The Legend of Vacherin Mont d’Or
Every September, the village of Les Charbonnières in Vallée de Joux holds an entire festival dedicated to one, remarkable cheese – Vacherin Mont d’Or AOC. The Fête du Vacherin Mont-d’Or […]
Cheddar: The UK’s Favourite Cheese
Cheddar is one of the most popular cheeses in the world and certainly one of the most consumed. Here’s a short history and a bit of background on this giant […]
A Tour of Italian Cheese
When one thinks of Italian cheese their mind may spring to Mozzarella or Parmesan. Indeed these cheeses represent the architype of Italian cheesemaking, but hunt a little further you’ll find […]
Meet The Makers… Bath Soft Cheese
For four generations, the Padfield family have been happily milking a herd of cows at Park Farm, Bath. It began in August 1914 where Edward Ernest Padfield took on the […]
Meet The Makers… Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses
Deep in the heart of rural Lancashire, Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses has been crafting exceptional artisan cheeses for four generations. Established in 1932 by Richard and Annie Butler, the company has […]
Robert Burns – the part-time cheesemaker
Robert Burns, of Burns’ night and ‘Auld Lang Syne’ fame was an excise officer by day and poet by night, but in fact also dabbled in cheesemaking on his dad’s […]
Meet The Makers… Charles Martell & Son
Charles Martell and The British Cheese Revival When Charles Martell arrived at Hunts Court Farm (Dymock, Gloucestershire) in 1972, the landscape of artisan cheese in Britain was bleak. Farmhouse cheesemaking […]
Gorgonzola Dolce – the world’s oldest blue cheese?
Few cheeses carry a legacy as rich as Gorgonzola. With roots tracing back to 879AD, this iconic blue hailing from northern Italy has earned its place on cheeseboards around the […]
A History of Brie de Meaux
Brie de Meaux is the crown jewel of all Bries and, in our opinion, the finest of them all. Luxuriously creamy, rich with earthy notes, and steeped in centuries of […]