The Goats Cheese of Poitou - France

Overview

The Poitou region is the original home of many of the famous goat cheeses of France and for this episode of Cheese Slices, Will Studd journeys to the village of Sainte Maure de Touraine to attend the annual Goats Cheese fair. In the Judge’s Hall he finds out what to look for in a perfect chevre, as well as witnessing an unusual inthronisation ceremony. After visiting a typical goat dairy and a battlefield near Poitiers which changed the course of French history, Will tours the largest goat cheese dairy in France. There he explains the difference between St Maure, the most popular goat cheese in France today, and its ancestor Sainte Maure de Touraine