Cheese Experts? Site Wanted

[Jock Scot]

Out of interest, do you have British cheeses over there? If so, are they easily obtained, and is there much variety of choice?

[KiltedBrewer]

Jock,
It all depends on the store. We had quite a few at the place I worked (in Napa Valley.) It's been over a year since I left, but off the top of my head we had Montgomery Cheddar, Keen's Cheddar, Isle of Mull Cheddar, Double Gloucester, Caerphilly, Colston Basset Stilton...and I know there were at least a few more that I can't recall. Here in Missoula, MT I'd consider myself lucky to find even a single British cheddar.

David

[davedove]

Most grocery stores now carry some imported cheeses. In recent years, the American consumer has gained an interest in imported cheeses, as well as domestic farmstead cheeses, much like the microbrewery explosion not so many years ago.

The Cheese primer mentioned earlier is a great book with lots of information.

A site I have often used to obtain different cheeses is www.igourmet.com

[beloitpiper]

Out of interest, do you have British cheeses over there? If so, are they easily obtained, and is there much variety of choice?

Our store has a lot. I'm not sure the exact number, but some of my favorites are Bonchester, Double Gloucester, Sage Derby, Dorset Blue Vinney, Wensleydale, Dovedale, Stilton, Banded Cheddar, and Red Leicester.