Shop By Cheese Type

Shop By Milk Type

Shop By Country

Browse By Recommendation

Blue Cheeses

Blue cheese is commonly thought to have been invented by accident. The story goes that a hapless cheesemaker abandoned a half-eaten hunk of rye in the cheese caves. He returned several weeks later to find that the mold covering the bread had transplanted itself onto the cheese. The daring pioneer tasted the cheese instead of tossing it, and blue cheese was born. Today, Roquefort blue from Aveyron is still inoculated with the spores of moldy rye bread.

The distinctive "vein" pattern of blue cheese is a byproduct of the production method. Since the blue mold - a type of fungus - requires oxygen to flourish, whole cheeses are pierced with needles to allow air to penetrate deeply into the cheese to allow for internal as well as external "blue-ing."

Page 1 | 2

Berkshire Blue

CheeseClock

Berkshire Blue, a cheese made in Great Barrington MA by Ira Gramble, has a smooth, polished flavor that begs for a cigar, a glass of port and a comfy armchair. (Read more...)

Country United States

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Blue

Item # 10045

$34.50 per lb

Valdeon
(vahl-day-ohn)

CheeseClock

Valdeón is a rich and creamy, intensely-flavored cow and goat's milk blue cheese, stronger than Stilton but less intense than Cabrales. The Valdeón wheels are wrapped in Sycamore leaves which contribute to their distinctive appearance and complex flavor. (Read more...)

Country Spain

Milk Type Mixed

Cheese Type Blue

Wine Sauternes

Item # 10658

$18.25 per lb

Bleu d'Auvergne
(bluh DOH-verhn)

Bleu d'Auvergne is made in the traditional manner from cow's milk and features blue veining throughout. Its moist, sticky rind conceals a soft paste possessing a grassy, herbaceous, and (with age) spicy, pungent taste.

CheeseClock

(Read more...)

Country France

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Blue

Wine Sauternes

Item # 10733

$17.50 per lb

Shropshire Blue, Cropwell Bishop
(SHRAHP-sher)

CheeseClock

Shropshire Blue, a cow's milk blue cheese from the United Kingdom, is technically a cross between Stilton and Cheshire. (Read more...)

Country Great Britain

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Blue

Wine Chardonnay

Item # 10863

$21.75 per lb

Stilton, Tuxford & Tebbutt

CheeseClock

Tuxford & Tebbutt Creamery dates back to 1780, when Mr. Tuxford made Blue Stilton and Mr. Tebbutt produced pork pies. Located in the town of Melton Mowbray, cheese and pies were still being produced at the same facility until 1965. Now, their sole focus... (Read more...)

Country Great Britain

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Blue

Wine Port

Item # 10650

$17.50 per lb

La Peral
(lah peh-RAHL)

CheeseClock

La Peral is a gently blued pasteurized cow and sheep milk cheese from Asturias in northern Spain. This rare and delicious cheese has been produced (Read more...)

Country Spain

Milk Type Mixed

Cheese Type Blue

Wine Cabernet Sauvignon

Item # 10297

$22.00 per lb

Gorgonzola Piccante
(gore-gon-ZOH-lah)

CheeseClock

Gorgonzola Piccante, a formidable cow's milk blue cheese from the region north of Milan, is Italy's answer to Roquefort. (Read more...)

Country Italy

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Blue

Wine Sauternes

Item # 10623

$18.50 per lb

Blu del Moncenisio
(bloo del mon-cheh-NEE-see-oh)

CheeseClock

Blu del Moncenisio is a full-flavored cow's milk blue cheese from the Piedmont region in Northern Italy. It has a pungent, peppery, and luscious flavor. (Read more...)

Country Italy

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Blue

Wine Muscat

Item # 10065

$31.00 per lb

Mycella

CheeseClock

Mycella is a cow’s milk blue cheese from Denmark. This cheese has several lovely qualities: it is moist and creamy, it is not too salty, not too blue, and not bitter at all; in other words, it is beautifully balanced. (Read more...)

Country Denmark

Milk Type Cow

Cheese Type Blue

Wine Sauternes

Item # 10935