Our Education Portal features a plethora of cheese facts and answers to the most commonly asked questions we get in the shop.
Alpine cheeses are definitely a favorite of cheesemongers. This style of cheese is produced in the Alps (Switzerland, France, Italy, and Austria) using unpasteurized cow’s milk. We’ve compiled this list of Alpine cheese facts to help you understand why this style is so cherished and adored. Hopefully it inspires you to ask for an Alpine next time you’re at the cheese counter!
Read MoreNew to the cheese case is La Sanglèe des Couardise, haling from deep in the valleys of the Swiss Jura. It is a washed rind cheese matured in a wrapping of spruce tree cambium (inner bark layer) and was originally made as a special Christmas gift from the cheese maker to his family and friends.
Read MoreIn many Swiss and Dutch style cheeses you will find these small holes dotted throughout the interior paste. These are called “eyes” and are formed by microbial gas production. …
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