It’s the 12 Days of Cheese — the once-a-year chance for huge savings on 12 expertly sourced cheeses to enrich your epic holiday gatherings. From buttery smooth to aged and nutty, it’s all here. Plus, pairing suggestions for each festive cheese from the best cracker and charcuterie to the perfect wine and beer. *
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Here’s a tip for even better cheese: Unwrap your cheese and leave at room temperature for about an hour before serving to bring out flavors and aromatics.
1. Cypress Grove Midnight Moon
Treat your guests to caramelized, nutty decadence with this Gouda-style aged goat cheese. Six or more months of age give this creamy wheel a golden hue, brown butter notes and tingly protein crystals that surprise and delight. Savor it alone or with a spiced ale and red fruit jam.
Pair It With
Cracker: Rustic Bakery Organic Olive Oil & Sel Gris Flatbread
Accoutrement: Bonnie’s Jams Cranberry Cherry Cabernet Conserve
Charcuterie: Whole Foods Market Organic Sliced Genoa Salami
Wine: La Coulée Sancerre**
Beer: Allagash Brewing Company Ski House Winter Ale
Other: jcoco Dark Chocolate Flight
2. Sartori Herbs de Provence BellaVitano
Inspired by Italian farmstead cheeses, this aged cow’s milk cheese marries the tangy flavor of a parmesan and the creamy texture of a cheddar, plus pops of crystals formed during aging. Rubbed with fragrant herbs native to southeastern France, it’s the perfect addition to your holiday cheese board.
Pair It With
Cracker: La Panzanella Mini Original Croccantini
Accoutrement: Savannah Bee Company Honey for Cheese
Charcuterie: Whole Foods Market Organic Sliced Genoa Salami
Wine: Jacques Bardelot Champagne Brut
Beer: BRLO Winter Cider
Other: Mitica Caramelized Pecans
3. Cowgirl Creamery Organic Mt Tam
Celebrate the season with all the lusciousness you expect from a triple-cream cheese, with a unique paste that upholds its texture. Packed with flavors of salted butter, cream and white mushrooms, it’s savory and satisfying every time.
Pair It With
Cracker: Rustic Bakery Organic Olive Oil & Sel Gris Flatbread
Accoutrement: Savannah Bee Company Honey for Cheese
Charcuterie: Whole Foods Market Organic Sliced Prosciutto
Wine: Elizabeth Rose Pinot Noir
Beer: Brasserie Dupont Avec Les Bon Voeux Saison
Other: jcoco Dark Chocolate Flight
4. Jasper Hill Farm Prosecco-Washed Harbison
Jasper Hill Farm’s limited-release cow’s milk cheese is wrapped with spruce bark and washed in prosecco before aging in the Vermont creamery’s vaults, where it develops a floral, woodsy finish as it ripens. Slice the top off the bloomy-rind round and warm in the oven until bubbly for a self-contained fondue that’s as easy as it is decadent.
Pair It With
Cracker: La Panzanella Mini Original Croccantini
Accoutrement: Savannah Bee Company Honey for Cheese
Charcuterie: Whole Foods Market Organic Sliced Soppressata
Wine: Presto Prosecco
Beer: Brasserie Dupont Avec Les Bon Voeux Saison
Other: Mitica Caramelized Pecans
5. Uplands Cheese Pleasant Ridge Reserve
Much like the most coveted types of Gruyère, Uplands Cheese Pleasant Ridge Reserve is made only in the summer months when their cows graze on fresh Wisconsin grass. The sweet grass-fed milk perfectly complements the Alpine-style cheese’s natural washed rind for a rich and salty body and a long, fruity finish.
Pair It With
Cracker: Rustic Bakery Organic Olive Oil & Sel Gris Flatbread
Accoutrement: Dalmatia Organic Fig Chili Spread
Charcuterie: Whole Foods Market Organic Sliced Soppressata
Wine: Elizabeth Rose Pinot Noir
Beer: Clausthaler Non-Alcoholic Santa Holiday Brew
Other: Mitica Marcona Almonds
6. Vermont Creamery Cremont
Made with both cow’s and goat’s milks, this award-winning French-style double-cream cheese features a velvety, supple center and a crinkly, earthy rind that melts away easily. Pair it with bubbles for a luxurious kickoff to your holiday celebration.
