Grafton Village Cheese Co. Cheddar Cheese

Grafton Classic Two Year Cheddar won a silver SOFI award at the 2009 Fancy Food Show in NYC for Best Classic Cheese!!

Max McCalman calls Grafton "…the standard-bearer of Vermont Cheddars", made from the raw milk of Vermont Jersey cows. It is the cheddar we use in our sandwiches; the cheddar we sell by the (literal) ton every year, in all age ranges and variations; the cheddar we sample out with pride; the love of our cheddar lives. "Cheddar" is actually the name of a cheesemaking process, during which the forming curds of cheese are cut into smaller and smaller pieces in preparation for pressing. The "cheddaring" process allows excess whey to drain out of the curds, leaving firmer, dryer pieces behind, and creating the faint but distinctive pattern of pressed-together pieces on the surface of a cross-section.

As cheddar ages it becomes sharper and dryer. The youngest, "one-year" cheddar is pliable, sweet, buttery and universally enjoyable, just like a baby. The two-year or "classic reserve" cheese is piquant, a little salty and sassy, like a teenager. It happens to be my favorite. It's great on sandwiches, cheese plates and along side a slice of apple pie.

The "gold" or three-year, (one of McCalman's favorites) is really sharp, the sort that can accompany a slice of warm apple pie or a glass of hard cider.

 

	8oz	1lb
1 year	$6.59	$11.69 CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK
2 year	$8.59	$13.79 CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK
3 year	$9.99 CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK	$16.99 CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK
4 year	Unavailable in 8 oz.	$19.99 CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK

Perishable Shipping Alert!

Effective: September 16th through May 14th

All of our Cheese must reach its destination within 3 business days. Please check out the UPS Shipping Map on our Customer Service Page. If the arrival destination is in Florida or west of the Mississippi (maroon,orange and grey states on the shipping map) you will need to select the UPS 3 Day Shipping option at checkout. If you forget, don't worry - we will take care of it for you. We will e-mail you confirmation. It will show up as a separate transaction on your credit card.

We only ship perishables Monday through Wednesday to ensure arrival before the weekend. We want your food to stay in great shape! Perishables hate hanging out in a warehouse over the weekend.