Fresh chèvre often overshadows other styles of cheese made with goat’s milk. From France’s Valençay to Vermont’s Bijou, here are 15 cheeses you should know.

One of Blakesville’s two debut wheels, Afterglow, is a gorgeous goat’s milk cheese washed in New Glarus Belgian Red, an ale made from local cherries. “I wanted the cheese to reflect its home, and people definitely know Wisconsin for New Glarus beer,” Pedraza says. The title of the cheese itself—and its slightly orange hue—also reflect its geographical roots.

At the dawn of 2020, veteran cheesemaker Veronica Pedraza had the final pieces of her business plan in place to open Blakesville Creamery—her dreamery, as she calls it—that she began planning in 2018. And then COVID hit.

At the dawn of 2020, veteran cheesemaker Veronica Pedraza had the final pieces of her business plan in place to open Blakesville Creamery—her “dreamery,” as she calls it—that she began planning in 2018. And then COVID hit.

At the dawn of 2020, veteran cheesemaker Veronica Pedraza had the final pieces of her business plan in place to open Blakesville Creamery—her dreamery, as she calls it—that she began planning in 2018. And then COVID hit.

Twelve hundred goats. A sleek new state-of-the-art dairy. Upgraded barns. New employees. A huge investment in the future and then…Covid shut down the world.