Dedicated to the production and advancement of Vermont cheese
VERMONT CHEESE SUMMIT
AUGUST 13-14, 2022
This event is focused on connecting cheese wholesale buyers and food professionals to Vermont cheesemakers through organized creamery visits, educational programs, and sampling sessions designed to provide time for one-on-one conversations and interactions with cheese producers here in Vermont.
THE HUNT IS BACK!
Enjoy our curated guides to exploring and experiencing Vermont’s outdoors, arts, history, and cheeses! Last year, our prize winners each got boxes containing ~4 pounds of Vermont cheese!
2022 clue packets will be published on July 1. In the meantime, check out our recommended lodging providers list for insider tips on places to stay!
Explore the Vermont Cheese Trail
We have over 40 different cheesemakers in Vermont and you can visit them in every corner of the state! You can use the Vermont Cheese Trail to see who is open to the public and when, who offers tours or cheesemaking viewing, and where they are. Use the trail to craft your own visit to Vermont, knowing you will eat VERY well along the way!
LOOKING FOR GIFT IDEAS?
image provided courtesy JK Adams
LOOKING TO GEEK OUT WITH THE BEST OF THE CURD NERDS?
Check out our online course, The Science of Farmstead Cheese!
WHERE TO BUY VERMONT CHEESES
Chefs should visit our For Chefs page. Retail buyers should visit our For Retailers page. Consumers and visitors to Vermont should use one of the links below!
BUY IN VERMONT
Visit a cheesemaker directly, check out a farmers market, or find a local shop!
ORDER ONLINE
Buy from a cheesemaker you love, a specialty cheese shop in Vermont, or a store near you…
FIND A STORE NEAR YOU OUTSIDE OF VT
Buy from a store or grocery that stocks Vermont cheese and is local to you.
VERMONT CHEESE TRAIL
Visit the Vermont Cheese Trail Map to explore our cheesemaking members who produce over 150 varieties of award winning artisan and farmstead cheese. Many farms have visting and tour hours, and a retail store!
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Hunt
July 1 - October 20
Award Winning
2015 GOOD FOOD AWARDS
VERMONT CREAMERY
Bonne Bouche, Coupole, & Cremont
von TRAPP FARMSTEAD
Mad River Blue & Mt. Alice
2014 WORLD CHEESE AWARDS
Best Unpasteurized Cheese in the World:
Cellars at Jasper Hill: Bayley Hazen Blue
Vermont cheesemakers brought home many awards at the 2014 World Cheese Awards
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CHEESE CONTENT
Our members brought home 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, and Best of Class awards.
Cabot Creamery, Cellars at Jasper Hill, and Grafton Village Cheese
ASSOCIATED PROGRAMS
