NeighbourhoodSaint-Bardoux, Drôme des Collines
HoursCheese shop Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 9:00-12:00; educational visits September to June by appointment (tourist office listing)
KindFarm
Visitingfarm shop, educational farm visit by reservation, September to June, farm inn meals by reservation, market stalls at Saint-Donat, Bourg-de-Péage and Pont-de-l'Isère
BookingBy appointment

Cheeses: goat tommes

Rhone Valley wine and cheese

Saint-Marcellin with Saint-Joseph blanc

Our pick

On the advice of sommelier Sébastien Maucarré, the Saint-Marcellin consortium suggests Rhône whites such as Saint-Joseph. A Marsanne-Roussanne white has the weight to meet the soft style's dried-fruit, honey and cream notes.

Saint-Félicien with Crozes-Hermitage blanc

Our pick

The accords-mets-vins.fr guide names Crozes-Hermitage blanc first in its answer on white wines for this creamy, slightly milky cheese. A dry Marsanne-Roussanne white raised in used barrels cuts the richness without the heavy oak or sharp acidity the guide warns against.

Rigotte de Condrieu with Condrieu

Our pick

INAO says the cheese goes particularly well with the white wines of the neighbouring Condrieu appellation, and the two appellations share a festival every 1 May. Viognier's floral richness meets the firm, smooth paste with its hazelnut and forest-floor notes.

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Location

Address: 470 B route de la Plaine, 26260 Saint-Bardoux, Rhone Valley

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Maison Cardot, Ferme du Rivoiron ★ 4.0

Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse, Drôme des CollinesThursday 10:30-12:00, Friday 10:30-12:00 and 17:00-18:45 (the dairy's own site; the tourist office listing, updated March 2025, gives the same hours)DairyWalk in

Family cheese dairy founded in 1963, run today by Catherine Reynaud, the third generation. Makes ladle-moulded raw-milk soft cheeses, tommes, yoghurts and cream desserts from the adjoining Montbéliarde dairy farm's milk.

Cheeses: Saint-Félicien, Saint Michel, Jacquemart, Bréca, Catochon, Cœur DauphiNoix, goat cheeses (Ministre, Priscillou), Tommes, yoghurts and cream desserts

Visiting: direct sales at the dairy at set hours, Saturday morning producers' market at Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse

Les Biquettes du Laga ★ 3.9

Saint-Gervais-sur-Roubion, south DrômeTuesday, Friday and weekends, all year (tourist office listing updated October 2025)FarmShop only

Goat farm set up in June 2018 in the south Drôme; the syndicate listing counts 55 goats and says the cheese is ladle-moulded. Sells Picodon, faisselle, yoghurt and a cow's milk cheese at weekly markets.

Cheeses: Picodon, fresh faisselle, cow's milk cheese

Visiting: sales at four weekly markets: Cléon-d'Andran (Tuesday), Saint-Gervais-sur-Roubion (Friday), Montélimar (Saturday), Meysse (Sunday)

Terra Cabra (Peytot ageing workshop) ★ 4.6

Planzolles, southern ArdècheMonday to Friday 7:30-13:30, Saturday 7:30-12:30 all year, as the Ardèche Guide listing gives them; the museum's own undated page says the last visit starts at 12:30 on weekdays and 11:30 on SaturdayAffineurWalk in

Picodon ageing workshop in Planzolles with the Terra Cabra museum route above its ageing rooms. It ages fresh tommes collected from 21 producers (Picodon syndicate), largely into Picodon AOP.

Cheeses: Picodon

Visiting: museum route of about 40 minutes over a 200 m2 exhibition, films and educational workshops, ageing rooms, tasting (free for individuals, per the Ardèche Guide listing), shop with the workshop's cheeses and local products

La Chevrette de Blandine ★ 4.0

Montmiral, Drôme des CollinesFriday 14:30-18:00 and Saturday 8:00-12:00, closed other days (tourist office listing updated January 2026)FarmWalk in

Goat farm in Montmiral with 160 dairy goats, 80% fed from the farm, making raw-milk goat cheeses, goat charcuterie and Grenoble walnuts. Visits are arranged by phone.

Cheeses: raw-milk goat cheeses

Visiting: farm shop (Friday and Saturday), educational visits arranged by phone

GAEC des Baratons ★ 4.5

Châteauneuf-de-Galaure, Drôme des CollinesFarm shop Monday to Saturday 9:00-11:00 and 15:00-18:00, closed Sunday, 28 Feb to 29 Oct 2026 (own site and tourist office listing); winter hours vary with the goats and the milkFarmWalk in

Goat dairy five minutes from the Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval, growing 95% of its goats' feed on the farm. The range runs from faisselle to an ash pyramid; visits are guided, with a free tasting.

Cheeses: Picodon, fresh faisselle, mi-sec cheese, ash-covered pyramid, bûche

Visiting: farm shop, guided farm visit with free tasting (guided visits are compulsory), group tastings, market stalls at Hauterives, Saint-Donat and La Motte-de-Galaure

GAEC Les Chèvres de Bézaudun ★ 4.3

Bézaudun-sur-Bîne, below Mont CouspeauFarmBy appointment

Organic goat farm above Bézaudun-sur-Bîne under Mont Couspeau, making Picodon, faisselle and tommes. Goat-house visits or milking by appointment; the farm's Facebook page was posting in September 2026.

Cheeses: Picodon, Faisselle, Tommes

Visiting: farm visit by appointment, goat house tour, take part in milking, on-site sales of organic Picodon

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