David Peterson is gearing up!

Watch out West Coast, the Maine Cheese Guild’s talented David Peterson is preparing his new Oregon cheese facility and will soon be creating his signature cheeses once again. Here he is with his new press.

David Peterson cheese press

Cheese & Wine Tour of France Planned for Feb 2010

Mont St. Michel

Mont St. Michel

Janet’s Agricultural Tours is planning a nine day tour of France from the cheese perspective, visiting Paris, Burgundy, the Loire Valley, Normandy, and many points in between.

The tour as planned includes:
•Round-trip airfare from Boston to Paris
•8 nights hotel accommodations based on sharing twin
rooms (single room available for additional fee)
•Included meals: daily breakfast, 7 dinners, 3 lunches
•Comfortable motor coach transportation throughout
the tour
•Guided tours of at least four cow and/or goat dairy operations
•Panoramic guided sightseeing tour of Paris
•Guided tour of Mont Saint Michel
•Entrance to Chateau of Chenonceau and Mont St
Michel
•Guided tour of Rungis market (including breakfast)
•Vineyard tours and wine and calvados tastings
•Dinner cruise on Bateaux Mouches in Paris
•Services of local tour manager
•Tips and gratuities for included services
•Baggage handling in hotels (1 piece per person)

Contact Janet Spear at rwspear@roadrunner.com, or visit http://spearsfarmstand.com/Tours.htm for more information.

Servi Doryl representative at August Guild Meeting

Robert Aguilera the East Coast rep from Servi Doryl will attend the August meeting in Sidney to talk to us about their product line, that includes micro-perforated cheese moulds and cheese papers. Robert is very knowledgeable and has worked as an affineur …. a real cheese enthusiast!