You'd be forgiven for being unfamiliar with Castelmagno, as this Piemontese cheese had nearly disappeared before a group of friends banded together to found creamery Des Martin in 2011.

Produced in just three municipalities in the province of Cuneo, Castelmagno PDO is a semi-hard cheese made from cow's milk. This cheese’s artisanal production and cave-ageing give it complex ...