Fontina Cheese
Gather your family for a taste of pure comfort with Renard's Artisan Fontina Cheese. This classic European-style cheese is a tribute to the simple joy of sharing good food, crafted with care to bring a smooth, nutty richness to the meals that bring you together. It’s a wonderfully versatile cheese, perfect for creating heartwarming dishes and lasting memories around your table.
Our Fontina is a celebration of traditional cheesemaking, known for its buttery, slightly sweet flavor and gentle nutty undertones. Its delightful semi-soft texture melts beautifully, creating a creamy, luscious blanket of flavor. This cheese is a reflection of our family’s passion for creating high-quality, approachable cheeses for your family to savor and enjoy.
Creamy and Nutty: A supple, semi-soft texture gives way to a mild, buttery flavor with delicate notes of roasted nuts, making it a wonderfully satisfying and easy-to-love cheese for any occasion.
A Culinary Favorite: An exceptional melting cheese, it’s perfect for a gourmet grilled cheese, a creamy fondue, or a rich pasta sauce. Its mild character also makes it a wonderful addition to any cheese board, pairing beautifully with crisp apples, savory prosciutto, and a glass of light-bodied white wine.
At Renard's Artisan Cheese, we believe that simple, well-made food is the heart of family tradition. Our Fontina is crafted in that spirit, offering a piece of our heritage to enrich the meals you share with your loved ones.
Bring the smooth, comforting taste of Renard's Fontina to your kitchen. Treat your family to this endlessly versatile cheese and enjoy the simple pleasure of a meal made with care.
Pairings and Complementary Flavors
Cocktails: Old Fashioned, Whiskey Sour, Gin and Tonic, Manhattan
~ A Whiskey Old Fashioned, with sugar and bitters, pairs well with the rich nutty flavor of the fontina.
~ A traditional Whiskey Sour complements fontina cheese’s smooth, nutty characteristics.
~ A classic Gin and Tonic with botanical flavors and a refreshing profile pleasantly contrasts the cheese’s creaminess.
~ The robust flavors of rye or bourbon mixed with sweet vermouth in a classic Manhattan stand up well to creamy, flavorful fontina cheese.
Wine: Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Nebbiolo
~ Herbaceous Sauvignon Blanc provides a refreshing contrast.
~ Riesling, with its high acidity and fruity notes, offers a beautiful pairing with the nutty and creamy characteristics of the fontina.
~ A medium-bodied, lightly oaked Chardonnay complements the creaminess of the fontina. The wine’s hints of butter and cream echo the cheese’s characteristics.
~ A light to medium body Pinot Noir complements the cheese’s flavors with its fruity and slightly earthy profile.
~ Nebbiolo, an Italian red wine, balances the richness of the cheese to create a harmonious pairing.
Beer: Pilsner, Pale ale, Belgian Tripel, Brown Ale, Wheat Beer
~ A clean, crisp Pilsner provides a refreshing contrast, while the balanced maltiness and hop bitterness of Pale Ale can complement the fontina’s’ nutty and creamy profile.
~ Belgian Tripel’s’ fruity and spicy complexity pairs nicely with fontina’s’ rich, creamy, and slightly sweet nature.
~ Brown Ale’s’ malty sweetness and nutty undertones meld well with the cheese’s nuttiness and creaminess, while wheat beer, often light and slightly citrusy, provides a nice contrast.
Accompaniments: Bread, crackers, fruit, nuts, honey, jam, olives, pickled vegetables
~ Rustic baguettes, whole grain bread, and flavored crackers make excellent companions by allowing the cheese’s mild, creamy flavor to shine.
~ Dried fruit pairs wonderfully. Fresh fruit like apples, pears, grapes, figs, or apricots bring the pairing a refreshing and crunchy or chewy texture.
~ Almonds, walnuts, and hazelnuts can highlight the nuttiness in the fontina and add a pleasing crunch.
~ The sweetness of honey or fruit jams provides a fruity contrast to the savory and creamy flavor.
~ The tangy, vinegary bite of olives or pickled vegetables contrasts the cheese’s creaminess.
Suggested uses:
To make a terrific addition to cheese boards, fondue, or cheese dip
To elevate grilled cheese sandwiches, soups, chowders, stuffed chicken or pork, and vegetable gratin
To use in Italian dishes such as pizza, pasta, or risotto
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