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Cheese Name: Banon |
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Description: Banon is a northern Provençal cheese that comes in a mini wheel, traditionally wrapped in chestnut or grape leaves. Banon has a woodsy, fruity flavor that goes well with fresh fruit and sweet dessert wines. |
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Type of Milk: Goat |
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Where is it Produced: France |
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Cheese Name: Gorgonzola |
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Description: A popular blue cheese with a great history, Gorgonzola has been produced for more than 800 years in Northern Italy. During production, the creamy cheese is pierced with needles, causing the formation of the telltale greenish-blue veins. The mold lends a spicy, sharp flavor to the creamy cheese.
Gorgonzola is generally a crumbly cheese, but can also have a smoother texture. Its taste ranges from semi-mild to sharp. |
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Type of Milk: Cow |
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Where is it Produced: Italy |
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Cheese Name: Gubbeen |
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Description: Hand made in Shull southern Ireland at the Ferguson Family Farm. The cheese has a great milky flavor balanced with meadow flowers and herbs. |
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Type of Milk: Cow |
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Where is it Produced: Ireland |
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Cheese Name: Idiazabal |
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Description: Handmade sheep's milk cheese, idiazabel is lightly smoked over three hardwoods. It is a Basque region tapas bar standard! |
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Type of Milk: Sheep |
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Where is it Produced: Spain |
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Cheese Name: Roquefort |
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Description: Classic sheep's milk blue. Aged in limestone caves, produced since at least 79AD. |
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Type of Milk: Sheep |
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Where is it Produced: France |
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Cheese Name: Saint Nectaire |
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Description: From the Auvergne region. Semi-soft with a nutty, spicy taste. The rind should have a moderate smell and a reddish mold. |
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Type of Milk: Cow |
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Where is it Produced: France |
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Cheese Name: Vacherin Mont D'Or |
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Description: Made near the French -Swiss border in the Jura Mountains. Wrapped in spruce which gives it a light woody tone. |
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Type of Milk: Cow |
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Where is it Produced: France |
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