An exclusively hand-made cheese – in 3 to 4 pound wheels, aged for 6 months. Laura Chenel’s Tome is a pale ivory cheese that has a texture similar to aged cheddar. Tome slices, grates or crumbles easily. It has a rich, nutty aroma with a sweet caramel finish on the tongue.

The perfect thing to do with Tome is slice it, open a good bottle of Pinot and eat it up. It is also wonderful shaved onto salads or pasta, baked into fritattas or a pizza.

Pair: A California Pinot Noir from Carneros, where the cheese is made, would compliment and stand up to this delicious aged cheese.