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Dear fellow food-lover,

Spain is home to wonderful cheeses that reflect the diversity of its geography and climate. A delicious Spanish-themed cheeseboard can round out a meal or be the centerpiece of a tapas night! 
Cheeses from Spain

You might be familiar with Manchego, Mahón, or Zamorano. However, these are just a few of the unique, flavorful cheeses produced in Spain. Below are three more delicious cheeses to explore and enjoy.
A Spotlight on Spanish Cheese
Alma de Cerrón with Red Wine
Presented by Pondini
Alma de Cerrón with Red Wine is an aged raw goat’s milk cheese which is then soaked in red wine of the local Monastrel grape. Creamy and crumbly with a sweet-spicy finish, and topped off with the hint of tartness from red wine. This cheese is imported to the U.S. exclusively for Pondini. 

Iberico
Presented by Seacrest
Made with cow’s milk, goat’s milk and sheep’s milk, Iberico is similar in shape, size and texture to a young Manchego. The mixture of milks creates an interesting balance of creaminess from the cow’s milk, richness and nuttiness from the sheep’s milk and a hint of tangy and piquant flavor from the goat’s milk. This cheese is a crowd pleaser: delicious to just about any palate.

Finca Pascualete Retorta
Presented by Rogers Collection
Dating back to 1232, Finca
Pascucalete is a sprawling farmstead ecosphere in Southern Spain: their flocks of indigenous sheep graze a diverse range of rotating vegetation that lends all their cheeses a distinct seasonality. Striving to uphold the local shepherding traditions, cheesemaker Juan Figueroa toiled to develop La retorta, a more approachable version of the local Iberian treasure, the raw sheep’s milk  thistle rennet torta. Under its carefully crafted rind, La retorta conceals a beautiful spoonable custard like paste with herbaceous, grassy and floral aromatics followed by a savory punch of flavor on the palate. It is available in two sizes, 380g and a mini 160g version.

Pairing Inspiration: Wine
Spain has plenty of wonderful red, white, rose and sparkling wines from almost all regions of the country. Sherry is traditionally produced in the southern region of Andalusia. Wine and sherry are enjoyed with food, whether it is tapas or a meal. 

Learn Spanish Cheese Terms
Cuajo. Leche cruda. Añejo... Learn these terms and more from the Oldways Cheese Coalition’s guide to Spanish Cheese Terms.

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