Crotonese comes from Calabria in southern Italy. This Calabrian cheese
is named after the city and province of Crotone, where it is produced mainly
between the months of January and June when sheep's milk is of the best quality
and most abundant. Pecorino Crotonese is aged in wicker baskets which leave
quite distinctive hatch marks on its rind. Depending on the length of
maturation, Crotonese comes in three varieties: Fresco, Semiduro,
and Stagionato.