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Cheese

sierra-nevada-cheese-logo-251x150Ben and John discovered they had a common interest in making the best quality artisan cheeses using traditional methods, while working together at the Gregersen's family creamery, Foothill Home Dairy, a Sacramento landmark for over 40 years.

Ben and John first introduced their cheese products to various local farmers markets. Market demand increased quickly, and soon their cheeses were sought out by local retail stores. In 2003, the company's successful growth allowed them to relocate their creamery 100 miles north of Sacramento to Willows, California, where they are located today.

Ben and John are both hands-on owners and operators of Sierra Nevada Cheese Company. Their mission is to provide their customers with the highest quality product using only the most wholesome milk, free of added hormones, preservatives, stabilizers, gums, and nothing artificial... just great cheese.

Ben and John have 50 years of combined experience and they have never wavered from the industry and their own standards.

  • Chevre
  • Feta
  • Cheddar-Aged Goat
  • Gina Marie Cream Cheese
  • Jack-Traditional
  • Jack-Habanero
  • Jack-Smokehouse Organic
  • Monterey Jacques-Raw Milk

Blue Cheese - Point Reyes

A creamy, full flavored Blue cheese made from Grade A raw milk from a closed herd of Holstein cows that graze on the certified organic, green pastured hills that benefit from coastal fog and the salty Pacific breezes.

Brie

A soft, creamy cow's milk cheese named after Brie, the French region from which it originated. It has a distinctive rich, creamy flavor which is deliciously mild.

Burrata

Fresh burrata should be served at room temperature. If it is too cold, the creamy filling becomes solid and hard and lacks that essential lusciousness.

Cabecou

Aged, nutty-flavored, densely textured disks, of goat's milk cheese marinated with herbs in California extra virgin olive oil.

Cheddar

This cheddar is made in small batches with rBST and antibiotic-free milk, is aged for three months and contains no artificial colors.

Cheddar - Aged Goat

Aged for over six months, this semi-soft, raw milk cheese offers a cheddar-like quality with creamy smooth texture and complex, nutty flavor, a good melting cheese. Seasonal variations in the raw milk accentuate a diverse range of flavors.

Cheddar - Medium

This cheddar is made in small batches with rBST and antibiotic-free milk, is aged for three months and contains no artificial colors.

Cheddar - Sharp

This cheddar is made in small batches with rBST and antibiotic-free milk, is aged for three months and contains no artificial colors.

Cheddar - Shredded

This cheddar is made in small batches with rBST and antibiotic-free milk, is aged for three months and contains no artificial colors.

Chevre

The most recognized type of goat cheese, this chevre has smooth texture, fresh flavor and a tangy, citrus finish.

Cotija Cheese

Cotija is a hand-made dry aged cheese similar to Parmesan with a nutty-salty flavor, used crumbled over enchiladas and bean dishes.

Cottage Cheese, Small Curd

Cottage cheese is a cheese curd product with a mild flavor. It is drained, but not pressed, so some whey remains and the individual curds remain loose.

Cream Cheese

Gina Marie cream cheese is made with three ingredients-fresh milk, cream and sea salt. Like the other cheeses from Sierra Nevada, no stabilizers are used, nor gums, fillers or animal rennet.

Cream Cheese 3# Block

Gina Marie cream cheese is made with three ingredients-fresh milk, cream and sea salt. Like the other cheeses from Sierra Nevada, no stabilizers are used, nor gums, fillers or animal rennet.

Dry Jack

Made like fresh Monterey Jack and further aged for another seven to ten months. Firm, pale yellow with a sweet nutty flavor.

Feta

Sierra Nevada offers an excellent version of this traditional Mediterranean brine cured cheese. The cheese is semi-firm and compact and not as salty as most other European and American versions.

Fresh Mozzarella

It is smooth, mild, and slightly sweet/sour with a distinct milk flavor. The texture is creamy and much softer than mass-processed mozzarella.

Fresh Mozzarella Curd

It is smooth, mild, and slightly sweet/sour with a distinct milk flavor. The texture is creamy and much softer than mass-processed mozzarella.

Fromage Blanc

Fromage Blanc in a fresh spreadable cheese. This fresh cheese has a distinct tangy flavor with a mild lemon finish.

Gorgonzola

Gorgonzola is a member of the blue cheese family of cheeses. It is an uncooked cheese that has a white appearance with blue-green veins throughout.

Gruyere (Natural), 5#

Gruyère is a type of Swiss cheese that is sweet but slightly salty, with a flavor that varies widely with age.

Habanero Jack

Habanero Jack has a buttery smooth texture, rich flavor and a smooth lingering heat; a good melting cheese.

Jack - Habanero

Queso Oaxaca is a semi-soft, slightly acidic cheese often called 'string cheese' as it pulls apart in a fashion similar to Italian mozzarella

Jack - Smokehouse Organic

Smokehouse Jack has a buttery smooth texture, with a rich, smoky flavor; a good melting cheese.

Mascarpone

A soft, fresh, vegetarian, cream cheese from the Lombardy region of southern Italy. In fact, it is not cheese at all, but rather the result of a culture being added to the cream skimmed off the milk, used in the production of Parmesan.

Monterey Jack

This cheese is made in small batches with rBST and antibiotic-free milk, is aged for one month and contains no artificial colors.

Monterey Jacques - Raw Milk

Aged over 60 days to meet USDA standards for raw milk cheese, Monterrey Jacques (not misspelled, but rather a play on words), this semi-soft cheese has a remarkably creamy texture and excellent as a slicing cheese.

Mozzarella Block

It is smooth, mild, and slightly sweet/sour with a distinct milk flavor. The texture is creamy and much softer than mass-processed mozzarella.

Mozzarella, Shredded

It is smooth, mild, and slightly sweet/sour with a distinct milk flavor. The texture is creamy and much softer than mass-processed mozzarella.

Oaxaca

Queso Oaxaca is a semi-soft, slightly acidic cheese often called 'string cheese' as it pulls apart in a fashion similar to Italian mozzarella

Parmigiano Reggiano

True Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese has a sharp, complex fruity/nutty taste with a strong savory flavor and a slightly gritty texture.

Pepper Jack

This cheese is made in small batches with rBST and antibiotic-free milk, is aged for one month and contains no artificial colors.

Queso Fresco Cheese

Queso fresco, "fresh cheese", is a Mexican cheese, traditionally made from raw cow milk or a combination of cow and goat milk. In the States, we'll most likely find pasteurized versions.

Ricotta

Ricotta is technically not a cheese at all, but a by-product of cheese.

Toma

All-natural, semi hard, farmstead cheese made from pasteurized cows' milk, Toma has a creamy texture and buttery flavor, with a grassy-tangy finish.

Vella Dry Jack

Made like fresh Monterey Jack and further aged for another seven to ten months. Firm, pale yellow with a sweet nutty flavor.