Dodgeville, WI
Dodgeville, WI
Pleasant Ridge · Dodgeville, Wisconsin
We make Pleasant Ridge Reserve and Rush Creek Reserve seasonally, in time with the pastures. After months of cave aging, we ship our cheeses around the country. Cows, cheesemaking, caves and sales — all here on the farm.
The cheese
Alpine-style · Aged 9+ months
$30.00
Like the coveted alpage versions of Beaufort and Gruyère, made only while our cows are on pasture. Extended aging shows off the complexity of our grass-fed milk.
Soft-ripened · Autumn release
$37.00
A seasonal soft-ripened cheese with a richer autumn profile. Limited quantities each fall.
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Seasonal grazing
Our family and a handful of loyal employees live here with our herd of 150 cows, surrounded by 500 acres of pasture. For the length of each year's grazing season, we transform grass into milk into cheese.
Handmade cheese
Every morning, milk runs seventy feet underground, from our milking barn right into our cheese vat.
Cave-aged
Months of care in open-air caves bring our cheeses to their fullest expression.
From the farm
Our farm sits on Pleasant Ridge, in the Driftless Region of southwest Wisconsin. Untouched by glaciers, these karst hills hold some of the world's finest grazing soils.
Our crossbred cows calve in the spring, when the grass comes up, and rotate onto fresh pasture twice every day until the snow comes. Each morning of our 200-day grazing season, we make a single batch of cheese, distilling that day's pasture and reflecting the unique character of our pastures and cows.
As seen in
"Among the standout American artisan cheeses available online."
"A sought-after fall release worth watching for."
"A family farm, a landscape, and a cheese you can trust."
