Online - September 15, 2005

Curd It Through the Grapevine

Fifty States of Cheese

You’re a grand old cheese,
You’re a high-flying cheese,
And forever, in peace, may you wave.

You’re the emblem of the land I love,
The home of the curds and the whey.

If triple crème brie makes you weak and queso makes you crumble, igourmet.com’s 50 States of Cheese — a handpicked selection of fine cheeses and butters, one from every state in the union — is sure to make you proud to be an American.

Virgin Pine Native Blue is an earthy, prize-winning beaut — just what you’d expect from Wisconsin. Black Mesa Jalapeno Chevre packs a zippy punch from the Arizona desert, and Alaska’s Great Bear Cheddar is a beer-cured delight from a frozen tundra. Representing Kansas, Mississippi, and Nebraska: colby, vallagret, and mozzarella.

Ev’ry heart beats true
for Bingham Hill Rustic Blue.
Merry Goat and Silk Hope fill our bags …

But should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the Monterey Jack.

Available online at igourmet.com.