Antonelli's Cheese

What's in the box: A curated selection of artisan cheeses chosen by the shop's cheesemongers; check the Cheese Club page for exact contents and pairings.

Antonelli's Cheese is an independent cheese shop in Austin, Texas, and its website reads more like a local tasting venue than a subscription service. The homepage is built around guided tastings, private events, cheese boards and a retail store, with a Cheese Club listed in the main menu alongside gifts and wholesale. So the club is one part of a broader business, not the whole of it. That can be a good sign. The people choosing your cheese spend their days running tastings, matching cheeses with accompaniments and telling the stories behind each producer. The site stresses handpicked, seasonal selections from producers the team likes, and that kind of curation is what a cheese club subscriber is really paying for. The downside is that the homepage says very little about the club itself. You will need to click through to check what each shipment includes, how often it arrives, what it costs and where it ships. Shipping fresh cheese also depends on weather and transit time, which matters more the farther you are from Texas. If you live in Austin, the tastings and events add real value and let you try the shop's style in person before you subscribe. For everyone else, it is a sensible choice for an artisan cheese club from an established Austin shop, as long as the club terms suit you.