Ok folks, I got to thinking from the thread Beloitpiper started saying he was going to work for a fromagier. Just as Xmarks is all things kilts (well ok, almost all) then is there a website that covers cheese as well?

I love cheese and would really like to broaden my palate.

Anyone?

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You could start here and here.

Just "gourmet cheese" Google results. I'm a Tillamook girl myself :)

You're too far away, but about 2 hours down the road west of me on the Arizona Strip there's a Dairy Store across from a dairy that sells fresh unpaturized cheese in most every succulent flavor you can think of. I'm partial to their smoked gouda and Swiss.

Since they can't ship the unpaturized cheese you have to go there to buy it...but without all the handling costs they sell it retail at about half the cost of supermarket cheese. Every few months I make a run over there and stock up. It keeps very well in the refrigerator.

Brand name is Meadowayne. There's also Finney Farms just over the line in Utah. You can Google them both. Finney Farms site has the coolest music...Don't mean to be evasive, just need to respect the rules of the board.

But if you're ever over visiting in the Zion National Park area, its worth a side trip to taste some of the most succulent fresh cheese there is. They even offer squeaky cheese.

We have a list of our domestic (read: Wisconsin) cheese here: http://fromagination.com/cheese_wi.php

Of course, we also have a long list of international cheeses also. If you'd like to try any, I can ship them to you.

I'd recommend The Cheese Primer by Steve Jenkins. It's not a website, but rather a weighty book. When I started working at the cheese counter of the Saint Helena, CA Dean and DeLuca, it was my go-to reference. It doesn't cover many of the newer artisan cheeses made here in the US, but it's a fantastic source of cheese information.

David

Out of interest, do you have British cheeses over there? If so, are they easily obtained, and is there much variety of choice?

Jock,
It all depends on the store. We had quite a few at the place I worked (in Napa Valley.) It's been over a year since I left, but off the top of my head we had Montgomery Cheddar, Keen's Cheddar, Isle of Mull Cheddar, Double Gloucester, Caerphilly, Colston Basset Stilton...and I know there were at least a few more that I can't recall. Here in Missoula, MT I'd consider myself lucky to find even a single British cheddar.

David

Most grocery stores now carry some imported cheeses. In recent years, the American consumer has gained an interest in imported cheeses, as well as domestic farmstead cheeses, much like the microbrewery explosion not so many years ago.

The Cheese primer mentioned earlier is a great book with lots of information.

A site I have often used to obtain different cheeses is www.igourmet.com

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Originally Posted by Jock Scot

Out of interest, do you have British cheeses over there? If so, are they easily obtained, and is there much variety of choice?

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Our store has a lot. I'm not sure the exact number, but some of my favorites are Bonchester, Double Gloucester, Sage Derby, Dorset Blue Vinney, Wensleydale, Dovedale, Stilton, Banded Cheddar, and Red Leicester.

Nothing like a slice of Buffalo Mozzarella, tomato and a little dab of pesto!!!