Will travels to the beautiful Iraty Valleyin the Basque to meet Peio Etxeleku of Agour dairy to learn about the many challenges facing the local Ossau–Iraty cheese.
Cheese Slices featuring Spain
Galicia or ‘Green Spain’ is well known for the beautiful cathedral city of Santiago de Compostela, but the region’s high rainfall and mild maritime climate is also perfect for dairy farming.
Will visits the beautiful city of Barcelona before travelling to the hills to learn about the revival of traditional Mato and Tupi cheese.
Venture to Spain, the land of Manchego cheese, followed by a visit to a cheese fair to savour the Queso de la Serena made from ewes’ milk and thistles.
The Basque people celebrate Europe’s oldest language and an ancient cheese. Will witnesses the traditional hand-milking of ewes in the mountains.
Will and his daughter visit an award-winning farmhouse producer and learn how the curds were once drained using woven ‘esparto’ grass belts