CHEESE FOCUS OREGON CHEESES TO KNOW The following creameries are all highly regarded, and most of them have at least some inventory for out-of-state customers.
ANCIENT HERITAGE DAIRY: Paul Obringer has one of the only dairy-sheep flocks in Oregon. The bloomy-rind Adelle is a blend of cow's and sheep's milk, likened to a cross between a robiola
and a Burgundian triple cream. ancientheritagedairy.com BRIAR ROSE CREAMERY: Sarah Marcus produces fresh goat cheeses, plain and flavored, from purchased milk. Some aged
goat wheels are in development. briarrosecreamery.com FERNS' EDGE GOAT DAIRY: Shari Reyna's farmstead goat cheeses include the 4-pound raw-milk Mt. Zion, aged about 1
year. fernsedgedairy.com JUNIPER GROVE FARM: Pioneering Oregon cheesemaker Pierre Kolisch specializes in aged raw-milk farmstead goat cheeses,
including the soft-ripened 5-ounce Otentik. junipergrovefarm.com PHOLIA FARM: Gianaclis Caldwell makes farmstead cheeses from the extra-rich milk of her Nigerian dwarf goats. Standouts include Hillis Peak, a Gouda-style raw-milk wheel rubbed
with paprika and aged about 6 months, and Elk Mountain, a
Pyrenees-style tomme aged 6 to 9 months. pholiafarm.com RIVERS EDGE CHEVRE: Pat Morford's farmstead goat cheeses include Sunset Bay, a bloomy-rind wheel with a center layer of
pimenton. threeringfarm.com ROGUE CREAMERY: New cheeses from this outstanding creamery include Flora Nelle, a creamy, natural-rinded blue from pasteurized cow's milk that won the 2012 sofi Gold Award for
USDA-Certified Organic Product. roguecreamery.com TUMALO FARMS: Known for Gouda-style aged goat's milk cheeses such as Pondhopper, Capricorns and Classico, proprietor Flavio DeCastilhos has recently released his first bloomy-rind
cheese, Christened Jewell, a cow-goat blend. tumalofarms.com WILLAMETTE VALLEY CHEESE CO.: Rod Volbeda apprenticed in Holland and now makes several styles of Gouda, including a raw-milk boerenkaas. wvcheeseco.com
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