Artisanal Cheese
 

Artisanal cheese is made by hand in small quantities using traditional techniques. The cheese is crafted by hardworking artisans and farmers who are either continuing a longstanding tradition or are a part of a modern revival of cheesemaking. At Arrowine, we support both the traditional European cheesemakers and the New World artisans who create delicious cheese and uphold this wonderful and important craft.

We love cheese and would like to share our enthusiasm with you! Let us help you find the perfect cheese or collection of cheese for your next meal or special occasion. You can now order cheese online and pick it up at the store or have it shipped to your home or office!

Please note that most cheese is sold by the HALF POUND. If you would like to order more, simply change the quantity. Also, please note there is a $35.00 minimum for all online orders. Please check our Shipping schedule here. Thank you for shopping with Arrowine!



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February 2012 Cheese Specials


Neal's Yard Dairy is London's most prestigious artisanal cheese retailer and (formerly) cheese maker, described as "London's foremost cheese store." The store is an international icon and is considered as a forerunner of the British whole food movement and an important part of the revival of London's Covent Garden district. Founded in 1979 by Nick Saunders and Randolph Hodgson as a cheese maker's shop, the store grew from a cheese maker's store into a retailer of artisanal, mostly British and Irish cheeses, spinning off the cheese making operation as Neal's Yard Creamery in Herefordshire. The company now sells about 500 tons of cheese a year through its store in Shorts Gardens (near Seven Dials), its shop in South London's Borough Market, and through its exports worldwide, especially the United States.

Neal's Yard Dairy's main aim is to keep in close contact with cheese makers on one hand and customers on the other and above all to be in very close contact with all the cheese passing through their hands. They visit some cheese makers very often. They select their cheddars by visiting the West Country every eight weeks and tasting through young cheese to select the batches that will be matured on for them. Apart from trying to find the best cheese available this is also when the cheese maker can get a sense of how their cheeses are being received by customers.

Many of the cheeses they buy are either matured on the farm or in their own maturing rooms in Bermondsey which are in brick railway arches under the main line from London Bridge to Dover. The insulation provided by the venerable Victorian brick work helps them maintain good conditions for the cheese: humid and cool. A team of five takes care of the cheese, turning the cheeses and sometimes brushing or washing them until they ripen.

Neal's Yard Dairy buy's cheese from about seventy cheese makers on farms around Britain and Ireland and they sell the cheese in their two shops in London and to shops and restaurants all over the world. Lucky for all our wonderful Arrowine customers we offer a large selection of their delicious cheeses. This month stop by Arrowine and sample the absolute finest quality cheese of the British Isles, all selected by Neal's Yard Dairy.