Learn To Make Cheese

Wouldn’t be wonderful if you could give the lovely gift of your very own homemade cheeses to friends and family for the holidays?  Perhaps you’d give buttons of your fresh herbed goat cheese and pieces from a gorgeous block of cheddar you’ve been aging since the spring.

Well, if you’re like many beginning cheesemakers, you may feel your cheese is not yet gift-worthy.  In that case, you may consider giving cheese gift baskets packed with artisanal cheeses made by renowned and dedicated cheesemakers.  A cheese-of-the-month club is also a lovely way to introduce people to a variety of tastes.  As for your own cheesemaking efforts…there’s always next year!

Artisanal has a lovely selection of gourmet cheese baskets you can custom design, enjoy cheeses by geography, as well as many other options.

Cheese Baskets and Gifts.

Spread your love of cheese with friends! This kit includes cards profiling 50 cheese varieties and the best wines to drink with them, decorative labels on which to write each cheese selection, and toothpicks that attach the labels right into the cheese for easy identification. Arrange a few cheeses on a platter, attach the labels, and let the tasting begin! In addition to a tasting checklist that lets you track your cheese samplings, a handy tri-fold card offers advice on buying, storing, and pairing cheeses.

This kit features a box with acetate lid, tri-fold intro card, 50 cheese cards, 50 die-cut cards (2 designs), 50 food-safe wooden toothpicks, and 8 color photographs.