We are a farmstead cheese dairy - we hand make cheese in very small batches with the milk from our goats only.  Our cheeses are made with raw milk (not pasteurized) and aged 60 days minimum.  Our production is seasonal (8 - 9 months a year). The goats are pastured year round, and receive
no chemicals or artificial treatments.  
Please note that we do not have milk, yogurt or any fresh cheese for sale.

During its 2-3 months of aging, the natural mold on the cheese rind is allowed (and encouraged!) to grow, providing a beautiful rock-like pattern with colors ranging from light to dark grey, with some browns and occasional light reddish and yellowish tones.
In order to really appreciate the nuances and the delicate, nutty flavors of the cheese,
we recommend removing the rind.
size of cheese = 2.5 lbs.

This is a small wheel of cheese with a beautiful reddish color. The edible rind is washed twice a week with fresh whey while the cheese ages, giving it its unique aroma and flavors. After 2 months the cheese becomes soft and somewhat runny with a slightly chalky center lending a pleasurable mixture of textures. The cheese bursts into flavors of clean milk and nuts with woodsy and buttery undertones. size of cheese = 10-12 ounces

During its 2 month aging, we alternatively wash (with whey and brine) and brush the rind, giving the cheese a natural burnt gold color which, as the name of the cheese indicates, reminds us of our county’s Gold Rush history. The rind is edible and mild, the texture is semi-firm, and the flavors are nutty, herbal and lingering …size of cheese = 3.5 - 4 lbs

Our cheeses are also available at the following retailers:

Cowgirl Creamery Stores, San Francisco & Point Reyes, CA & Washington, D.C.

Andrae's Bakery + Cheese, Amador City, CA

Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op, Sacramento, CA

Nugget Market (El Dorado Hills, CA)

Taylors Market, Sacramento, CA

Allez!, El Dorado, CA

Dedrick's Cheese, Placerville, CA

Distribution:
Tomales Bay Foods

Thank you to these fine establishments for also carrying our cheese:
AD HOC Yountville, CA; TASTE RESTAURANT Plymouth, CA;
RUBICON San Francisco. CA; VILLAGE PUB San Francisco, CA;
CHEESE STORE OF SILVERLAKE Los Angeles, CA; AUNTIE EM'S KITCHEN Los Angeles, CA;
STEVE'S CHEESE (BEN FATTO FOODS) Portland, Oregon; PALACE HOTEL San Francisco, CA;
CYRUS RESTAURANT Healsburg, CA; FOREIGN CINEMA San Francisco, CA;
OJAI VALLEY INN & SPA Ojai, CA; CARNEROS INN Napa Valley, CA; WILSHIRE RESTAURANT Santa Monica; BISTRO C.V. Los Angeles, CA; PARK RESTAURANT Los Angeles, CA;
AHWAHNEE HOTEL Yosemite, CA

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