Amber Chase for culture: the word on cheese https://culturecheesemag.com/author/amber-chase/ Culture, America's magazine for cheese lovers, delivers stories about cheeses, cheesemakers, travel to gorgeous cheese regions, and practical tips on buying, presenting, and cooking with cheese. Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:27:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://culturecheesemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-Culture-Logo-32x32.jpg Amber Chase for culture: the word on cheese https://culturecheesemag.com/author/amber-chase/ 32 32 Where to Find Some of the Most Unique Cheese in Appalachia https://culturecheesemag.com/stories/blue-ridge-mountain-creamery-appalachia-north-carolina-cheese/ https://culturecheesemag.com/stories/blue-ridge-mountain-creamery-appalachia-north-carolina-cheese/#respond Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:13:00 +0000 https://culturecheesemag.com/?p=50264 The winding roads of Appalachia’s Blue Ridge Mountains are characterized by jutting pine trees, sprouting wildflowers, and a hazy blue blanket of mist. The serenity and mystique surrounding these mountains have long drawn artisans, makers, and storytellers to take root in the foothills. That same allure brought cheesemaker and glassblower Victor Chiarizia to Fairview, North Carolina in 2005. A self-starter by nature, Chiarizia fell in love with the traditional methods of crafting cave-aged cheeses. In 2010, he took a backhoe to the side of the mountain on his property and carved his own cheese cave, launching Blue Ridge Mountain Creamery. Little did Chiarizia know, this cave—a testament to his creativity and grit—would soon withstand one of the most devastating natural disasters to ever hit North Carolina.

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