Every goat has a name - Each cheese is handmade
The Dairy & Creamery
Pioneering New Ventures
Founder, Bettyann Spenker, got her first goats as pets. She was an experienced winemaker who was interested in expanding her food science knowledge by learning the art of cheesemaking. Much like her winemaking journey, her hobby grew into a dream and then into a business when friends and family encouraged her to bring her fabulous cheeses to the public paired with Spenker estate grown wines. After several years of research, planning, and constructing our farmstead dairy and creamery was officially licensed in July 2019. Fittingly, on National Wine & Cheese Day.
Goat with the flow
Changing Seasons
Our goats are important members of our farm team. Well-treated animals are the first step in making great cheese. Every goat on our farm has a name. We milk each year from March through November. This schedule follows the goats’ natural cycles and gives everyone a rest at the beginning of the year before baby goats start arriving in February.
Goat’s milk is naturally homogenized, but we do not standardize the components in our milk. As the seasons change, so will the milk and we adjust our cheesemaking accordingly! Summer milk is plentiful and perfect for chevres and aged cheeses. Fall brings lower production, but creamier milk that is ideal for cheeses like camembert-style, “My SweetPea.”
Made by Hand
Our small farmstead facility lets us create our products from start to finish. We feed and treat our animals well, so they produce delicious milk. That milk is handled safely and gently to preserve flavor and quality. And our cheeses are all handmade. Hand scooped, salted, turned, and brushed. A process that gives us great insight into each wheel produced and provides the extra care that just makes artisan foods taste better.
Best of all, you don’t have to take our word for it! Customers can visit our tasting room to see where the goats are raised and where our cheeses are produced and try them out for themselves. Join an interactive event like Goat Yoga for an up close encounter with just how well loved and friendly our goats are!
Elevate your meals and nourish your body with our flavorful goat cheeses.
Small batch ~ Award-Winning ~ Farmstead