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Species Name
Goat
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Harvest Method
Hand Cultivated
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Range & Habitat
Canada
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Producer
Range & Habitat
Mild, Buttery, Sweet
This French innovation may look like pudgy brie, but it's actually much creamier. The mild, buttery flavor has a sweetness that goes very well with champagne and fresh fruit. Fromage d'Affinois may remind you of a triple-creme, so loaded it is with silky fat. But that texture is achieved by "ultra filtration" which breaks down the fat molecules in the milk in order to further disperse them through the paste. The result is a thick, nearly whipped spread of tangy, milky goodness.
Behold: The Pyramid of Cheese. This Loire Valley pasteurized goat cheese takes its shape from Napolean who demanded that pointed tops be removed after his military failings in Egypt. We cave age this one, meaning we grow the rind to ensure a thin, cohesive skin that's never bitter or soapy, and dense paste that's lightly piquant, with the minerally notesĀ of our Cave 3 Great with dry sparklers. As seen in the New York Times.
Rich, Pungent, Sweet
This famous Italian blue is made from the gently pasteurized morning milk of cows in Lombardy. So thick and rich is the heavy paste, that when pierced to aerate the interior it caves in - thus minimizing oxygen-fueled blue veining within. The resulting flavor is rich, pungent and relatively sweet when considered next to the sturdy, more piquant, though equally notorious Mountain Gorgonzola. Frequently used in Italy in sauces or on fresh bread, but equally superb for dessert with fresh pears, apples and a drizzle of honey. And Moscato, naturally.