Monthly Cheese Subscription
per month, INCLUDES EXPRESS SHIPPING
FREE Bonus Gourmet Item with Every Subscription Order
Receive a curated, rotating selection of 3 American artisan cheeses each month (about 1.5 pounds), with the option to add pairings and crackers.
For November's box, we're featuring artisan cheeses perfect for fall cooking and entertaining. This month's box features Laura Chenel's Pear, Wine & Rosemary Goat Cheese, perfect for a flavorful holiday cheese ball, Marieke Gouda's Limited-Released Extra Aged Golden, a crystalline Parmesan-Gouda hybrid, and Green Mountain Blue Madison, a rare small-batch blue that is both dense and fudgy. Add pairings to your order for Semifreddi's stuffing, plump, juicy apricots, roasted chestnuts, and thinly sliced heritage pancetta.
Each box includes a printed tasting menu with recommended pairings, original recipes for stuffing, and a holiday cheese ball featuring the box ingredients, and a live recording of our cheese experts discussing the cheeses & pairings.
Order by Sunday to ship Tuesday every week.
Order by Sunday to ship Tuesday every week.
Subscription Details
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.
Cheese Styles Included
• 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.
November's Thanksgiving Box
Thanksgiving flavors and recipes
For November's box, we're featuring artisan cheeses perfect for fall cooking and entertaining. This month's box features Laura Chenel's Pear, Wine & Rosemary Goat Cheese, perfect for a flavorful holiday cheese ball, Marieke Gouda's Limited-Released Extra Aged Golden, a crystalline Parmesan-Gouda hybrid, and Green Mountain Blue Madison, a rare small-batch blue that is both dense and fudgy. Add pairings to your order for Semifreddi's stuffing, plump, juicy apricots, roasted chestnuts, and thinly sliced heritage pancetta.
Each box includes a printed tasting menu with recommended pairings, original recipes for stuffing, and a holiday cheese ball featuring the box ingredients, and a live recording of our cheese experts discussing the cheeses & pairings.
The pairings
Add our November pairings to your order!
- Semifreddi's stuffing
- Dried apricots
- Roasted chestnuts
- Heritage pancetta
If you have a gluten allergy, we will substitute gluten-free crackers.
If you have a nut allergy, we will replace the nuts with something else equally tasty.
If you are a vegetarian we will replace meats with another cheese.
A Peek into December's Box
December's box is perfect for gifting
December's box features our exclusive holiday brie infused with sage, an authentic Raclette-style from Wisconsin, and a crystalline hard cheese from Vermont. Add pairings to your order for beautifullay packaged shortbread, charcuterie, orange stuffed Gordal olives, and buttery, crunchy toffee. A subscription box fit for a Queen!
How the Subscription Works
• 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 Sunday before the order is shipped.
• You can pause the subscription, skip a delivery, or cancel any time.
Shipping
• Express Shipping is included in the listed price, all boxes ship to arrive within 1 to 3 business days due to the perishability of the contents.
• We ship every Tuesday. To be included in the following week’s shipment, please place your order by Sunday.
• Please visit our shipping policy page for additional questions.
Allergies
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.
Downloadable Gift Card
Need a gift card you can email or print?
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!
What Is Artisan Cheese?
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.
CHEESE ACCOMPANIMENTS
Want pairings with your cheese?
Sign up to include a monthly rotating selection of artisan crackers and 3 expertly matched pairings for your 3 artisan cheeses each month. You'll be glad you did!
ADDITIONAL PAYMENT PLANS
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Fantastic every month!! Love our subscription
I received the 3 month subscription for Christmas. I have looked forward way too much, each month. My family and I probably tasted things we normally wouldn't. All was delicious. Now I need to order next months shipment, can't miss the Grilled Cheese collection!
Roxanne we are so happy to hear this!! Thank you for your genuine love for cheese: there is so much to explore!
I bought the 6mos for a birthday gift and they were able to send it a day earlier so it would arrive on their birthday. Only got 1 month so far but the cheeses are yummy! Can't wait till next month arrives.
We do the quarterly delivery with Cheese Grotto and just love it, can’t wait till it gets here in Texas. Also, love when Jessica and Team throws in a little extra something in our order and to much surprise it’s exactly what pairs with the rest of the order. Can say enough on how we enjoy our Cheese Grotto orders.
