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A bit of cheese science

I’ve been thinking about moulds. At Mons there is an excellent balance, which has built up over many years. But they still need encouraging and pointing in the right direction – here’s a little more about how this is done at Mons Fromages.

Spruce and Pseudomonas – cheese ageing

An apprenticeship in cheese ageing …. Andy’s latest update from Mons Fromages, with more information on what Andy is learning about the importance of spruce boards and beautiful bacteria  like Pseudomonas….

Making goats’ cheese the farmhouse French way!

The story of Yves,  a rustic French goat herder who makes goats’ cheese from his small herd on the side of a hill in France.

The cheese caves at Mons Fromages

After a successful first month working with the affinage experts at Mons I thought I’d better explain the layout of Mons and each of the caves here, and what they do. To start, there is a huge refrigerated receiving area where the cheeses arrive every day to be processed. Everything arrives here, from huge mountain wheels to small little apériti cheeses….

Mons Fromages – an apprenticeship in cheese ageing

Read part one of my journey into the world of cheese ageing at Mons Fromager & Affineur.

From arriving for my apprenticeship, pidgin French and making a fool of myself….

How to use your voucher

Updated March 2026. If you want to use a Courtyard Dairy voucher that you have received, simply add the product(s) you want to purchase to your shopping basket (cart) then, to redeem the value of your voucher, enter your voucher’s unique code at the ‘View Basket / View Cart’ phase, OR later at the checkout phase. There is more detailed information and assistance below, especially regarding Virtual Cheese Tasting vouchers, Virtual Cheese Tasting with Drinks vouchers, Monetary Value vouchers and Cheese Course vouchers. If you have a Virtual Cheese Tasting voucher: To use this voucher simply select one of the dates listed on the Virtual Cheese Tasting Courses category available online here >.  Once you’ve chosen the tasting you’d like, add it to your shopping basket. If you then click ‘View Cart’ you will see a space to insert your voucher’s unique code: do so, then click ‘Apply Coupon’, which will redeem the value of the voucher.  See the top image below. OR at checkout insert your voucher’s unique code after clicking ‘Have a coupon? Click here to enter your code’, then click ‘Apply Coupon’, which will redeem the value of the voucher.  See the bottom image below. The voucher is…