Barbara and Rex Backus are currently making five distinctive true farmhouse cheeses from the milk of La Mancha goats:

• Sumi   An attractive ashed flat-topped cheese encased in white mold with a nice, creamy texture
• Kiku   Barbara and Rex describe this rare seasonal cheese as a "mysterious puck robed in a sauvignon blanc-doused figleaf." Delicious!
• Carmela   A firm, six-pound wheel dusted with paprika. This one is best if aged for a full year.
• Goat's Leap Fresh Wheels   A great classic chèvre

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Photo: Goat's Leap Dairy

3321 St. Helena Hwy
St. Helena, CA 94574
(707) 963-2337
www.goatsleap.com