Inspired by a medley of master cheese-makers, Carrie Rimes makes her sheep’s milk products by hand in small batches with natural ingredients, using traditional methods.
Working in her purpose built dairy, Carrie’s goal is to make cheese, yogurt and other products that bring out the best qualities of the milk.
She is enthusiastic about adapting to seasonal nuances – each batch uses milk from individual local farms and requires an individual approach. (terroir?). The final product is influenced by the richness of the pasture the sheep graze upon and the local weather!
Patience and tenacity are required to make sure that the cheeses mature happily and successfully. These are life-long skills that Carrie started to explore as a youngster experimenting with cheese-making on the family farm, and more recently during three years working at a small French farm fromagerie in the heart of the Auvergne.
Carrie is now delighted to be back on home ground in the community of Dyffryn Ogwen at Llaethdy Gwyn in Bethesda, Eryri continuing her adventures in cheese.
