August 2016
 Saint Marcellin
(Pasteurized – cow’s milk)
Rhone-Alpes, France
This small round, wrinkly cheese is dusted with a coating of white yeast. The texture of the young cheese varies from firm to very runny and it has a mild, slightly salty flavor. When ripe, it is irresistibly rustic and nutty as it oozes from the crock. Warm it up in the oven to make it ripe and ready tonight, then serve it over some crisp full flavored greens like Arugula or Mizuna with hearty croutons, to soak it all up, and a bright white wine.
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 Fourme aux Moelleux
(Raw – cows’ milk)
Auvergne, France
Cheese-maker Rodolfe le Meunier, has added a twist to one of the oldest cheeses in France, Fourme d’Ambert. Using the same recipe and technique he would use to make the Fourme d’Ambert, Rodolfe injects Vouvray, a French white wine, into the cheese to amplify the flavors. In addition to the creamy, mushroom and chocolate notes naturally occurring in this cheese, the wine adds a burst of sweetness, making the Fourme aux Moelleux a deliciously different blue! Serve this decadent blue for dessert with Oatcakes or biscuits and a fortified wine.
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 Brebis au Miel
(Pasteurized – ewe’s milk)
Aldudes, France
This delightful fresh sheep’s milk cheese has a creamy, melt-in-your-mouth texture along with its sweet and tangy flavor from both the milk and the touch of honey added to this delightful cheese. Try with some fresh fruit, bread and a tangy Savignon Blanc like Sancerre.
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 Buerre de Aldudes
(Pasteurized – cows’ milk)
Aldudes, France
This unique butter is in the shape of the Laburu or Basque Cross, the long time symbol of the Basque Country. Made simply from cream and salt, in France butter is often served like cheese with bread or crackers to enjoy the rich flavors of the small batch craft made products, which are very different from the butter we are accustomed to here in the US. Once you try the Buerre de Aldudes, you’ll understand why French butter is such a sought after delicacy.
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 For those meat lovers, who have the charcuterie of the month, you’ll receive:
Your choice of in stock D’Artagnan Sausages
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