Covered in a soft, white coating of Penicillium mold, racks of wheels of Adelle sat in a cool cheese cave, aging to achieve the smooth, buttery taste that has drawn fans. It's the second batch made after Ancient Heritage Dairy moved into in the renovated 1921 Waverly Creamery building.
Half the building was still dusty and open from construction on an adjoining restaurant to the cheese makers, but Paul and Hank Obringer continued to work on turning Sunshine Dairy cow milk and sheep's milk from their own herd into gourmet cheeses.
The Obringers moved their operation to the Central Eastside Industrial District in Portland after years in rural Oregon. They are an example — featured in The Oregonian/OregonLive's story about the thriving food and beverage cluster in the Central Eastside — of companies remaking the district that for generations served as home to produce companies, wine distributors and other warehouses that fed the region.
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