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Brunet Brunet is one of the many fresh Piedmontese cheeses that are so delicate they must be transported in cupcake holders. This cheese has a supple coating of mold with a dense, almost flaky paste and a runny, creamy texture towards the rind. |
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La Tur Made from mixed milk -- cow, sheep and goat -- La Tur has a fluffy, mousse-like texture when ripe. |
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Robiola Rocchetta A blend of cow's, sheep's, and goat's milk, Rocchetta has a creamy texture and smooth mouth feel created by affinage of only eight to ten days. |
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Idiazabal Idiazabal hails from the Basque country, where it is lightly smoked over beechwood, hawthorn, or cherry. |
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Bijou “Bijou” is French for “jewel” and this cheese epitomizes all that is special about goats and goats’ milk, and the making and caring for a small cheese. Bijou is made in Vermont by Allison Hooper of Vermont Butter and Cheese Company. |
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Coupole An American original, Coupole is named for its shape, which looks like a snow covered dome. Coupole combines the French cheese technology of the Bijou and Bonne Bouche, yet in the landscape of cheese varieties, it stands out as a distinct goat cheese |
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Lamb Chopper Born to be wild, this raw sheep’s milk cheese is buttery in color and flavor with a long, complex finish. |
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Abbaye de Belloc Abbaye de Belloc (ah-BAY duh Bell-OCK) is a farmhouse-style sheep’s milk cheese from the Abbaye de Belloc, a Benedictine abbey that has made and matured the cheese for centuries. The rough rind is mottled with spots of brown, white and gray and the paste is smooth, semi-firm and dense. |
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Banon de Chalais A traditional, creamy, natural-rind cheese made from cow's milk, this cheese takes its name from the market-town of Banon in Northern Provence. Wrapped in chestnut leaves and dipped in brandy the leaves turn brown at its peak ripeness. |
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Bucherondin Bucherondin was one of the first French goat cheeses exported to the United States, and therefore has the honor of being what many Americans think of as “chevre”. Semi-soft, with a dense, flaky paste and a white bloomy rind, the assertive flavor of Bucherondin sharpens with age. |
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Cantalet Cantalet cheese is named after the Cantalet Mountains in Auvergne, where it is produced from unpasteurized cow’s milk. |
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Caprifeuille An absolutely wonderful goat’s milk cheese, Caprifeuille is young and mild. Caprifeuille has a chalky texture when young, and a crumbly texture when aged. |
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Valencay Pyramid An interesting addition to any cheeseboard, the Valençay Goat Pyramid is easily recognized by its distinctive shape and its coating of salted charcoal ash. |
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Le Chevrot Also known as French Crottin, this goat's milk cheese is made in the heart of France in the verdant Loire Valley. |
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Chabichou de Poitou Chabichou du Poitou takes its name from the local dialect word for 'goat' derived from the Arabic 'chebli'. The size of a wine tumbler, it has crinkly skin and a nice, dense, and chalky paste that melts in the mouth. It is firm and complex with a lingering, tangy finish. |
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Cypress Grove Humboldt Fog Made by Cypress Grove Farms in northern California, Humboldt Fog is a mold-ripened goat cheese with a layer of vegetable ash in the center. |
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Cypress Grove Truffle Tremor Cypress Grove Truffle Tremor is a soft, bloomy-rind goat's milk cheese, studded with beautiful black truffles. |
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Cypress Grove Purple Haze Purple Haze is a small disk of fresh goat's milk cheese, infused with lavender and fennel pollen. |
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Brebirousse d'Argental A sheep’s milk cheese from the Lyon region of France, the Brebirousse is a lovely soft and creamy aromatic cheese. It spreads wonderfully on a sliced baguette and pairs with both a crisp dry white and a sweet ice wine. |
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Honey Goat Honey Goat is a soft and creamy Belgian goat cheese with a touch of sweet honey. |
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Bonne Bouche Bonne Bouche is the “flagship” of the signature line of artisanal goat cheese made by Allison Hooper, cheesemaker at Vermont Butter and Cheese Company. This hand ladled, ash-ripened cheese, “Bonne Bouche”, literally means “good mouthful”. |
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BRIE DE NANGIS Brie de Nangis is smooth and has a slightly chalky center that becomes creamy with age. Packed in a nice little wooden box, it leaves France and lands in our specialty cheese shops in prime condition |
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Coulommiers Like all the artisanal cheeses of the Brie family, the best Coulommiers are made from pure, high-quality cow’s milk of local herds. Encased in a thin rind of bloomy white mold, the creamy paste has the color of freshly churned butter and tastes milky with a slight nuttiness. |
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Monocacy Ash Monocacy Ash is a soft-ripened half-pound cylindrical shaped artisanal soft-ripened cheese, produced in small batches by Diane Kirsch (the last name is German for "Cherry") |
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Haystack Mountain Sunlight This excellent table cheese is a semi-hard, raw milk cheese, which has been aged for 60 days. Mildly piquant, has a sweet gamy flavor, aided by its semi-hard texture, which becomes creamy. |






