Okay, okay. We couldn't just pick our "Top Ten Cheeses of 2023" because, well, we have SO many good cheeses. Plus, as y'all know, we love to highlight both domestic and imported cheeses. Thus, we are presenting our Top 15 Cheeses in each category. We selected by total quantity sold (versus total revenue it brought in), and we kept it focused on our retail shop (so these numbers don't include cheese movement in our wholesale, trays, or events programs). Other factors that impact this list? We often don't have access to some of these cheeses year round or they're not in our case for some reason. (What that means, is you just need to keep coming in and asking what our fave bite of the moment is!) Without further ado, here were your top picks that you regularly purchased and walked out with in 2023. Thank you for helping us love and support artisanal cheesemakers. Blessed are the cheesemakers...as well as the consumers who enjoy their cheeses!
Domestic:
- June's Joy (Pure Luck, TX)
- Flory's Truckle (Milton Creamery, MO)
- Moses Sleeper (Jasper Hill Farm, VT)
- 10 Year Cheddar (Widmers, WI)
- Teahive (Beehive, UT)
- Menage (Carr Valley, WI)
- Plain Chevre (Pure Luck, TX)
- Kunik (Nettle Meadow, NY)
- Rogue River Blue (Rogue Creamery, OR)
- Cave Aged Marisa (Carr Valley, WI)
- Peach Chipotle Chevre (CKC Farms, TX)
- Mt. Tam (Cowgirl Creamery, CA)
- Jalapeno Cheddar (Veldhuizen, TX)
- Sarvecchio (Sartori, WI)
- Cabot Clothbound Cheddar (Cellars at Jasper Hill, VT)
Honorable Mentions:
Pleasant Ridge Reserve (Uplands, WI)
Indigo Ridge (River Whey, TX)
Seascape (Central Coast, CA)
International:
- Brabander Gouda & Brabander Reserve (Holland)
- L'Amuse Gouda (Holland)
- Challerhocker (Switzerland)
- Rougette (Germany)
- 1605 Manchego (Spain)
- Ossau Iraty (France)
- Sottocenere (Italy)
- Parmigiano Reggiano (Italy)
- 1655 Gruyere (Switzerland)
- Marcel Petite Comte (France)
- Caña de Oveja (Spain)
- Fourme d'Ambert (France)
- Quadrello di Bufala (Italy)
- Brie de Nangis (France)
- Ewephoria (Holland)
Honorable Mentions:
Robiola Bosina (Italy)
Roquefort (France)
Stilton (England)
