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Odenwälder cheese is made by Adrienne and Klaus Wolf who have a passion for cheese and a great interest in creating new types with fruits, vegetables and herbs. Klaus Wolf is known in Germany as a cheese sommelier. His cheeses have gained a reputation that reaches far beyond the German border. Since 2006 the Wolfs have joined the exclusive Confrérie de Saint Uguzon, the French cheese organization which strives to protect cheeses as “cultural possessions,” all the while working against increasing mass production.

The Wolf's have become well known for their unpasteurized, pungent flavored cheeses. These cheeses all have fruit on top and are pierced so that the juices will go into the cheese. They are what is called Schnittkaese in German; fancy table cheese for slicing, not necessarily for cooking. Firm-textured and made of raw cow's milk, these cheeses come from southeast of Frankfurt in southern Germany. We offer three varieties:

• Fig with Mustard: Seasoned with fig liqueur, filled with fig mustard and garnished with ripened figs, this aromatic cheese takes on a fruity note and an incomparable character. Judging from the name - Feigenkäse (fig cheese) - one might expect a sweet dessert cheese, but the mustard mixed into the fig paste gives it a tart flavor reminiscent of an Italian fruit mostarda.
• Mediterranean with Cherry Peppers and Tomatoes: The southern sun, captured in semi-soft cow's milk cheese, lends this Bavarian specialty a Mediterranean character. The cheese is pierced and filled with a paste made of African cherry peppers and sun dried tomatoes. The sweetness from the tomatoes melds with the natural, edible rind, leading the senses onto an exotic, hot-blooded adventure. In the original German, this cheese is called Wolfsblut, or “wolf's blood.” It is so named for the bright red fruits and the cheesemakers' last name, Wolf.
• Smoked with Plum: This cheese resembles a smoked brick, but with juicy dark plums on top. This variety particularly stands out for its different look. The taste is smoky, fruity, with a complex finish.

Varieties sold separately.