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Meet The Makers… Caws Cenarth

21 April 2024 — Cheesemakers

Caws Cenarth is a family business started by Gwynfor and Thelma Adams in 1987 in response to Milk Quotas. On their farm Glyneithinog, in the lovely and lush valley of […]

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Meet The Makers… Shepherds Purse

11 April 2024 — Cheesemakers

Based in North Yorkshire, Shepherds Purse is a proudly independent, traditional cheese-making business. It is run by a team of 30 passionate artisans being led by Katie and Caroline, the […]

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Great British Cheddar Challenge

The Great British Cheddar Challenge

7 September 2023 — Cheesemakers, Features

If you love nothing more than the taste of artisan cheese, then you may wish to take part in The Great British Cheddar Challenge 2023. The event, held on September 16th […]

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Cheddar: The UK’s Favourite Cheese

6 September 2023 — Cheese Facts, Cheesemakers, Features

Cheddar is probably 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 […]

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A Tour of Italian Cheese

1 August 2023 — Cheesemakers, Features

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 […]

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Meet The Makers… Village Maid Cheese

23 March 2023 — Cheesemakers

The sleepy village of Riseley in Berkshire is home to a wonderful artisan cheesemaker quietly making five wonderful cheeses, produced with local milk: Village Maid Cheese. Village Maid Cheese was […]

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Trethowan Brothers

Meet The Makers… Trethowan’s Dairy

18 February 2023 — Cheesemakers, Features

Nestling in the rolling hills of Somerset, a herd of 100 Holsteins and 20 Jersey cows are grazing sleepily on silty, organic peat soils. This feast of nutrients is where […]

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Meet the Makers… Nettlebed Creamery

17 August 2022 — Cheesemakers

Perched on the outskirts of the beautiful Oxfordshire village Nettlebed near Henley-on-Thames is Nettlebed Creamery, home of award-winning cheeses Bix, Witheridge and Highmoor. We recently visited Nettlebed creamery to find […]

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Stinking Bishop: The Story of a Masterpiece

21 December 2021 — Cheesemakers, Features

Stinking Bishop is a legendary cheese, so famous that most cheese lovers are fully aware of the story of its origin… Charles Martell first produced his perry-washed rind cheese in […]

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