualities of two Italian all-stars, starting rich and sweet like Fontina, finishing with the tang of an aged Asiago

Recipe Applications:

• Pizza, pasta, polenta, or focaccia
• Chicken or turkey sandwiches
• Omelets and frittata

Pair with:

• Cured Italian meats
• Crudité vegetables or Antipasto
• Nebbiolo or Barbaresco

Rofumo — Hickory smoke delicately infuses this supple Fontina with a smooth, smoky flavor – almost bacon-like, yet understated and never overpowering. The perfect melting cheese.

Recipe Applications:

• Melt over a turkey sandwich or burger (turkey, beef, or veggie)
• Outstanding on upscale pizzas, panini, and quesadillas
• Quiche, omelets, and crepes

Pair with:

• Roasted peppers, peppery salad greens, or spinach
• Highly flavored cured meats and olives
• Côtes du Rhone wines or chipotle Ale