CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE - NEXT DISPATCH SEPTEMBER 9TH
We can't go without small Australian cheesemakers like Tarago River Cheese. We love working with our cheesemakers, sharing in their passion and showcasing the artful way they craft their cheese. Tarago is no exception. It's hard to choose only four of the best cheeses when it comes to Tarago, they're all so dreamy but in this pack, we've done our best to bring together what we'd say is four of the 'best cheeses of the season'.
In this pack you will get:
- Gippsland Blue Cow's Milk
- Jensen's Red Cow's Milk
- Golden Triple Cream Cow's Milk
- Gippsland Brie Cow's Milk
- Tasting & Pairing Notes
Further Details...
Who is Tarago?
Settled in the Western Port catchment in Gippsland, Tarago River Cheese company uses the seasonal variations in the region to their advantage and continue to follow the time honoured tradition of farmhouse cheesemaking. So what does this mean for all the cheese-lovers out there? You get to discover a bountiful cheese harvest with multiplicity of flavours and textures! Cheese, they wheel-y (we had to) do make miracles!
What are the cheeses*?
Four creamy and oozy cheeses are included in this pack:
BLUE: Gippsland Blue
Milk 
So we had to share exactly how Tarago River Cheese explains the flavour of their famous Gippsland Blue. Listen to this. It’s deeply complex like a ‘difficult child’ demanding great care and attention to mature. Well sorry to the difficult children out there that had to read that, but can’t you relate? Too funny! This really is the goo-gar of blue cheeses.
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STINKY: Jensen's Red
Milk
What an absolute art - like an abstract painter with a brush, this Jensen’s Red is a true skill to master and a creative outlet for our friends at Tarago River. Named after cheesemaker Laurie Jensen and influenced greatly by seasonal milk conditions, it’s nature's wild child. This is a tricky cheese to craft but when done right, oh my crackers and cheese, it’s a moment! This is one of those moments. How do they do it you ask? Well well, we can’t give all their secrets away, it’s cheese code. But between us, they wash the surface of the chalky curds with a light brine solution that encourages the brevi-bacterium linens and LAF yeasts added in the wash to run free like a wild mare in the Victorian wind. What happens next is really Mother Nature’s magic. When perfectly ripe, it oozes with creamy goodness and shows off a brilliant yellow soft mould rind. Grab your piece of paradise and grab a full bodied chardonnay, this is a moment to be savoured.
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SOFT: Golden Triple Cream
Milk
The clever cheesemakers at Tarago River pick out special wheels of Tarago Triple Cream quite early in the ageing process to put aside to transform them into their newest cheese to the range, Golden Triple Cream. Deemed a ‘semi washed’ rind cheese, Golden Triple Cream wheels are washed twice over a two week period in a brine solution that really gives the Triple Cream an extra, tasty, punch!
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SOFT: Gippsland Brie
Milk
Made to traditional fermentation processes with free-range, fresh milk, you’ll be delighted with a soothing, mellow flavour with a suggestion of nuttiness. The ripper the brie, the more that yummy nuttiness will push through like a delightful daisy on a summer's day!
Why The Tarago Pack is for you
- Buying Tarago River Cheese means you’re helping to support a small, family-owned cheesemaker and free-range farmer.
- Made with fresh milk from their 400 free-range cows, so you know it’s cheese made from a happy, healthy source!
- A photo of you with your cheese pack will make you look 200% more popular on Facebook. We guarantee this.
* Cheeses may change without notice if they become unavailable. In this case, we will substitute with another great cheese.
Blessed are the cheesemakers.
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Add on The Grazing Box
The Grazing Box includes four great artisan products to add more life to your cheeseboard. Each item has been specially selected to complement each of the cheeses and support four small artisan makers. In the Grazing Box there is:
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Fleur Lavosh by Silver Tongue
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Marinated Baby Figs by Far Meadows Lodge
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Raspberry & Chilli Dark Chocolate by Kokopod
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Quince Paste and Pear & Pink Pepper Paste by Ugly Duck Fine Foods
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