Discover the Art of French Cheesemaking Tours

The Discover the Art of French Cheesemaking Tours 2024 have opened for bookings. There are 2 tours scheduled:

  • 23 – 30 April 2024 Normandy (1 place remaining)
  • 3 – 10 May 2024 Dijon (this tour  is now full)
  • 14 – 21 May 2024 Dijon (this tour is now full)

To secure your place, see the France Tour Bookings page.

The itinerary for this trip is unique, These visits have been negotiated over several years and are not available to the public. You will have exclusive entry and guidance offered by small artisan cheese makers who are passionate about the cheese they make but also enjoy our curiosity about their cheese. There will be some early starts to ensure we get to the fromageries in time to see the milking and the cheesemaking process.

Additional afternoon cheesemaking visits have also been added to the 2024.

You will see close-up, artisan cheesemakers applying their techniques to various styles of cheeses. This will include Faisselle, yoghurt, fresh and aged lactic acid cheese, Camembert, Raclette, Morbier, blue vein cheese, pressed Tommes and several additional hard-pressed cheeses. You will also see the milking of cows, sheep and goats. You will see cheeses being made from cows, sheep and goat’s milk. We will also see how these artisan fromageries carry out their cheeses’ affinage (ripening).

Discover the Art of French Cheesemaking Tours Booking Forms

To reserve a place please complete and return the Booking Form and the Terms and Conditions Form to info@cheesemaking.com.au

The forms for registration are now listed below

Normandy Cheesemaking Tour 23-30 April 2024

Dijon Cheesemaking Tour 3-10 May 2024

Dijon Cheesemaking Tour 14-21 May 2024

Cheesemaking

Thank you for Your Interest in a Cheesemaking Course

Making cheese prior to the course is not essential but it is very strongly recommended. I have found that over many years of providing cheesemaking courses, having some basic cheesemaking experience before you get to the course is an enormous help with taking in the information provided at the course.

To help you start to make cheese at home, there are several kits available, starting from $60 plus postage. Each kit has detailed instructions so that you can easily make lots of cheese in your own home, without having made cheese previously. See the range of available kits here. You can easily add to the kits once you have completed the course.

As an incentive to start making cheese, I am offering you a 5% discount on the price of any of the kits (excluding postage) - Just add the kit to your cart and use the code KIT at the checkout.

View the Cheesemaking Kits