Marieke Penterman was born and raised in the Netherlands where she grew up on her parents’ 60 cow dairy farm. This is where her passion for dairy cows and dairy farming began. After getting her Bachelor’s Degree in Dairy Business, Marieke started a career as a farm inspector. In the meantime, her, then, future husband, Rolf Penterman, emigrated to Thorp, WI, and started a 350 cow dairy farm in May 2002. Thorp, with a vast dairy base and farm-friendly people, was an ideal location. Marieke followed Rolf a year later. Once in the United States, she missed the cheese from back home and began researching how to start her own business. Marieke decided to get her Wisconsin Cheesemaking License. She worked with a local cheesemaker and traveled back to her home country where she trained alongside two different cheesemakers throughout the week. There she learned how to make authentic Dutch Gouda cheese.
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Marieke Smoked Gouda
$9.00
A Gouda rich and full-flavored that is gently smoked over natural hickory wood. The authentic aromas arouse feelings of warm summer nights. All Marieke® Gouda is made using fresh raw milk from our family farm. We handcraft each wheel with the finest Old World techniques and age the Gouda to perfection on Dutch Pine planks for a minimum of 60 days. 5 oz.
Ingredients: Raw cow’s milk, cultures, vegetable enzymes, salt
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