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We invite all "Locavores" to come to the winery and enjoy a mouth-watering local culinary experience unique to the Pacific Northwest! Tami Parr author of "Artisan Cheese of the Pacific Northwest" will be sharing her extensive "Cheese" knowledge and hosting a discussion with the cheesemakers and our winemaker Benoit. Guests will sample handmade cheeses from 3 different local creameries and fresh bread all grown and produced here on the Olympic Peninsula. The cheese and bread will be served with specially paired Olympic Cellars wines. |
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Tami will be on site from Saturday from 11-3:30pm and will speak and hold general discussion at
Tami Parr is a lawyer turned freelance writer and cheese nerd - not necessarily in that order. Her family originally hails from a small farming community in southern Wisconsin. "In Wisconsin cheese is a way of life so perhaps some of my passion about cheese came from there. Mostly I'm fascinated by cheese as a living, breathing food and a complex intersection of animal, land and craft. This is what I'm exploring when I think about, taste and write about cheese." Tami is the author of Artisan Cheese of the Pacific Northwest, a comprehensive guide to cheesemakers and the cheeses of the region. The book grew out of her website, Pacific Northwest Cheese Project, where she's been writing about cheese for the past six years. She's also the author of numerous articles in magazines in newspapers about cheese and making cheese. Among her other cheese adventures, she served as a judge at the 2006 American Cheese Society competition, and is the former president of the Oregon Cheese Guild. |
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The weekend will feature fresh, local artisan cheeses from 3 different local creameries specially paired with select Olympic Cellars wines. All the cheeses will be sampled and available for purchase "Farmer's Market" style. |
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Mt. Townsend Creamery - Sat & Sun 11am - 6pm |
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Mystery Bay Farm - Sat. 11am -6pm |
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Mystery Bay Farm is a small scale, family farm operating on 5 acres on Marrowstone Island that produces farmstead goat cheeses and offers educational farm tours and apprenticeships. Their mission is that the milk and cheese production is not produced at the cost of the land or the health of the animals, and does not compromise the land’s ability to flourish. Mystery bay will be serving Fresh Chevre rolled in herbs from their garden. Also Ricotta (plain or flavored with lemon) More Info |
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Wild Harvest Creamery - Sat. 11am - 6pm |
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Wild Harvest Creamery is a diversified family farm in Chimacum, WA, nestled in the shadow of the Olympic Mountain Range. "We support our local community by bringing a broad range of artisanal cheeses and fresh farm products to local farmer’s markets in the surrounding area." Suzanne Tyler is the owner & operator of Wild Harvest Creamery, as well as the resident master cheesemaker (or “Big Cheese”). She has been handcrafting cheese for more than twenty five years, starting out in her kitchen, then studying under some of the best artisanal cheesemakers here in the Pacific Northwest. Wild Harvest offers farm tours and educational workshops. More Info |
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| Pane d'Amore - Sat & Sun 11am - 6pm | |
| Owner and head baker Frank D'Amore, has been baking in Port Townsend for over 25 years. The bakery produces anywhere from ten to twenty different types of bread each day and all of it is made with organic ingredients, not just the flour but the nuts, seeds, and fruits as well. Pane d' Amore has locations in Port Townsend and Sequim and their breads are served at a number of local restaurants and stores. We will be serving a selection of their handcrafted breads made with Nash’s organic grains and vegetables grown in Dungeness. | |
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As the North Olympic Peninsula’s first artisan creamery, Owners Matt Day and Ryan Trail believe "our cheese is a direct product of our landscape". Mt. Townsend Creamery is founded on the belief that Pacific Northwest dairy is a regional treasure. We hope to call attention to the agricultural tradition of the North Olympic Peninsula by using local milk to create fine artisan cheeses. We source only the best local milk from 
