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BARN DANCE AND CHEESEMAKER MIXER


Kick off your Artisan Cheese Festival weekend with a heapin’ helpin’ of Sonoma County hospitality at our Green String Farm Barn Dance.  Meet and mingle with the festival’s signature speakers and honored cheesemakers while you enjoy a taste of Texas-style barbecue with a Sonoma twist from Brandon Guenther of Valley Ford’s own Rocker Oysterfeller’s and quaff local brews from Lagunitas Brewing Company and Wilson Winery.  Kick up your heels to the lively sounds of the Green String Farm band and get yourself in the mood for a fun- and  cheese-filled weekend.

Date:  Friday, March 26

Time: 6:30 – 9:30 pm

Location:
Green String Farm
3571 Old Adobe Road, Petaluma, CA 94954  

<http://www.greenstringfarm.com/contactus.html>
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Park your car at the Sheraton.
Pure Luxury Transportation will provide

free round-trip shuttle coach service from the Sheraton to the event,

starting at 6:15 p.m. and ending at 9:30 p.m.  

Dinner Menu:
Texas-style Smoked Beef Brisket
Gleason Ranch BBQ Chicken
Rancho Gordo Black Calypso BBQ Beans
Apple-Fennel Slaw with Toasted Fennel Vinaigrette
Iron Skillet Buttermilk Cornbread
Local Artisan Cheeses
Cardamom & Cinnamon Fuji Apple Cobbler with Vanilla Ice Cream

Ticket: $55 per person


 

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February 5, 2010 - Please join us at California's Artisan Cheese Festival March 26-29, 2010

in Petaluma, CA.  More information is available at artisancheesefestival.com


 

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The Cheese Junkie: Laura Chenel Plant Tour

 

October 15, 2009 - We wanted to share with you a great blog from the owner of The Cheese House in Palo Alto, California.  Sarah, by her own admission, is a confirmed cheese “junkie”.

Read the blog post at www.thecheesejunkie.com


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Laura Chenel’s Chèvre Launches Blossom for Fall

Unique New Line of Fresh Cheese Set for September Debut

 

Sonoma, Calif., September 15, 2009 – A new product line from California cheesemaker Laura Chenel’s Chèvre is being launched into national distribution this month. The new Blossom line features fresh goat cheese surrounding a heart of sweet and savory flavor. Blossom flavor blends include Sun-dried Tomato, Fig & Olive and Basil & Olive Oil. Each 3.5-ounce cheese medallion with its colorful center is clearly visible in an elegant package for retail and deli display, priced at $4.99-5.99.

“We created Blossom for everyday occasions,” says Marie Lesoudier, general manager of Laura Chenel’s Chèvre. “Blossom highlights our fresh, rich-tasting Sonoma County goat’s milk cheese creating a beautiful synergy with local flavors from the Wine Country.”  The new product line was introduced at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City and is ready for distribution across the U.S.

Located in Sonoma, California, Laura Chenel’s Chèvre upholds a long tradition of European style artisan cheesemaking. The company uses only the fresh milk from family-raised goats in California and Nevada, an example of its commitment to local farming and craftsmanship of fine goat’s milk cheese which reflects the distinctive regional terroir. For sales information please contact Fromartharie, Inc., 908.647.6485.


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Laura Chenel’s Chèvre Announces New Sonoma Valley Facility

New Creamery Will Allow Company to Expand Product Line

 

Sonoma, Calif., March 2, 2009 – After 16 successful years in its historic creamery, Laura Chenel’s Chèvre is raising the bar, announcing plans to build a new Sonoma Valley creamery. The new facility, scheduled to begin operation by early 2011, will allow the company to add a number of new artisan goat’s milk cheeses to the existing Laura Chenel line.

Launched in the late 1970s and one of California’s leading producers of fine goat’s milk cheese, Laura Chenel’s Chèvre has been making fresh chèvre and a small amount of aged cheese in the original Stornetta Dairy in the Sonoma Valley since 1993. In 2006, the pioneering artisan cheese company was purchased by the family-owned French artisan company, Laiteries H. Triballat.

 “We will continue the Laura Chenel tradition of great California chèvre by creating new cheeses for the evolving American palate,” said Marie Lesoudier, general manager of the company. “Along with our award-winning line of fresh cheeses, we want to build the right environment for developing new products and this new plant will give us room to innovate and be creative,” she explained. The company will continue to use goat’s milk exclusively from its 15 California and western Nevada producers, with whom Triballat has established strong, long-term relationships for ethical and sustainable practices, in conjunction with the new cheesemaking facility.

“We are invested in this community and totally committed to the quality and innovation in artisan foods for which Sonoma County is renowned,” stated Lesoudier. “Our long-term employees will be able to develop new products using their classic French cheesemaking skills and contemporary equipment.”

Hugues Triballat, chief executive officer of Laiteries H. Tribillat, explained his company’s strategy: “We were thrilled when founder Laura Chenel found us the right fit as a buyer for her company.  Just as French, Spanish and German winemakers look to Northern California for an important presence in their industry, we are able to offer our dedicated approach to artisan cheesemaking as an American artisan producer,” he said.

For more than 50 years the Triballat company of France has specialized in artisan cheesemaking by supporting the production of authentic goat’s and cow’s milk cheeses, many with the French government’s revered designation for regional foods and wines, appellation d’origine controlée (AOC). 

Located in Sonoma, California, Laura Chenel’s Chèvre upholds a long tradition of European style artisan cheesemaking. The company uses only the fresh milk from family-raised goats in California and Nevada, an example of its commitment to local farming and craftsmanship of fine goat’s milk cheese which reflects the distinctive regional terroir.