March Cheese Feature - Green Hill

As we welcome Spring, we love to feature our lighter cheeses and pairings. A Dairymaids favorite, Green Hill Camembert is our cheese highlight this March. Green Hill is the top selling cheese from Sweet Grass Dairy in South Georgia. Their mission is simple, but important - grass fed and barn free, 365 days a year. The farmers behind Sweet Grass Dairy, Al and Desiree Wehner are innovators in the American cheese industry. Now their daughter and son-in-law, Jessica and Jeremy carry on this standard. 

Sweet Grass Dairy practices rotational grazing. Their predominately jersey cattle are strategically moved to feed only on fresh pasture areas, so these happy cows are literally, always 'moving on to greener pastures'. This commitment to grass feeding comes across beautifully in the cheeses they craft.  

 

Green Hill is an American, Camembert style, made from pasteurized cow’s milk and soft-ripened. It's undeniably bright and grassy with an exuberant buttery flavor. The bloomy rind has a pleasant mouth feel, the paste is silky and coats the tongue. One taste and you will understand why this is a multi award winning cheese. 

 

Serving Green Hill is just as simple and unpretentious as the cheese itself. Allow it to open up a room temperature, drizzle with your favorite local honey and accompany with seasonal fruit and crusty bread. Bubbles are delightful with this rich double-cream, but I love it with a tart farm house ale.  

 

At around 8 ounces, it's the perfect size for a baking brie. Cooking with Green Hill is just as enjoyable, as it softens and melts exquisitely. Try a fabulous, tested recipe like this grilled cheese on brioche with homemade hazelnut spread or stay tuned this month for a new recipe! Spoiler: it could possibly be cake with Green Hill frosting...