Garrotxa - goat's milk hard cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, Spain. This goat’s milk cheese was once produced solely in the Garrotxa area of Catalonia. This is the area of the Pyrenees region of Spain that is furthest to the East, lying right on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Spanish Garrotxa cheese has a white interior with a very creamy texture that is surrounded by a natural mold rind. It has an unusual but mild flavor with a light acidity and a hint of hazelnuts. It melts very smoothly, but we like to eat it out of hand. It is sure to become a new Spanish favorite. Appropriate wines: Garrotxa is delicious with young fruity white wines, such as the white Albarino from Galicia, Oloroso Sherries from Jerez, Muscatels produced in Navarra and Valencia, Spain.
Emmentaler - cow's milk hard cheese, cut - 1 lb/0.45 kg, Switzerland. Emmentaler is a hard, pale yellow Swiss cheese. It has a sweet smell, with a fruity taste and delicate aroma. The most prominent feature of mmentaler is the walnut-sized holes it contains. Emmentaler is probably the origin of the sterotypical holey cheese image. Cheese is originally from Emmental in the Swiss canton of Bern. Uses: Table cheese, grilling, fondue. In Switzerland Emmentaler is combined with Gruyere and Swiss white wine to make fondues. A glass of the same white wine forms a perfect complement. When served on the table, a crisp dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc or Shiraz, is preferred by most.
Tete de Moine - cow's milk hard cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, Switzerland. Tete de Moine was invented by monks at Bellelay Abbey, in the Bernese Jura mountains. 'Tete deMoine' means 'monks head' and derives from the tax levied by the abbey whereby the farmers would provide one cheese for each monk during the season. The Swiss cheese is formed into the shape of a short cylinder. It has a firm, straw yellow paste and a spicy, fruity flavor and aroma. It is matured from four to six months and receives regular brine washings which produces a red sticky rind. Tete de Moine is often shaved using a special cutter called a 'girolle'. Shaving the cheeses releases all the aroma and flavors. Sometimes it is eaten with pepper and powdered cumin. Compliments: This cheese goes well as a fondue or melted into soup or pasta. Appropriate wines: White Burgundy. Great for a Swiss gourmet food gift.
Tete de Moine - cow's milk hard cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, Switzerland. Tete de Moine was invented by monks at Bellelay Abbey, in the Bernese Jura mountains. 'Tete deMoine' means 'monks head' and derives from the tax levied by the abbey whereby the farmers would provide one cheese for each monk during the season. The Swiss cheese is formed into the shape of a short cylinder. It has a firm, straw yellow paste and a spicy, fruity flavor and aroma. It is matured from four to six months and receives regular brine washings which produces a red sticky rind. Tete de Moine is often shaved using a special cutter called a 'girolle'. Shaving the cheeses releases all the aroma and flavors. Sometimes it is eaten with pepper and powdered cumin. Compliments: This cheese goes well as a fondue or melted into soup or pasta. Appropriate wines: White Burgundy. Great for a Swiss gourmet food gift.
Havarti Creamy - cow's milk, semi-soft cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, Denmark. Havarti Creamy is Denmark’s most popular cheese. Traditionally the cheese is aged on rye straw and occasionally brine washed, which contributes to it's characteristic aroma of an old, humid cellar. The rind may show many colorful molds (white, yellow and red), a result of the wild grasses that the Salers cows eat during summer and autumn. The texture is semi-soft often with small eyes in the paste. The flavor is a wonderful combination of a summer pasture and sweet, fruity milk flavors. Appropriate wines: Bordeaux, Saint Estephe and Californian Cabernet.
Grana Padano Parmesan - cow's milk hard cheese, cooked - aged 18 months - 11 lb/5 kg, Italy. Grana Padano is classified as a DOP cheese meaning it is one of the elite cheeses in Italy. It has a tangy, fruity flavor.