Every cheese has been excellent. I look forward to every order
I realize I’m one of the very few non 5 star reviews. This cheese subscription was not worth it for me. For about 89 dollars a month, 3 cheeses of varying sizes did not blow me away. I think it’s great that cheese grotto supports small cheese makers that you might not be able to get locally - I’ve learned the i LIKE being able to discover a new cheese- and continue purchasing it.
My third box had the most variety of flavors and cheese textures and was the best of all three. So perhaps i just got started during a month the didn’t really meet my cheese tastes.
If you can afford this indulgence, try it !! There are other perhaps more pedestrian cheese delivery companies/options with price points that are more reasonable that i will continue to enjoy.
It was fun to try something new! The shipping and packaging were top notch. Customer service was also fantastic- those two things alone make the company stand out.
Hi Jessica! We are so happy you enjoyed the diversity of the cheeses, the rarity of them, our customer service, and our shipping and packaging! This is something we really strive for and what makes us stand apart from other cheese subscription services who are seeking bargain-style cheeses. It's part of the reason why some cheeses are smaller than others in a given package, as we focus on sourcing unique artisan cheeses and expanding cheesy education. We are always here if you ever want to continue to expand your cheesy journey with us. Thank you again!
I love this subscription! The cheese is amazing and they really taken the time to select quality items to pair. I’ve also really enjoyed the variety of cheeses sent each month. I have recieved four shopments so far and have been so pleased with all of them. The customer service is excellent- it is a company that really cares about providing quality service and products.
I’m really optimistic for my second delivery but found the first to be a little underwhelming. I’ve used other subscription services that felt like a much better value for the price. (AppyHour/Harry and David’s)
I received three cheeses. One large slice of Gouda which was very mild tasting, very crumbly/flaky.
The wooly goat cheese that had a Brie like exterior was the most exciting option we got.
The cheddar was tasty. But very tiny.
I do not subscribe with pairings, but had plenty of their suggested pairings at home already. Which were honey, pistachios and….i can’t remember the third suggestion. We did get a ‘free’ add in bonus item. Exciting ! It was a few slices of dried apples. Had it been an additional cheese we would have been thrilled and maybe that added flavor would have led to very different vibes in this review.
I did think it was pretty cool that they made tea pairing suggestions.
Based on the cheeses received and the price, i am not likely to resubscribe. But im also hoping to eat those words and be WOWd by the next few deliveries.
Thanks so much for your feedback, Jessica! We hope you enjoy February's box. The main difference between us and those other services mentioned is we are sourcing small batch cheeses with limited availability at varying price points. Woolly Rind is a Missouri sheep milk brie that is one of the few 100% sheep milk bries on the market, the LumberJack Monterey Jack style is from a small creamery in California, and the 100% goat gouda is from a regenerative goat dairy in Michigan, which is also very unique and not widely available. Due to varying price points of cheeses and milk types, and our commitment to pay the makers fairly, sometimes the wedges are smaller, and sometimes they are larger. Our bonus items also continue to rotate each shipment as well! But we understand if some of the cheeses don't speak to you, hopefully by experiencing the continued variety of American artisan cheeses available through our subscription, there will be some additional wedges and wheels you enjoy. :-)
So enjoyed our subscription at Cheese Grotto. Each new shipment was the call to style a wonderful charcuterie board for dinner. Fun for the entire family. Loved tasting new cheeses and opening the palate to new flavors.
Always the best cheeses and pairings!
I have been a subscriber to the Cheese Grotto monthly subscription program since January of 2022, when I found the program online and thought it would be a nice gift for my father, who both enjoys a few cheese & crackers on special occasions and is difficult to shop for!
I was able to provide some guidance in the kinds of cheese my father liked and had Cheese Grotto select cheeses for each month. My father loves the cheeses selected, both the ones he has heard of and the new varieties he receives through the program - and I am able to enjoy many of the selections when I visit.
