Filomena

Stacks of wheels of aged cheese on wooden shelves.

Milk Type : Raw Cow Milk

Style : Alpine

Milk Source : Fantello Farmstead Jersey Herd

Format : 5lb - 7lb

Affinage : 3-6 Months

Typical Profile : Roast beef, Sour cream, Nutty

Several slices of hard cheese with a natural rind on parchment paper.

Story : A small seed planted while jet lagged and searching for a cultured meal, the owner of a small bistro offered a french favorite. Raclette. Unknowing of our embankment on a path of making traditional cheeses with a renowned cheese consultant Ivan Larcher, it was the perfect complement to our journey, and a hub for the future of our cheeses.

Pairing and Service - Filomena has enjoyable and distinctive nutty, smooth taste parable with simple dishes like steamed potatoes. A melting cheese cascading complements charcuterie plates filled with salami, ham, dry cured meats and a fine glass of red wine.

A worker in a dairy or cheese production facility working near shelves of cheese molds filled with curd, with the worker blurred in the background.

Eleanor

Multiple small white containers filled with a white substance, arranged in rows.

Milk Type : Pasteurized Cow Milk

Style : Bloomy Rind-Cheese

Milk Source : Fantello Farmstead Jersey Herd

Format : 8oz - 13oz

Affinage : 2-6 Weeks

Typical Profile : Mushroomy, Sweet Cream, Fruity, Vegetal Flavor

A person holding a rinded soft French cheese, Brie, with creamy interior. A spoon with cheese nearby and a piece of cheese on parchment paper on a table.

Story : Once back from a trailing journey in France, the cheese bug was still present for cheese maker Patricia Ciatto. Swiftly Enrolling into a Cheesemakers course at the WSU’s Creamery. The class was asked “What is your Favorite cheese?” You don't have to go far to find the popular answer being camenbert. So on our cheese maker’s birthday, the opportunity rose. And has stayed a favorite in our rotation of cheese’s.

Pairing and Service - Best aside slices of sourdough baguettes. Not limited to just crackers, Eleanor complements sweetly with jams and dried fruits to bring out its velvety texture.

Multiple wheels of cheese placed on metal racks lined with white parchment paper in a cheese aging room.

Cultured Butter Ball

Multiple cups of ice cream wrapped in paper, with one cup in the center labeled Fantello Farmstead Creamery.

Milk Type : Pasteurized Cow Milk

Style : European Cultured

Milk Source : Fantello Farmstead Jersey Herd

Format : 8oz

Typical Profile : Buttermilk, Yogurt, Semi Sweet

Close-up of a large block of yellow butter in a metal butter churn.

Story : As the cows continue to make milk yearly, why waste such a valuable product? Making butter was an adequate answer to find ways outside of just making cheese. As all of our cows feed on local hay, and our grass grown fields, the butter changes according to the season. In the spring our green grass turns butter yellow, while in fall the milk protein that stays with the butter fat creates a cream corn style smell and white in coloring.

Pairing and Service : Knowing where your food comes from is important to everyone. And knowing our cultured butter is handmade and made with integrity, the butter is satisfactory on toasts, steaks, pastas, and anything else you would put butter on!

Several white cheese balls on a parchment-lined surface, likely prepared for baking or serving.

2022 American Cheese Society 2nd place winner in the Raclette Category