Estrella Family Creamery

A family owned and operated grass-based dairy making hand-crafted cheeses, with cow and goat milk.

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We now make over eighteen different types of cheese, with seasonal variations. All Estrella Family Creamery cheeses are made with raw milk from animals grazed in our organically maintained pastures.
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Black Creek Buttery

Our cheddar recipe, big wheels either natural rind or cloth wrapped. Real old world style cheddar with faint lines discernable between the curd millings.

 Raw cow's milk

 

 6 months or longer 
 

Dominoes

Named after one of our leading Normande X cows and big personality in the herd, little 4" natural rind wheels weighing about a pound each. “Reminiscent of the ocean” reviews have said.

  Raw cow's milk 60 days 
 

Guapier

Cow's milk, made in the tradition of a French "Morbier", with a decorative charcoal line separating the evening and morning curd. Named after an extra special animal on the farm with a name that means “handsome”- Guapo.

 Raw cow's milk

 
 60 days 
 

Grisdale Goat

A natural rind semi-soft goat cheese, hand pressed into a shape resembling a giant mushroom cap. Refined and complex taste with a sweet hazelnut finish.

 Raw goat's milk

 
60 days 

Killeen

 
Semi-soft, open textured tomme "delictage", made with a layer of the white goat curd through the middle, in contrast with the naturally golden cow curd, made seasonally when the cows are grazing on the first of the spring grass. Raw cow and goat's milk  60 days 

Subblime

 

 

Bloomy rind semi-soft goat or blended cow and goat cheeses in a 1” tall disc. "Subby" is a LaMancha doe in our herd that once broke her neck and resembled a submarine while healing...

Raw goat's milk

 
60 days 

Partly Sunny

 

The name for our new blue, with its white bloomy rind on the outside and streaks of blue, was inspired by the weatherman’s description of our WA weather.

Lactic style, raw cow’s milk

 
 60 days 

Wynoochee River Blue

 

Cow's milk, blue veined, with a rustic natural rind and soft paste. Hand assembled with the curd of two separate milkings. Pairs well with apples or pears, as a desert with honey, or with a big Syrah. Approx. 5 lb wheels.

 Raw cow's milk  60 days 

Caldwell Crik Chevrette

 

The name inspired by the creek that runs through our farm. A”chevrette” in parts of France describe a blended cow/goat cheese and so is ours. With a washed rind, soft paste and bright orange/ gold skin.

 Raw cow and goat's milk

 
60 days 

Old Apple Tree Tomme

 

 Cow's milk wheels 8" wide, 3" tall, and about 5 lbs. each. Washed in cider and apple brandy and now aged on Spruce boards in our new cave Beulah.

 Raw cow's milk  60 to 90 days 

Valentina

 

Also named after an EFC cow, with a heart-shaped marking on her face. Washed rind Gruyere style, raw cow's milk wheels, approx. 10 lbs each, aged 6 months or more in the new cave.

 Raw cow's milk

 
4 months or longer 

Vineyard Tomme

 

Made seasonally in time for Christmas. Our cow’s milk tommes buried in bins of fermenting grape skins/seeds & pulp from local winemakers. Intense aroma. Raw cow’s milk, 60 days.

 Raw cow's milk

 
60 days  
 

Brewleggio

Our “Tallegio” recipe washed in ale donated by the Pike Brewery, raw cow’s milk

 Raw cow's milk

 60 days

Red Darla

 

Darla is the daughter of Domino, and here our “Dominoes” have been moved into the new cave and red wine washed to produce a Trappist style/ smear rind one lb. wheel with a soft paste. Rich mouthfeel and long complex finish describe this new EFC cheese.

 Raw cow's milk

 
60 days  
 

Reposée

Attractive cow’s milk lactic style cheese with a layer of rosemary, bay leaves, and juniper berries embedded in it’s bloomy rind. Soft around the edges and fragrant. The name means to repose or rest. We make it on Sunday so we can do so.

 Raw cow's milk

 
60 days 

Bea Truffled

 

Our “Valentina” cheese with locally foraged black truffles blended with the curds, named after a daughter of Valentina- Bea. Raw milk, aged 4-6 months or more.

 Raw cow's milk 4 to 6 months or more 

Jalapeño Buttery

 

Our "Buttery" recipe, cow's milk cheese full of hand sliced fresh jalapenos, a big EFC favorite.

 Raw cow's milk

 
 60 days 

Weebles

 


Patterned after a Balkan Provolone- Kashkaval. Our hand stretched “pears” are lightly smoked with alder wood and aged 120 days. First place winner ’07 American Cheese Society competition.

Raw cow's milk  90 to 120 days