Springville, New York · Est. 1978

We don't just make cheese.
We make the kind people drive an hour to find.

Four decades of handcrafted dairy — from our vats to your table. Artisan wheels, house-made ice cream, and a café that treats a simple sandwich like a promise kept.

Artisan cheese wheels displayed on a wooden counter at Ploetz Dairy
Warm café interior with cheese boards and coffee at Ploetz Dairy
Family Owned Since 1978

Four generations.
One stubborn commitment
to doing it right.

It started with a milk cow, a copper vat, and a simple idea: if you take the time to care, the cheese takes care of itself. That was 1978, and the Ploetz family has been refining that idea ever since.

Today, Ploetz Dairy is both a working creamery and a café — a place where the cheese you taste was made on this land, and the ice cream was churned in the back room this morning. No shortcuts. No compromises. Just dairy done the way it should be.

We source from local herds, age our wheels in our own caves, and churn our ice cream in small batches. Every cheese on our board has a story — and we're happy to tell it.

Whether you're stopping for a coffee and a slice of cheesecake or planning a tasting for a gathering, we treat every visit like an opportunity to share what we love.

47 Years of craft
4 Generations
30+ Cheese varieties
1 Family
Dairy farm landscape with grazing cattle near Ploetz Dairy in Springville

From our vats to
your table.

Every wheel is made in-house, aged in our climate-controlled caves, and finished by hand. Here's a taste of what we're proud of.

Washed-rind cheese wheel at Ploetz Dairy creamery

Washed-Rind Reserve

Bold, pungent, and deeply savory. Aged 12 months in our caves with a monthly wash in local cider.

Aged · 12 months
Fresh goat cheese log dusted with herbs

Herbed Chèvre

Tangy and spreadable, rolled in a blend of wild herbs from our garden. Ready to eat the day it's made.

Fresh · Daily
Aged cheddar cheese block with crystalline texture

Sharp Cheddar

Our flagship. 18 months in cloth-bound wheels, developing sharp crystalline crunch and deep golden color.

Aged · 18 months
Veined blue cheese on a marble board

Maple-Maple Blue

A local twist on a classic. Aged blue cheese finished with pure Springville maple syrup — sweet, sharp, unforgettable.

Aged · 8 months

And about 25 more, rotating with the seasons.

Come Taste Them All
House-made ice cream scooped into a cone at Ploetz Dairy café

Not just cheese.
A whole reason to stop.

The café is where the creamery becomes a gathering place. Our kitchen turns the day's best ingredients into sandwiches, salads, and desserts that don't need a reservation to impress.

  • House-made ice cream — 12+ flavors churned daily in small batches
  • Artisan sandwich board with local bread, cured meats, and our own cheese
  • Cheesecake made from our own curds — the kind people remember
  • Local coffee, fresh pastries, and a porch that feels like a vacation

Seasonal menu. Our café menu changes with what's fresh and what's ready from the cave. Ask what's new — we love telling you.

We're here.
Come say hello.

Address

12955 Dowd Rd
Springville, NY 14141

Hours

Tue – Fri: 9am – 5pm
Saturday: 9am – 6pm
Sun & Mon: Closed

Exterior view of Ploetz Dairy building in Springville with signage and parking
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