New Cheeses!!! Tobasi, Ewephoria, Red White & Blue

Tobasi $7

Raw cows milk cheese from cricket creek farm in Williamstown MA. Cricket creek farm is a farmstead creamery in western MA. Their herd of jersey cattle is entirely grassfed. Tobasi is molded after taleggio an italian washed rind cheese. It is a washed rind cheese with a bright orange exterior and a soft creamy interior. Funky smelling but rather mild on the palate with strong mushroom notes.  

Ewephoria $8

Pasteurized sheep’s milk cheese from the friesland region of the netherlands. Made in the style of gouda this cheese has ‘washed curds’ it is then soaked in brine, wrapped in wax and aged for one year. The result is a sheep’s milk cheese with less tang and sweet butterscotch notes.

Red White, & Blue $7

Raw cows milk cheese from plymouth artisan creamery in plymouth notch vermont. Modeled after danish blue cheeses this is cave aged for 3 months. With a natural rind it has some barnyardy notes on the nose but a rich creamy and mild mouthfeel.

2014 Valdesil Valderroa

2014 Valdesil Valderroa $10/$40

Where: Portela, Valdeorras D.O., Galicia, Spain

Who: Prada Gayoso Family

What: Mencia!

Tastes like: Light, unoaked, dark fruit loveliness

What to pair with: Charcuterie, octopus, lighter meat dishes

Bodegas Valdesil

the growers

In 1885, José Ramón Gayoso planted the first vines of Godello on the small Pedrouzos plot, in the Sil Valley hillsides of pure slate. Gradually, he expanded these small parcels of vines, or ‘pezas’, carefully choosing the best sites around Portela. However, in subsequent years, many of these parcels were sold to other growers, leaving only the Pedrouzos estate in the Gayoso/Prada family. In 2002, the current generation of the family began to buy back the small vineyards which had belonged to their ancestors and today, they have recovered all of those ‘pezas’.

their land

The Valdeorras valley is nestled in the highest mountains of the Galicia interior. This area is located in the province of Ourense and is home to just 200 hectares of the Godello variety. Bisected by the Sil River and protected by Galicia’s highest mountains, Valdeorras records both the highest and lowest temperatures in Galicia, together with the lowest rainfall of the area (800-1000mm). These factors, and wide differences between day and night temperatures, guarantee good acidity in the white wines.