{"data":{"slug":"rogue-river-blue","name":"Rogue River Blue","country":"United States","milk":"cow","style":"blue","style_label":"Blue","strength":4,"strength_label":"Bold","summary":"Wrapped in brandy-soaked vine leaves. Named world\u2019s best cheese in 2019.","image":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/cheeses\/rogue-river-blue\/portrait.svg","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/cheeses\/rogue-river-blue","region":"Oregon","aka":null,"texture":"Dense, fudgy and moist, with fine blue veining","rind":"Wrapped in pear-brandy-soaked Syrah grape leaves","age":{"min_months":9,"max_months":12,"label":"9 mo \u2013 1 yr"},"description":"Made at Rogue Creamery in southern Oregon only from autumn equinox milk, then wrapped in Syrah grape leaves that have been macerated in pear brandy and aged nine to eleven months. In 2019 it became the first American cheese to win the World Cheese Awards outright.\n\nThe leaves are not decoration: they impart a fruity, boozy, vegetal note that runs right through a paste that is already sweet, bacony and fudgy.","flavour_notes":["pear brandy","bacon","vanilla","sweet blue"],"pairings":["Pear brandy","Dark chocolate","Sauternes","Toasted hazelnuts"],"vegetarian":false,"pasteurised":false,"tasting_notes":{"count":0,"average_rating":null},"related":[{"slug":"maytag-blue","name":"Maytag Blue","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/maytag-blue"},{"slug":"bleu-dauvergne","name":"Bleu d\u2019Auvergne","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/bleu-dauvergne"},{"slug":"stilton","name":"Blue Stilton","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/stilton"},{"slug":"danablu","name":"Danablu","url":"https:\/\/havarti.org\/api\/cheeses\/danablu"}]}}