Northwest Artisan Cheese Guide
For help in distinguishing among all the great Northwest artisan cheeses, here is a short - and certainly not comprehensive - starter guide from Angela Allen.
SCIO HERITAGE: Ancient Heritage Dairy’s hard raw sheep’s milk cheese is made from the milk of the East Friesian flock in Scio, Oregon. www.ancientheritagedairy.com
LARZAC: A soft-ripened goat’s milk cheese with a layer of grape-leaf ash in the center, it’s one of Monteillet Fromagerie’s best sellers. Dayton, Washington 509-382-1917
OREGONZOLA: One of Rogue Creamery’s award-winning blues from Central Point, Oregon. www.roguecreamery.com
GARLIC-ONION CHEVRE: A signature soft goat’s milk cheese from Country Pride Farm in Ridgefield, Oregon. 360-687-1625
CAMEMBERT: A French-style, soft-ripened, single-herd Jersey cow’s milk cheese from Oregon Gourmet Cheeses in Albany, Oregon. www.oregongourmetcheeses.com
GOUDA: An award-winning, nutty-flavored, semi-hard Gouda from Willamette Valley Cheese Co. in Salem, Oregon. www.wvcheeseco.com
Comments
FYI - Country Pride Farm is no longer in business.
Posted by: PNWCheese | November 21, 2007 4:25 PM
Another great artisanal cheese is from Pat Morford's Three Ring Farm and her 50+ goats: Rivers Edge Chevre. One is a wonderful soft spread with sun dried tomatoes, and my favorite is her Humbug Mountain bloomy rind cheese. Mmmmm.
Posted by: Rebecca | November 21, 2007 8:04 PM