Tarentaise
Spring Brook Farm Cheese specializes in award-winning French Alpine-style cheeses. In 2008 we produced our first make of Tarentaise, a farmstead cheese made using fresh raw milk from the Spring Brook Farm milking herd of 40 Jersey cows. It has a natural washed rind, is semi-firm in texture, and aged for a minimum of nine months.
Depending on the season, the flavor profile on Tarentaise can range from bright red berries and floral undertones to nutty, browned butter to wonderfully savory and brothy.
Tarentaise Reserve follows the same make process as Tarentaise but is allowed to age for a minimum of 12 months to produce a cheese that is even more complex in flavor.
Awards
2024
Good Food Awards
2023
Bronze Medal, World Cheese Awards
Bronze Medal (Tarentaise Reserve), World Cheese Awards
3rd in Category (Tarentaise Reserve), American Cheese Society
2022
Bronze Medal, World Cheese Awards
Bronze in Category, The Big E Cheese Competition
2020
Best in Class, World Championship Cheese Contest
2019
1st Place in Category (Tarentaise Reserve), American Cheese Soceity
Silver in Category, The Big E Cheese Competition
Bronze Medal, World Cheese Awards
2018
1st Place in Category (Tarentaise Reserve), American Cheese Society
Best in Show (Tarentaise Reserve) and Gold in Category (Tarentaise), The Big E Cheese Competition
Bronze Medal, World Cheese Awards
2017
Best in Show (Tarentaise Reserve), American Cheese Society, Denver, Colorado
Bronze Medal, World Cheese Awards, London, England
Bronze Medal, World Jersey Cheese Awards
Good Food Awards
2016
Gold Medal in Category – Big E Cheese Competition, West Springfield, Mass.
Gold Medal, Best Jersey Cow’s Milk Cheese - World Cheese Awards, San Sebastian, Spain
2015
1st Place in Class, American Cheese Society, Rhode Island
3rd Place in Class (Tarentaise Reserve), American Cheese Society, Rhode Island
Silver in Category, The Big E Cheese Competition
2014
Best in Show (Tarentaise Reserve), American Cheese Society, California
1st Place in Category, American Cheese Society, California
Good Food Awards, California
2013
1st Place in Category, American Cheese Society, Wisconsin
1st Runner-Up, Best US Cheese, US Championship Cheese Contest, Wisconsin
Best in Class, US Cheese Championship Cheese Contest, Wisconsin
Gold Medal, The Big E Cheese Competition
2012
Gold Medal, World Championship Cheese Contest, Birmingham, England
2011
Super Gold, World Cheese Awards, Birmingham, England
Second Place, American Cheese Society, Montreal, Canada
Best North American Cheese; North American Jersey Cheese Awards, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Best of Class; US Championship Cheese Contest, Madison, Wisconsin
2010
1st Place in Category and Third Place, Best of Show; American Cheese Society, Seattle, Washington
1st Place in Category and Best USA Cow’s Milk Cheese; World Championship Cheese Contest, Madison, Wisconsin
1st Place in Category and Best USA Cow’s Milk Cheese, World Cheese Awards, Birmingham, England
2009
2nd Place, American Cheese Society, Austin, Texas
2nd Place, US Championship Cheese Contest, Madison, Wisconsin