One of our favorite goat cheese is made right here in Sonoma since 1979 - Laura Chenel’s Chevre. Laura studied the craft of making traditional fresh chevre in France. Once Laura returned to the US, she began making fresh chevre well before it became trendy. She was the first commercial producer of goat cheese in the US. Laura had her own goat farm where she raised and cared for the goats herself. These days Laura Chenel Chevre works with a co-op of local goats milk producers throughout Northern California that deliver fresh milk every day. All the curd is fresh, never frozen which accounts for the clean, distinct taste of Laura Chenel’s Chevre.
Goat cheese goes great in salads, especially with beets, and it makes a creative topping for pizzas.
We carry the Laura Chenel Chabis in plain and garlic herb, along with the 8-oz plain fresh chevre log and will be featuring these on promotion throughout July.