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Finger Lakes Cheese Trail
Celebrate and visit artisan cheese makers of the Finger Lakes
Region. It is fun and easy, not to mention delicious. Enjoy the
Finger Lakes Cheese Trails for one delicious excursion. The Finger
Lakes Cheese Trail has joined the Finger Lake Wine Trails. While
driving along the Finger Lakes beautiful hillsides and wonderful
wineries, you will find warm hospitality at each of the regional
cheese makers. On your tour you can purchase wines at a regional
winery and purchase the complementing cheeses by visiting the
producer directly or here at The Finger Lakes Store. The cheese
producers will often offer samples, have artisan cheeses for sale,
and will chat about the process of making these exceptional cheeses
as you travel the trail. Enjoy dishes such as aged cheddar soup,
Buffalo chicken dip, and many other gourmet culinary delights.
To know the Finger Lakes Region is to know its cheese. The New York
state’s love affair with cheese isn’t just reserved for melting on a
burger or wine parties. Even the cows here seem to know that while
bovines in other states may claim they’re happier, only New York
cows (and goats and sheep for that matter) can be comfortable in the
knowledge that the milk they produce go on to make the best
artisanal cheese in the nation.
As one might expect for a state known for its originality, there is
no shortage of creativity among New York’s cheese makers. From the
farmlands of the Southern Tier to the pastures of the Hudson Valley,
the rolling hills of the Finger Lakes and the high peaks of the
Adirondacks, a growing number of highly skilled cheese-makers are
creating quality, artisanal cheeses, including complex,
one-of-a-kind artisanal, farmstead and handcrafted organic varieties
made in small batches.
But what does all that mean for the traveler? Just as California has
its Napa Valley for their own wine tour and Wisconsin has their
cheese, the Finger Lakes provides the compass for both the wine and
cheese enthusiast – in fact, any traveler interested in authentic
fun and food – is pointed directly to New York. Couple that with our
local farmers’ markets, fine dining and restaurants featuring
regional ingredients, farm-fresh breakfasts at the local B&B, tours
of the breweries and wineries that are producing cheese’s most
complimentary beverages – and you have an epicurean’s dream vacation
getaway.
To make your culinary trip even easier, we’ve done all the hard work
of bringing handcrafted, distinctive cheeses to market for you to
enjoy. You can support artisanal cheese making in New York State and
the Finger Lakes Region by purchasing these extraordinary cheeses
directly from the farms, farmers' markets or The Finger Lakes Store.
Shop Artisan Cheese
- Yancey’s Fancy Cheese
- Finger Lakes Farmstead Cheese
- Sunset View Creamery Cheeses
- Lively Run Goat Dairy
- Shtayburne Farm Cheese
- Adams Reserve
- Adirondack Cheese Co. Spreads
- Old Chatham Sheepherding Company
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