Best Petaluma Pasteurized Milk Cheese Producers
Cowgirl Creamery, founded in 1997 by Sue Conley and Peggy Smith, is based in Petaluma, California. The company specializes in artisanal cheeses, producing a variety of organic cheese products. Cowgirl Creamery is known for popular cheeses like Mt.
Tam and Red Hawk. This cheese producer sources milk from local dairies in the Point Reyes region, ensuring high-quality ingredients in their products.
AWARDS
International Cheese Awards - Gold
2023, 2022
World Cheese Awards - Gold
2023
World Championship Cheese Contest - Best of Class
2024
BEST Cowgirl Creamery Cheeses
Best Petaluma Pasteurized Milk Cheeses
Red Hawk is a triple-cream, washed-rind, fully organic cheese produced by Cowgirl Creamery. This distinctive cheese is known for its robust flavor, which is a result of being washed with a brine solution that promotes the growth of a bacteria-laden rind, giving Red Hawk its characteristic pungency and deep, complex flavor profile.
The cheese is made from pasteurized cow's milk, gathered locally from the Straus Family Dairy in the Marin County region of California, ensuring high freshness and quality. s.
AWARDS
International Cheese Awards - Gold
2022
American Cheese Society Judging & Competition Awards - 1st Place
2016, 2009, 2003
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