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
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.
The accords-mets-vins.fr guide proposes Tavel rosé for Saint-Félicien, for its body and its red-fruit and spice aromas, a contrast with the cheese's sweetness. It advises serving rosé at 8 to 10 degrees C, which keeps the wine fresh against the creamy paste.
These medium-bodied Crozes-Hermitage Syrahs, raised in used oak, have bright acidity and moderate tannin. The acidity cuts the cream of a Saint-Félicien, and the tannin is gentle enough not to turn bitter against its mild, milky paste.
Address: 85 chemin de la Sainte, 26750 Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse, Rhone Valley
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)
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
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
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
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
Goat farm of about 100 animals at the foot of the Saoû forest, selling faisselle and Picodon at the farm and at the Thursday market in Bourdeaux. Guided visits are on reservation.
Cheeses: Picodon, fresh faisselle
Visiting: guided farm and dairy visit on reservation, farm shop, Thursday market at Bourdeaux
Private wine tour of the Rhône Valley, a day out in France tasting great wines in a unique atmosphere.
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