Country: VT, USA
Rennet: Microbial
Treatment/Milk Raw Cow
THE FLAVOR EXPERIENCE
The classic alpine cheeses of France and Switzerland - hefty beauties like Gruyere, Comte and Beaufort - supplied the inspiration for Rupert, a raw cow's milk cheese from Vermont.
THE STORY
Named for one of the oldest towns in the state, Rupert debuted about five years ago, so it's an infant compared to those centuries-old mountain wheels from Europe. But it is already a cheese of distinction that may help preserve a historic Vermont dairy farm.