Gift 3 Months of Curated Artisan Cheese

Finally!  An award-winning cheese subscription fully customizable to your cheese preferences and allergies.  We'll curate an extraordinary, rotating selection of three American artisan cheeses per month (approx 1.5 pounds), with the option to add pairings and crackers.

By letting our experts select the cheeses in each delivery, you'll expand your palate, discover new favorites, and experience the best that American artisan cheesemakers have to offer. There are hundreds of artisan cheese producers in the United States and thousands of wheels to try.

Here's a pro tip for diving into our cheese subscription: Challenge yourself to try new cheeses and expand your palate! You may not have enjoyed goat cheese or funky cheeses like blues and washed rinds in the past, but you just might find some you love in your next subscription box.

With each shipment, we'll email a custom digital tasting guide with tips for creating the perfect food and beverage pairings with your selections. You'll also receive a printable and editable tasting journal you can use to take notes on each cheese.

• Bloomy rind, Washed rind, Natural rind, Waxed rind, Blue, Smoked, Herbed, Spiced, Cow cheese, Sheep cheese, Goat cheese (unless otherwise requested in our preferences section)

• What are funky cheeses? We call blue cheeses and washed rind cheeses “funky cheeses” because they are stronger in flavor and aroma.  

• What are flavored cheeses? We call cheeses infused with herbs, spices, and smoke “flavored cheeses” because the interior or exterior of the cheese has added flavor.

• The subscription includes three cheeses (1.5 pounds total) per shipment. The cheeses shipped are selected at optimal ripeness and best enjoyed within 2 to 3 weeks of delivery.

• One serving of cheese is anywhere from 2 to 4 ounces, depending on your appetite. This package is great for 6 to 12 servings over weeks of enjoyment.

An exclusive holiday cheese from Cheese Grotto, a baked brie recipe, seasonal pairings like chestnuts, and American artisan takes on holiday classics like Roquefort.

Our Dry January theme gives cheese lovers an opportunity to explore non-alcoholic pairings, one of which is included in this kit.

We're back with an expertly paired cheese & chocolate flight, just in time for Valentine's Day! Each year we curate different cheeses and chocolates to diversify your pairing education.

What do you get when you take the iconic Little Lucy Brie from Redhead Creamery and infuse it with Herbes de Provence?  The most holiday-appropriate cheese around!  Introducing our exclusive collaboration with Redhead Creamery, a sustainable dairy and cheesemaker based in Minnesota.  Their uniquely tall, small format brie-style cheese is given a savory, herbaceous kick by the addition of an Herbes de Provence blend.  When young, the brie is dense, bright, with notes of white mushroom andcrème fraîche.  When ripe, the umami, vegetal notes come to life and the paste becomes oozy and spreadable, perfect for a baguette.  Looking for brie to use for your favorite baked brie recipe?  We'll include a recipe card for it with your purchase!

RECENTLY FEATURED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES!

The Mountain Valley Sharp Cheddar is Goot Essa’s signature, traditional cheese.  This is an all-natural raw cow milk farmstead cheddar which we age for 3 years to develop the nuttiness and creamy taste which gourmet cheese lovers really appreciate. Israel, their renowned cheese maker, has spent years developing the complex flavor typical of the original German-Swiss artisanal recipe taken directly from our Amish heritage.  This cheese is a completely hand-made white cheddar with a well-rounded sharpness and a deep cheddar flavor.  This is also a versatile cheese that melts well for recipes that call for cheddar cheese and is a terrific base in fondues. Great as either an appetizer or as a dessert, Mountain Valley Sharp Cheddar also works well on charcuterie boards.

Constant quality control ensures that the taste is the same batch after batch.  After careful salting and pressing in 40-lb blocks, they age the cheese in our cold room until the cheese reaches the peak of flavor.

The milk for this cheese is produced on the Esh family farm located in the Nittany Valley of central Pennsylvania.  The Eshes are proud of both their farmstead and the care that they give each individual animal. A large emphasis is put on cow comfort and providing a natural environment for the cows.

Made using a recipe in which five ten-gallon cans of cream are added to each vat, The Blue Jay is rich in texture with strong buttery notes. We then crush juniper berries to release their perfume and infuse them throughout to complement the Blue strain’s unique botanical essence. The result is a bold, yet utterly creamy Blue with a delicately piney bouquet that blooms in your mouth. While The Blue Jay is wonderful with any of our suggested pairings, try it melted on a New York Strip for a truly decadent meal.

Add our December pairings to your order for the ultimate holiday spread! Pop that bubbly!

• Effie's Ginger Biscuits
• Matiz Coooked Spanish Chestnuts
• La Quercia Prosciutto Americano
• Dalmatia Tangerine Spread

If you have a gluten allergy, we will substitute gluten-free crackers.

If you have a nut allergy, we will replace the nuts with other tasty olives.

If you are a vegetarian we will replace with another cheese.

• Purchase this Gift Subscription by Thursday, August 31st, 2023. The first ship date is scheduled for Monday, September 4th, 2023.

• After signup, the gift recipient will have immediate access to a subscription portal and can modify the order dates if needed. Just make sure to enter in the recipient's name and address in the form above. You can also email us at info@cheesegrotto.com for assistance modifying your delivery week, and we'll respond within 3 business days.

• You will be billed once for the total subscription package. At the end of the pre-paid period of 3 months, you will receive an email asking if you would like to extend your subscription.

• The monthly subscription will be processed every 4 weeks, and the monthly order number will be generated in our system the Thursday prior to the week of shipping your order. 

• This is a one-time purchase that will not automatically renew after the prepaid period.

• At checkout, you will be charged one payment for all 3 months of shipping, which is based on your recipient's zip code.

• Unless requested, these are the following dates in which the subscription will be shipped:

Month One: Monday, December 11th, 2023

Month Two: Monday, January 15th, 2024

Month Three: Monday, February 5th

• Please visit our shipping policy page for additional questions.

If you choose to add crackers and 3 accompaniments to your subscription box, we will rotate and pair according to the featured cheeses each month and your allergy specifications.

We got you! Download this gift card and share with the lucky gift recipient! The size of the card is 5.5 inches by 4.5 inches so it can be formatted on a full-sized printer paper, or can be formatted to print double-sided!

According to the American Cheese Society, "artisan or artisanal implies that a cheese is produced primarily by hand, in small batches, with particular attention paid to the tradition of the cheesemaker’s art, and thus using as little mechanization as possible in the production of the cheese."

Over the past decade, the American artisan cheese community has been recognized internationally for its quality and integrity. Small to medium-scale artisan cheesemakers have a core set of values: High-quality milk makes incredible cheese, and high-quality land and animal management makes for incredible milk. In our industrial food system, committing to these core values requires long hours of hard work and strict attention to detail.

Our monthly subscription directly supports American artisan cheesemakers and the strengthening and diversification of our food system.