One place, one cheese

Since July 2002, the Putnam’s of Thistle Hill Farm in Vermont have made Tarentaise cheese. From its humble beginning as organic raw milk, to its natural aging and rind development, no preservatives, additives or synthetic flavors are added to the cheese. From the pasture and hay that feed the cows, to the end result, everything is done on the farm by the Putnam family.

Cheese Perfection

There isn’t anything like it in this country… the layers keep opening-caramel tones, silky tongue feel, a balanced finish. It has a gracefulness in its flavor profile
—Giles Schnierle, Owner of The Great American Cheese Collection

 

Thistle Hill Farm is a certified organic dairy farm located in North Pomfret, Vermont, owned and operated by John and Janine Putnam and their children for over 3 decades. The Putnam family produces award winning Tarentaise cheese -- an aged, raw milk, farmstead organic cheese which is handmade on their farm from the certified organic milk of their grass fed Jersey cows.

 
Tarentaise is handmade, in a copper vat which is essential to the development of its unique flavor. We also make own traditional rennet using the whey from the previous cheesemaking.

Tarentaise is handmade, in a copper vat which is essential to the development of its unique flavor. We also make own traditional rennet using the whey from the previous cheesemaking.

The cheeses with their distinctive concave sides are placed in a soapstone aging room, where they reside for at least five months.

The cheeses with their distinctive concave sides are placed in a soapstone aging room, where they reside for at least five months.

Tarentaise is unique to Pomfret, Vermont - its soil, geography climate and flora combine to give Tarentaise its characteristic smooth, subtle nut flavor and complex finish.

Tarentaise is unique to Pomfret, Vermont - its soil, geography climate and flora combine to give Tarentaise its characteristic smooth, subtle nut flavor and complex finish.