{"id":4373,"date":"2013-07-24T22:20:20","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T02:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cheeseloverca.wordpress.com\/?p=4373"},"modified":"2013-07-24T22:20:20","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T02:20:20","slug":"a-cheese-lovers-tour-of-b-c-creameries-set-to-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/2013\/07\/24\/a-cheese-lovers-tour-of-b-c-creameries-set-to-start\/","title":{"rendered":"A cheese lover&#8217;s tour of B.C. creameries set to start"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4377\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4377\" style=\"width: 468px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/buic_vera_ext_ph_big_02-1.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[4373]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4377\" alt=\"A 2013 Buick Verano Turbo serves as the Cheesemobile for our B.C. Cheese Tour.\" src=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/buic_vera_ext_ph_big_02-1.jpg?w=468\" width=\"468\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/buic_vera_ext_ph_big_02-1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/buic_vera_ext_ph_big_02-1-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 2013 Buick Verano Turbo serves as Official Cheesemobile for our B.C. Cheese Tour.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Francis has his Popemobile, CheeseLover.ca has its Cheesemobile.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s a luxurious <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gm.ca\/gm\/english\/vehicles\/buick\/verano\/overview?adv=111812&amp;mkwid=szEqBQnGz|pcrid|21295943794|pmt|e|pkw|buick%20verano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buick Verano Turbo<\/a> to whisk us around British Columbia over the next three weeks. The mission is to see how much artisan and farmstead cheese we can enjoy\u2014reporting on our tasting adventures here and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GreatCanadianCheeseFestival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CheeseLoverG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As much as we look forward to sampling cheese new to our palates (and generally unavailable in Ontario), we especially look forward to getting to know the men and women who make the cheese. At our first stop, at Golden Ears Cheesecrafters, we&#8217;ll be getting into the make room to help make cheese curds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the itinerary for the inaugural B.C. Cheese Tour, roughly in order of the routing we plan to take:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/goldenearscheeseworks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golden Ears Cheesecrafters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.milnervalleycheese.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Millner Valley Cheese<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoatsPrideDairy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goat&#8217;s Pride Dairy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smitsandcow.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smits &amp; Co.w Farm Cheese<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upperbench.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Upper Bench Winery &amp; Creamery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"www.poplargrove.ca\/cheese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Poplar Grove Cheese<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carmelisgoatcheese.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carmelis Goat Cheese<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gortsgoudacheese.bc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gort&#8217;s Gouda Cheese Farm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.happydaysdairy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Happy Days Dairies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dutchmendairy.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dutchman Dairy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.villagecheese.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Village Cheese Company<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmhousecheeses.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Farm House Natural Cheeses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>B.C. Cheese Tour II, perhaps in 2014<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Starting with any of the above that we won&#8217;t be able to visit this summer and continuing on to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birchwooddairy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Birchwood Dairy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcspecialtyfood.ca\/company-details.php?companyID=117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mountain Meadow Sheep Dairy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cherryville.homestead.com\/cheese.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Triple Island Cheese Farm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jerseylandorganics.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jerseyland Organics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kootenayalpinecheese.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kootenay Alpine Cheese Company<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nanakfoods.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Punjab Milk Foods<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridgecrestdairies.com\/home.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ridgecrest Dairy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scardillocheese.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scardillo Cheese (Flamingo Foods)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>B.C. Cheese Tour III will focus on Vancouver Island:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hilaryscheese.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hilary&#8217;s Artisan Cheese<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheeseworks.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Little Qualicum Cheeseworks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moonstruckcheese.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moonstruck Organic Cheese<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalpastures.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natural Pastures Cheese Company<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saltspringcheese.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Salt Spring Island Cheese Company<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/6zsjb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for Google Map showing all 25 artisan cheese producers in B.C.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Much thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gm.ca\/gm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General Motors Canada<\/a> for providing the Buick Verano for our B.C. Cheese Tour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;\"><em>\u2014Georgs Kolesnikovs<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Georgs Kolesnikovs is Cheese-Head-in-Chief at CheeseLover.ca and founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Great Canadian Cheese Festival<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<table width=\"561\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"192\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"280\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"102\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Francis has his Popemobile, CheeseLover.ca has its Cheesemobile. It&#8217;s a luxurious Buick Verano Turbo to whisk us around British Columbia over the next three weeks. 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