Her family was part of the co-op that manufactured cheese in Montefrío, but it was shut down. Later, Nieves Zamora and her parents bought the company and, since then, Queso Montefrieño is a family business. In 2017, they received two medals in the World Cheese Awards, one of the most prestigious contests of its kind […]
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José Luis Holgado, taste of success with the world’s best cheese
Pajarete Cheeses, from Villamartín, in Cádiz, has made it onto the international world of cheese podium. The Cadiz business was created in 2007 by José Luis Holgado, a young graduate who decided to take a risk, and learn how to make cheeses. In that time, he did a good job, he managed to get his […]
María Orzáez, a master cheesemaker that swapped chemistry for ecology
Just over a decade ago the Sevillian María Orzáez left her job in the chemical industry to live in the country side. Her aim was to then commit to the traditional creation of goat cheese. Following a period of training with cheese experts in the French Provence and overcoming some initial difficulties, this cheese master […]
Inmaculada Rodríguez, cheese made in Huelva internationally awarded for its quality
Inmaculada Rodríguez was a house wife when she decided to rejuvenate the Dehesa Dos Hermanas cheese factory, located in Santa Bárbara de Casa, Huelva. Three years later, their sheep milk cheese has won two silver medals at the World Cheese Awards 2015, a prestigious international contest held in the UK in which cheese factories from […]