At the 6th Annual Oregon Cheese Festival on March 20th, thousands of visitors will sample cow, sheep and goat cheese from Oregon and North California creameries. Held at Rogue Creamery in Central Point from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., the event will allow guests to mingle with cheesemakers in a farmer's market format. Among the creameries participating are Fraga Farm, Juniper Grove Farm, Pholia Farm, Tumalo Farms, Silver Falls Creamery, Siskiyou Crest Dairy, Tillamook County Creamery, Willamette Valley Cheese Company, Fern's Edge Dairy, Rivers Edge Chevre, Ancient Heritage Dairy, Cypress Grove, Vella Cheese and Rogue Creamery.Other culinary artisans expected to participate are Lillie Belle Farms, Dagoba Organic Chocolate, Gary West Meats, Rising Sun Farms, Applegate Valley Artisan Breads, Butte Creek Mill and Pennington Farms, Wandering Aengus Ciderworks, Deux Chats Bakery, Dry Soda, Cascade Peak Spirits and Rogue Ales. Wineries pouring include Slagle Creek Vineyards, Paschal Winery, Madrone Mountain Vineyard, EdenVale Winery, Valley View Winery, Agate Ridge Vineyard, and Daisy Creek Vineyard.
To commence the festival, a Meet the Winemakers and Cheesemaker Dinner will be held at the Jacksonville Inn on Friday, March 19th at 6:15 p.m. Each course will showcase a cheese made by one of the festival's vendors and be paired with local wine. The dinner is $75 per seat and proceeds will benefit the non-profit Oregon Cheesemaker Guild.Admission to the festival is $10 and for an additional $5 guests can taste wine and will received a logoed wine glass. For more information contact Rogue Creamery at 1.866.396.4704 or www.roguecreamery.com.
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