Parmesan Parmigiano Reggiano - cow's milk hard cheese - 18-21 lb/8.2-9.5 kg, Italy. Parmigiano Reggiano is a prestigious cheese, unique for its inimitable quality originated eight centuries ago in the area between Parma and Reggio Emilia. It contains a concentration of highly nutritious substances. Seven quarts of milk are needed to make each pound of cheese. Slow, natural aging produces an unparalelled taste, easy digestion and substancial nourishment. Appropriate wines: Powerful merlot from Napa or Tokay from Hungria. Compliments: This cheese goes well as an addition to soups, salads, pasta dishes and veal/chicken.
Parmigiano Reggiano - cow's milk hard cheese 10-16 oz/300-500 gr, Italy. Italian Parmigiano Reggiano cheese is a prestigious cheese, unique for its inimitable quality originating eight centuries ago in the area between Parma and Reggio Emilia. It contains a concentration of highly nutritious substances. Seven quarts of milk are needed to make each pound of cheese. Slow, natural aging produces an unparalleled taste, easy digestion and substantial nourishment. Compliments: This cheese goes well as an addition to soups, salads, pasta dishes and veal/chicken. Appropriate wines: Strong Merlot from Napa or Tokay from Hungria.
Taleggio - cow's milk soft stinky cheese DOP - 8 oz/225 gr, Italy. The softest, creamiest member of the famous Italian Stracchino cheeses, Taleggio was first made in the valley of the same name, located in the historic province of Bergamo. Taleggio made its debut in the international cheese markets after World War I, around the same time as its cousin Bel Paese. Its rough, rosy crust (inedible), pale yellow interior, and rich, buttery, fruity, and slightly salty flavor are what give Taleggio its individuality. Taleggio's soft, incredibly flavorful interior is creamy in texture and has a pungent aroma. The cheese imparts the essence of the Italian countryside. Appropriate wines: Goes with a young red from Northern Italy like Valpolicella and Bardolino or a Beaujolais (Gamay). Compliments: This gourmet cheese goes well sliced and added to hot dishes.
Pecorino Romano - Genuine Fulvi - sheep's milk hard cheese - 10 oz/285 gr, Italy. Pecora in Italian means sheep and Pecorino Romano is one of Italy's oldest cheeses. Today most Pecorino cheese is made in Sardina, Italy. This slightly spicy, sharp, tangy sheep cheese gets increasingly robust with age. Compliments: Try Pecorino Romano with homemade bread, fresh fava beans and wine. Try whittling off shavings and enjoying with salami. It is also a treat with ripe pears and honey. Appropriate Wines: Dry but rich reds, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah/Shiraz, Merlot, Zinfandel. Great for Italian food gifts.
Jarlsberg - cow's milk semi soft cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, Norway. Jarslberg - the world’s most popular variety of “Baby Swiss” cheese. Jarlsberg cheese is a hole-ridden, mild cheese that resembles Emmentaler and Gruyere in flavor and texture, but with a splendidly sweet, nutty and fruity aftertaste, perfect for a table cheese or a superb sandwich.
Manchego El Trigal - aged 6 months - sheep's milk hard cheese - 8-10 oz/220-280 gr, Spain. Manchego is Spain’s most popular sheep's milk cheese. The sheep come from the plains of La Mancha, the home of the famous Don Quixote. The area is extremely hot and the sheep graze on dry pastures and grain stubble fields. When it comes time to mature, like many other Spanish cheeses, Manchego is smeared with olive oil. It has a very potent, nutty flavor that is unforgettable. The amount of time this cheese matures varies. Appropriate wines: Rioja Alta, Penedes, young cabernet. You can also try with a beer. Percentage of Fat: 55%.
Manchego Mini "El Trigal" - aged sheep's milk semi soft cheese - 2.2-2.4 lb/1-1.1 kg, Spain. El Trigal is produced by the Corcuera Family, which was the first in all of Castilla La Mancha to make and commercialize Manchego cheese. The best cheese is produced when the milk is the richest, which is between August and December. This Spanish cheese Manchego is extremely buttery and aged to perfection at either 3 months, 6 months (semi-curado) or 1 year (anejo). Appropriate Wines: Rioja Alta, Penedes, young cabernet. You can also try with a beer.
