Every Block of
Cheese Has a Story
From the dairy farm to your fridge, the cheddar journey is an adventure. The Widmer family has been handcrafting Cheddar since 1922.
In recent years, our Cheddars have more age to satisfy the palate of the distinctive, artisan-style cheese lover. Original family recipes and select cultures (with no shortcuts) gives our Cheddars a more sophisticated and complex flavor profile.
Widmer still washes the Cheddar curds before salting and placing in forms to lower the amount of lactose, which reduces bitterness and the final product.
Our super aged Cheddars have an intense flavor with hints of caramel, and are known for being very smooth without bitterness associated with some aged Cheddars. Also available with Jalapeño peppers.
Widmer’s Cheese Cellars was founded in 1922, over 90 years ago, by Swiss immigrant John O. Widmer. He instilled in us an approach to cheesemaking that has been carried on through four generations of our family. His motto was “take no shortcuts and accept nothing less than the best.”