Award Winning Cheese Every July, cheese professionals from across the US gather for the American Cheese Society Conference and Competition. This year the conference took place in Denver, Colorado, where 2,024 cheeses from almost 300 creameries were entered and judged by experienced cheesemakers and mongers, including our own Steve Jones. This year’s Best of Show…
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Backsteiner/Biodynamic Wine Tasting
Attention stinky cheese lovers! We’ve got something new for you! We just received Backsteiner, a Bavarian washed rind cow’s milk cheese. Backsteiner, meaning “brick stone,” is rectangular in form and has a nice sticky orange rind. We currently carry this delicately funky cheese in two different formats. The larger format allows the cheese to ripen…
Nimble/Pdx Beer & Cheese Fest/Italian Wine Tasting with Casa Bruno
Boxcarr Handmade Cheese’s Nimble Boxcarr Handmade Cheese is a small family farm located in Cedar Grove, North Carolina. They make small batch artisan cheeses inspired by small country farmsteads in Italy. For now, they source their milk from a neighbors herd of Jersey and Holstein cow’s and Nubian, Alpine, Sannen goat’s milk from another nearby…
Alex/Loop de Loop WineTasting/Pizza Night
Hofkaserei Kraus’ Alex Alex is named after the Alex train system (formerly known as the Allgäu Express) that connects the countryside of Southern Germany to Munich. Cheesemaker Albert Kraus uses milk from his brother & neighbor’s herd of traditional Brown Swiss cows to make Alex, a semi-soft table cheese that embodies the landscape of the…
Central Formaggi/Elena Walch Tasting/Pizza Night
Central Formaggi of Sardinia Central Formaggi started in Acerno over 100 years ago when Agostino Villecco headed over Sardinia after hearing about the great abundance of sheep and goat milk. In 1974 Efisio and Carmine Villecco incorporated Central Formaggi, preserving the original cheese recipes and tradition since 1912. The company is now at his fourth…
Glarner Alpkase/Viola Wine Cellars Tasting/Easter Hours
Glarner Alpkase Glarus is one of the smallest and oldest cantons within Switzerland. It consists of an array of high mountains and narrow valleys, plus a few small towns. Agriculture and transhumance – people moving with herds they tend to in accordance with the seasons – still marks the lifestyle of so many of its…
Acme Valley Farms/Unique Techniques Wine Tasting/Raclette/Brunch At Cheese Annex
New Cheeses From Acme Valley Farm We are very excited to introduce you to Acme Valley Farm, the newest cheese producer from the Pacific Northwest in our case! Steve discovered their wonderful cheese at the 2016 Washington Artisan Cheesemakers Festival in September and we’ve patiently been awaiting their arrival. Based in Bellingham, Acme Valley specializes…
Jacobs & Brichford’s Adair and Ameribella/Portugese WineTasting/Brunch at Cheese Annex/Raclette
Jacobs & Brichford’s Farms Adair & Ameribella Jacobs and Brichford Farms is located in Whitewater Valley in Southeastern Indiana. It is a small sustainable family owned farm that produces farmstead cheeses made from well-loved grass fed raw cow’s milk. We currently have their delightful Adair and Ameribella, both of which are tasting amazing right now….
Local Favorites/Piedmont WineTasting/Brunch at Cheese Annex/Raclette
Local Cheese Favorites! This week we’ve decided to feature two of our favorite local cheeses of the moment. Both of these beauties are at their peak ripeness and are tasting amazing! Strapping Evelyn- Strapping Evelyn is a limited edition cheese from Sarah Marcus’ Briar Rose Creamery located in Dundee. It is made from pasteurized goat’s…
Wilde Weide Gouda/Female Winemakers Tasting/Raclette Night Continues
Wilde Weide Gouda Returns! We are very excited to have the amazingly delicious Wilde Weide gouda back in our case! Wilde Weide (wild meadow in Dutch) is a farmhouse gouda made by Jan and Roos van Schie on a small lake island in Southern Holland. Made from raw organic milk from a small herd of…
Merry Cheesemas!/Crowley Wine Co. Tasting/Raclette/Holiday Hours
Merry Cheesemas! Merry Cheesemas everybody! Our case is overflowing with the best cheeses we receive all year! From decadent triple cremes to full flavored aged Goudas and everything in between. Here is a list of some of the standout cheeses in the case: Uplands Rush Creek Reserve-raw cow wrapped in spruce bark from Wisconsin Black…
La Marotte & La Dame St. Laurent/Sicilian Wine Tasting/Raclette
Rodolph Le Meunier Selections: La Marotte and La Dame St. Laurent We have two new cheeses in our case from France’s famed cheesemonger, Rodolphe Le Meunier that we are super jazzed about. Meunier’s caves are located in the charming town of Tours in the Loire Valley. He is a third generation cheesemonger and since 2007,…