American Artisanal Cheese is created in small batches and crafted carefully by hand. These selections include some of the country's most distinctive cheeses. The use of traditional methods and milk from local farms enables the cheesemaker to capture the subtle nuances particular to the region.
The American cheese renaissance is an exciting time for gourmet cheese lovers everywhere, with some exceptional blues being produced all across the country. While France ha... [Read more]
Once perceived as only producing imitations of European cheeses, the USA now boasts some of the world's finest gourmet cheese makers. With growing public interest supportin... [Read more]
The newest creation from Paula Lambert, author of The Cheese Lover's Cookbook and founder of the Mozzarella Company is this luxurious Burrata. Their burrata is made in the ... [Read more]
As it was early last century, Cabot is still a sleepy little farm town tucked into the rocky soil of Northern Vermont's rolling hills. Located there is the Cabot Creamery, ... [Read more]
Nestled amongst the rolling hills and lush pastures of central Wisconsin, Carr Valley cheese remains one of Wisconsin's traditional cheese plants, famous for its cheddar va... [Read more]
Along with their conquering armies, the Romans brought their cheese making expertise to England in the first century AD. But it was not until the sixteenth century when the... [Read more]
This is Coach Farm's World Champion, a special, buttery cheese with a white edible rind. Smooth, rich and creamy with a hint of sweet grassiness. Slice on crusty bread with... [Read more]
Born to be mild, this sheep milk cheese is buttery in color and flavor with a long, complex finish. The texture is smooth and soft-firm, making Lamb Chopper an enchanting t... [Read more]
Midnight Moon is a new cheese created by Cypress Grove Chevre of Arcata, California. It's a goat cheese that is aged for at least one year. Midnight Moon has a warm, nutty ... [Read more]
Towering misty redwood trees and scenic rocky northern California coastline lured Mary Keehn to Humboldt County where she established Cypress Grove Chevre in 1984. From the... [Read more]
Award winning American Artisanal cheesemaker Jorge Mariano Gonzalez handcrafts and inspects every 60 pound wheel of Fiscalini Farms' bandage-wrapped raw-milk cheddar cheese... [Read more]
Since 1914, Fiscalini Farms has been making handcrafted "works of art" in the cheese making world. For four generations, the Fiscalini family has maintained a Cal... [Read more]
This is a new American artisanal cheese made by Fiscalini Farms of Modesto, California. It is semi-hard with a natural rind and a sweet, salty, buttery taste. The uniquenes... [Read more]
Cheesemaking has long been a part of Vermont life. Dairy cows grazing the velvety pastures of the Green Mountain State are a familiar sight. The milk they produce is one of... [Read more]
Located on the shores of Buzzard's Bay, 50 miles south of Boston, Great Hill Dairy in Marion, Massachusetts has been known for its outstanding herd of Guernsey cows, as wel... [Read more]
As Americans have developed a deeper appreciation for gourmet cheese, a change in American cheese making has occurred. Across the country, small-scale dairy farmers and che... [Read more]
Nestled in among the rolling hills of central Iowa is Maytag Dairy, which produces Maytag Blue cheese. Shortly before World War II, F.L. Maytag II began working with scient... [Read more]
Nestled in among the rolling hills of central Iowa is Maytag Dairy, which produces Maytag Blue cheese. Shortly before World War II, F.L. Maytag II began working with scient... [Read more]
Paula Lambert is a renowned cheesemaker and entrepreneur. In 1982, she founded the award-winning Mozzarella Company, a small cheese factory in Dallas, Texas. Today , the co... [Read more]
Pleasant Ridge Reserve is an American artisanal cheese made from the raw milk of a single herd of Wisconsin cows fed and managed using natural, "old world" practi... [Read more]
The secret to Point Reyes Original Blue cheese lies in its unique combination of three ingredients. First, grade A unpasteurized milk is taken from a closed herd of Holstei... [Read more]
From The Rogue Creamery's inauspicious beginnings in 1935 has come one of the finest American artisanal cheese operations in the world today. In 2002, Ig (Ignazio "Ig&... [Read more]
Rogue Creamery's "Oregon Blue" is the first blue cheese recipe made on the west coast and they thought it only fitting that this classic recipe become the first b... [Read more]
Thistle Hill Farm Tarentaise is an aged, raw-milk, organic cheese handmade by John and Janine Putnam on their family farm in North Pomfret, Vermont. This American artisanal... [Read more]
Vella Cheese is an old timer in the world of making great American cheeses. Tom Vella began making cheese in 1931 in the Sonoma Valley of California. The company is now run... [Read more]
This unique 4.5 oz goat cheese log is Westfield Farm's flagship cheese. Westfield Farm has been handcrafting award-winning farmstead cheeses in Hubbardston, Massachusetts s... [Read more]
Joe Widmer's family has been crafting cheese in Theresa, Wisconsin since his grandfather John Widmer arrived from Switzerland and settled in the heart of one of the richest... [Read more]
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