Vintage Wine Shoppe

Cheese

Cheese has been a natural accompaniment to wine for centuries and our eclectic and dynamic selection is hand picked to represent many tastes and textures and to complement every style of wine.

Here are some highlights of our cheese selection including some of our best sellers:

Firm/Hard Cheeses

Grana Padano, Stravecchio Oro del Tempo (Italy): An intense and complex cheese aged for 22 months that is more regulated (for quality) than its more famous cousin - Parmigiano Reggiano.
Extra Aged Gouda (Holland): Eighteen months of aging gives this fine Gouda an intense caramel/butterscotch flavor and slightly granular texture.
Old Amsterdam (Holland): This cow's milk cheese exhibits a near perfect balance of firm texture, robust flavor, and rich, smooth finish.
Postel (Belgium): A firm yet rich cow's milk cheese aged for 12 months that has hints of clove and nutmeg.
Dubliner (Ireland): A famous cheese often described as a perfect mix of mature cheddar and Parmigiano Reggiano.

Soft/Semi-Soft Cheeses

Fontal (Italy): Rich, soft pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a nutty flavor and slightly sweet aftertaste.
Boilie (Ireland): Two day old hand-rolled cow's milk cheese with herbs and garlic preserved in sunflower oil.
Ridder (Norway): A rich, creamy cheese with a ton of flavor that some consider the best in Norway.
Le Marechal (Switzerland): An herbal and rustic cow's milk cheese rubbed with Herbs de Provence and aged for five months.

Flavored Cheeses

Malagon with Rosemary (Spain): A Manchego-like sheep's milk cheese with rosemary pressed into the rind which imparts a fresh herbal flavor.
Pyrenees Vache with Green Peppercorns (France): A rich, springy textured cheese with crushed green peppercorns that provide a clean, peppery flavor.
Beemster with Mustard (Holland): A rich, mild cheese that is brought to life by the addition of spicy Dutch mustard.
Wensleydale with Cranberry (England): Mild, clean, and tasty with fresh cranberries - great with Champagne!
White Stilton with Apricot (England): By far our best seller! A fresh balance of smooth, rich cheese with tangy apricot.

Layered Cheeses

Huntsman (England): Smooth Double Gloucester with layers of Blue Stilton made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Saxonshires (England): Also known as "Five Counties" in reference to the five layers of different cheeses - Double Gloucester, Caerphilly, Cheshire, Leicester, and Cheddar.

Blue Cheeses

Roaring Forties Blue (Australia): A smooth, creamy pasteurized cow's milk blue from Down Under.
Great Hill Blue (Massachusetts): A great full-flavored, smooth blue cheese with a crumbly texture.
Point Reyes Original Blue (California): The steady Pacific breezes impart a distinct sea salt quality to this creamy cow's milk blue cheese.

Sheep's Milk Cheeses

ReNero Pecorino Stagionato (Italy): This savory, firm, full-flavored Pecorino was aged for three months.
Oro Antico Riserva (Italy): This tasty Pecorino was rubbed with olive oil and aged in a stone cellar for six months.
Idiazabal (Spain): Idiazabal has a rich, buttery flavor with a smoky quality from aging in stone chimneys.

Goat's Milk Cheeses

Dorothea (Holland): Dorothea is a pasteurized cheese made with potato skins and aged for over 60 days.
Buche Chevre (France): This is a creamy, soft goat's milk cheese with lots of flavor and a pleasant tangy acidity.

Olive Oils

The healthful benefits of olive oil have been documented for 2500 years and we have an interesting and ever-growing selection of fine first press extra virgin olive oils from around the world.

Here are some highlights of our olive oil selection including some from very famous wineries:

Italy

Pertimali Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Montalcino)
Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Montalcino)
Tenuta di Bibbiano Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Chianti Classico)
Le Cinciole Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Chianti Classico)
Castello di Bossi Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Siena)
Pasquini Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Florence)
Zenato Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Veneto)
Argiolas "Iolao" Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Sardenia)

France

Nature Provence Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Provence)
Plantin Delices Olive Oil flavored with Black Truffles

Greece

Melina's Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Melina's Extra Virgin Olive Oil "Early Harvest Agoureleo"

Spain

L'Estornell Extra Virgin Olive Oil

California

Silver Oak Estate Olive Oil
Whitehall Lane Winery Olive Oil
Silverado Extra Virgin Olive Oil "Soda Creek Ranch"
Coppola "Mammarella" Extra Virgin Olive Oil
B. R. Cohn Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Other Oils

France

J. Leblanc Walnut Oil
A L'Olivier Almond Oil
A L'Olivier Hazelnut Oil

New Zealand

Elysian Isle Extra Virgin Cold Pressed Avocado Oil