Pair It With
Cracker: Rustic Bakery Organic Olive Oil & Sel Gris Flatbread
Accoutrement: Bonnie’s Jams Cranberry Cherry Cabernet Conserve
Charcuterie: Whole Foods Market Organic Sliced Prosciutto
Wine: Jacques Bardelot Champagne Brut
Beer: BRLO Winter Cider
Other: Mitica Caramelized Pecans
7. Neal’s Yard Dairy Sparkenhoe Red Leicester
This complex raw cow’s milk cheese is clothbound and aged to develop moist, umami-forward crumbles, with a striking saffron hue that makes for an eye-catching centerpiece on any cheese board. Match the robust meatiness of this cheese with savory pairings like mustard and charcuterie, or contrast it with a tawny port and crisp apple slices.
Pair It With
Cracker: 34 Degrees Crisps Original Crisps
Accoutrement: Bonnie’s Jams Cranberry Cherry Cabernet Conserve
Charcuterie: Whole Foods Market Organic Sliced Soppressata
Wine: Croft Port Reserve Tawny
Beer: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Celebration IPA
Other: Mitica Marcona Almonds
8. Hervé Mons Pyrénées Brebis
Crafted in the forest of the French Pyrénées and aged for six months by renowned affineur Hervé Mons, this sheep milk cheese is made according to Basque tradition, resulting in an approachable cheese that’s still complex. Nutty and rich with a uniformly smooth and creamy texture, it’s delightful paired with stone fruit preserves.
Pair It With
Cracker: 34 Degrees Crisps Original Crisps
Accoutrement: Bonnie’s Jams Cranberry Cherry Cabernet Conserve
Charcuterie: Whole Foods Market Organic Sliced Prosciutto
Wine: La Coulée Sancerre
Beer: Brasserie d’Achouffe La Chouffe Blonde Belgian Ale
Other: jcoco Dark Chocolate Flight
9. Papillon Révélation Roquefort
This unmistakable raw sheep milk blue owes its assertive spicy flavor to a mold that gives the cheese its taste and blue veins — derived from rye bread made in Roquefort’s own bread oven. The cheese is aged in natural caves for at least three months in order to develop these characteristic veins and a robust, complex flavor.
Pair It With
Cracker: 34 Degrees Crisps Original Crisps
Accoutrement: Dalmatia Organic Fig Chili Spread
Charcuterie: Whole Foods Market Organic Sliced Genoa Salami
Wine: Croft Port Reserve Tawny
Beer: Lindemans Framboise Lambic
Other: Mitica Marcona Almonds
10. Ca De Ambros Taleggio
Produced for generations in the heart of Val Taleggio, in an Alpine valley in Lombardy, this washed-rind cow’s milk cheese is aged for 45 days to produce a creamy, marshmallow-like interior with a mild, pleasingly funky finish. Serve it with soppressata and prosecco for a true trifecta of flavor.
Pair It With
Cracker: La Panzanella Mini Original Croccantini
Accoutrement: Dalmatia Organic Fig Chili Spread
Charcuterie: Whole Foods Market Organic Sliced Soppressata
Wine: Presto Prosecco
Beer: Allagash Brewing Company Ski House Winter Ale
Other: Mitica Marcona Almonds
11. Mitica Alisios
This distinctive cheese is made with milk from both Canary Island cows and goats, then rubbed with Spanish paprika before it’s aged for three months. The resulting cheese features a smooth, toasty interior and a smoky-sweet rind — perfect with Mitica Marcona Almonds or served as an unexpected dessert pairing with dried figs and bourbon.
Pair It With
Cracker: 34 Degrees Crisps Original Crisps
Accoutrement: Savannah Bee Company Honey for Cheese
Charcuterie: Whole Foods Market Organic Sliced Prosciutto
Wine: La Coulée Sancerre
Beer: Clausthaler Non-Alcoholic Santa Holiday Brew
Other: Mitica Marcona Almonds
12. Emmi Kaltbach Cave-Aged Le Gruyère
Twelve months of aging in sandstone caves allows this Gruyère to develop a fruity tanginess and clusters of crystals that satisfyingly melt on the tongue. This nutty Swiss cheese is delicious with stone fruit preserves, melted over French onion soup or enjoyed with dark chocolate.
Pair It With
Cracker: La Panzanella Mini Original Croccantini
Accoutrement: Bonnie’s Jams Cranberry Cherry Cabernet Conserve
Charcuterie: Whole Foods Market Organic Sliced Genoa Salami
Wine: Presto Prosecco
Beer: Samuel Smith’s Brewery Organic Chocolate Stout
Other: jcoco Dark Chocolate Flight
*Must be 21+. Please drink responsibly.