Additionally, I have always been amazed by the professionalism, customer service, and obvious regard that the Cheese Grotto has for their customers, and for the quality of the product they ship out. Although with my subscription I have not had any cause to call or wonder about my monthly order, they have reached out to me several times when they have had concerns about shipments (such as leaving cheeses in a hot location), and always dealt with me with care and concern for our relationship, and willing to do their utmost to deliver some great cheese.
Great company, great cheese. Subscriptions are very generous, always a treat.
Matthew! Thank you so much for your support and being such a great customer for years. We appreciate you!
Excellant Cheeses. Impressive!
This was a subscription gift for my MIL. She loved it & said the cheeses have been AMAZING!
This is incredible to hear! There's nothing better than this. Thank you!
Monthly Cheese Subscription
Wonderful cheese servings to your home.
Cheese and grotto are great, and arrived on time before Christmas—thank you! We received blue cheese in the first shipment. We are big fans of Point Reyes blue cheese, so we were skeptical. The Roth Cheese is fantastic and a new favorite!
Wonderful news, Sarah! This is exactly what we love to hear for the grotto and subscription! Discovering a new cheese you love is the best!!
First we live in a place with cheese makers so its not like we don't have access to good cheese.
Why we have the subscription; We like cheese and while we have delightfull award winning cheese here in the south oregon coast, we like to taste other cheese from around the country.
We arent cheese aficionados, We can Teach you about Fire, Fish and Forestry till your eyes glaze over but cheese is a bit of a mystery.
our subscription is how we let the pro's educate us on cheese.
so every month we look forward to that education.
a bit of brass tacks; you arent going to like every cheese you get, these are samples of what available. some cheeses are going to be too goaty some will be too bland some will be to salty and some will be absulutly transcendental. This is the job of the Pro's at Cheese Grotto, it why the subscription is perfect for most people.
did you know you love a soft Havarti? I didn't, i know now that i do.
how about that you can taste the different goat breeds in the cheese? lamancha tastes different than alpines taste different then nubians, and Cheese Grotto tells you who is making your cheese so you can find out.
Its some of the best money we spend a month.
Ernie and Erica
Erica!!! This review made our day thank you so much. This is exactly how we want to make customers feel, that they are going on an educational journey that is also expanding their palate. Thank you!
I gave this to my daughter and her boyfriend and they love it!
Hooray! We are so happy to hear this!! Thank you so much for your review, it really means a lot :-)
The cheeses and accompaniments were delightful and the bonus cheese was a fun surprise. I think we still have a bit of last month’s cheese to finish before we dig into the special treats for February!
Can't say enough good things about Jessica & Cheese Grotto. I ordered a 3 month gift subscription this Cmas for a special family's gift. I made an error and put my address as the shipping address :/ 1st month shipment goes out, I get the email confirmation that it's coming to ME!!! Yikes. I urgently contact Cheese Grotto. Jessica answers my email in RECORD TIME & assures me it will be corrected. Several additional emails were required and again EACH TIME Jessica responded quickly and courteously. The issue was resolved and I ended up with the a free box of cheese, courtesy of Cheese Grotto because FEDEX did not void the original ship label. Jessica would not accept any extra $ for it!! This was an issue I created & yet Jessica couldn't have been more helpful. The gifted family has also received their cheese and we are ALL very happy :) Cheese Grotto is the real deal. They care and they make things right. Do yourself a favor and order for yourself and your gift recipients! You will not be disappointed. Have you noticed how when you try and get something done lately it goes awry? Not at Cheese Grotto they make things right.
Aww Elaine thank you so much! We really appreciate it.
My experience with Cheese Grotto was great! I purchased it as a gift for a friend before I moved away. It ended up being a fun thing for both of us. She had something to look forward to each month, and I got to hear a fun review from her each time. It acted as a nice reminder for us to connect, since we don’t see each other much anymore.
Additionally, I had a couple questions for Cheese Grotto along the way, and the team has always gotten back to me in record time with a genuinely helpful answer.
All in all, would definitely recommend this as a gift for anyone. Worth the money!
I am thoroughly enjoying every box and cannot wait for the next arrival.
We feasted recently on the wonderful cheese we received in our monthly package. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! It was the best, most delicious cheese we have ever eaten. Can't wait for next month!
My brother and his fiancee have been really happy with everything they got, so thank you!