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Etivaz Cheese – a video visit to Etivaz Cheese

28th October 2015

This five-minute video tells the story of Etivaz cheese, a truly special cheese still made over open log wood fire high-up in the Swiss Alps.

Dorstone, pea and basil tart recipe: cheesemaker Charlie Westhead’s recipe

12th February 2015

Cheese-makers Charlie and Grainne Westhead of Neal’s yard Creamery have shared their brilliant way to cook their Dorstone cheese.

Click below to read more.

What makes Dorstone goats’ cheese so special?

17th September 2014

Dorstone goats cheese is a regular favourite of cheesemongers across the UK. But what makes Dorstone so special – find out it’s story, history and how Charlie Westhead’s excellent cheesemaking techniques help to create this outstanding cheese…

A video visit to Kirkham’s Lancashire

9th June 2014

Every couple of months Andy, Kathy and occasionally some of The Courtyard Dairy staff like to pop over to visit good old Graham Kirkham (of Kirkham’s Lancashire cheese fame) and select out for the shop some of his special cheese.

You can enjoy watching Andy’s last visit here and find out from the horse’s mouth just how the delicious Kirkham’s Lancashire is made…

Making Charolais Goats Cheese: a visit to a farmhouse maker

4th November 2010

I drove up into the mountains of Beaujolais, and as the sun rose, my enthusiasm for seeing this cheese grew. I was visiting Isabelle and Jacques. Daily, for almost all their lives, Jacques has tendered the goats, whilst Isabelle produces the cheese: Charolais. They’ve been supplying Mons for almost 20 years.

Read more about how this cheese is produced by clicking below.