Paul W. Marks

The American Collection

Artisanal & Farmstead Cheeses

Serving New England establishments with dairy and other fine foods since 1952.

The Paul W. Marks Company is proud to present The American Collection, a selection of premier cheeses made by local artisans.

Since our humble beginnings in the basement of Faneuil Hall in 1952, The Paul W. Marks Co. has always looked to offer quality products and service to our customers. It may have all started with an egg, or eggs by the dozen, but we soon grew into a full service specialty dairy distributor. By 1976 we had grown out of our basement stall and moved to a new space in Everett. That year we had the opportunity to return to Faneuil Hall and open the Paul W. Marks Cheese Shop. This gave us a chance to showcase the many cheeses we had come to love from all over the world. Perhaps a bit “ahead of its time” we closed the Cheese Shop in 1992, to focus on serving our restaurant & hotel customers. However, we never lost our love for cheese.

Domestic cheese-making has grown leaps and bounds since 1952, and through the hard work of many farmers and cheese-makers is now producing cheeses that rival even the best from Europe.

We pride ourselves on seeking out the best and most interesting cheeses from all over the country, and we never stop looking. The cheeses out there now are fantastic, but even better is the history and stories behind them.

We hope you enjoy them.

Artisanal & Farmstead CheesesPAUL W. MARKS CO., INC.

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Milk: Goat Texture: SoftAvailability: Year RoundPack: 6X4 OZ./CS.Code: 550130

Ash-ripened, artisanal goat cheese made by hand in the traditional French Style. It is sweet and gentle young but as it ages it will soften and intensify in flavor and will melt in your mouth!

Bonne Bouche Vermont Butter & Cheese Co., Websterville, VT.

Milk: GoatTexture: SoftAvailability: Year RoundPack: 15X2 OZ./CS.Code: 550135

Artisanal goat cheese made in the style of the French “crottin”. It is a surface ripened goat cheese, slightly sweet and nutty with a rich goats milk flavor. Featured in Bon Appetite November, 2007 as one of the “10 great Americancheeses”

BijouVermont Butter & Cheese Co., Websterville, VT.

Milk: GoatTexture: SoftAvailability: Year RoundPack: 6X6.5 OZ./CS.Code: 550140

This delicate hand-shaped cheese looks like a snow-covered dome with it’s dusting of poplar ash. It is a mild, slightly nutty and salty dense cheese with a creamy center that develops more over time.

Coupole Vermont Butter & Cheese Co., Websterville, VT.

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Milk: GoatTexture: SoftAvailability: Year RoundPack: 12x2 OZ./CS.Code: 550109

Smooth and creamy a younger, lighter version of the Bijou. Hand shaped, then wrapped, and unaged for a fresh, slightly floral and lemony, creamy cheese with a nutty finish.

Fresh Crottin Vermont Butter & Cheese Co., Websterville, VT.


Vermont Cheese

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Milk: Goat Texture: Firm and CrumblyAvailability: Year RoundPack: 1X6 LB./CS.Code: 550113

Vermont Feta is crafted in the Greek style – soft, fresh, and flavorful. By reducing the salt content of the brine, the fresh goats’ milk flavor is enhanced, adding a touch of innovation to a time honored recipe.

Goat Milk FetaVermont Butter & Cheese Co., Websterville, VT.

Milk: Jersey Cow (Organic) Texture: SoftAvailability: Year RoundPack: 1X4 OZ./PC.Code: 550005

Organic Champlain Triple is a beautiful, soft ripened, triple crème cheese with a bloomy white rind. It has a rich, creamy interior flavor that is offset by a delicious earthy rind with hints of mushroom.

Champlain TripleChamplain Valley CreameryVergennes, VT.

Milk: Ayrshire CowTexture: FirmAvailability: Only available from September to MayPack: 1X4 LB./WHL.Code: 550180

Made by hand in small batches and slow aged to develop it’s natural rind. An alpine tomme style cheese that has a rich, full body, complex flavor, and fresh, lingering taste.

Vermont Ayr Crawford Family FarmWhiting, VT.

Milk: Sheep (Ewe’s) Texture: Semi-FirmAvailability: Only available from September to MayPack: 1X7 LB./WHL.Code: 550185

Natural-rind, mountain style, aged cheese is made from raw sheep’s milk; it has complex floral flavors, grassy overtones, and a light aroma of toasted pecans; truly original.

