In the News
Press Releases:
California’s 6th Annual Artisan Cheese Festival Announces First Event Lineup for March 23-25, 2012.
Weekend showcases cheesemakers with local farm tours, grand tasting events, beer & wine pairings and cooking demonstrations with world-renowned chefs
Petaluma, CA – January 3, 2012
California’s Artisan Cheese Festival: 5th Festival is Best Yet!
The sell-out event hosts 2,000 attendees from 21 states, and is the recipient of The Cheese Store of Beverly Hill’s Annual American Artisanal Treasure Award.
Petaluma, CA - April, 2011
Artisan Cheese Festival: Sunday Marketplace & Chef’s Demo Stage
An expanded tent, nearly 75 artisan producers and a full line-up of amazing demo’s on the Chef’s Stage.
Petaluma, CA - March, 2011
California's Artisan Cheese Festival: Amazing Weekend Lineup Announced!
Saturday night's “Curds, Cooks & Cuvees” dining event features local Chef's cheese-inspired dishes paired with top wines and a dessert station that includes soft-serve sundaes.
Petaluma, CA - January, 2011
California's Artisan Cheese Festival: Eat, Play, Learn and Love Cheese
Fifth annual cheese festival promises to be the best year yet with Saturday Seminars hosted by the industry's top cheese experts and the Monday trade day featuring Ruth Reichl.
Petaluma, CA - November 16, 2010
California's Artisan Cheese Festival: Barn Dances, Moveable Feasts, and more!
Friday night's Barn Dance and Saturday night's Moveable Feast: Cooks, Curds, and Cuveés, are only a couple of the new, exciting events at the 4th annual Artisan Cheese Festival this year!
Petaluma, CA - February 9, 2010
Save the Date: California's Artisan Cheese Festival Returns in 2011
The fourth annual Artisan Cheese Festival is better than ever with talented new cheesemakers, scrumptious undiscovered cheeses and more chef demos and expert panels than ever before!
Petaluma, CA - November 2009
Official Proclamation from the City of Petaluma
City of Petaluma Proclaims March 20-23, 2009 as Celebrate the Artisan and Farmstead Cheese Producers Days in Petaluma. See the full proclamation.
Newsworthy Articles & Events
Sunset magazine - A very merry festival of cheese, 2 weeks away
Sometimes I say to myself, "I'm so lucky to be living right here, right now, in America during this golden period of good food."
Read more.
Press Democrat - Chenel moving cheese production to new plant
French-owned company planning to expand its line of artisan goat cheese
Read more.
California's Artisan Cheese Festival Sponsors are
Crowned with Awards for World-class Cheesemaking
California's Artisan Cheese Festival Sponsors came home with gold, silver and bronze medals and bushels of respect from around the world for their fine cheesemaking.
Read more.
Videos from the previous festivals
The festival was a huge success, and culture was there.
Check out some of these interviews with faces you may know from the world of artisanal and farmstead cheese.
Inside Sonoma
Wine Country Unfiltered featuring lifestyle ambassador Daedalus Howell.
Ambassador Sponsors
Diplomat Sponsors
The 2012 Artisan Cheese Festival welcomes a new level of sponsorship support from our cheesemakers. Thanks to the generous spirit of these cheesemakers, the festival can continue to expand while providing a quality event in Sonoma County.
Welcome to:
Beehive Cheese Company, Uintah, Utah
Fiscalini Cheese Company, Modesto, California
Nicasio Valley Cheese Company, Nicasio, California
Culture returns as Sponsor and Official Magazine of the 2012 festival.
Rustic Bakery
“Official Crackers” of the Artisan Cheese Festival since 2007.
