{"id":40193,"date":"2021-06-14T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=40193"},"modified":"2022-06-06T14:36:52","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T18:36:52","slug":"cheesy-road-trip-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheesy-road-trip-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheesy Road Trip: North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">T<\/span>he hilly, tree-lined roads through North Carolina\u2019 s mountains-to-sea landscape inspire wanderlust but, more importantly, cheese-lust. Over the past five years, the state has quietly forged a reputation for quality cheese-making by boutique producers.<\/p>\n<p>Early last year, I made a plan to explore the North Carolina cheese trail. I set my sights on the central and western parts of the state: The Research Triangle Park covers the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill metropolis. This spirit of innovation applies to the region\u2019s cheesemakers, too, who engineer award-winning bloomy wheels, aged goat Taleggio, and farmstead wedges. I\u2019d continue west to the Blue Ridge Mountains, where the craft goes completely pastoral. At the secluded farms dotting the rolling mountainsides, I\u2019d meet goats; buy handcrafted cheese and local cider; and picnic in the mountain meadows. I\u2019d brave the hairpin turns on country roads to reach family-run creameries and stop at every farm store to load my car with handcrafted ch\u00e8vre logs, tomme wedges, and brie wheels.<\/p>\n<p>Certain, um, events of last year stifled many of my cheese trail aspirations. I satisfied that itch by shopping for North Carolina cheeses at my neighborhood wine shop and using them in elaborate cheeseboards. But things look different now. In my research and trip planning, I learned that experiencing the cheese trail can be as simple as a lunch outing or as elaborate as an entire mountain getaway. However much time you dedicate to the trail, choose your adventure, get behind that wheel (steering wheel, cheese wheel\u2014you pick), and let your journey begin.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Cheesemakers To Visit<\/h1>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/paradoxfarmcreamery.com\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-40194 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.12.09-AM-1024x678.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.12.09-AM-1024x678.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.12.09-AM-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.12.09-AM-768x509.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.12.09-AM-1536x1017.png 1536w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.12.09-AM.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/>Paradox Farms, Moore County<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Husband and wife team, Sue and Hunter Stovall, fell in love with the push for local food during the mid-2000s. Despite having no farming background, they bought a house on a retired horse farm, and (as the story goes) after a little too much wine one evening, purchased three goats and a llama. Their goats started to kid and produce milk, and the couple turned the milk into cheese\u2014for fun, at first, but then they seriously set their sights on starting their own creamery. They initially sold fresh ch\u00e8vre and goat\u2019s milk feta at nearby farmer\u2019s markets. Demand took off. Production expanded, and their styles grew to include goat\u2019s milk camembert, cow\u2019s milk cheddar, and washed tommes inspired by Southern flavors, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/paradoxfarmcreamery.com\/goatscheese\/\">Drunken Collard<\/a> that\u2019s wrapped in muscadine wine-soaked collard greens. You can drop by and purchase cheese from the onsite farm store, tour the goat farm in a forest of towering pine trees, and attend special events, like goat yoga.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/buffalocreekfarmandcreamery.com\">Buffalo Creek Creamery, Germanton<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The small, unincorporated community of Germanton doesn\u2019t have much, but the Buffalo Creek Creamery supplies all the attraction you need between the locally-driven farm store and creamery tours centered around all things goat- and cheese-related. A three-generation farming family runs this meat and dairy farm, which produces farmstead goat cheese, goat\u2019s milk soap, and market meats. The goat cheese appears in various forms beyond the standard fresh ch\u00e8vre (though they make that, too), presenting playful takes on tommes, goudas, and havarti. They sell all their products onsite, along with local jams, honeys, pickles, and other goodies from other nearby makers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/roundmountaincreamery.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40195 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.14.19-AM-1024x680.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.14.19-AM-1024x680.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.14.19-AM-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.14.19-AM-768x510.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.14.19-AM-1536x1020.png 1536w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.14.19-AM.