Vella Cheese Co

Any cheese lover in the area must make a stop to Vella Cheese! The staff know their stuff, they are extremely generous with samples, and you'll taste a variety of cheeses that are unique to Vella. The prices are insanely reasonable, and literally half what a local cheese shop sells the same thing for.

The shop is small, so you may have to be patient, but I was still impressed with how the staff were to everyone who walked through the door.

Truly a local gem!

We visited the store last week and the lady there gave us as many samples as we wanted to try and we ended up buying the jalapeno-infused cheddar which was delicious. Now we're looking into ordering online and having it shipped.

Amazing!!!! So nice about the samples and even though it was crowded we were helped promptly. The cheese was great and so well priced. I will be back again.

The lady work was super nice and knowledgeable the samples were delicious. We grab some cheese and made our way down the "cheese trail"

Accidentally found this tiny cheese shop while actually looking for a fruit market nearby and getting lost. I decided to go inside and have a look. Looked at a few cheeses which looked delicious and the lady's at the counter offered us a cheese taste testing which I loved! They were so nice and let us try a bunch of different cheeses that we were interested in.

I ended up buying:

1. Dry Monterey Jack Cheese: Delicious! The cheese was perfectly savory. I love my hard cheeses which this one was perfect. Not so hard that you can't bite into it but hard enough where it's not chewy. The price was also very fair. Highly recommend.

Overall, this shop is very small but they have a pretty good variety. I just loved the friendliness of the staff and how nice they were to offer us so many samples!

The mezzo seco and oro seco cheeses are special cheeses that you won't find anywhere else. Delicious!

I was first introduced to this place by an artist at the Arts Guild. Immediately I was drawn to it, since the Arts Guild was a gem of its own. That day, I bought 2-yr Jack, Cheddar and Swiss. All were so good at extremely fair price. It didn't take too much of my time to decide that I need Vella cheese in my life everyday, so since then I have been buying their cheese through their online store. I continue to love their Jack, Toma, Cheddar and all!

Do not miss this historic stop. The staff was so friendly and approachable. They offered so many samples. The extra dry jack 2 years aged was my favorite. The prices are reasonable as well. The building is old and probable haunted. This was a plus for me :)

Just when you think you know all the cheese places in Sonoma and discover Vella! Game changer for this girl.

I love cheese, so when a friend suggested that we make a stop on our wine tasting trip to Sonoma - I was very excited. The guy working at the counter brought out different cheeses for us to sample. We loved the different flavors.

We purchased the both the dry and soft habanero, jalapeno and rosemary cheeses. I also bought a cute small cheese board. Our friends purchased some of the softer cheeses and we all left pleased with our new purchases.

One of my favorite things to do is to bring back gourmet souvenirs of cheese and wine home with me on my trips, so I can have all the fun of enjoying a little bit of Sonoma at home.

Great cheese at lower than supermarket prices. Bring a cooler and stock up on everything!

It isn't a particularly fancy or large store, but you come here for the product, not the experience.