Visitor centre at Illoud, Haute-Marne, on the site where Caprice des Dieux was created in 1956. Museum with scent-based and interactive displays, a shop and seminar rooms; a visit takes about two hours.
Cheeses: Caprice des Dieux
Website: ladivinefromagerie.com
A non-vintage brut Champagne's high acidity and fine mousse cut through Chaource's salted, creamy paste and leave its mushroom and hazelnut clear. The cheese comes from the Aube, which also grows Champagne.
A non-vintage brut's acidity and bubbles cut Brie de Meaux's butter and cream and leave its hazelnut clear, so each bite of the rich, supple paste stays fresh.
A rosé Champagne with vinous red fruit and some weight can sit beside a washed rind, and its fruit answers the yoghurt-and-cream note the Langres consortium describes.
Address: Grande Rue, 52150 Illoud, Champagne
Dairy at Chaource that calls itself the last artisanal dairy in the Aube. Chaource AOP is hand-ladled on weekdays; the shop sells it with regional cheeses and wines.
Cheeses: Chaource, Mussy, Musséen, Lys de Champagne-Ardenne, Délice de Mussy
Visiting: shop with regional cheeses and a selection of wines, free viewing gallery and production video (no production at weekends), guided visit with tasting for groups of 20 or more, booked ahead
Dairy at Vaux-sous-Aubigny, Haute-Marne, making Langres and Époisses; Chaource AOP is also in its range. A shop, a self-guided production corridor on Friday and Saturday mornings by reservation, and a cheese bar to confirm before visiting.
Cheeses: Langres, Époisses, Chaource
Visiting: shop, self-guided production corridor (Fridays and Saturdays 11:00 to 12:15, reservation required), guided group visit for 20 or more, cheese bar tastings by reservation (the tourism listing shows the bar as temporarily closed; check before booking)
Family dairy at Saulxures, Haute-Marne, in Langres cheese country, making Langres AOP including Le Champenois aged in champagne marc. The shop also sells Morbier, Comté and cancoillotte.
Cheeses: Langres, Langres Le Champenois (aged in champagne marc)
Visiting: shop with direct sales, group visits arranged by phone
Farm dairy at Genevrières, Haute-Marne, making raw-milk Langres AOP from its own cows' milk; Maison Moga calls it the last producer. Click and collect only, the shop is closed to the public.
Cheeses: Langres
Visiting: click and collect order pickup at the dairy (the shop is closed to the public), tastings (listed by the tourism office, details unpublished)
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