Crafted in Croatia, this spread is bold and intense with rich and sweet flavor. It's the perfect addition to any cheese plate or toasted cheese sandwich!
Suggested Cheese Pairings:
All cheese varieties from Brie, to blue cheese to aged cheddars
By wedding this rich, creamy cheese to the berry and plum notes of Merlot, we’ve created a marriage of flavors destined to make your taste buds say, “I do.” On that note, if you invite a few friends from our pairing guide — say, toasted walnuts, thin slices of prosciutto and semisweet chocolates for dessert — the honeymoon never has to end.
Hailing from the Normandy region of northwestern France, Saint Andre is a triple crème cow's milk cheese with a high fat (75%) content that can be contributed to the addition of velvety heavy cream, making it dense, buttery and rich.
While the inside is ivory white in color, the rind is covered with a velvety and powdery bloomy mold to protect the creamy contents inside.
Saint Andre can best be described as an intense version of Brie.
Soft-Ripened Goat Milk Cheese from Humboldt County California
The Original American Original®. Conceived in a dream (yes, really!) by founder Mary Keehn, this masterpiece paved the way for soft-ripened goat cheese in America. Each handcrafted wheel features a distinctive ribbon of edible vegetable ash. You'll enjoy buttermilk and fresh cream, complemented with floral notes, herbaceous overtones, and a clean citrus finish. As Humboldt Fog matures, the creamline develops and the flavor intensifies.
Pairing:
Drizzle with honey and serve with prosciutto, tart apple and Marcona almonds
Crumble it over a fall or summer salad of greens with a vinaigrette
Beer Pairing: IPAs, Porters, or Wheats, Pale Ales, or Stouts
Wine Pairings: Demi-Sec Sparkling Wine, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Rosé, Sweet Sheet, Zinfandel, Pinot Noir, or a Vouvray
Awards
American Cheese Society 1998, 2002, 2005, 2019
Best of California, California State Fair 2019
Gold, World Cheese Awards 2014, 2018
Gold, London International Cheese Competition 2004
Best of Class, US Championship Cheese Contest 2017
Best Cheese & Dairy Product, IFFCS (New York) 2002
Storage
To optimize the quality of Humboldt Fog, keep cheese cold (32°–40°F) and wrapped in waxed paper. Re-wrapping soft-ripened cheese in wax or parchment paper will allow the cheese to breathe as it continues to ripen. Removing from the refrigerator at least one hour before serving.
Bite-size nuggets of fresh cheese, also known as “squeaky cheese,” Cheese Curds are an ideal snack food, simple, appetizer, or delicious ingredient. Our Plain Cheese Curds are full-flavored with a clean, milky taste.
Sometimes compared to Brie, Fromager d'Affinois has a white, flossy rind but the interior paste is much more ivory in color. The texture is soft, smooth and yielding, with a tendency to become runny under the rind and remain quite a bit firmer in the center - thereby creating two textures in one.
Flavors are mild and subdued, with notes of salt and a slight hint of mushrooms.
Perfect Pairings:
Pairs well with many wines. However, it goes particularly well with champagne or sparkling wine, since the effervescence cuts the richness of the cheese and cleanses the palate.
Old Irish Creamery’s Irish Porter is an original and definitive Irish Plain Porter Cheese. Each brown truckle is individually handcrafted with plain Irish porter, producing a unique marbled effect throughout the cheese.
Perfect as an appetizer, Irish Porter can also form a unique and attractive centerpiece on an after-dinner cheese board.
Full-flavored with a chocolate-laced tang, Porter pairs well with a cold pint of Irish Stout or a full-bodied red wine.
It is the quality of milk from the rich, green pastures of North Holland that gives this award winning cheese it's incredible flavor.
The land rises up from low-lying seas into the earth dispursing the ocean clay which is especially rich in mineral sediment into the surrounding fields. All of this makes the milk from this area noticeably sweeter and richer than any other Dutch milk.
Serving Suggestion Appetizer, Main Course or Dessert
This four-year aged gourmet cheese has a deep flavor with caramel overtones and tiny salt crystals.
It makes a great table cheese and is fantastic for dessert with wine, beer, port or your favorite drinks.
World Cheese Champion - 2016.
At the Madison, Wisconsin, USA World Cheese Competition, BEST OF SHOW category the NOORD HOLLANDER Aged Gouda was given the award of Second Runner up.
This favorite from Beecher’s fleet of artisan cheeses celebrates the great thirteenth-century adventurer Marco Polo – credited with bringing pepper and other discoveries to Europe.
Beecher’s Marco Polo takes lightly milled and cracked green and black peppercorns and blends them with our creamy cheese. The resulting cheese is rich in savory umami and butter notes.
A monger favorite among the truffle cheeses. Semisoft gouda with tangy goat flavor that combines beautifully with earthy black truffles to create a robust gouda.