Piave P.D.O.
Veneto: province of Belluno
semi-fat, hard, cooked cheese with no eyes
Cow's milk, semi-skimmed, pasteurized
inedible; tender and clear (Piave Fresco); increases in thickness and consistency as maturing progresses, becoming hard and progressively darker in colour, tending towards ochre (Piave Vecchio, Piave Vecchio Selezione Oro and Piave Vecchio Riserva)
20 to 60 days (Piave Fresco); 60 to 180 days (Piave Mezzano); 6 to 12 months (Piave Vecchio); 12 to 18 months (Piave Vecchio Selezione Oro); over 18 months (Piave Riserva).
annual