Each year, staff members at Massachusetts/New York cheese and specialty food shop Formaggio Kitchen fill out a survey and select their favorite products of the year. Their top ten yielded four cheeses from around the world, oils and vinegars, jams, and more. So, which cheeses made the cut?

For Formaggio Kitchen employees, 2012 could well have been, “the year of brebis.” Of our brebis selection, one staffer wrote: “every one, every wheel is delicious. They all share that smooth, rich, sweetness that’s so easy to eat!” A second staffer wrote, “they tasted absolutely fantastic this year – and they are my all-time favorite style of cheese.”

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