Great Cheese Makes Any Gathering Better

Basiron Rosso

Basiron Pesto Rosso is full of delicious red tomatoes and fresh Italian herbs. Due to its bright red color and great taste Basiron Pesto Rosso excites all your senses. The Veldhuyzen family has more than 125 years of experience in cheese business. They have selected the very best Gouda cheese for you with a rich and creamy taste. Basiron Premium Quality Gouda cheese is produced according to the traditional Dutch recipe and matured in a natural way.  Suggested Wine Pairing: Zinfandel, Red Blends, Southern Italian Red (Sicily especially). 

White Stilton with Mango and Ginger

White Stilton, the young, immature cousin to the world famous British blue cheese, is extra creamy and deliciously tangy. The addition of flavorful ginger and mango tames the brash Stilton and make an addictive cheese that is the perfect aperitif.  Suggested Wine Pairing: Prosecco, Cava, or Champagne

Ewephoria Aged Sheeps Milk Gouda

This new creation from Holland is unlike any other sheep milk cheese you have ever tasted before. The milk comes from a small farm where the sheep are treated like family. Even though this cheese has been aged for nine months, it has developed a sweet and nutty flavor. This cheese has incredible notes of butterscotch and caramel, with a fine grain to it like a Parmesan. It is simply addictive for snacking!   Suggested Wine Pairing: Cabernet Sauvignon and blends, Malbec, and Syrah based wines, but sparkling wines are also fantastic matches with this cheese.

Sgt. Pepper Chevre by Cypress Grove

Towering misty redwood trees and scenic rocky northern California coastline lured Mary Keehn to Humboldt County where she established Cypress Grove Chevre in 1984.
A secret combination of four peppers, exotic spices, and pepper threads result in a complex and visually pleasing experience… with a kick! Get creative with this fun cheese. Toss a disk with angel hair pasta; add a few splashes of pasta water, sautéed shrimp and red bell pepper for a zesty entree. Or add a dollop to spice-up you burgers or salads.  Suggested Wine Pairing: Sauvignon Blanc, White Blends (like Caymus Conundrum or Novy Four Mile Creek White), Crisp Chardonnay

Malagon with Rosemary

Malagon combines rosemary with rich sheep's milk Manchego cheese. After a period of aging, the rosemary that is pressed into the rind of the cheese imparts a wonderful
flavor into the cheese. Suggested Wine Pairing: Malbec, Spanish Reds (Rioja, Tempranillo blends, Garnacha), Cava, Sherry

English Cheddar with Caramelized Onions

From the historic Wensleydale Creamery in England, this latest creation quickly made waves at the New York Fancy Food Show last summer. Creamy, buttery cheddar is perfectly blended with tangy, caramelized onions to produce a new English favorite.  Suggested Wine Pairing: Chardonnay, Syrah/Shiraz, Zinfandel, Merlot, Rhone Reds, but really what you want is a good beer, preferably a stout!

Great Ocean Road Vintage Cheddar

This sharp white cheddar hails from Australia, where it is made from pure milk taken from cows that graze on lush pastures swept by winds from the Southern Ocean. This premium cheddar is tangy with tropical fruit overtones. Perfect to serve as a hors d'oeuvre with fruit or mixed into your favorite recipe for bacon-cheddar biscuits, this is a great cheese to have on hand for all your needs, snacking or culinary.  Suggested Wine Pairing: Rich Chardonnay, almost any big red (Zinfandel, Merlot, Cabernet, etc.)

Mountain Gorgonzola

From Italy's Lombardy region, we present Mountain Gorgonzola, a sharp and tangy cheese. With its white interior laced with streaks of blue, Mountain Gorgonzola is an attractive table cheese and a savory ingredient in your favorite salad. Our Mountain Gorgonzola is definitely an “eating” cheese, as it would be a shame to cook with such a perfect representative of what great Gorgonzola should be.  Suggested Wine Pairing: Italian Reds (Barolo, Recioto, Valpolicella, Dolcetto), Bordeaux, Cabernet Blends (Meritage), or as a dessert course cheese use Muscat, Port, or Sauternes.

Royal Blue Stilton

Long known as "The King of Cheeses", Blue Stilton is one of a handful of British cheeses granted the status of a "protected designation origin" (PDO) by the European Commission. There are just six dairies licensed to make Stilton. To be called Stilton, a cheese must: 1) be made only in the three counties from local milk which is pasteurized before use. 2) be allowed to form its own crust or coat. 3) be un-pressed and have delicate blue veins radiating from the center.   Suggested Wine Pairing: Port is the classic pairing (with walnuts) but modern pairing suggest richer Pinot Noir or Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, or Syrah/Shiraz.

Classic Extra Aged Gouda

One of the rarest, most sought after Dutch specially-cured cheeses has been made in the southern provinces of the Netherlands for over 800 years - Extra Aged Farmer Gouda. Easy to distinguish, it is the dairy world's equivalent of a Rembrandt or Van Gogh. This edible opus magnum has been matured for eighteen months, allowing its body to develop a muted caramel color, matched by an intense flavor with a sweet finish. Extra Aged Gouda can be grated or chunked.  Suggested Wine Pairing: Big Reds of all kinds, especially Cabernet.  These aged gouda cheeses are probably the absolute best cheese to tame a big, highly structured red wine!

Extra Double Aged Gouda

This one simply has to be tasted to be believed. Aged for a full five years, this gouda is both intense and complex. Like a fine wine, maturity has been generous to this gouda, lending it nuances other cheeses only dream of. A beguiling array of flavors tease the taste buds item.  Suggested Wine Pairing: Big Reds of all kinds, especially Cabernet.  These aged gouda cheeses are probably the absolute best cheese to tame a big, highly structured red wine!