“kirkland signature brie gives our members center when young to rich and creamy with notes of salted butter and gentle earthiness as soft rind "kirkland signature brie transports you to by its distinctive land and timeless dairy tradi- • it must be produced within designated • it can be made only with the whole milk of sheep of the manchega breed raised on registered farms within that area • it must be aged for a minimum of 60 days • it must be pressed in a cylindrical mold these are chosen to supply the 2.6-plus-million gallons of milk used to make kirkland signature tency and buttery texture that is characteristic of available in warehouses kirkland manchego cheese “when we developed our kirkland signa- giving members access to an authentic taste of this spanish delicacy,” says murphy he explains that in the last several years manchego cheese has begun showing up in of the product that artisans in the la mancha region of central spain have been crafting for more than 2,000 years “we looked for a supplier who could get consistent quality and expose members to to develop kirkland signature manchego the designation queso manchego is pro- tected under spain's denominación de origen has been granted protected designation of this ensures that all manchego cheese is made in the la mancha region and created from the milk of manchega sheep paul johnson photography key to success costco assistant buyer bryan responsibly care for the animals murphy says that gaining and the environment their milk an understanding of the comes from-enables costco's decisions made by cheese buying team to add to the makers—from how to age variety and quality of cheeses available at costco costco members are able to discover celebrated cheeses created by suppliers the company selects with care," murphy says.-wf
