Our cheese selection is unrivaled in Northern Michigan. At any time you will find the most exclusive artisan-made cheeses available from our store for individual purchase, as a cheese plate luncheon or as a cheese tray for parties.

Staff Picks

The selection will vary by season and availability, but here is a listing of varieties we have featured recently:

Spain
Idiazabal - Basque sheep's milk with robust and sharp flavor
Mahon - cow's milk cheese from the island of Menorca with a fine creamy texture

Manchego aged 12 months - sheep's milk cheese from La Mancha. Slightly piquant and nutty flavored

Garrotxa - soft aged goat's milk cheese from Cataluña

Murcia al Vino - goat's milk cheese washed in wine with a mild aroma, slightly salty

Zamorano - sheep's milk cheese with a straw-yellow color and buttery, nutty flavor

Arico - cactus-smoked goat's milk cheese from the Canary Islands

France
*NEW* Roquefort by Carles - there are only 12 manufacturers of Roquefort and Carles is the smallest and we think the best! This piquant, richly flavored, creamy, crumbly sheep's milk blue melts in your mouth. Carles Roquefort is a perfectly-balanced, utterly spectacular artisanal-production Roqefort, They make their cheese in the traditional way, by growing the mold on bread and all of the fabrication of the cheese is done entirely by hand. They are the last ones doing Roquefort this way!

*NEW* Blue de Basques - 100% sheep's milk blue from the French Pyrenees which took the Medaille d'Or in Paris 2007!!
Tomme Crayeuse - Fabulous cow's milk cheese imported from the Rhone-Alpes in the Savoie region of France
Raclette - Raw Cow's Milk Cheese
Delice de Bourgogne - Triple Creme
Munster AOC - by Jean Rousset in the Vosges Mountains
Jacquin Valencay Pyramid Goat Cheese
Picondine du Perigord Cabecou
Cabecou Feuille Armagnac
Berthaut Epoisse - washed rind
Pont L'Eveque - washed rind cow's milk
Emmenthal - 9 month old raw cow's milk cheese. Smooth but intense flavor
Le Tonneau - aged 120 days, a firm cheese with a fruity sweetness, milky nuttiness and robust earthy finish.

England
Denhay Farm Cheddar 12 mo. - This award winning cheddar from Dorset England has recently been recognized by the Freedom Food Initiative! This animal protection group has deemed Denhay the only Cheddar producer to provide farm animals with freedom from unpleasant situations. Mature Denhay is smooth and creamy, and leaves a lingering, round, nuttiness in the mouth.

Ireland
Cahill's Porter - Irish cheddar marbelized with rich Porter ale. A tangy flavor and firm texture.

Cahill's Whiskey - vintage cheddar blended with Irish Single Malt Whiskey with a sublt, two-toned mottled interior.

Italy
*NEW* Taleggio - Taleggio is a gooey, thick, rich cow's milk cheese with a luminous sienna-colored rind. It has strong mushroomy, earthy, bacony aromas and the most luscious milky finish. This is one of the greatest cheeses produced in the world today.

*NEW* Rochetta - Rocchetta is a fresh cheese made with cow, sheep, and goat's milk. It is slightly straw colored and delicate. It is creamy with a very distinct taste due to the mixture of milks.

Sottobosco with Truffle - cow and goat's milk with intense truffle flavor and aroma

Caprino Cremoso - goat's milk disks

USA
Marin Yellow Buck Camembert - from California cheese producers for over 5 generations

Cypress Grove Purple Haze Chevre - fresh goat cheese in 3-inch disks with a creamy texture and sublime taste

Harley Farms Torte - fresh goat cheese disks decorated with edible flowers and fruits

*NEW* Rogue River Blue - aged in grape leaves that have macerated for months in pear brandy from Oregon's Clear Creek Distillery. The wheels mature in the creamery cave for at least eight months, absorbing character from their aromatic wrapper. The cheese is moist, and creamy, a vigorous but balanced blue.

Canada
Tournevent Chevre Noir - award winning goat's milk cheddar

Spain

Mahon Manchego

Murcia al Vino
Zamorano

France