Here’s how the cheese you find in our Cheese Shop goes from green to great!
It takes a lot of hard work to make our Cheese Shop a true destination for cheese-lovers! We start by sourcing the best artisan cheeses, then ripen and enhance them in our own Cheese Caves. Our in-store misting cases ensure that these cheeses are ready for you to enjoy, and our specially trained employees are on hand to help you select the cheese that’s perfect for you.
1. Partnering with the best suppiers
Artisan cheesemakers from near our stores and around the world hand-select unripened or “green” cheeses especially for Wegmans. They trust our dedicated Cheese Caves team to carefully nurture their hand-made cheeses to the peak of ripeness.
2. Ripening in our Cheese Caves
Different types of cheeses require very specific environments to achieve their finest flavors and textures, so our facility has seven distinct ripening rooms with carefully calibrated “climates.”
3. Enhancing the cheese
As they ripen, “green” cheeses are flipped and/or washed with ingredients like wines and spirits to create one-of-a-kind cheeses just for you.
4. The magic of our in-store misting cases
Our misting cases are the next stop for the now perfectly ripened cheeses—the uniquely modified environment maintains ideal flavor and texture. We offer dozens of exceptional cheeses in this case.