AGOURMETTRAVELLER PROMOTIONPLACE:RhôneAlpes,a greenand
mountainous region in southeast France. TIME:
The early 80s. Passionate cheese-lover Jean Claude
Guilloteau and his wife retreat to a farmhouse to
experiment on a new approach to cheese,
combining the dairying tradition of their
picturesque region with his desire for disruption.
Through an innovative method, he pioneers a
luscious and velvety cheese naturally richer in
proteins and minerals. It sends taste-buds reeling.
Rivals clamour for his secrets; connoisseurs
clamour for the cheese itself. He calls it Pavé
Dauphinois, after the Dauphiné area of its creation.
To accommodate the skyrocketing demand, he
opens a dairy in the preserved terroir of the Massif
du Pilat regional park next to the Rhône river, and
another nestled in the foothills of the Alps soon
afterward. Guilloteau knows he has crafted a cheese
to captivate all of France ... but what about the rest
of the world? With his new Fromager d’Affi nois
(Pronounced Fro-maj-ay Daff -eenwah) – a pun on
affi nage, the process of cheese-ripening – he vows
to fi nd out.
Today, Fromager d’Affi nois is enjoyed by
foodies all over the globe. Made in France and
travelling over land and sea halfway around the
world and fi nally ending up on your plate in
Australia,it’sanepicjourney andwhenyoutaste
it, you’llseethatit’sbeenwortheverysecond.It’s
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Follow @fromagerdaff inoisaustralia.the ultimate special treat on any grazing platter — with all of it still
crafted exclusively in those same two dairies in Rhône Alpes. This
festive season, compliment the fl agship Fromager d’’Affi nois double
cream with the decadent Bleu triple cream, the runny washed rind
Campagnier and of course Fromager d’Affi nois truffl es... a new trifecta
to impress your friends and spoil your family.
You know Fromager d’Affi nois as the most
decadent cheese on the board. But have you heard
its origin story?CRÈME DE
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