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Other wines that pair wonderfully with Humboldt Fog are Demi-Sec Sparkling Wine, Pinot Grigio and Pinot Noir. Put it all together on a cheese board by spreading slices of the Humboldt Fog cheese on the halved figs and wrap some in a slice of prosciutto. The Cheese: Humboldt Fog - available on Amazon (affiliate link) or your favorite cheese shop. It's slightly acidic yet very mild, which is perfect with the figs. One thing I love about the cheese is how the flavor changes from creamy in the center to stronger towards the rind. It was more than decent it was definitely a WOW pairing! With some fresh figs, prosciutto and a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc on hand, it seemed logical that it might go decently together. I don't remember what about it seemed so intriguing, but when I saw it at the store, I just had to pick some up to see what all the hype was about. I recently heard about Humboldt Fog, which is a ripened goat milk cheese from Humboldt County, California by Cypress Grove Creamery. I love tasting cheeses while drinking wine, but it's just not an adventure that I get to partake in nearly often enough. “Its small size also makes it a perfect cheese for topping a salad, soup or crostini with a small wedge for a big impact.” It is is available in limited distribution nationwide as well as through Cypress Grove’s online store.I might be a little slow to this whole cheese game. “We also love Fog Lights with Castelvetrano olives, seeded crackers, sparkling wine and, if we’re being honest, just a fork,” Rasmussen says. Also similar to its namesake, Fog Lights is ash covered and mold ripened, but because of its small size, Fog Lights does not have the classic ribbon of black ash through its center.įog Lights is best paired with sundried tomatoes and a fresh baguette, then washed down with Sauvignon Blanc or an IPA. It has a similar flavor profile to Humboldt Fog - bright and citrusy, but a bit earthier and more dense and fudgy. “So, the name Fog Lights felt appropriate to make a connection to Humboldt Fog while playing with the cheese’s petite size,” Rasmussen says. One of Americas most popular goat cheeses is named for the thick, pea-soup fog that rolls in from the Northern California coast, where Mary Keehn makes. However, this cheese is quite demure in size compared to Humboldt Fog, clocking in at only 6 ounces. The name Fog Lights is a connection to Humboldt Fog, Cypress Grove’s flagship soft-ripened cheese that is sold as a 5-pound wheel. “Many trials later for different items, we were happy to re-introduce an improved and reimagined version of the Fog Lights.” “Over a decade has passed since then, and we have run many trials and stumbled upon a few innovations along the way we were able to apply those learnings to Fog Lights, along with a fine-tuned recipe,” Rasmussen says.

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When Fog Lights was first developed around 2010, Cypress Grove hadn’t yet cracked the code on small format soft-ripened cheese moisture control throughout shelf life, and it was discontinued soon after. Its downy-white rind is edible, similar to a brie, and Little Giant continues to ripen from the outside in as it ages. Each handcrafted wheel features a distinctive ribbon of edible vegetable ash. Conceived in a dream (yes, really) by founder Mary Keehn, this masterpiece paved the way for soft-ripened goat cheese in America. French goat cheeses that are pure white in the middle with a dark ash rind, such as Valencay and Selles-sur-Cher, use ash partly for a visual statement, too. Humboldt Fog from California and Morbier from France are cheeses that use ash in this way. This bright, fudgy cheese has subtly sweet, yeast-like flavors reminiscent of bread fresh out of the oven, along with mushroomy notes that intensify as the cheese ages. Humboldt Fog Soft-Ripened Goat Milk Cheese from Humboldt County California The Original American Original. A line of dark ash running down the middle of a cheese is visually stunning. The texture is creamy and luscious with a subtle tangy flavor.

Introduced in March of this year, Little Giant is a bloomy goat cheese described as smooth, buttery and delicate. Humboldt Fog is an elegant, soft, surface ripened cheese. “We were able to flip the lights on quickly by capitalizing on some of the innovation already achieved during our Little Giant product trials, which was still in development at the time, and apply them to Fog Lights.” “We heard our customers’ need for retail-ready, grab-and-go cheeses, and we rallied our teams to develop and launch Fog Lights in just a few short months,” says Janne Rasmussen, Cypress Grove’s marketing manager.

Arcata, CA-based Cypress Grove, launched Fog Lights, its newest addition to the award-winning Humboldt Fog family of cheeses, last summer in response to a rapidly changing market.

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