Vermont cheese week is Sept. 7-15

Vermont Cheese Week, Saturday, Sept. 7-Sunday, Sept. 15, is a statewide, week-long celebration designed to please the palates and feed the fanaticism of all cheese lovers! Enjoy unique learning, tasting, pairing, and local “Vermontish” experiences all over the state.

Looking for a cheese feast? Start the week off at the Harpoon Brewery Kickoff event in Windsor. Watch cheesemaking and tour international award-winning creameries around the state, or attend special dinners and classes.  You can even sign up for Cheese Camp! Costs for activities vary by event.

For more information, visit: vtcheese.com/cheeseweek.

Local special events

Sept. 7, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Billings Farm & Museum to host cheddar sampling. Located at 69 Old River Road in Woodstock. Free.

Sept. 8, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Harpoon Brewery hosts the Cheese Week kickoff celebration. Located at 336 Ruth Carney Drive, in Windsor. This ticketed event includes a cheese feast, live music, fun cheese competitions and other surprises, and cash bar featuring Harpoon’s quintessential New England beers. Costs: $45.

Sept. 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Hildene hosts Vermont Cheese Camp…Now Even Cheesier! Located at the Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home 1005 Hildene Road, in Manchester. Explore cheese’s unique role in history and in Vermont today, hear cheesemaking stories first-hand from those who craft it, learn from a legendary cheesemonger how to build a cheese board (and sample the results), and enjoy a tour through the beautiful Hildene dairy farm and its creamery. Cost: $120.

Sept. 13, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Grafton Village hosts an open house Cheese Extravaganza. Located at 2568 Route 103 in Proctorsville. Grafton Village Cheese Company will host a fun-filled cheese extravaganza at its retail store with cheesy foods, photo booth, cheese carving demonstration, and more! Free.

Sept. 13, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Plymouth Cheese Shop will host its grand opening at the Historic Bridgewater Mill. Located at 102 Mill Road in Bridgewater. Makers of America’s Oldest Cheddar are opening a new cheese shop in the Historic Woolen Mill. Sample Plymouth’s award-winning cheeses, hear from Owners Jesse and Sarit Werner, enjoy live music, and visit the eateries and artist’s workshops that share the historic building. Free.