Vermont Dandy Peaked Mountain FarmTownsend, VT.


Vermont Cheese

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Milk: Jersey Cow (Raw Organic)Texture: Semi-FirmAvailability: Year RoundPack: 1X20 LB./ WHL.Code: 550187

Tarentaise is fairly firm and aged for at least six months. The flavor is grassy, nutty and buttery; as the wheels age in caves, the flavor becomes more assertive, with over 45% butterfat making a perfect melting cheese.

TarentaiseSpring Brook FarmReading, VT.

Milk: Jersey Cow (Raw)Texture: FirmAvailability: Year RoundPack: 1X10 LB./PC.Code: (1 Year) 281217 (2 Year) 282205 (3 Year) 281218

Cheddars aged up to three years for exceptional depth of flavor and texture; sharp, complex, long creamy finish.

Grafton Aged CheddarsGrafton Village CheeseGrafton, VT.

Milk: Jersey CowTexture: FirmAvailability: Year RoundPack: 2X5 LB./CS.Code: 281219

Cheddar smoked over maple hardwood embers for up to six hours, producing a truly original Vermont country flavor.

Grafton Maplewood Smoked Aged Cheddar Grafton Village CheeseGrafton, VT.


Milk: Cow (Raw) Texture: Semi-FirmAvailability: Year RoundPack: 12X8 OZ./CS.Code: 220841

A unique old-world approach of stretching and molding premium raw cow curd in small batches, and using all natural ingredients with no preservatives that deliver a smooth, moist and refreshingly distinct mozzarella cheese.

Maplebrook Fresh Mozzarella Maplebrook FarmBennington, VT.


Vermont Cheese

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Milk: Holstein Cow (Raw)Texture: Semi-FirmAvailability: Year RoundPack: 1X6 LB./PC.Code: 551010

Hand made, raw milk, alpine style Swiss cheese, nutty, smooth with a striking yet well rounded flavor.

Boggy Meadow Baby SwissBoggy Meadow FarmWalpole, NH.

Milk: Holstein Cow (Raw)Texture: FirmAvailability: May to DecemberPack: 1X5 LB./WHL.Code: 551111

Mountain style raw milk cheese with a natural rind, nutty and dense flavor with a distinct earthy finish.

Boggy Meadow Fiddlehead TommeBoggy Meadow FarmWalpole, NH.

Milk: Holstein Cow (Raw)Texture: Semi-FirmAvailability: Year Round (Some Gaps)Pack: 1X6 LB./PC.Code: 221240

This is a country style Monterey Jack cheese with mild flavor and small eyes throughout rich creamy body of the cheese.

Boggy Meadow Farmstead Jack Boggy Meadow FarmWalpole, NH.

Milk: Holstein Cow Texture: Semi-FirmAvailability: Year Round (Some Gaps)Pack: 1X10 LB./WHL.Code: 550240

Gouda, made in the finest of Netherland’s tradition, creamy texture, and mild milky flavor with small bubbly eyes: excellent on boards or as a dessert cheese.

Smith’s Gouda Smith’s Country CheeseWinchendon, MA.


New Hampshire Cheese

Massachusetts Cheese

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Milk: Holstein CowTexture: FirmAvailability: Year Round (Some Gaps)Pack: 1X10 LB./WHL.Code: 550210

Cave aged for over one year producing exceptional flavor and character as well as a pleasing grain to the body of the cheese.

Smith’s Aged GoudaSmith’s Country CheeseWinchendon, MA.

Milk: Holstein Cow (Raw)Texture: Semi-FirmAvailability: Year Round (Some Gaps)Pack: 1X10 LB./WHL.Code: 550230

Aged with sweet sundried tomato, an excellent slicing and eating cheese.

Smith’s Gouda with Sundried Tomato & BasilSmith’s Country CheeseWinchendon, MA.

Milk: Holstein Cow (Raw)Texture: Semi-FirmAvailability: Year RoundPack: (Creamy) 1X10 LB./PC. (Smoked) 1X5 LB./PC. (Dill) 1X10 LB./PC.Code: (Creamy) 221235 (Smoked) 550250 (Dill) 550220

Creamy flavored with either dill or slow smoked over hardwoods, all are wonderful additions to any cheese plate.

