New and featured Artisanal cheeses at WSM (available in our center store cheese case): KARLIE’S GRATITUDE | Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, CT Made in the tradition of French farmhouse Camembert, Karlie’s Gratitude brings the flavors of…
Featured Farmstead Cheese: Thistle Hill Farm Tarentaise
The award winning organic Tarentaise from Thistle Hill Farm is an aged, raw milk, farmstead organic cheese which is handmade by John and Janine Putnam on their family farm in North Pomfret, Vermont from the…
Featured Farmstead Cheese: Neal’s Yard Dairy Lincolnshire Poacher
From the rolling hills of the Lincolnshire Wolds, the Lincolnshire Poacher, a rustic raw cow’s milk cheese with long, sweet pineapple flavors but also rich and savory. A nice balance between classic English Cheddar and…
Featured Cheese: Manchego El Trigal® DOP Reserva
Manchego is a DOP cheese, which can be made only from the milk of the Manchega sheep that graze in the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, and Toledo, all of which form the region…
Featured Cheese: Pecorino Toscano
Pecorino Toscano also known as “Toscanello” is made from sheep milk and it’s sweet and milky qualities are lost during aging in favor of a more intense flavor and an amazing aroma complexity. This Pecorino…
Featured Cheesemaker: Arethusa Farm Dairy
Cheese Tasting: local award-winning cheesemaker Arethusa Farm Dairy Saturday February 22nd from 11a-2p. Stop by for a sampling of Arethusa’s local CT Farmstead Cheeses: award-winning Arethua Blue, Arethusa Mt. Tom, Arethusa Cry Baby, Arethusa Bella…
Featured Cheese: Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
Cabot Clothbound is made by Cabot Creamery and matured 9-14 months in cellars at Jasper Hill Farm in Vermont. The milk comes from George Kempton’s Farm in Peacham, VT. This savory-sweet balance of flavor makes…
Cabot Clothbound Cheddar Tasting Saturday February 15th, 11a-2p
Cabot Clothbound is made by Cabot Creamery, matured by Cellars at Jasper Hill. Aged 9-14 months. The milk comes from George Kempton’s Farm in Peacham, VT. Approachable but complex natural-rind, bandaged cheddar with a crumbly…
Featured Cheese: Aged Gruyere AOP from Switzerland
Featured Cheese: Aged Gruyere AOP from Switzerland Type: Cow’s Milk, unpasteurized; firm; inedible rind. Characteristics: Creamy and nutty when young, more assertive, pungent, savory and more complex as it ages. Wine Pairing: French Red Burgundy…
The Best Cheese in the World: Rogue River Blue
This Organic Blue Cheese from Rogue Creamery in Oregon was just named The Best Cheese in the World at the World Cheese Awards in Italy! Walter Stewart’s is one of the only stores around to…