Cheddar Cheese - Sharp, Organic - 8 oz

Rumiano Organic Sharp Cheddar is aged nine months in order to fully develop its bold and intense flavor profile with a distinctive tangy and slightly nutty taste. The texture is firm and crumbly with a slightly granular mouthfeel, caused by the crystalline stucture developed through the aging proess. This cheese is white in color and the aroma is robust and pungent. Overall, sharp cheddar cheese has a strong and assertive flavor that adds depth and complexity to any dish.

Rumiano Cheese is proud to say that their dairies go the extra mile for grass-fed milk production. The mild Northwestern coast of California has prime weather for grazing and pasture time. Year-round access to pastures and naturally growing coastal grasses are imperative to our definition of grass-fed feeding. Open pasture time and natural grazing allow the cows to roam freely make for high-quality milk. Haylage and silage are used for feed when the weather is too wet and cold for pasture time, which is seldom. The grass-feeding methodology benefits the animals and consumers by helping rpoduce healthy and humane dairy products.

Grass-fed and pasture-raised cows allowed to move freely and eat a natural diversified diet are not only much healthier, but we believe they seem much happier too! Small-scale farmers who have taken the time to get to know their cows (many give them names) recognize that cows are social beings who are happiest when they have room to roam and socialize with others in their herd, which in the end produces a much healthier end product.

The Rumiano Cheese Company is committed to sustainability, supporting the local community with a quality workplace and an environmentally friendly operation.

In addition to using all milk components, Rumiano Cheese strives to be sustainable in all other aspects of its cheese production. Their goal is to achieve a zero-waste target by recycling water, cardboard, plastic and wood, and reducing its paper usage by going digital. Al teh dairied providing milk to Rumiano are within a 100-mile radius, reducing the carbon dioxide output from our milk trucks tot he environment and limiting the use of fossil fuels.

Like so may others, Fred, John, and Richard Rumiano emigrated from Italy just after the turn of the last century. After jobs from gold mines, shipyards, and liquor, theys ettled near Willows in 1919 and began the dairy operation. When Italian Hard Cheese wasn't available after World War I, the creation of the monterey Dry Jack cheese launched the company mostly serving the regional market and San Francisco.