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Affineur

The affineur receives young cheese and raises it in the cellar: turning, washing, brushing, and choosing the right moment. The selector, for their part, chooses cheeses from different producers and sees them through to maturity.

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Affineur: the producers

Cheesemakers, affineurs and houses whose cheeses we serve. Each profile tells their story and lists their cheeses.

Charles Arnaud

Poligny and Les Rousses, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

A family-run house of affineurs founded in 1907. Its Comtés ripen in particular in the monumental cellars of Fort des Rousses.

3 cheeses

Cremonesi Elino

Crema, Lombardy, Italy

A family-run Lombard company that has devoted itself for more than 50 years to selecting and ripening Italian cheeses.

4 cheeses

Käse Moosbrugger

Mäder, Vorarlberg, Austria

An Austrian house founded in 1996, specializing in selecting and ripening Alpine cheeses.

3 cheeses

Maison Fischer

Beblenheim, Alsace, France

The story of Maison Fischer begins in 1926 in Beblenheim, when Albert Fischer started ripening cheeses from the Munster valley.

2 cheeses

Marcel Petit

Granges-Narboz and Fort Saint-Antoine, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

A Comté ripening house founded in 1932, known for slow, low-temperature ripening at Fort Saint-Antoine.

1 cheese

Neal’s Yard Dairy

London, England, United Kingdom

Founded in London in 1979, Neal’s Yard Dairy showcases British and Irish artisan cheeses.

1 cheese

Xavier David

France — Fromi selection and ripening, depending on the cheese

A cheese selection led by Fromi and involving selection and ripening work with regional partners.

2 cheeses