Smith’s Havarti (Creamy, Smoked or Dill) Smith’s Country CheeseWinchendon, MA.


Milk: Guernsey Cow (Raw)Texture: Semi-SoftAvailability: Year Round (Allocated)Pack: 1X6 LB./WHL.Code: 559001

Semi soft, crumbly sweet, creamy cheese with a wonderfully full and complex blue flavor.

Great Hill Blue Great Hill DairyMarion, MA.



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Milk: GoatTexture: Semi-FirmAvailability: Year Round (Some Gaps)Pack: 1X4 OZ./PC.Code: Special

Drums of surface ripened, blue molded goat’s milk cheese semi firm texture, full blue flavor.

Capri Hubbardston Blue GoatWestfield FarmHubbardston, MA.

Milk: GoatTexture: Semi-SoftAvailability: September to AprilPack: 1X4.5 OZ./PC.Code: 550150

Produced in a bucheron French style. Flavorful, aged rind with a slightly tangy outer pate with creamy center; depth and complexity of flavors continue to develop with age.

Capri White BuckWestfield FarmHubbardston, MA.

Milk: Goat Texture: Semi-SoftAvailability: Year Round (Some Gaps)Pack: 1X4.5 OZ./PC.Code: 559015

Rich and tangy with visually striking glaucum blue mold exterior which imparts a mild yet satisfying blue flavor.

Capri Classic Blue Westfield FarmHubbardston, MA.

Milk: Goat Texture: Semi-SoftAvailability: Year Round (Some Gaps)Pack: 3X1 OZ./PC.Code: 550155

Drums of surface ripened, blue molded cheese with a well rounded blue flavor, creamy with a subtle tangy finish.

Capri Bluebonnet Westfield FarmHubbardston, MA.



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Milk: Jersey Cow (Organic Raw) Texture: Semi-SoftAvailability: Year Round (Allocated)Pack: 1X1 KILO/WHL.Code: 559003

Berkshire Blue is a rich creamy cheese with straw colored pate and deep blue veining piquant, yet pleasing classic blue flavor.

Berkshire BlueBerkshire Cheese MakersGreat Barrington, MA.

Milk: Sheep (Ewe’s) Texture: Semi-Soft Availability: Year RoundPack: 1X4 LB./WHL.Code: 550161

Ewe Blue is a full flavored yet sweet blue, somewhere between gorgonzola and Roquefort in style and flavor. It is unique in that it is quite subtle yet clearly defined in flavor: wonderfully original.

Ewe BlueOld Chatham Sheepherding CompanyOld Chatham, NY.

Milk: Sheep (Ewe’s) & Cow Texture: SoftAvailability: Year RoundPack: 12X4 OZ./CS.Code: 470605

An award-winning cheese made from the milk of Old Chatham’s herd of 100 East Fresian sheep combined with hormone-free cow’s milk from a neighbor’s farm. Meltingly smooth and buttery with the texture of a triple-crème.

Old Chatham Camembert Old Chatham Sheepherding CompanyOld Chatham, NY.

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New York Cheese


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Milk: Cow Texture: SoftAvailability: Year RoundPack: 15X5.3 OZ./CS.Code: 550159

Rich and spicy with subtly rousing flavor. A mild blue cheese, Blu melts in your mouth with a surprisingly complex after taste.

MouCo BluMouCo Cheese Company, Inc.Fort Collins, CO.

Milk: CowTexture: SoftAvailability: Year RoundPack: 15X5.3 OZ./CS.Code: 550153

This camembert softens as it ages, flowing with subtle flavors. When young, the cheese is firm with a slightly white center and has velvety earthly flavors. As it ages the cheese develops silky undertones that give way to buttery flavors and rousing aromas.

MouCo CamembertMouCo Cheese Company, Inc.Fort Collins, CO.

Milk: CowTexture: Soft Availability: Year RoundPack: 15X5.3 OZ./CS.Code: 550157

When young, the cheese has a subtle creamy flavor that gives way to a mild spicy mouth music in both aroma and taste. As it ages, the creamy characteristic transforms into a buttery flavor while the spicy tones maintain their salacious characteristics.

MouCo ColoRouge MouCo Cheese Company, Inc.Fort Collins, CO.

