Castello cheeses Castello cheeses Castello is a brand of cheeses produced by Arla Foods amba, an agricultural marketing cooperative based in Denmark. Worldwide, a variety of cheeses are marketed under the Castello name, including semi soft cheeses, semi hard cheeses, blue cheeses, and cream cheeses. For the market of Europe, Castello markets soft ripened cheeses called Golden and White; Organic Brie; semi hard cheeses Herrgård and Prast; blue cheeses Black, Creamy Blue, Danablu, Danablu Gold, Organic Blue, Organic Mild; and a line of cream cheeses. For the market of North America, Castello markets a camembert, a brie, and several varieties of blue
Types of cheese molds. Examples of smear-ripened cheeses include Munster and Port Salut. So-called blue cheese is created by inoculating a cheese with "Penicillium roqueforti" or "Penicillium glaucum". This is done while the cheese is still in the form of loosely pressed curds, and may be further enhanced by piercing a ripening block of cheese with skewers in an atmosphere in which the mold is prevalent. The mold grows within the cheese as it ages. These cheeses have distinct blue veins, which gives them their name and, often, assertive flavors. The molds range from pale green to dark blue, and may be accompanied