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These brainy little buttons herald from the Asturias region in Spain and are cousins of Afuega’l pitu, considered to be one of the oldest Spanish cheeses. A firm, surface ripened cheese, Rey Silo is made from raw cow’s milk and aged for two months in underground cellars on the banks of the Nalon River. It…
If you are used to flavorless, pasteurized Manchego, often found throughout the United States, you are in for a treat! Pasamontes Manchego is on another level of complexity with a long-lingering finish, and noticeable depth that set this producer and their methods apart from the rest.
If you are used to flavorless, pasteurized Manchego, often found throughout the United States, you are in for a treat! Pasamontes Manchego is on another level of complexity with a long-lingering finish and noticeable depth that set this producer and their methods apart from the rest.
A rare made-to-order Rogers Collection selection, Veigadarte is a rulo de cabra (goat’s roll) made in Spain with a soft ripened bloomy rind. The cheesemaker, Joaquin Casado, makes this delightful ash rind cheese with milk from his own goat herd, a mix of two special Spanish breeds, one called “Florida,” and one called “Murciana.” The…
The best type of truffle cheese, Pastura con Trufa highlights the eye-opening notes in black truffle while not losing what’s special about the milk. Rich, buttery with notes of nutmeg, warmed milk and a hint of lanolin, this is a complex yet subtle gem.
There is no truer expression of the Navarra Mountain area than this Alain Idiazabal DOP cheese. Made with an adherence to ancient techniques, the milk from local wild-grazing herds and smoked over local beechwood, it’s as transportive as you can get. This Idiazabal is naturally coated and produced with pure sea salt (no additives).
Torta-style cheeses are among the most unique cheeses in Spain and perhaps even the world. This is a handcrafted cheese made from the exceptional and pure raw milk from Finca Pascualete’s own flock of Extremadura Merino sheep. They graze on a variety of arboreal species, natural grasses, wild flowers and indigenous herbs that grow naturally…
Torta-style cheeses are among the most unique cheeses in Spain and perhaps even the world. This is a handcrafted cheese made from the exceptional and pure raw milk from Finca Pascualete’s own flock of Extremadura Merino sheep. The sheep graze on a variety of arboreal species, natural grasses, wild flowers and indigenous herbs that grow…
Quixart’s Pau is a Sant Mateu cheese, which means it is a pasteurized goat’s milk cheese of orange color due to the unique rind. His milk comes only from his own herd and the area’s natural flora comprises much of the goats’ diet and imparts a unique savory flavor to his cheese. He ages it…
For over a century the team at Queso Quintana has specialized in maturing and marketing cheeses. Quintana focuses specifically on cheeses with the Mahon-Menorca PDO designation: a truly focused operation located in Alajor on Spain’s Menorca island (just off the cost of Barcelona, Menorca is an official UNESCO Biosphere Reserve). The cheeses matured by Quintana…