Sonoma County

California, United States

Experience the delights of Sonoma County's distinctive, hand-crafted cheeses by following the California Cheese Trail, which in Sonoma County winds through about a hundred miles of canyons, pastures, and oak-covered hills, linking close to 30 farms and creameries.

750 Chileno Valley Rd
Petaluma, CA

Jim and Donna Pacheco's 900 goats graze year-round on verdant pastures at the Pacheco Family Dairy, with grass supplemented with alfalfa and brewers' grain from local breweries. Donna handcrafts all cheeses and makes her own smoked summer goat sausage.

315 2nd St E
Sonoma, CA

Founded on this site in 1931, Vella Cheese is now run and operated by 3rd & 4th generation Vellas. Using hand-crafted methods, Vella is known for its dry jack cheeses made entirely from the milk of grass-fed cows, and aged for anywhere from seven months to two years.

711 Western Ave
Petaluma, CA

Petaluma Creamery is your culinary oyster with their incredible selection of ice cream, cheese, and much more. Each of the company's three cheese brands — Spring Hill Jersey Cheese, Petaluma Creamery Cheese, and Petaluma Gold Cheese — highlight different flavors.

7380 Occidental Rd
Sebastopol, CA

Bohemian Creamery lies just a mile outside downtown Sebastopol California on a hilltop overlooking the Laguna de Santa Rosa, the Mayacama mountains and their herd of Alpine dairy goats. Their creative artisanal cheeses include a variety of goat, cow, sheep, and bufala milk cheeses.