Gateway Cheese™ is how I organize the often-overwhelming world of cheese. There are 9 gateway cheeses™ and the point is that they are general and well known. You’ve likely heard of them, and probably eaten most of them.

Each gateway cheese™ is a jumping-off point. It’s a cheese with specific flavor and texture associations, and it ushers you into a larger group of cheeses that share these qualities. The point of a gateway cheese™ is to take a common, familiar cheese and use it to discover less common, less familiar cheeses. Every gateway cheese™ introduces a spectrum of flavors, from approachable to intense, shared by all the cheeses in the group.

The gateway cheese™ concept and related assets (maps and flavor wheels) are customizable and licensable for use in consumer and employee training programs, retail merchandising schemes, and beverage pairing programs.

Explore the Gateway Cheeses™ below to learn more.