Humboldt Fog

Rennet: Vegetarian

Milk: Pasteurized goat, from mixed herds of local farms.

Cheese: Type 1 Subspecies Aged Goat

Related: Loire Valley Chevre, Bucheron, Leonora

Origin: Made at Cypress Grove Chevre, in a creamery style operation situated in Arcata, California. Master Cheesemaker: Mary Keehn

Story: Mary Keehn started as one of the country's premier Alpine goat breeders. She eventually had to do something with the milk of 50 Alpine goats, so she decided to make some cheese. She started making cheese on her kitchen stove and eventually built the company into a large creamery. Cypress Grove now produces a wide variety of goat cheese from the milk of several Northern California farms. The Fog is their flagship cheese. The cheese is ashed both through the center and the outside with organic vegtable ash. The ash in the center is nothing but a racing stripe, but the ash on the outside helps the downy white penicillum geotrichem mold to grow. The molds and yeasts on the rind help the protien breakdown that results in the zippy, creamy edge. The flavor of the cheese is subtle, lemony, and creamy. It captures perfectly the lucsious tang of goat cheese without any animal undertones. Clean and bright!

Pairings: Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Belgian Ale, Dry Gin.

1/4 LB 1/3 LB 1/2 LB 2/3 LB 3/4 LB 1 LB 2 LB 3 LB 4 LB 5 LB $21.00 per pound