Milk: CowTexture: FirmAvailability: Year Round Pack: 1X8 LB./WHL.Code: 551600

A true masterpiece of American cheese-making. Made like fresh Monterey Jack and further aged for another 7 to 10 months. Firm, pale yellow, with a sweet nutty flavor. This cheese is great for grating, shredding, slicing, cooking or just plain eating.

Vella Dry Monterey Jack Vella Cheese CompanySonoma, CA.


Colorado Cheese

California Cheese

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Milk: Goat Texture: Semi-Soft Availability: Year RoundPack: 1X3 LB./CS.Code: Special

The classic flavor of truffle meets the velvety perfection of ripened goat’s milk cheese. Earthy, elegant, and sophisticated.

Truffle TremorCypress Grove Chevre, Inc. Arcata, CA.

Milk: Goat Texture: Semi-SoftAvailability: Year RoundPack: 6X8 OZ./CS.Code: Special

Ash covered, mold ripened cheese with an earthy dense flavor.

Fog LightsCypress Grove Chevre, Inc. Arcata, CA.

Milk: Goat Texture: SoftAvailability: Year RoundPack: (Wheel) 550170 (Mini) 550171Code: (Wheel) 1X5 LB./WHL. (Mini) 4X16 OZ./CS.

Soft, surface ripened goat’s milk cheese, subtle tangy flavor made with an edible vegetable ash centerline and complete ash bottom: a true American original.

Humboldt Fog & Humboldt Fog Mini Cypress Grove Chevre, Inc. Arcata, CA.


Milk: GoatTexture: SoftAvailability: Year RoundPack: 6X4 OZ./CS.Code: Special

Fresh goat cheese formed with lavender and fennel pollen, very flavorful, very original.

Purple Haze Cypress Grove Chevre, Inc. Arcata, CA.


California Cheese

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Milk: Cow (Raw)Texture: Semi-SoftAvailability: Year Round Pack: 1X6 LB./WHL.Code: 559010

Creamy with an elusive, salty flavor that is attributed to the coastal fog and briny breezes flushing around the pastureland, Point Reyes Original Blue is aged for at least six months, giving it plenty of time to develop its sea-blue veins and deep, luscious flavor.

Point Reyes Farmstead BluePoint Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co.Pt. Ryes, CA.

Milk: Water Buffalo Texture: Semi-SoftAvailability: Year RoundPack: 10X8 OZ./CS.Code: 510909

Mozzarella di Bufala is porcelain white in color, soft but slightly firm outside and moist inside. It is naturally fermented making it lactose free and it has no preservatives.

Bubalus Bubalis Mozzarella di Bufala Bubalus BubalisGardena, CA.

California Cheese

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PAUL W. MARKS CO., INC. Artisanal & Farmstead Cheeses

Artisanal Cheese: Cheese that has been hand-crafted in small batches according to time-honored techniques, recipes, and traditions. Often made from milk not produced at the farm where the cheesemaking takes place.

Farmstead Cheese: Describes cheese made solely from milk produced on the same farm.

Chevre or Chèvre: A cheese made from goat’s milk.

Fresh Cheese: Cheese that has not been ripened or aged.

Soft Cheese: Unpressed, high moisture cheeses that are aged for relatively short periods. Camembert and Brie are popular examples of soft cheese.

Semi-Soft Cheese: A cheese whose moisture content is between 50 and 75 percent.

Semi-Firm Cheese: A cheese whose moisture content is 50 percent or less.

Hard/Firm Cheese: Describes cheeses whose moisture content has been significantly reduced by aging, salting, or pressing.

Rind: The outside of the cheese. Acts as a barrier between the cheese and the outside environment, while also imparting a flavor of it’s own.

Bloomy Rind: A rind that ripens from the outside in. Soft-ripened cheeses, such as Camembert and Brie, have a bloomy rind.

Natural Rind: Once the cheese is ready to be aged or ripened, it can be waxed of left with a natural rind, or crust, to protect the interior of the cheese. Many of the natural- rind cheeses will develop beneficial and harmless molds that will ripen the cheese and enhance the flavor.

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Paul W. Marks Co., Inc. 8 Commercial StreetEverett, MA 02149 Fax: (617) 389-1206Tel: (617) 389-4120 (800) 462-0025www.paulwmarks.com

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