Monthly Cheese Subscription

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 include a custom printed tasting guide with tips for creating the perfect food and beverage pairings with your selections.

• 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.

For August we're exploring all the best ways to grill with cheese.  Featuring Royal Mahout Paneer that grills up perfectly like a vegetarian steak, Carr Valley's sheep milk Ba Ba Blue that makes for a decadent burger or grilled flatbread topping ,and meltable Miceli's Scamorza.

Add our August pairings to your order!

• Pizza Dough (Makes two 9-inch Pizzas)
• Fig Jam, 8oz
• Prosciutto, 2oz
• Hot Pepper in Olive Oil, 2oz

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.

The American Cheese Society Conference curates a judging and competition on different categories of American artisan cheeses and hundreds of entries. The 2024 results are out, and September's box will feature three first place winners in their category. An educational guide with details on each of the cheeses will be included.

• Once signed up, you can easily manage your subscription frequency and contents via our subscriber portal. Need assistance? Email us at info@cheesegrotto.com and we'll respond within 3 business days.

• This is a recurring subscription that will continue unless otherwise canceled.

• Your card will be charged every 4 weeks, and each month's order will be processed the Thursday before the order is shipped.

• You can pause the subscription, skip a delivery, or cancel any time.

• Your recurring shipping charge per order is based on your zip code.

• We ship every Monday. To be included in the following week’s shipment, please place your order by the Thursday before.

• 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.