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/>Round Mountain Creamery, Old Fort<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Tucked away in the woods of Black Mountain, this farmstead goat dairy lies off the beaten path. Linda Seligman founded Round Mountain Creamery in 2002 with no more than five goats and some cheese-driven ambition. It grew to become North Carolina\u2019s first Grade A Goat Dairy, meaning that they\u2019re licensed to bottle their own milk. Their focus, though, are the sweet and savory ch\u00e8vre spreads made from the herd of now 60 animals. Try the feta-esque <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roundmountaincreamery.com\/soft-cheeses.html\">Jazzed Goat<\/a>, or smear the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roundmountaincreamery.com\/soft-cheeses.html\">Nutty-Blueberry<\/a>\u2014an NC State Fair winner\u2014on bagels or toast. Tours (tastings included) and visits are available by appointment. If you can\u2019t make it to the farm, find their cheeses at markets around the Asheville area and at local restaurants.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-40196 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Green-River-with-Grapes-and-Nuts-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Green-River-with-Grapes-and-Nuts-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Green-River-with-Grapes-and-Nuts-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Green-River-with-Grapes-and-Nuts-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Green-River-with-Grapes-and-Nuts-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Green-River-with-Grapes-and-Nuts-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Green-River-with-Grapes-and-Nuts-scaled.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/lookingglasscheese.com\">Looking Glass Creamery, Asheville<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Out of all my cheese trail ambitions, I did make it to Asheville last year for some mountain air but, primarily, Looking Glass Creamery. Their two locations include the creamery\u2019s farm and farm store and a cheese shop\/caf\u00e9, which offers cheeseboards and complementing beverages\u2014a perfect spot for lunch with my mom. We got a to-go cheeseboard of five cow\u2019s milk cheeses, each with North Carolina-inspired names, like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lookingglasscheese.com\/shop\/green-river-blue\">Green River Blue<\/a>\u2014a decadent smearable blue cheese with, yes, green veining. Surrounded by mountain views, we picnicked in the pasture outside the shop, sipping local ciders and sampling through the Alpine-style, cheddar, blue, morbier, and stout-washed cheese and we promptly bought wedges of each to take back home (not to mention more ciders).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">And keep your eye out for&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p><em>You may recognize a few of these creameries from cheese counters around the country. While you can\u2019t visit their actual farms and facilities, keep your eyes peeled for their names at regional farmer\u2019s markets, where you can buy the cheese directly from the creameries\u2019 crews and\/or owners.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A stone\u2019s throw from the University of North Carolina\u2019s artsy college town of the same name, Portia McKnight and Flo Hawley make a variety of fresh and aged farmstead cheeses from the herd of Jersey cows at <a href=\"http:\/\/chapelhillcreamery.com\/\">Chapel Hill Creamery<\/a>. Styles include their buttery <a href=\"https:\/\/chapelhillcreamery.com\/?project=carolina-moon\">Carolina Moon<\/a> brie (my personal favorite), Alpine-style <a href=\"https:\/\/chapelhillcreamery.com\/?project=hickory-grove\">Hickory Grove<\/a>, and cojita-like <a href=\"https:\/\/chapelhillcreamery.com\/?project=farmers-cheese-2\">Dairyland Farmers Cheese<\/a>. Pair them with one of the creamery\u2019s small-batch sausages (mad from whey-fed pigs) for a well-rounded meal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40197 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.16.22-AM-1024x664.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.16.22-AM-1024x664.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.16.22-AM-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.16.22-AM-768x498.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.16.22-AM-1536x997.png 1536w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.16.22-AM.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/>Over in Cedar Grove, siblings Samantha and Austin Genke found an unlikely union for their graphic design and culinary backgrounds with <a href=\"http:\/\/boxcarrhandmadecheese.com\">Boxcarr Handmade Cheese<\/a>. The highly aesthetic (and very delicious) goat\u2019s and cow\u2019s milk cheeses showcase masterful affinage for bloomy and washed-rind styles. Check out the crochet-like, ashen blanket encasing their creamy <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/stories\/robiola-rhapsody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rocket&#8217;s Robiola<\/a> or the aptly named, white and gauzy <a href=\"http:\/\/boxcarrhandmadecheese.com\/\">Cottonseed<\/a>, a buttery, truffle-y brie.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-40198 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.17.59-AM-1024x1022.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.17.59-AM-1024x1022.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.17.59-AM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.17.59-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.17.59-AM-768x767.