Cowgirl Creamery

October 10, 2014 Todd

No cheese week would be complete without a trip to Cowgirl Creamery. Located in a charming old barn in the quaint California coastal town of Pt. Reyes Station, Cowgirl Creamery boasts a collection of my alltime favorite cheeses. Needless to say, Erica and I jumped at the chance to go take a peek (and a taste) behind the scenes.

While most of the cheese production has been relocated just up the highway to their Petaluma creamery, the barn at Pt. Reyes station is still the home of their famous Red Hawk – a heavenly triple cream that simply couldn’t be made anywhere else. The wild bacteria that give the Red Hawk its unique character are native to Pt. Reyes! Cheese makers need only open the windows. How cool is that?! Of course we made sure to pickup some Red Hawk, and a variety of other cheeses (Fromage Blanc, Wagon Wheel, and the seasonal Chimney Rock) and had ourselves a picnic. I highly recommend you do the same.

(images by HonestlyYUM)

Conversation

I recently went on a wine tour through Virginia and the only thing I wanted the whole time was a fabulous cheese to pair with my wine. This place looks fantastic. Wish I was there to try it all!

That sounds awesome. I’ve never been to Virginia, let alone tasted wine there. I’ll switch places with ya – but yeah, Cowgirl is pretty amazing stuff.

Love your tour posts! So much fun!

Thanks Gaby! I (selfishly) love shooting them 🙂

Do they have a website and do they happen to ship in the U.S.?? That looks sooo yummy!!!

Indeed Shannon: http://www.cowgirlcreamery.com

I just visited Point Reyes 2 weeks ago for a wedding and stopped by Cowgirl Creamery! Their cheese is AMAZING, especially the Red Hawk and a smoked gouda we brought home. Your photos are gorgeous!!

Awww, thanks Jess!! What a fun little wedding detour.

These piccies are fab! I love cheese and recently did a blog post on ones that are local to us, so this was lovely to read about cheese from across the pond!