|
|
 Dear ,
Welcome to the Grafton Village Cheese Company's newsletter. It's a conglomeration of news, notes and notable products for cheeseheads around the globe. Stay tuned for occasional updates; forward this on to your friends; and as always, eat more cheese. |
|
Grafton Music Festival
Music All Weekend
Red Molly  | The second annual Grafton Music Festival takes place this weekend, with outdoor concerts all weekend long. The fun starts Friday night, with a free concert by Simba, an eight-piece world beat dance band, performing in the area between the Old Tavern at Grafton and our new Specialty Cheese & Wine Shoppe. On Saturday at 2:00, Red Molly performs another free concert in the same space, showing off their all-female folk rock harmonies. The pinnacle event takes place Saturday night at 7:30 pm, when the Vermont Symphony Orchestra performs under the stars at Grafton Ponds Outdoor Center, followed by a spectacular fireworks display. This concert is a benefit for the Brattleboro Museum & Arts Center; tickets can be purchased at several locations in advance or at the gate, which opens at 4:00 p.m. On Sunday at 10 am, a special church service at the Grafton Church will feature the Stockwell Brothers. In addition, there will be local artisans, a children's carnival, food vendors and more in the village on Saturday afternoon.
|
A Grand Special
Classic Cheddar for a Classic Holiday
Classic Reserve Two-Year Cheddar  | For a limited time, we're offering a 25% discount on two-pound blocks of Classic Reserve Two-Year Cheddar. Normally $21.99, we're offering them now for just $16.50. We'll start shipping these discounted blocks out next week. Order now before we pull the plug! Enter the coupon code grand when you check out to receive the discount.
|
|
Grand Opening of New Grafton Store
Bigger, Better, Closer to Town
New Grafton Store  | This Saturday, July 3rd, we'll be celebrating the Grand Opening of our new Specialty Cheese & Wine Shoppe in the heart of historic Grafton village. You can enter to win a Flight of Cheddar (8 oz bars of One, Two and Three Year Cheddars), which we'll be awarding every hour. Also, with every purchase over $20 on Saturday, you'll receive a free Vermont shaped cutting board and cheese slicer. We'll be sampling all of our cheeses, as well as several other Vermont specialty cheeses, and most importantly, we'll be handing out limited edition Grafton Village Cheese temporary tattoos!
The new store features over 80 varieties of cheese, a large selection of fine wines, gourmet foods, Vermont products and more. It's the quintessential Vermont foodie experience in the quintessential Vermont town, and this Saturday is the perfect time to visit.
|
Vermont Cheesemakers Festival
Tickets are Selling Out!
 Please get your tickets now for the second annual Vermont Cheesemakers Festival Sunday, July 25 at
Shelburne Farms in Shelburne,
Vermont. Last year sold out well ahead
of time, and even though the ticket count has been increased this year,
we
expect another sell-out. Here's the
line-up: 50 cheesemakers, 20 wineries
and breweries, 15 artisan food producers, demos, dinner, and....what? Yes, we agree. Quite possibly the perfect event.
|
|
|
Did You Know
What is Pasteurized Process Cheese?
Did you ever notice that most flavored cheeses are labeled "pasteurized process cheese" or "pasteurized process cheese food" or even "pasteurized process cheese spread?" It's even sometimes sold in spray cans! What's the difference? Cheese--real cheese--contains milk, salt, enzymes and cultures, all of which are natural ingredients. Pasteurized process cheese is a food product made from regular cheese, and almost always with the addition of whey, emulsifiers, milk, salts, preservatives, and food coloring. (Wikipedia) Process cheese is blended and heated with emulsifiers, such as sodium citrate. This process is less expensive, and the resulting product has an extended shelf life, is mild and melts easily. Why don't we do it? Because it's not cheese. Even the FDA says so.
|
|
Come visit us in Grafton or Brattleboro!
Sincerely,
|
|
|
|
|
