Dublin, Erath CountyRaw cow and sheep milk farmstead cheese · Dublin, Erath County
4.8 · 276 Google reviews4.8
From 276 Google reviews
Such a great stop!!! Cheese tasting and couldn't resist a little shopping too!
The farm was off the beat path but we had the best experience! The cheese was delicious, we sampled so many different kinds. There was some sausages available to buy and some other items as well. Everything was very reasonably priced and ice packs are available if you make a purchase. The gentlemen who helped us was very knowledgeable and friendly. I only regret we didnt get to take the tour, but a great experience nonetheless. I would definitely recommend coming out to hopefully catch the tour and eat some really delicious cheese!
The employees were very polite The hatch chili cheese(seasonal) was my fav Beautiful place.
Veldhuizen Cheese is a farmstead creamery at Dublin, Texas making over twenty raw milk cheeses from its own grazing cow herd and sheep flock, with farm tours and a shop.
Veldhuizen Cheese is a farmstead creamery on County Road 299 outside Dublin, Texas, begun in January 2000 by Stuart and Connie Veldhuizen and their seven children. They raised twenty baby calves to milking age, started with a single variety of cheese, and now make more than twenty. Four generations of the family work in the daily operation, and their daughter Rachael started the sheep flock in 2015 with Awassi ewes, later adding Lacaune and East Friesian.
Only milk from their own herd of cows and flock of sheep, grazing their own pastures, is turned into cheese at the on farm creamery. It is never heated above 100 degrees, never homogenised, never pasteurised and never separated, and on cheese making mornings it is not even chilled: it is piped straight into the vat. Everything starts with the soil, so they plant crops for the cows to graze year round and use no chemicals or insecticides. More than sixty wheels a week are aged in a cave built into the side of a hill, from two months to beyond two years, each one coated and labelled or hand washed with brine until a natural rind forms. Cheese making tours and farm tours run for visitors, and the Cheese Club box is released four times a year with cow and sheep cheeses chosen by the cheesemakers.
Stuart Veldhuizen
Owner and cheesemaker
Started the cheese business with Connie in January 2000.
Connie Veldhuizen
Owner
Moved the family dairy from selling its milk into a cooperative to making its own cheese.
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A charming little cheese shop with delicious homemade products. You can choose a few varieties to try. Good cheese, far superior to supermarket quality.
Amazing people with awesome products! If you have not tasted their cheese you are really missing out. Best dairy products I know of.
Second time to stop here when in the area. Cheese making tour wasn’t available weekend we were there but had great cheese tasting. Great information about the cheese, picked up a few non-cheese items with some great cheeses to take home. Will definitely come back again.
I don't like to leave bad reviews for a small business but the way they treated me was truly awful. I bought their cheese club as a gift and they shipped to the wrong address after I sent them the corrected address. The second box never came and I got nothing but the run around. Every time I called, they said they would call me back and didn't. I'm out $80 and my friend thinks I didn't get her a birthday gift. Only get their cheese gift box if you like throwing your money in the garbage and want to get the run around every time you call.
This is a cool stop south of Stevensville. The cheese is amazing and you can get fresh milk. There other items like ground beef. We will return for more cheese in the future. Little bit of a haul but well worth it.
Cool place to stop and check out! Great cheese to try and take home. We did a tasting and it was free. Then bought some cheese to eat later. They also will give a little tour.
This is a wonderful family owned business creating their own brand of cheese....and it is excellent. The tastings are a great way to make decisions on which to purchase, they were all sumptuous. They are friendly and the prices very reasonable for the quality of the cheese produced. The drive there is scenic, and even though it is off the beaten path, you will definitely be glad you went!
Rachael Veldhuizen
Shepherd
Started the farm's sheep flock in 2015 with Awassi ewes, then added Lacaune and East Friesian.

