Vintage gouda

Meyer Vintage Gouda is very popular cheese that originated in New Zealand. There they set up a small dairy where this cheese was produced for the first time. The word "Vintage" in the name indicates the cheese is of 12 months maturity or older. Produced in a boulder-shape, Meyer Vintage Gouda is a semi-hard cheese made from cow's milk. The cheese is produced by following traditional cheese making methods from Holland. Meyer Vintage Gouda is crunchy, crumbly cheese with a very sharp, rich nutty flavour and aroma of almonds.

The name is used today as a general term for numerous similar cheeses produced in the traditional Dutch manner. The first mention of Gouda cheese dates from , making it one of the oldest recorded cheeses in the world still made today. During summer months in the city of Gouda, South Holland , there is a cheese market in traditional style once a week primarily as tourist attraction. Most Dutch Gouda is now produced industrially. The cheese is named after the city of Gouda, not because it was produced in or around that city, but because it was traded there. Within the County of Holland , Gouda acquired market rights on cheese, the sole right to have a market in which the county's farmers could sell their cheese. All the cheeses would be taken to the market square in Gouda to be sold.

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