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Award Winning Cheese

Browse our selection of award winning gourmet cheese garnered in internationally renowned cheese competitions, including the American Cheese Society, the Nantwich International Cheese Show in the UK, and other regional and local competitions.

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San Joaquin Gold

San Joaquin Gold is a farmstead cheese made in style of an Italian Fontina. San Joaquin Gold is named after the rich San Joaquin Valley of Central California, nestled between the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the California Coastal Range Artisan San Joaquin Gold has a natural, thin rind with a tawny buttery color. Mildly sweet and mellow when young, it develops a darker golden hue and nuttier flavor over time. Its flesh is firm and granular with an aroma read more...

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Old Amsterdam

Old Amsterdam is a Dutch gourmet cheese that is ripened to perfection and regularly checked for flavor. It is a gourmet cheese of exceptionally high and consistent quality, with a buttery mature aged Gouda flavor that cuts with ease. Just like the famous wines of distinction, Old Amsterdam is now recognized with 'Premier Grand Cru Classe' and has won numerous European Gold Medals for gourmet chees... read more
Roaring Forties Blue

Roaring Forties Blue Cheese is made by the Kings Island Dairy, on an island just north of Tasmania, Australia. The cheese is named after the infamous Roaring Forties gales which frequently bring westerly winds of more than 100 kms per hour to the island which lies on 40 degrees latitude. This gourmet cheese is a handcrafted cow's milk cheese made from milk from Australian cows. The Roaring Forties... read more
Reypenaer

Reypenaer cheese, one of the great Dutch cheeses, is carefully matured for about 1 year. This Dutch gourmet cheese is aged less than the Reypenaer VSOP, although it is already very old as cheeses go. It does not have the sharper tangy taste of the Reypenaer VSOP, instead it has a soft and creamy flavor that lingers on the palate. Simply delicious! At the International Nantwich Cheese Show (UK) in ... read more
Blue Stilton

Blue Stilton of just Stilton is England's only name-protected cheese. The name-control law stipulates that the cheese can only be manufactured in a specific area with milk from that area. Recipe and aging guidelines are laid down by the Stilton Cheese Makers' Association. The finished product is however not controlled and therefore Stilton's of various qualities can be found. The interior of our h... read more
Brillat-Savarin

Brillat-Savarin is a decadent triple cream gourmet cheese; one of the richest cheeses. A taste to be savored when you are feeling truly ready to be pampered. Brillat-Savarin was created by Henri Androuet. He gave it the name of the famous 18th century French gastronome, Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, the author of the 'Physiologie du gout' (Physiology of Taste), published in 1826; 'Tell me what yo... read more
Apple Smoked Cheddar

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

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
Triple Creme Brie

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
Petit Livarot

Petit Livarot is the smaller version of the Livarot which is known as 'The Colonel' because of the five strips of raffia which are wrapped round it to stop bulging. It has a glossy orange-brown washed rind which can become very dark and rustic looking. The golden paste has little holes and is soft and springy. The French gourmet Petit Livarot is clearly a cheese that cannot be missed because of th... read more
Windsor Blue

Windsor Blue is the Supreme Champion of 2006 and was described by the judges as a creamy blue with a soft buttery texture and a silky smooth mouth feel. It has a unique blue culture that dissects the rich curd and combines to produce a delicate flavor that intensifies with aging. We cut and wrap the Windsor Blue in wedges of 8-ounces and 1 pound.... read more

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