Da Vinci
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$8.34
Da Vinci is a very interesting Dutch Gouda. The full-cream cheese made from pure Dutch cow's milk is filled with a subtle balance of tomatoes, olives and wonderful Mediterranean seasonings. A dash of garlic completes the masterpiece.
DaVinci is perfect cubed or sliced as a snack, on sandwiches (melted as well), shredded on salads, in baked dishes and on vegetables. DaVinci is also a must for the classic Mediterranean Omelet....
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Danish Blue
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$3.66
Danish Blue is also known as Danablu, the Danes invented this blue gourmet cheese in 1927 as an alternative to Roquefort. Though quite unlike Roquefort, Danish Blue cheese has been a huge commercial success and is sold worldwide.
Danish Blue cheese is factory made from pasteurized milk which has been homogenized to ensure a smooth curd and clear taste. It is rindless and comes in foil-wrapped shapes. Danish Blue paste is milk white with very blue veins and a few irregularly distributed holes. It is soft and a little crumbly but surprisingly easy to slice. The flavor is distinctively sharp and salty and without qualification, quite consistently enjoyable.
Danish Blue is a welcome addition t...
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Danish Fontina
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$5.03
Danish Fontina is a red waxed cheese with a pale yellow interior and a semi-soft texture. The flavor of the cheese is mild and slightly sweet.
According to the name Danish Fontina is a derivative of the Italian Fontina d'Aosta, but it does not have the flavor complexity the original DOP cheese has. Danish Fontina makes a good sandwich and snack cheese....
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Delice de Bourgogne
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$9.86
Délice de Bourgogne is a decadent triple-cream gourmet cheese and was the fruit of the imagination of the famous gastronome of the 18th century, Brillat Savarin. The remarkably pungent, somewhat moldy aroma of Délice de Bourgogne belies the velvet-smooth texture and subtle taste of this cheese.
The cheese is similar in appearance and texture to the classic Brie. The outside is yellowish-white in color, with a soft, chalk-like dusty rind. The first layer is soft and smooth and stark white in color.
The center of the Délice cheese is thicker and more consistent than the outside layer and is comparable to that of cream cheese. The blending of the stronger flavored exterior and the more subtle...
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Denmark's Finest Havarti
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$3.25
Havarti cheese is partly inspired by the Tilsit cheese, which was developed in the 1870's in Tilsit, a town in East Prussia. In year 1900 the Tilsit cheese was imported into Denmark;the Danes did not like the taste, but the product was a great export success.
In 1952 the size of the cheese and the method of production were changed. The new cheese type was named Havarti. The name Havarti was chosen to commemorate Mrs. Hanne Nielsen and her husband for their great contribution in the area of cheese production, which they practiced at their farm in the previous century. The farm was called 'Havartigaard', which means The Havarti Farm.
The Havarti gourmet cheese has a supple and creamy paste w...
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Don Olivo
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Don Olivo is made by Emmi in Switzerland and is a cheese with a southern flair that will surprise you with its unique taste. This gourmet cheese is a semi-soft cheese with small pieces of black olives that are a nice contrast to the light yellow cheese.
Don Olivo is aged for 60 days. Serve this cheese as a snack, on an appetizer plate, or in salads.
We cut and wrap this cheese in wedges of 8 ounces and 1 pound....
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Double Gloucester Appleby's
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Double Gloucester is a semi-hard cheese and made from whole milk and is made using a mixture of morning and evening milk, hence the name, Double Gloucester.
Traditionally Double Gloucester is a raw, semi-hard cheese which has been made in Gloucestershire since the 16th century. It was traditionally made as a large wheel with a thickrind to withstand annual cheese rolling ceremonies; when cheeses were rolled down the hills in Gloucestershire to protect the grazing rights.
Appleby's of Hawkstone's gourmet Double Gloucester is made in large flattish cylinders which are cloth wrapped. They have a lovely orange color which is not as vivid as some other cheeses which are dyed with annatto. The c...
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Drunken Goat
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$11.05
The Drunken Goat or Murcia al Vino is a young Spanish goat's milk cheese that is soaked in Doble Pasta Wine for 48-72 hours and then aged for a couple of months. This incredible goat cheese is made the Murcia region of Spain, which is on the Mediterranean coast.
When you taste this gourmet cheese you will experience a mild and rich flavor, and clear sweet and spicy finish from the wine. But while very interesting the wine flavor remains subtle and doesn't over power the cheese. It's very delicious for nibbling on. The Drunken Goat has a firm and brilliantly white interior and a smooth violet rind.
We cut and wrap this cheese in wedges of 8 ounces and 1 pound....
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Dry Monterey Jack Cheese
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$8.38
Dry Monterey Jack cheese is a true masterpiece of American cheese-making and an exclusive with Vella Cheese Company.
This artisanal Californian cheese is firm with a yellowish paste that has a sweet nutty flavor. The cheese is made like the traditional Monterey Jack but aged longer; 7 to 10 months longer. If you like a Partially Dry Jack, you should try the Mezzo Secco from Vella Cheese Company
Due to its age the cheese is great for grating and shredding, but obviously will do well on any cheese board....
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Dubliner
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$6.38
Dubliner is an Irish specialty cheese with a distinctive mature rounded flavor and a natural hint of sweetness achieved by combining a secret recipe and the skills of the Kerrygold master cheese maker. The cheese is typically matured over 12 months.
Dubliner is a robust, aged cow's milk cheese with a texture similar to a Cheddar. In one bite you can taste the diversity of flavors - from nutty to sharp to sweet.
