Cheese Selections for July 30, 2008:

As always, please call the store to make sure we still have what you want! (203) 254-8020

* Affidelice - Soft French cow’s milk cheese; rind is washed in Chablis wine, satiny texture
* Banon - Soft French cow’s milk cheese; wrapped in chestnut leaves that are steeped in brandy, earthy, creamy
* Brie de Nangis - Soft French cow’s milk cheese; buttery, grassy and smooth
* Camembert, Hudson Valley - Soft NY sheep and cow’s milk cheese; buttery smooth with a hint of mushroom flavor
* Chabichou du Poitou - Semi-firm French goat’s milk cheese; dense, melts in your mouth, tangy finish
* Cheddar, Grafton 4-Year - Semi-firm VT cow’s milk cheese; aged 4 years, sharp with smooth finish, dry and slightly crumbly
* Chevre, Assorted Herb - Soft CA goat’s milk cheese; fresh disks, covered with pepper or plain
* Coulommiers - Soft French cow’s milk cheese; mushroomy flavor, brie like
* Coupole - Soft VT goat’s milk cheese; dusted with vegetable ash, creamy and delightful
* Dry Monterey Jack - Hard CA cow’s milk cheese; rubbed with soybean oil, pepper and cocoa, nutty and sweet
* Fleur du Maquis - Soft French sheep’s milk cheese; covered in rosemary, fennel and juniper berries, mild creamy
* Grayson - Semi-soft VA cow’s milk cheese; washed rind, pungent savoriness, tangy, fresh and smooth
* Humboldt Fog - Mild California goat’s milk cheese; moist, clean, lemony, vegetable ash through the middle
* Nettle Meadow Kunik - Soft NY mixed milk (goat and cow) cheese; triple crème with bloomy rind, tangy and buttery
* Ossau Iraty - Semi-hard French sheep’s milk cheese; aroma of toasted hazelnuts, sweet, buttery and firm
* Piave - Hard Italian cow’s milk cheese; intense, full-bodied flavor similar to a Parmigiano Reggiano)
* Point Reyes Blue - Soft CA cow’s milk cheese; creamy, sweet and salty, Roquefort mold
* Roncal - Semi-firm Spanish sheep’s milk cheese; nutty and piquant, similar to Manchego
* Saxon Green Fields - Semi-soft German cow’s milk cheese; earthy and elegant, washed rind, tangy and creamy
* Seal Bay - Soft Australian cow’s milk cheese; triple crème, rich, smooth and buttery
* Tomme Crayeuse - Semi-firm French cow’s milk cheese; creamy and buttery with a tangy finish