OUR NOVEMBER CHEESE & ACCOMPANIMENTS
The newest cheese from farmstead producer Sequatchie Cove, Walden, is made in Tennessee's Sequatchie Valley. Walden has a silky, velvety paste and a delightfully edible rind. It's complex with walnut and woodsy notes and finishes with a hint of buttered white mushroom.
Farm/Producer/Importer: Sequatchie Cove Creamery
Place: Sequatchie, TN
Style: Bloomy
Milk Type: Cow
Rennet: Traditional
Age: 30 Days
Pairing: Pinot Noir, Lager
Brabander goat's milk Gouda is made in the Brabant region of southern Holland from the pasteurized milk of Saanen goats. It is aged by our dear friend Betty Koster, who, with her husband Martin, owns two amazing cheese shops in Amsterdam. Betty and Martin work closely with the producers to ensure adherence to excellent practices and the production of high-quality cheese. They select their wheels and age them at slightly warmer than normal temperatures, which Betty believes helps develop a greater complexity and depth of flavor. Brabander is dense and creamy, with flavors of nuts, caramel, hay, and a touch of gaminess.
Farm/Producer/Importer: Fromagerie L'Amuse/Essex St. Cheese Company
Place: Brabant, Holland
Style: Firm
Milk Type: Goat
Rennet: Vegetarian
Age: 8-10 months
Pairing: Off-dry Riesling, White ale
Wrångebäck is Sweden's oldest cheese brand and is made at Almnäs Bruk, an 8,800-acre farm in Sweden founded by monks in 1225. After World War II, cheesemaking was discontinued on the farm, and the farm began to sell fluid milk to the commodity market. In 2008, as milk prices declined, Almnäs Bruk turned back to cheesemaking and revived the recipe for Wrångebäck. Wrångebäck is unique, somewhere between an Alpine style and a cheddar. Flavors are deep and rich with notes of dark toffee and cream. The texture is dense, toothsome, and a bit crunchy from the tyrosine (protein) crystals.
Farm/Producer/Importer: Almnäs Bruk
Place: Hjo, Sweden
Style: Firm
Milk Type: Raw Cow
Rennet: Traditional
Age: 14 months
Pairing: Cabernet Sauvignon, Golden Belgian Ale
Located in the heart of south central Wisconsin, where some of the nation’s highest-quality pasture-raised heritage pigs and goats are farmed, Underground Meats sources local, humanely treated, and quality animals for its cured meats. Wisco Old Fashion is a nod to the iconic cocktail.
Handmade in Canada, these sweet-and-salty crackers are terrific paired with cheese.