The cheese is named after Ireland's capital and is a simple but still a considered a gourmet cheese. The cheese melts beautifully and could be used as a substitute for Parmesan cheese.
We cut and wrap this cheese in pieces of 8 ounces and 1 pound....
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Durrus Farmhouse Cheese
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Durrus Irish Farmhouse Cheese is a raw milk cheese, made by Jeffa Gill since 1979 in the beautiful upland valley of Coomkeen on the Sheep’s Head peninsula, in the far south-west of Ireland.
Durrus is a lovely coral-colored, semi-soft, washed-rind cheese, made from the milk of local herds. The complex, deep flavor of the cheese captures something of the wild elemental nature of this part of Ireland, where, sometimes, the sun shines, but more often, the wind blows in salt-drenched rain from the Atlantic.
The initial flavors of the cheese are sweet, developing to mushroomy, with a rich creaminess. The flavor has length and depth due to the raw milk and the texture is soft, smooth and creamy.
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Edam
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$33.88
Despite having a long history, real farmhouse Dutch Edam cheese has disappeared and with it its original sharp identity. Today Edam cheese is a pleasant but rather bland factory-produced cheese. Edam cheese is known for its distinctive red wax coating, but this only appears on cheeses for export. Those destined for the home market are sold with their natural thin yellow rind exposed. The buttercup yellow paste is firm but springy, although not usually as rubbery as young factory-made Gouda.
Edam has a lightly spicy aroma and easy taste with a slightly salty flavor lingering on the palate. Edam is made from partially skimmed, pasteurized milk and thus has a relatively low fat content....
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Edel de Cleron
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$16.10
For Vacherin lovers, l'Edel de Cleron is the next best thing. Produced in the same part of Eastern France, the French-Comte. Edel de Cleron is a luscious cow's milk cheese, wrapped with a strip of spruce bark around their perimeter to support the cheese, which is runny when ripe.
L'Edel de Cleron, sometimes called faux Vacherin, is a made with pasteurized cow's milk, and has a Camembert-like bloomy rind when young. As it ripens, some tan molds may colonize the surface. The surface should give with gentle pressure, and it has an earthy, mushroomy aroma even before you unwrap this gourmet cheese....
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Emmental
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$7.08
Emmental is a traditional Swiss gourmet cheese with cooked pressed paste. It is produced starting from milk believed of high quality resulting from specific breeds of local cows primarily nourished on grass and the hay.
When most of the world thinks of 'Swiss Cheese' they are really thinking of Emmental. Ours is not some imitation processed cheese, this is the real deal.
Emmental is one of the largest cheeses in physical size in the world. More than 264 gallons of milk is required for one cheese. During the whole of the ripening process the cheeses have to be turned regularly. In the past this had to be done by hand and the strong muscles of the cheese makers were much feared in the wrestl...
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Emmental Cave-aged
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$10.94
In secluded caves near Lucerne, the finest Emmental cheeses mature for about one year. Resting in cool, humid air of these unique sandstone caverns the cheeses acquire dense texture flecked with salt crystals. The result is a refined, yet intense flavor; strong and fruity with a mature woody finish. The gourmet cheese also has a wonderfully complex aroma of meadows and flowers with raisins and wood fires.
Depending on your preference, we also sell the Emmental that is not as strong as this gourmet cave-aged version....
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Epoisses
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$25.73
Epoisses is made in a small town in Burgundy, in France and is one of the great gourmet cheeses of France and of the world. Each gourmet cheese is covered in an edible reddish-brown coating, and underneath that coating is a creamy, soft, white interior with a daunting aroma that comes straight from the farm, often said it is a candidate for the top ten most pungent French cheeses. Epoisses is produced in small discs and is washed in Marc de Bourgogne as it ripens.
The flavor is deliciously rustic but also creamy and refreshing with sour lemons lingering on the palate. Because of the strong flavor and aroma of this cheese, it is best served on its own, rather than used in cooking. Truly a gr...
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Esrom
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$7.12
Esrom is made in flat rectangular shapes and is usually wrapped in foil. The yellow paste has a supple texture with irregularly shaped holes. The flavor is quite rich and aromatic and seems to grow on the palate. It gains even more spicy flavors and a stronger aroma as it ages.
Invented in the 1930s, this cheese was said to resemble Port Salut and was, for a time, named Danish Port Salut. In fact, it is a much more interesting cheese than Port Salut. In the 1950s it was renamed for a long-forgotten cheese made by the monks of Esrom.
Well wrapped and kept in a cool place, Esrom will keep for a couple of weeks....
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Etivaz
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L'Etivaz AOC is a traditional and artisanal cheese hand-crafted over a wood fire, using raw milk flavoured by Alpine flora. The cheese is from the mountains of Western Switzerland and Etivaz cheese can be seen as a little brother of the well-known Gruyère cheese.
This gourmet cheese has a very distinct taste of the alpine pastures, filled with wild flowers and herbs, and the smoke of the spruce fire resulting in a superb smooth flavor that gives you a melt-in-the mouth feeling.
The cheese is creamier and less sharp than the Gruyère....
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Explorateur
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$16.31
Explorateur, the aristocrat of triple-cream cheeses was invented in 1958 at the time the rocket Explorer was in the news. The French dairy which invented the cheese decided on a topical name and a picture of the rocket still appears on the wrapping.
Explorateur was one of the first cheeses to be created after the triple-cream classification was defined as a cheese with a butterfat content of 75 percent or more. This is achieved by adding a great deal of cream to the milk before coagulation.
This gourmet cheese is produced in small discs with a light, downy velvety white rind. The deep ivory paste is very soft and creamy. The flavor is very rich and mild, deepening a little with maturity....
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