Joe Matos Cheese and Farmstead Co. had its final day on Jan. 31, 2025.

On Friday, Santa Rosa’s Joe Matos Cheese and Farmstead Co. closed after 45 years. The cheesemaker shut down production of its singular cheese, St. Jorge, back in November, but kept its store open until it cleared out its inventory, according to Sonoma Magazine. 

Joe and Mary Matos first opened the cheese factory in 1979 after immigrating to the Bay Area from Portugal’s São Jorge Island in the 1960s. The company’s signature St. Jorge cheese was an old........

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