![]() ![]() The artisanal cheese comes from a single herd in Vermont that’s continually monitored for quality. The facility at the Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth Notch, Vermont, offers a self-guided tour, along with cheese samples and even a cheese museum. ![]() Plymouth Artisan Cheese: Plymouth’s cheese features some of the most memorable packaging of all Vermont cheeses all offerings are wax-wrapped in bright colors. Make sure you try the Truffle Cheddar and award-winning Bear Hill. Grafton Village in southern Vermont is a great stop to sample cheeses and find other Vermont edibles and gifts. I ate those blocks for days and loved every bite. It was the end of the night, and somehow, I ended up with four bricks of their delicious cheese in my purse (no, I didn’t steal it). Grafton Village:The first time I had Grafton Cheddar was at Long Trail Brewery’s 25th Anniversary Party. Contact them on their website here to sign up for a tour and tasting! Vermont Cheese Trail: Southern Vermont New for 2019, Blue Ledge is offering farm tour and cheese tastings – how fun would this be? Take part in this unique Vermont cheese experience Fridays only from May through October (reservations only) for only $10 a person. They produce the milk and make the cheese, making them a farmstead operation with a mission “to create a high quality product built on the cornerstones of respect for consumers, land and animals as well as our local community.” Established in 2000, Blue Ledge Farm is a 150-acre, first generation, family owned and run (and animal welfare approved!) goat dairy and cheese-making operation. Their Lake’s Edge, a goat cheese with a “dramatic ash-vein,” is always on my cheese plates and has become a favorite Vermont cheese among friends and family. Vermont Cheese Trail: Central Vermontīlue Ledge Farm: Located in Leicester, Vermont, just south of Middlebury, Blue Ledge makes some of my favorite cheese in the state. If you can’t make it to Shelburne, Vermont, you can purchase their cheese online with every order supporting their mission of educating for a sustainable future. It’s made daily from the raw milk of Shelburne Farms’ Brown Swiss cows. Their aged Farmhouse cheddar is some of the best in Vermont, alongside Jasper Hill’s Cabot Clothbound. It’s set on Lake Champlain and has stunning westerly views over the Adirondacks and architecture. Shelburne Farms:Shelburne Farms is arguably the most beautiful home to a cheese-making facility in Vermont. Tour the facility, watch the cheese-making process, and enjoy tons of samples from the biggest cheese producer in the state. Although you can find Cabot cheese in just about every grocery store, co-op, and even gas stations in Vermont, a trip to Cabot’s Visitor Center in Cabot, Vermont, is a unique experience. The Best Cheese Makers in Vermont to Visit Vermont Cheese Trail: Northern VermontĬabot: Cabot is a farmer-owned co-operative that’s been operating since 1919. So, what cheese makers are producing the best cheese in Vermont? Where are the best places to find the biggest cheese selections in Vermont for purchase? Keep reading to find my picks for getting your cheese fix the next time you’re exploring Vermont. This map shows all of the cheesemakers across the state, designating which ones are open to the public for retail sales and farm tours. ![]() Vermont even has a Vermont cheese trail you can follow. The Green Mountain State has more cheese makers per capita than any other state, which isn’t hard to believe with the number of herds hanging around our great state. Lucky for all of us turophiles, caseophiles, and fromagephiles (aka serious cheese lovers) out there, there are over 50 cheesemakers in Vermont, producing more than 150 cheese varieties. ![]()
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