What Makes Good Cheese and the Many Different Varieties of Cheese?

There’s a seasonality to the taste of cheese that follows in part from what the animals (cows, goats, etc.) are eating in the pasture, and is reflected in the taste of their milk. Rudy Marchesi, and Claudia Lucero talk about the general characteristics and varieties that come to define good handcrafted cheeses.

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