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2024 HOLIDAY CHEESE GUIDE

Where and how to get all your Vermont cheese for holiday gifts and gatherings, as well as a free printable PDF of tips and tricks to help with entertaining!

Artisan Cheesemakers Winter Conference

Dates: Feb 25-26, 2025

Save the dates for our 5th annual Artisan Cheesemakers Winter Conference! The 2025 Conference is entirely virtual and will focus on the topics of Sensory Analysis (applicable to all food industry professionals!) and Affinage (the process of aging cheese). You do not have to be a cheesemaker to attend, and single-day tickets will be available. Early-bird tickets will also be available for a reduced registration rate if purchased before January 10. Updates will also be posted on VCC’s social media, so be sure to follow @VermontCheeseCouncil on Facebook or @vtcheese on Instagram.

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!

THE HUNT

Sep-October

The Hunt is currently happening! Get your clue packets for your curated guides to experience Vermont, then take part in a chance to win free cheese!

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

Screen Shot 2014-11-21 at 12.22.25 PMVisit 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

THANKS TO OUR UNDERWRITING SPONSOR FOR SUPPORTING ALL THE WORK WE DO!