Hello Cheeselovers!
We continue to welcome 2022 with a fantastic selection of artisanal cheeses from the canton of St-Gallen! We visited 2 cheese dairies and tasted so many cheeses – we lost count!
For the month of February, we feature the top 6 artisanal cheeses we discovered on our road trip. This delicious selection is not to be missed! You will be tasting cheeses made by family businesses – one is located in an old monastery they revived and renovated! You can taste the passion these cheesemakers put into their craft! Enjoy!
SELECTED BY L'ATELIER DU FROMAGE
Our Box for February 2022
Schwarzes Schaf
Characteristics : A semi-hard cheese made with fresh ewe’s milk sourced from the Toggenburg region, aged 6 months.
Type of milk : Ewe’s milk, thermized
Tasting Notes : This ewe’s milk cheese has a crumbly texture with a pleasant saltiness and crunchy protein crystals. We love the spicy aroma combined with the milky tang of lactic flavors at the end. It has a complex taste from being rubbed with wine yeast during the maturing process.
Serving suggestion : Serve with a round red wine and spicy charcuterie
Box : Apéro
Ziegen Perle
Characteristics : A semi-hard cheese made with fresh, locally sourced goat’s milk, aged 6 weeks
Type of milk : Goat milk, thermized
Tasting Notes : This specialty has a buttery aroma and taste, beautiful texture, and finishes with a little tang. It is regularly rubbed with wine yeast which gives its color and light brioche notes.
Serving suggestion : A perfect goat cheese to adorn your apéro charcuterie board! Pairs beautifully with a round red wine.
Box : Apéro, Club
Brat-Chäsli
Characteristics : This cheese is enrobed in breadcrumbs and herbs, and ready to be fried
Type of milk : Cows’ milk
Tasting Notes : With its crispy shell, this ultra smooth and creamy cheese melts perfectly into a fondu when fried. The perfect oozing texture that makes you weak in the knees!
Serving suggestion : Drizzle a little oil into the pan and fry until the cheese is golden brown and crispy on all sides, approximately 2 minutes at 180 C. Watch it melt as you cut into it! Serve with potatoes, crusty bread or enjoy as it is!
Box : Club
Huuschäs Wolfertswiler
Characteristics : A bold, hard cheese aged 18 months
Type of milk : Cow’s milk, thermized
Tasting Notes : A beautifully aged, hard artisanal cheese with a complex taste and bold character. It is salty and nutty and pleasantly pungent The longer it is left to mature, then you can chisel off a chunk and pop the golden nugget into your mouth!
Serving suggestion : A delicious addition to your next cheese board, especially attractive when chiseled into pieces. It is also wonderful grated over fresh pasta dishes.
Box : Club
Magdenauer Klosterkäse
Characteristics : A semi-hard cheese made in a traditional method of adding cream, aged 3 months
Type of milk : Cow’s milk, thermized
Tasting Notes : This mild cheese has a round, creamy taste that ends with a hint of earthy mushrooms. It has a lovely tender texture because of the addition of cream. We love that it is based on an old monastery cheese dairy recipe.
Serving suggestion : A wonderful breakfast cheese the whole family will love!
Box : Club, Discovery
Quello Buono
Characteristics : Somewhere between a soft and semi-hard cheese, aged 3 to 4 weeks
Type of milk : Ewe’s milk, thermized
Tasting notes : This is a Ticino style, white crust cheese made in the heart of St-Gallen. It has a complex taste that is very mild at first but continues to evolve on your palate. It has an earthy taste with notes of toasted butter. It has a very soft, tender texture that is simply divine!
Serving suggestion : Enjoy this beautiful ewe’s milk cheese with crusty bread.
Box : Discovery
Stegeler Red 2012
Grapes : Pinot Noir, Diolinoir, Cabernet Jura and Cabernet Cortis
Swiss Wine Region : AOC St-Gallen
Vintage : 2020
Tasting Notes : Aromas of red and black fruits: cherry and blueberry, notes of blackcurrant, menthol and earthiness; it has a sweet aftertaste. Medium-high acidity and light tannins.
Serving suggestion : We paired this aromatic, garnet-colored wine with the Schwarzes Schaf and Ziegen Perle. The fruity and spicy profile of this wine complements the rich milk of these artisanal cheeses without overpowering the flavors.
Box : Apéro
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