Wilde Weide Aged Gouda

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Wilde Weide (veel-dah vye-dah) means "wild meadow" in Dutch. It is made on a small lake island called Zwanburgerpolder in South Holland. Wilde Weide is unusual in a few ways. Gouda production in the Netherlands is most often produced with pasteurized cow's milk in a larger, more industrialized setting. But Wilde Weide is made with raw, grass-fed milk on a single farmstead. Jan van Schie founded the farm with his late wife Roos.

After aging 15 months, the paste develops crunchy tyrosine crystals, which add a lovely pop of texture. The deep buttery yellow color comes from the herd's grass-fed diet (cows cannot fully process the pigments in grass). The cheese is creamy and mildly sharp, with sweet notes of bourbon, brown butter, and candied nuts.

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Milk Type: Raw Cow's Milk

Origin: Zwanburgerpolder, Holland

Pair With: Gewurztraminer, bourbon, dark chocolate, caramel corn.