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What could be better than to break out that prized bottle of wine youve been saving, served with some of the worlds greatest cheeses? This Four-Cheese Sampler was created with everyones palate in mind. The cheeses in the sampler are: Blue - From Italys famed Lombardy region comes superb Mountain ...

The Italians are horrified by our usage of this, the world's most famous hard cheese. Thought of here in the States as purely a grating cheese, the rest of the world savours Parmigiano-Reggiano as a delicious, full-flavored eating cheese. It began life seven centuries ago in the Italian provinces ...

England is a land well suited to dairy farming. Its territory is relatively flat, thus good for grazing, and it has plenty of rainfall. This country produces over 500 distinct types of cheese, including the four we are featuring in this English Cheese Assortment. Coombe Farm Cheddar - Arguably the ...

Along with their conquering armies, the Romans brought their cheesemaking expertise to England in the first century AD. But it was not until the sixteenth century when the cheese we know today as Cheddar was so named. With such a long history, it's no surprise that Cheddar is one of the world's ...

What could be better than to break out that prized bottle of wine youve been saving, served with some of the worlds greatest cheeses? This Eight-Cheese Sampler was created with everyones palate in mind. The cheeses in the sampler are: Blue - From Italys famed Lombardy region comes superb Mountain ...

This sampler features four cheeses that are typical of four distinct regions of Italy: Toma Piedmontese - Made in the Piedmont region of course, this cheese is surface ripened, meaning it ripens from the rind inward. Toma is a delectable mountain cheese that has a thin rind, a custard-like texture, ...

To help you celebrate Oktoberfest, we offer you this wonderful assortment of four of our favorite German cheeses. Allgau Emmentaler, commonly referred to as Bavarian Swiss, is arguably the most famous cheese made in Germany. Made from pure Bavarian milk, it is high in protein and has that familiar ...

Mannoni Pecorino Romano is produced in the Sardinia region of Italy. The taste is aromatic and pleasantly sharp. Pecorino Romano is most often used on pasta dishes. Its distinctive strong, very salty flavour means that it is preferred for some pasta dishes with highly-flavoured sauces. The ...

We always welcome the arrival of Autumn because it heralds the start of the Brie season. The most prized and celebrated of all French cheeses, Brie is believed to have been created prior to the Eighth Century. Charlemagne's chronicler, Eginhard de Saint Gall, reported that the Emperor enjoyed it at ...

When the word cheese is mentioned, most of us immediately think of France. We can't help it; it's a knee-jerk reaction. As excellent as are the hundreds of cheeses that originate from all corners of the globe, France is always the first country the comes to mind when discussing cheesemaking. Our ...