✨️ NEW ISSUE ALERT ✨️
Get to know the best cheeses of 2026—all 65 of them. 🏆️
Our cover stars are @parishhillcreamery`s Jack’s Blue, @artikaasgouda`s Holy Sheep, and @boxcarrhandmadecheese`s Cottonseed. Each cheese has won recognition at the national or international level. In fact, we`ve curated our list from contests such as @american_cheese_society`s Judging & Competition, @guildoffinefood`s World Cheese Awards, @goodfoodfdn`s Good Food Awards, and more.
Want the best of the best? Tap the link in our bio. 🧀 🥇
📸 @ninagallant_
👗 @madstrap
The winding roads of Appalachia’s Blue Ridge Mountains are characterized by jutting pine trees, sprouting wildflowers, and a hazy blue blanket of mist. The serenity and mystique surrounding these mountains have long drawn artisans, makers, and storytellers to take root in the foothills.
That same allure brought cheesemaker and glassblower @victorchiarizia to Fairview, North Carolina, in 2005. A self-starter by nature, Chiarizia fell in love with the traditional methods of crafting cave-aged cheeses.
In 2010, he took a backhoe to the side of the mountain on his property and carved his own cheese cave, launching @blueridgemountaincreamery. Little did Chiarizia know, this cave—a testament to his creativity and grit—would soon withstand one of the most devastating natural disasters to ever hit North Carolina: Hurricane Helene.
Tap the link in our bio to read more. 🧀
📸 @jackflamesorokin
✍️ @amber_chase
"To appreciate cheese as it was intended, without melting it or hiding it, is something else. That’s when you taste its true character," says Emily Ackerman (@emily_annenl), @thehopefarmfairhope`s chef.
On the menu, cheese might be paired simply with housemade crackers, pickled blueberries, or the farm’s pepper jelly to allow the cheese’s flavor to shine. But sometimes it takes a playful turn, such as the brown sugar-dusted brûléed goat cheese currently starring on the Farm Board.
Craving more? Tap the link in bio to read about this Southern restaurant serving a unique farm-to-table experience. 🧀 🍳
📸 & ✍️ @malscy
In the Netherlands sits an iconic Dutch town that boasts the highest number of windmills in the country, plus tasty wedges of traditionally made gouda.
Tap the link in bio to find out how you can sample cheese in this bucket list destination. 🧀 ✈️
📸 & ✍️ Penny Sadler (@adventuresofacarryon)
This cheese is *always* ready for her close-up. ✨️
At @capriolegoatcheese, Sofia goes into a mold-specific aging room for two weeks or less before being shipped in poplar crates made by a local farmer. The cheese changes character as it ages, becoming mellower with a rich, runny cream layer underneath the rind.
Learn more about this goat`s milk stunner at our link in bio. 🧀
📸 @adamdetour
👗 @catrinekelty
It’s Swiss Cheese Day! 🧀🇨🇭
More than holey cheese with Heidi vibes, Swiss cheese embodies Alpine tradition, craftsmanship, and science. Swipe for a few delicious examples and tap the link in bio to learn more about what makes this cheese style tick.
🧀@gruyere_aop (1), @emmentaleraop (2), @jumi.cheese Raclette (3), @tete_de_moine_aop (4), @kaltbach_ost Appenzeller
📸 @dbfoodphoto (1), @andreajbartholomew & @paul.s.bartholomew (3)
✍️ @mollyhmcd
Swipe for a full year of very good cheese. 🧀🔥
In 2025, we went all-in on American-made stunners—bold, beautiful, and absolutely centerfold-worthy.
Endless gratitude to the cheesemakers, stylists, and creatives who make the magic happen. Cheers to more hot wheels in 2026. 🥂✨
📸 @adamdetour (1) & @ninagallant_ (2-4)
👗 @kendraelizabethstylist (1) & @madstrap (2-4)
🧀 @arethusa_farm`s Karlie`s Gratitude (1), @distefanocheese`s Smoked Scamorza (2), Jake`s Gouda (3), @jasperhillfarm Withersbrook Blue (4)
✍️ @josiekrogh
Our cheese trend predictions for 2026 are here! 🧀 🎉
What are you loving or leaving behind next year? Let us know in the comments!
