San Francisco, Ca. – Rogue Creamery wins twice at the 2016 Good Food Awards for its Flora Nelle and Rogue River Blue cheeses. Over 800 people attended the celebration including Slow Food Founder, Carlo Petrini and Alice Waters. The Good Food Awards honors companies who have a reputation for making tasty, authentic and socially responsible products. The competition featured 1,937 entries and showcased regional flavors from across the USA. Rogue Creamery distinguished itself, receiving top scores from the 215 judges and passing a rigorous vetting to confirm that it met the Good Food Awards Standards; these standards include environmentally sound agricultural practices, good animal husbandry, transparency, and responsible supply chain relationships.” I am honored to be among this group of cheese makers recognized for their fine cheeses and their holistic, organic, biodynamic and sustainable make processes. Today, Cheese is being recognized along with the practices connected to creating it, and Rogue Creamery is proud that we make our cheese sustainably and organically in the GMO free Rogue Valley. Thank you to those cheesemakers who are a part of this change and Good Foods for putting it into their judging criteria which I now refer to as their manifesto “, said David Gremmels, President and Cheesemaker during his speech at the Good Food Awards.
Rogue Creamery is joined by two other Oregon Cheese Guild cheesemakers: Ancient Heritage Dairy and Goldin Artisan Goat Cheese, who were also winners and are helping Oregon lead the way toward creating a vibrant, delicious and sustainable food system.
Flora Nelle: This organic, natural- rinded, blue is set with calf rennet, has a crumbly, yet creamy texture, and combines savory, tropical, and sweet cream flavors. The result is a robust and piquant blue with subtle hints of blueberry and a rind that enhances the spicy-nutty and intensely blue flavors that truly capture the Rogue Valley Terroir.
Rogue River: Made annually, starting on the autumnal equinox, it is produced at the turn of the season and is made with richer, late-season milk. This blue, finished with pear-brandy soaked grape leaves, has a decidedly complex flavor that reflects the unique seasonal influences of the Rogue River Valley.
About Rogue Creamery – www.roguecreamery.com Rogue Creamery’s international award winning handmade cheese is produced from sustainable and organic certified milk and made using sustainable practices. Rogue Creamery ensures a consistently delicious and healthful experience through its commitment to sustainable, organic and food safety processes which are third party certified. Its dairy and cheesemaking processes are certified by Food Alliance, cheesemaking and ingredients organic by Oregon Tilth and food safety programs, by ASI. The Creamery’s cheese is carried in Whole Foods, Neal’s Yard Dairy, London and Fromagerie Laurent Dubois, Paris.
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