Coming Soon Muenster d'Alsace

On order and due to arrive within the next two weeks - our first shipment of this wonderful, washed rind DOC cheese. Mmmmmm. Burke has waxed eloquent over this cheese, particularly how perfect it is with Alsatian Gwertztramainer.

Just in time - because Chuck and Burke are bringing in two cases of extremely limited availability Alsatian field blend wine, which should be a wonderful match with this cheese. See their blog or call for more information.

If you want to preorder a wheel, give me a call.

Robbie

Coming Soon!

Coming Friday - a new Farmestead US Cheese MouCo ColoRouge. This is a natural rind cheese that is mostly redish-orange in color, with a slight white hazing. They start with pasteurized whole milk, then the cheese is ladeled by hand into forms that give the ceese its shape and size. During the two week aging period, the cheese is turned and "smeared" by hande - this is a process by which each cheese is rubbed by hand to help in the development of the special rind characteristics. The cheese is then wrapped in a special foil imported from Europe that allows it to "breathe", keeping the cheese "alive" and fresh during the entire shelf life. The flavor changes as it ages. Soft and reamy with mild buttery overtones give way to complex spicy tone and furthering depths of complexity. Nicely sized at 5.3oz wheels.

New Cheeses - Epoisses +

In our crusade to be the best lil' cheesehouse on the East Side - we're bringing in more cheeses and more hard-to-find more perishable cheeses. Because they are more perishable, they'll come and go fast. Fortunately we've hooked up with TWO companies that have a shipping program, but keep in mind most cheeses need to be pre ordered. I've taken a few successful stabs at bringing in cheeses you find interesting, but look forward to YOUR input (and preorders) on more exotic cheeses. Epoisses (Appellation d'origine) is a soft, ripe cow's milk cheese from france. The wine is washed with eau d vie. As a washed rind cheese it does have a slight "cheesy" scent, and the interior is soft, slightly salty with hints of yeastiness. Like wine from Bourgogne
, this is a name controlled cheeses - which must meet specific criteria. The recommendation is to serve it with a big hearty red wine (a full bodied Burgundy for instance). We also sampled it with Champagne on Sunday and it was delicious with the bubbly as well. This is the second order for this cheese, and 75% of the people who try this buy it - finding it more than worthy of the $17.95 a 9oz wheel pricetag. HALF of this shipment has already sold - and it is even more perfectly ripe than the last order. I don't expect it to last through the weekend.