Cheese flavor doesn't necessarily have anything to do with its texture. I guess it depends on the shop. We encourage tasting the different cheeses we carry in our inventory. The more different cheeses you taste the better educated you will become. Tasting cheeses also lets your palette tell you what you like and what you don't.
Cheeses do have seasons.
The best seasons for making most cheeses are late summer and early fall. This is when the pastures that the animals are grazing on are plentiful with flowers, herbs, and clover. The best time for purchasing a cheese depends on how long it takes to ripen after it is made. Each cheese has a different ripening period. Hard cheeses, like Parmesan, take 9-18 months to age.