Gruyere - cow's milk hard cheese - 8 oz/225 gr, Switzerland. Gruyere is a buttery and toasty-flavored cheese. It is hard with a firm, yet pliable texture. The texture is dense and compact, yet flexible. It is this density that makes it stronger and less stringy than Emmental when heated, so it is better for grating, grilling and in soups. When Gruyere cheese is first cut, the aroma suggests a million meadow flowers trapped in rich, creamy milk. Sligtly grainy, the cheese has a wonderful complexity of flavors – at first fruity, then revealing a more earthy, nutty characteristic that lingers on the palate. Uses: Serve it with red or white Burgundies, a range of Rhone reds from Cote Rotie to Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Bandol, Alsatian reds and whites. Great accompaniments are: Red apples, hazel nuts and hearty breads. A classic cheese fondue.
Cashel Blue - cow's milk semi soft cheese, cut cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, Ireland.
This cheese is made in a similar way to Roquefort although it is softer, moister and less salty. When young the cheese is firm and relatively moist with a fresh and slightly sharp flavor. With aging it develops a melt-in-the-mouth creaminess and a rounder, mellower flavor. Cashel Blue can be matured for up to six months. All milk used for the cheese is now pasteurized. The very best cheese is made from April to October when the cows are out to pasture, but Cashel Blue is still excellent throughout the year.
Great for an Irish gourmet food gift.
Origin: Ireland
Packaging: Wrap
Preparation: Cut Cheese
Shelf Life Refrigerated: 2 months
Shipping: Product is perishable and will be shipped via FedEx Priority Overnight
Chaumes - cow's milk semi soft stinky cheese - cut to order - 1 lb/454 gr, France. Based upon traditional Trappist-style cheeses, this has proven to be one of the most popular of the modern French cheese varieties. This soft rind is bright tangerine-orange and the interior is smooth, supple and quite rubbery. Although it looks as though it is about to run, the cheese is actually fairly dense and feels wonderfully rich and creamy on the tongue. Food compliments: Goes well on a mixed wheat roll or crusty french bread
Morbier - Montboisse - cow's milk semi soft cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, France. The rind of Morbier cheese is natural and rubbed, and the paste is supple and sweet. It is a mild cheese, originally made for personal consumption by the cheesemaker of Comte. Today, the black layer is a harmless vegetable product and purely decorative. The shape is round, with building sides and horizontal black furrow through the middle. The paste is uncooked and pressed, the color is ivory to pale yellow. Appropriate wines: Muscat, Jura's wines, some red light Burgundy wines. Percentage of Fat: 45%
Saint Nectaire Laitier - cow's milk semi soft cheese - 1 lb/454 gr, France. The cheese's name comes from the name of a French general, Sir de Sennecterre in the XVIII century. It has a greyish-purple rind, with dots and stains of white, yellow and red molds. The pate is supple with a silky texture, heavy on the tongue, resistant to the bite.
Caciotta al Tartufo - semi soft cheese with truffles pieces - 1 lb/454 gr, Italy. This semi-soft cheese with black truffles is made from a blend of cow's and sheep's milk, and aged about one month. The paste is mild and gentle and the flavor of truffles is an original delicacy to match with sharp wines. Appropriate wines: Strong Merlot from Napa or Tokay from Hungria. Percentage of Fat: 50%
Ubriaco del Piave - cow's milk semi soft cheese - 1 lb/16 oz, Italy. Ubriaco cheese is Italian for drunk or intoxicated, which suits this cheese because it is bathed in Cabernet, Merlot and Raboso must for three months, creating a bruise-colored rind and a very fruity flavor. It has a sweet fragrance, and the cheese itself is semi-soft, white and creamy. The Piave is a river in northern Italy.
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