Artisan cheesemaker Vega Sotuélamos outdid itself this year at the International Cheese & Dairy Awards, one of the most prestigious competitions in the dairy sector worldwide. In addition to winning the John Webb Trophy for the best cheese made with unpasteurised raw milk, Vega Sotuélamos also took out a whopping 13 medals—four gold, five silver and four bronze.
If you like chasing hidden treasure, you’ll love Spanish cheese. After the Spanish Civil War, Franco’s dictatorship banned the production of artisan cheeses as a snub to industrialization and modernization. Fortunately, many cheese-makers refused to abandon a history stretching back before the Romans. They took Spain’s astonishing treasure-trove of artisanal cheeses into hiding until Franco […]
This week we’ve been dipping into an exciting new shipment fresh from Spain. Our exquisite new sheep, goat and milk cheeses include classic Manchego, the wine-soaked Murcia al Vino, and tangy, smoky Idiazabal from the Basque Country. The La Mancha sheep cheeses with saffron, black truffle and rosemary are all stunners and natural platter highlights. […]