The truffle trend is here to stay—and perfect for ringing in 2026. 🍄✨️
Set the tone for next year with a luxurious cheese plate celebrating our favorite funky fungi. Link in bio to shop our board. 🧀
📸 @ninagallant_
👗 @madstrap
✍️ @malscy
Still festive for now! 🎅 🧀
"At a family Christmas, I assembled a cheese plate for beginners, populated only with the friendliest, crowd-pleasing artisanal selections: nothing runny, sticky, or pungent. Mostly for myself, I’d included one small bit of @roguecreamery Rogue River Blue," says @pamelavachon_words. "I was already surprised when anyone other than myself tasted the blue cheese, and even more so when my grandmother declared it the best cheese she’d ever eaten."
Tap the link in bio for the story of how contributor Pamela Vachon came into possession of her grandmother`s antique cheese plates. 💝 🧀
The best kind of math is cheese math. 🧀 🧡
mentally we`re here 🧀
"All work and no play leaves striver Capricorn feeling hangry," says @astrolocheese. "After crossing off her to-do list, acing her KPIs, and generally crushing it, the overachieving sea goat wants to cut loose." Cue a Cap`s guilty pleasure: Maple Leaf Pepper Jack paired with beef jerky and washed down with a hazy IPA.
Tap the link in bio for your full horoscope, Capricorns—today`s all about you. ♑️ ✨️ 🧀
And that`s why cheesemongers get the best gifts under the tree. 🎁
🎨 Gale Galligan (@robochai)
Cider-glazed cabbage crostini, anyone? 🥬
Give in-season cabbage a cheesy twist that`s perfect for holiday entertaining. Link in bio for the recipe. 🍳
✍️ & 📸: @raerobey
We interviewed cheese shop owners across the US about community, collaboration, and more. Swipe for quotes + tap the link in bio for the full read.
As always, remember to #shoplocal and #shopsmall this holiday season. 🧀 ❤️
✍️ @alana_ped
It is a truth universally acknowledged that England’s Somerset County has outstanding cheese. And today, on the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen`s birth, there`s no better time to visit the cheddar-toned streets of Bath, where she once lived. There, you can explore Regency-era ballrooms, cobbled squares, and many generous cheese boards. 🧀
In a letter penned in 1805, the Pride and Prejudice author alluded to her own love of cheese, describing how one Edward Bridges ordered a toasted cheese for dinner “entirely on my account.” From the artisan cheese stalls at the Saturday farmers’ market to the city’s sixteenth-century pubs and sophisticated wine bars, here are a few spots Austen would be browsing if she were alive today.
Want more? Tap the link in bio for the entire cheese lovers` guide to Bath. 🇬🇧
✍️ Chris Allsop (@ocez)
📸 @visitbathuk, @yoshflukes, @colinhawkinsphotography, @edschofieldphoto
`Tis the season for giveaways 🧀✨🎁
We`ve partnered with @ClawsonFarms—a farmer-owned cooperative making award-winning British cheese since 1912—to give away TWO English Holiday Cheeseboards. Each prize includes:
• Captain Bulldog Vintage Cheddar Truckle
• Truffle Seeker Extra Mature Cheddar with Truffle & Honey
• Cotswold Double Gloucester with Onions & Chives
• Scarlet White Stilton with Cranberries
Enter at our link in bio.
It`s World Raclette Day! 🧀 🔥
Getting its name from the French word "racler," which means "to scrape," this delicious Alpine melting cheese brings out the best in roasted vegetables and more. Tap the link in bio for five culture-exclusive recipes, including a bright yellow potato, leek, and raclette soup we`re making on repeat all winter long.
🧀 @jumi.cheese`s Natural Raclette
📸 @andreajbartholomew & @paul.s.bartholomew