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.17.59-AM.png 1226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/>Originally inside an abandoned tobacco barn and 200-year-old farm house, the <a href=\"http:\/\/goatladydairy.com\">Goat Lady Dairy<\/a> has since evolved into one of the state\u2019s largest goat cheese creameries. Current owner Carrie Routh Bradds worked with the original \u201cGoat Lady\u201d (Ginnie Tate) since the creamery opened in 1995, washing dishes and general cleaning. She moved into managing the cheese production and bought the creamery with her husband in 2016. They make fresh, soft-ripened, and cave-aged cheeses using milk from their own goats and neighboring dairy cows, including cult favorite Providence, a goat cheese-style <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goatladydairy.com\/cheese\">Taleggio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Other Noteworthy Stops<\/h1>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/southslopecheeseco.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40199 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.33.14-AM-984x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.33.14-AM-984x1024.png 984w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.33.14-AM-288x300.png 288w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.33.14-AM-768x799.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.33.14-AM.png 1286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/>South Slope Cheese Co., Asheville<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>This jam-packed cheese and wine shop offers an extensive selection of artisanal wedges and wheels, including most North Carolina-made brands, plus charcuterie and more. Can\u2019t decide? Try one of the themed boxes, like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southslopecheeseco.com\/copy-of-grocery\">Local Cheese Box or the Sparkling\/White Wine Pairing Box<\/a>, for a package of assorted cheeses, meats, olives, and crackers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/obxtrio.com\">Trio Restaurant &amp; Market, Kitty Hawk<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Trio is my real-life Cheers but styled as a wine-cheese-beer shop inside an amber-lit wine bar. Sample their extensive by-the-glass selection or taste your way through the craft beers on tap before buying them from the wine cellar. Complement your sips with the monger\u2019s choice of cheeseboard, featuring cut-to-order North Carolina, American, and European cheeses.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/orrmanscheeseshop.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-40201 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.35.18-AM-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.35.18-AM-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.35.18-AM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.35.18-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.35.18-AM-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.35.18-AM.png 1222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/>Orrman&#8217;s Cheese Shop, Charlotte<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>When one grilled cheese sandwich on the menu just isn\u2019t enough, Orrman\u2019s delivers with seven varieties (like goat cheese, peanut butter, and triple berry jam on brioche). Beyond the fromage-focused menu, their cheese counter contains over 100 types of cheese. Visit the market in person, or schedule a virtual appointment with a monger to explore the selection online.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40202 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.40.22-AM-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.40.22-AM-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.40.22-AM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.40.22-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.40.22-AM-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-10-at-11.40.22-AM.png 1230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/theloyalistmarket.com\">Loyalist Market, Matthews<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Southern cheeses, American-made charcuterie, and artisanal provisions take centerstage at the Loyalist Market. This caf\u00e9 and gourmet foods market features small-scale makers, and with a wide range of wines and local beers, provides the items for easy, at-home entertaining.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Where To Stay<\/h1>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/celebritydairy.com\/\">The Inn at Celebrity Diary, Siler City<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>You can live out your dream of waking up to bleating goats (no? Just me?) when you book a night or two at the Inn at Celebrity Dairy. The farmstead dairy makes logs of flavored ch\u00e8vre, bloomy rind goat cheeses, goat milk gelato, yogurts, and goat milk soaps. Sharing the property, the inn is located in an inviting Southern farmhouse where free-range chickens and goats pass casually through the yard and around the original 19th-century log cabin. Guests enjoy breakfasts of farm-fresh eggs, ch\u00e8vre, and garden vegetables.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>Want to keep traveling? See what other stops are on our cheesy road trip\u00a0<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/travel\/destination-cheese-curd-centric-road-trips-in-five-states\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>here<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hilly, tree-lined roads through North Carolina\u2019 smountains-to-sea landscape inspire wanderlust but, more importantly, cheese-lust. 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