Spanish Cheeses

Manchego

Price: $14.21
Origin: Spain/La Mancha

A cheese from the plains where Don Quixote of legend tilted at windmills, Manchego has been made in La Mancha since the time of the Romans. This true aged raw milk Manchego is made only from the mild of the Manchega sheep from the La Mancha Plateau region, more than 600 meters above sea level. The flavor is slightly acidic and piquant, the persistent taste of the sheeps milk gives it a nutty finish.

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Drunken Goat from Spain

Price: $14.18
Origin: Spain/Murcia

From the village of Jumilla in the Murcia region of Spain, Drunken Goat is a semi-soft artisan goat cheese with a smooth violet rind which has been soaked in Doble Pasta wine for 48-72 hrs. Aged about 75 days, it has a sweet, smooth flavor. This is a very difficult cheese to find.

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Valdeon

Price: $9.20
Origin: Spain/

Valden is a rich, creamy, intensely-flavored cow and goats milk blue cheese, saltier than Stilton and tamer than Cabrales. The Valden wheels are wrapped in Sycamore leaves, which contribute to their distinctive appearance and complex flavor. Valden was named best blue cheese in Spains 2003 national competition and pairs well with wines made from the gamay grape, such as Beaujolais cru and Muscat. pThe origin of Valden cheese is very ancient. The area for making Valden cheese is concentrated in the Valden valley, in the mountains of the Picos de Europa.pValden is often confused with Cabrales; these are two different cheeses, although having strong similarities. You can distinguish them by their wrapping - Valden is wrapped in chestnut or sycamore maple leaves while Cabrales in foil. Valden is less intense and has fewer blue veins than Cabrales because the Valden caves are a little drier.PWe do not carry the Cabrales at this time.