cheese

Wine and cheese is one of life’s pleasures. Beyond American, Cheddar, and Swiss there are so many wonderful cheeses. Luckily there is an amazing cheese shop here in Concord, creatively named The Concord Cheese Shop. And if that’s not enough cheese, not too far away, in Cambridge, is the highly regarded Formaggio Kitchen. Beyond that there are plenty of farms and farm stands in the region, providing beautiful locally produced cheese.

Below is a list of recently sampled cheese. This list and these rankings reflect personal taste. You will see almost no blue cheese on the list. Not fans of blue cheese.

Highly Recommended
Challerhocker – Cow – Switzerland
Podda Misto – Cow & Sheep – Italy
Verano – Sheep – USA, Vermont

Recommended
Chabichou de Poitou – Goat – France
Corsu Vecchiu – Sheep – France
Cochran Farm 1790, St. Johnsville – Goat – USA, New York
Coeur de la Creme Plain – Goat – USA, Missouri
Hildene Farm Fresh Chevre – Goat – USA, Vermont
Le Secret de Compostelle – Sheep – France
Shelburne Farms Extra Sharp 2 Year Old Cheddar – Cow – USA, Vermont
Sternenberger Bergkäse – Cow – Switzerland
Wilde Field – Cow – USA, Massachusetts

Others

Europe
Beppie – Sheep – The Netherlands
Coolea – Cow – Ireland
Gubbeen – Cow – Ireland
Kamiku Curado Ahumado – Sheep – Spain
Novell – Goat – Spain

USA
Willoughby – Cow – USA, Vermont
Woodstock Reserve Cheddar – Cow – USA, Vermont

Not Recommended
Julianna – Goat – USA, Indiana