GuidesAug 21, 20264 min read
6 Cheese Boards, 6 Perfect Beer Pairings
Wine gets all the credit, but beer might be cheese's best friend. Five boards, five styles, and the beers that made each one sing.
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The Cheese Explorer
Discover the stories behind artisan cheesemakers, curation secrets, regional histories, and expert tasting notes.
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CultureJul 26, 20264 min read
The 5 Funniest Cheese Moments in TV and Film
From a cheese shop that sells no cheese to a stolen wedge that launches a rocket ship, here are the five funniest cheese moments ever put on screen.
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CultureJul 17, 20265 min read
ACS 2026: Winnimere Is Best in Show, and a Blue Cheese Got a Sake Bath
Jasper Hill Farm's spruce-wrapped Winnimere took the top prize at the 2026 American Cheese Society competition. Wisconsin won basically everything else. Plus: Rogue Creamery dropped a blue cheese soaked in yuzu sake.
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CultureJul 14, 20266 min read
10 French Cheeses to Celebrate Bastille Day
From the Alpine peaks to the Normandy coast, here are ten essential French cheeses worth raising a toast to on Bastille Day — ranked by the Fromag community.
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GuidesJul 14, 20261 min read
Why Seven Different Cheeses Won Gold in Blue at ACS This Year
The 2026 American Cheese Society competition handed out gold medals to seven blue cheeses. Here's the math behind how that happens — and why it's not grade inflation.
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CultureJul 14, 20261 min read
2026 ACS Best of Show: A Vermont Champion and Two Cheeses We'd Never Heard Of
Jasper Hill Farm's Winnimere took Best of Show at the 2026 American Cheese Society competition. We checked our own 800-cheese library for the winners — and got humbled.
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CultureJul 8, 20263 min read
What 6,000 Cheeses Actually Looks Like
We started Fromag thinking there were 2,000 cheeses in the world. We were very wrong. Here's what the map looks like at 6,004.
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CultureJul 3, 20262 min read
Y Fenni: The Welsh Cheese That Sneaks Ale and Mustard Into Every Bite
A cheddar spiked with wholegrain mustard seeds and Welsh ale, Y Fenni is punchy, moreish, and made by a company that started with a very wrong turn at the market.
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GuidesJul 2, 20263 min read
What Is Rennet? A Guide to Every Type
Rennet is what turns milk into cheese. Here's a breakdown of every type — animal, thistle, microbial, and why vegan cheese doesn't need it at all.
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GuidesJul 2, 20263 min read
What Is Pasteurization? A Guide to Milk Treatment Types
The way milk is treated before cheesemaking shapes everything — flavor, safety, and who can eat it. Here's what each treatment means and why it matters.
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GuidesJun 30, 20262 min read
The Best of the British Isles: Five Cheeses Worth Knowing
From the foggy coasts of County Cork to the caves of Dorset, five cheeses that tell the real story of British and Irish dairy craft.
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ProducersJun 27, 20266 min read
The Makers Behind Wensleydale: From Famous Creamery to Hidden Farmsteads
Wensleydale is one of Britain's most iconic cheeses — but the story doesn't begin and end in Hawes. Meet the small farms and family dairies quietly making some of the most exciting Wensleydale in England.
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CultureJun 27, 20268 min read
Kebbock: The Scots Word for Cheese That Carries a Nation's Food History
Scotland has its own word for cheese — kebbock. It's been in the language since the 1470s, appeared in Burns and Henryson, nearly died with the farmhouse tradition, and now lives on in at least one cheese named after it. Here's the full story.
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Read MoreProducersJun 24, 20265 min read
High Weald Dairy: Award-Winning Cheese from the Heart of Sussex
Tucked into the ancient landscape of the High Weald, this Sussex dairy has spent three decades making some of England's most celebrated sheep's milk cheeses — and a whole lot more.
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Read MoreCultureJun 23, 20265 min read
"This Cheese Tastes Like Mud" — Fromag.io's Worst Rated Cheeses
We dug through thousands of reviews on Fromag to find the cheeses that aren't landing. Some of what we found was expected. Some of it was not.
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Read MoreProducersJun 22, 20265 min read
The Storied Tradition of Irish Farmhouse Cheesemakers
Journey through the lush landscapes and rich terroir of Ireland to discover the passion, history, and craft of its premier farmhouse cheesemakers.
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