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{ Janet Fletcher / Food Writer }

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Wine Family's Awesome Cheeses

July 12, 2016 janet@janetfletcher.com
Mostly goat: Velvet Sister

Mostly goat: Velvet Sister

Nothing makes cheese taste better than seeing the place where it’s made. Alas, most American creameries don’t welcome visitors. Sanitation is the main issue, and few small producers have the staff for tours. But in California’s scenic Anderson Valley, Pennyroyal Farmstead Cheese is charting a different course. In March, the three-year-old Boonville creamery opened a tasting room and began offering tours. From anywhere, it’s worth the journey.

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In From: U.S., Milk: Goat, Milk: Sheep Tags Anderson Valley, Pennyroyal Farm, Boonville, Navarro Vineyards, farmstead cheese, raw-milk goat cheese
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No Trivial Pursuit

May 3, 2016 janet@janetfletcher.com
Trivium

If ever a cheese had promising genes, it would be this Wisconsin goat Cheddar. Introduced earlier this year, Trivium has more than two parents, actually—but that hardly raises eyebrows these days. “It’s the love child of our threesome,” claims Arnaud Solandt, one of the dads.

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In From: U.S., Milk: Goat Tags goat cheese, raw-milk goat cheese, Wisconsin cheese, Hervé Mons, Crown Finish
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