Artisanal Cheese

Browse our superb selection of Artisanal or Artisan cheeses. Cheeses that are lovingly handcrafted by cheese makers in limited quantities, using old world traditional craftsmanship, creating new, sometimes complex tastes and varieties. One type of Artisanal Cheese is also known as Farmstead Cheese, a designation given to those cheeses made with milk from the producers own herds of cows or sheep or goats. Sample from our fine selection of Artisanal Cheese and find out why this gourmet cheese classification is garnering well deserved respect among critics and connoisseurs alike.

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Our Featured Gourmet Artisanal Cheese
Picture of Crater Lake Blue
Crater Lake Blue is Rogue Creamery's most robust blue cheese. The cheese is hand-crafted as all the other cheeses from this artisan cheese company. Crater Lake Blue is made with a complex blend of molds from Rogue Creamery and around the world, creating a vibrant blue-green color of the veins; a silky texture and bold, blue flavor. Crater Lake Blue, was awarded a gold medal by the 2004 American Cheese Society, a bronze medal in 2006 at the World Cheese Awards in the UK and most recently a 2nd place in the Blue Mold Cheeses Category at the American Cheese Society Competition in 2007. We cut and wrap this Blue American Cheese in wedges of 8 ounces and 1 pound. read more...
What other Gourmets are buying
  • Apple Smoked Cheddar Cheese made by Carr Valley Cheese Company is a white cheddar that is apple smoked and then hand rubbed with paprika. This artisanal, all natural gourmet cheese has a light smoky flavor that balances very well with the paprika. Carr Valley's Apple Smoked Cheddar Cheese won a first place at the 2005 American Cheese Society in its category and a third place at the 2006 World Ch... read more
  • Midnight Moon from Cypress Grove is a goat's milk cheese that is aged for at least one year, resulting in a nutty and brown-buttery flavor, with prominent caramel notes. This artisanal gouda-style cheese has a beautiful pale, ivory color, the texture is firm and dense and the taste is smooth with a slight graininess long-aged cheeses have. The wheel is finished in a beautiful black wax that a... read more
  • The Marin French Cheese company knows how to make a Triple Creme Brie, in 2005 and 2010 the received a Gold Award for the 'Best Pasteurized Brie' in the World Cheese Awards in the UK, beating the French and that is something to remember. Winning awards is something the California Rouge et Noir brand does on a regular basis. The Triple Creme Brie can be described as delicious, slightly sweet with a... read more
  • Truffle Tremor is another delicious and beautiful cheese from Cypress Grove Cheese and is a combination of the classic flavor of truffle and the velvety perfection of ripened goat milk cheese. The flavor of this gourmet cheese is earthy, elegant, and sophisticated, it's sure to make even the most distinguished taste buds shake. Once the cheese is cut the layer immediately under the rind starts ooz... read more
  • The BellaVitano Gold is an original of the Wisconsin Sartori-family. It is one of many cheese varieties inspired by traditional, Italian farmstead cheese that won many awards in various international competitions. This gourmet cheese is rich, creamy with a nutty, fruity flavor; it begins in the mouth like a premium Parmesan and finishes in style with hints of melted butter. It is another award win... read more
  • Belle Chevre's 2-oz discs of award-winning goat cheese is topped with bright red dried cranberries and golden walnuts. A perfectly delicious and absolutely gorgeous treat on a cheese plate or charm your friends with this as a nice hostess gift with some dry white wine! We sell these beautiful treats in pairs; a total of 4 ounces of chevre.... read more
  • Humboldt Fog is one of the American beauties when it comes to cheeses. Mary Keens at Cypress Grove, California, is the creator of this young goat's milk cheese with its impressive appearance and superior flavor. The texture is creamy and luscious with a subtle tangy flavor. Each handcrafted wheel features a ribbon of edible vegetable ash along its center and a coating of ash under its exterior to ... read more
  • Barely Buzzed is an artisanal cheese hand-crafted by Tim Welsh and Pat Ford of the Beehive Cheese Company in Uintah in Utah. The Beehive Cheese Creamery sits at the mouth of Weber Canyon in a valley between the forested Wasatch Mountains. Barely Buzzed is a full bodied gourmet cheese with a nutty flavor and smooth texture. The cheese is hand rubbed with a Turkish grind of espresso coffee and Frenc... read more
  • Bathing BellaVitano Gold in balsamic vinegar Sartori's cheesemaker Mike Matucheski has given this gourmet cheese a sweet coating that paid of in a fantastic cheese with multiple awards, among which a first place in the 2010 American Cheese Society Competition. Imagine the sweet, nutty, fruity flavors of a BellaVitano Gold blessed with a few prized drops of Modena balsamic vinegar. Sound delicious ... read more
  • The first wheel of Flagship, Beecher's signature cheese, was handcrafted in November of 2003. Flagship is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese with a uniquely robust, nutty flavor. It is made with pasteurized milk, carefully aged for 1 year under the watchful eye of the cheesemaker to fully develop its complex flavor and ever-so-slight crumble. At the first annual American Cheesemaker Awards in Californ... read more