CHEESE NEWS 10-9-05
Finally, the much-anticipated, long-awaited PLEASANT RIDGE RESERVE is IN STOCK!!!!
This is a small company that hand-makes, hand-washes and hand-wraps each piece of cheese they sell. When I call to talk to "someone" inevitably "the big boss" picks up the phone himself. This cheese is shipped directly from the farm to Dilly Deli Wines & Gourmet to ensure great quality!
This cheese is everything they describe on their website and more. It's rich, has multiple layers of flavor and I can imagine why it has won the accolades it has. Best of all, you can buy it from us for less than it would cost from the farm.
Gruyere fans -- forget France, celebrate the farmstead Pleasant Ridge Reserve from the good old USA!
Pleasant Ridge Reserve has received numerous prestigious awards. Most Recently Pleasant Ridge Reserve was awarded Best of Show at the 2005 American Cheese Society conference, an accolade it won for the second time, having been awarded Best of Show in 2001 as well. Additionally, Pleasant Ridge Reserve was named U.S. Champion at the 2003 U.S Championship cheese contest. Pleasant Ridge Reserve is the only cheese to ever win both national competitions.
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New from Carr Valley, another renowned Wisconsin Farmstead cheese producer - Coco Cardona. This is a goat milk cheese, mild and slightly sweet, coated with cocoa. I've had the privilege of meeting Sid Cook several times and his lineup is worthy of all the praise and awards. A bit pricier, but again, worth the premium, this cheese (as well as the Casa Bolo also in stock)
More information courtesy of the Carr Valley Site:
COCOA CARDONA
Chocolate and cheese unite beautifully in this award-winning American Original. Made in 8-lb. wheels, it features our delicious Cardona aged and rubbed with cocoa powder. The cocoa flavor is subtle, the rind a lovely brown, and the end result like nothing you've ever tasted. It took 1st Place in its class at the 2004 American Cheese Society Competition and Best of Class & Overall Second Runner-Up out of 1,000 entries in the 2005 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest.
SECRET SALE
Those of you who have been adventurous enough to try . . . . Roaring Forties Blue from Australia . . . know just how incredible this cheese is. Dense, mild, but with flavors indicative of the production area -- like no other "blue" of any quality here in the US, and even Europe. One customer has personally sustained the presence of this gem in our case, and everyone who has tried it has bought it. Good news for you - I overbought. So! Instead of the great bargain of $20/lb I'm taking off about 25% and the cheese in the case is marked at $16.95 a pound. There's one wheel in there, cut in various sizes, so dig in and try it if you haven't and stock up if you have. For the true believer . . . I have one more whole wheel in back, that you, true Roaring Forties connoisseur, can have at an additional 5% off. First come, first served. If you like blue cheeses you are crazy if you don't take advantage of my overstock situation!
I encourage everyone to visit our cheese blog at http://www.dillydeli.com/ if you haven't yet (and for all of you new to the Dilly Wines & Gourmet ENews) to revisit all the great cheeses added recently.
Finally, the much-anticipated, long-awaited PLEASANT RIDGE RESERVE is IN STOCK!!!!
This is a small company that hand-makes, hand-washes and hand-wraps each piece of cheese they sell. When I call to talk to "someone" inevitably "the big boss" picks up the phone himself. This cheese is shipped directly from the farm to Dilly Deli Wines & Gourmet to ensure great quality!
This cheese is everything they describe on their website and more. It's rich, has multiple layers of flavor and I can imagine why it has won the accolades it has. Best of all, you can buy it from us for less than it would cost from the farm.
Gruyere fans -- forget France, celebrate the farmstead Pleasant Ridge Reserve from the good old USA!
Pleasant Ridge Reserve has received numerous prestigious awards. Most Recently Pleasant Ridge Reserve was awarded Best of Show at the 2005 American Cheese Society conference, an accolade it won for the second time, having been awarded Best of Show in 2001 as well. Additionally, Pleasant Ridge Reserve was named U.S. Champion at the 2003 U.S Championship cheese contest. Pleasant Ridge Reserve is the only cheese to ever win both national competitions.
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New from Carr Valley, another renowned Wisconsin Farmstead cheese producer - Coco Cardona. This is a goat milk cheese, mild and slightly sweet, coated with cocoa. I've had the privilege of meeting Sid Cook several times and his lineup is worthy of all the praise and awards. A bit pricier, but again, worth the premium, this cheese (as well as the Casa Bolo also in stock)
More information courtesy of the Carr Valley Site:
COCOA CARDONA
Chocolate and cheese unite beautifully in this award-winning American Original. Made in 8-lb. wheels, it features our delicious Cardona aged and rubbed with cocoa powder. The cocoa flavor is subtle, the rind a lovely brown, and the end result like nothing you've ever tasted. It took 1st Place in its class at the 2004 American Cheese Society Competition and Best of Class & Overall Second Runner-Up out of 1,000 entries in the 2005 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest.
SECRET SALE
Those of you who have been adventurous enough to try . . . . Roaring Forties Blue from Australia . . . know just how incredible this cheese is. Dense, mild, but with flavors indicative of the production area -- like no other "blue" of any quality here in the US, and even Europe. One customer has personally sustained the presence of this gem in our case, and everyone who has tried it has bought it. Good news for you - I overbought. So! Instead of the great bargain of $20/lb I'm taking off about 25% and the cheese in the case is marked at $16.95 a pound. There's one wheel in there, cut in various sizes, so dig in and try it if you haven't and stock up if you have. For the true believer . . . I have one more whole wheel in back, that you, true Roaring Forties connoisseur, can have at an additional 5% off. First come, first served. If you like blue cheeses you are crazy if you don't take advantage of my overstock situation!
I encourage everyone to visit our cheese blog at http://www.dillydeli.com/ if you haven't yet (and for all of you new to the Dilly Wines & Gourmet ENews) to revisit all the great cheeses added recently.
posted by RRR @ 1:46 PM
