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This Utah-based company sources milk from a fourth generation family dairy located just 10 miles north of Beehive Creamery. Known for the popular Barely Buzzed cheese, which is rubbed with ground espresso, the brand’s newer TeaHive is coated in ground black tea and bergamot. The result is a delicious semi-firm cheese with hints of citrus. SRP: $8.50 per 6 ounces
This award-winning sharp cheddar is aged for 10 to 15 months in a specially calibrated vault at the legendary Jasper Hill Farm Cellars based in Greensboro Bend, Vermont. To achieve a sweet, sharp and nutty taste, and crystalline texture, cheesemakers source milk exclusively from one herd of Holstein cows in Peacham, Vermont, and routinely turn and brush the cheese as it ages. SRP: $26.99 per pound
This seasonal, festive delight hails from Pt. Reyes Station, California, located about an hour north of San Francisco. Made with organic milk from Jersey Cows, this buttery, soft cheese is aged four weeks, lightly sprayed with organic muscat wine to encourage a bloomy rind and then dusted with organic sweet and spicy pepper flakes. SRP: $15 to $17 per wheel
This New York-based creamery is dedicated to producing 100 percent grass-fed dairy products through responsible land management (cows are never, ever supplemented with grain or soy). Maple Hill’s USDA Organic milk is sent to the Vermont-based Grafton Village Cheese creamery, which specializes in raw milk cheese production, to age for a whopping 12 months. SRP: $8.99-$9.99 per 7 ounces
A fresh chevre made with pasteurized goat milk, salt, cultures and a surprisingly tasty combination of lavender and fennel pollen. Tangy and tinged with floral and licorice notes, this pretty round is excellent when paired with Medjool dates, honey and a sweet Riesling or Sauvignon Blanc. From a 32-year-old company based in northern California that prioritizes environmentally friendly business practices. SRP: $7.50-$8.99 per 4 ounces
New from this nearly 30-year-old brand, Vermont Creamery sources goat’s milk from a network of 17 family goat and dairy farms located in Vermont, New Hampshire and Ontario—and it pays farmers a premium for their products. This joyful, crimson log is rolled in dried cranberries, orange peel and cinnamon for a show-stopping holiday appetizer. SRP: $4.99
New from this nearly 30-year-old brand, Vermont Creamery sources goat’s milk from a network of 17 family goat and dairy farms located in Vermont, New Hampshire and Ontario—and it pays farmers a premium for their products. This joyful, crimson log is rolled in dried cranberries, orange peel and cinnamon for a show-stopping holiday appetizer. SRP: $4.99
Add these cheeses from across the country to your cheese case or counter—and be sure to tell shoppers about the story behind them.
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