In this episode I talk to Perry Wakeman, Britain’s first Affineur of the Year, and Head of Cheese at Cambridge-based affinage house Rennet & Rind, to answer everyone’s first question: What the heck is an affineur?
Perry answers that and a whole lot more — from the wackiest happenings he’s encountered in a cheese cave to some of the most moving moments in his life in artisan cheese.
(Re)sources
Aging Gracefully – a brief overview of what affinage is and why it’s done, with some notes about the use of natural caves
Affinage 101 – another overview that complements both Aging Gracefully and Perry’s British take on affinage with comments from a US affineur
Photo of Perry Wakeman via Rennet & Rind
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