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]]>The little community in Dane County is home to the Seven Acre Dairy Company which operates from a factory built in the 1880s. At 21,000 square feet, the building is on the National Register of Historic Places due to being one of the state’s biggest dairy manufacturers back in the day.
These days, however, the factory has been reborn as a boutique hotel with a restaurant, bar, and a micro-dairy plant that produces its own butter and soft-serve ice cream.
“We want guests to feel and sense that history from the moment they drive onto the site and step into the business,” says Nic Mink, chief restoration officer and proprietor of Seven Acre Dairy. “This place has been so important to the food of the region [as a cheese and butter factory] that we loved the idea of continuing that legacy.”
The entire establishment has been inspired by the original building, down to furniture in the hotel’s eight rooms having been made using the original factory’s reclaimed wood. Within the micro-dairy, guests can venture to the Swiss Room which pays tribute to the 200-pound cheese wheels that were made in the factory for a quarter of a century.
Visitors can also indulge in the dairy’s produce by dining on a Swiss cheese pie from 80 years ago, butter-basted beef, and even the more contemporary butter boards.
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]]>Many travelers don’t realize this, but Île de France is near Paris and its suburbs. Once you leave the city, much of the land is being used for agriculture. That means a lot of the food for the country is grown here, and quite a few hectares are for livestock grazing. Without cows, sheep, and goats, there would be no cheese. Luckily, there are a lot of these in the area which makes for some great cheeses to sample.
The region itself is known for its soft cheese like brie. The most popular ones that are produced in the region are Brie de Meaux, Brie de Melun, Coulommiers, Boursault, Pierre Robert, Fontainebleau, Gratte-Paille, Explorateur. Grab a couple of rounds of cheese from local producers, a bottle of wine, and a baguette for a delectable picnic.
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]]>Henri Willig is one of the oldest cheesemakers in the Netherlands. The brand’s baby gouda is famous around the world. You can go on a tour where you can sample five cheese varieties and wash them down with local wine or beer. You will also learn a bit about the company’s history and the cheese-making process the Dutch follow.
Combine two great things and go on a canal cruise with cheese and wine tasting. It lasts 75 minutes and offers you a chance to see some major landmarks while you’re enjoying delicious gouda and other cheeses with some wine.
If you don’t want to go on a cruise but still want to combine some other activity with cheese tasting, you can go on a walking tour and see the local world of cheese throughout the city. The tour ends at the Reypenaer tasting room where you can grab a cheesy snack and a drink.
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]]>The post You Can Stay at a Wisconsin Dairy Where They Have Soft-Serve All Day appeared first on Traveler Dreams.
]]>The little community in Dane County is home to the Seven Acre Dairy Company which operates from a factory built in the 1880s. At 21,000 square feet, the building is on the National Register of Historic Places due to being one of the state’s biggest dairy manufacturers back in the day.
These days, however, the factory has been reborn as a boutique hotel with a restaurant, bar, and a micro-dairy plant that produces its own butter and soft-serve ice cream.
“We want guests to feel and sense that history from the moment they drive onto the site and step into the business,” says Nic Mink, chief restoration officer and proprietor of Seven Acre Dairy. “This place has been so important to the food of the region [as a cheese and butter factory] that we loved the idea of continuing that legacy.”
The entire establishment has been inspired by the original building, down to furniture in the hotel’s eight rooms having been made using the original factory’s reclaimed wood. Within the micro-dairy, guests can venture to the Swiss Room which pays tribute to the 200-pound cheese wheels that were made in the factory for a quarter of a century.
Visitors can also indulge in the dairy’s produce by dining on a Swiss cheese pie from 80 years ago, butter-basted beef, and even the more contemporary butter boards.
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]]>The post Craving Cheese? Île de France is The Place to Go appeared first on Traveler Dreams.
]]>Many travelers don’t realize this, but Île de France is near Paris and its suburbs. Once you leave the city, much of the land is being used for agriculture. That means a lot of the food for the country is grown here, and quite a few hectares are for livestock grazing. Without cows, sheep, and goats, there would be no cheese. Luckily, there are a lot of these in the area which makes for some great cheeses to sample.
The region itself is known for its soft cheese like brie. The most popular ones that are produced in the region are Brie de Meaux, Brie de Melun, Coulommiers, Boursault, Pierre Robert, Fontainebleau, Gratte-Paille, Explorateur. Grab a couple of rounds of cheese from local producers, a bottle of wine, and a baguette for a delectable picnic.
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]]>The post 3 Best Cheese Tasting Experiences in Amsterdam appeared first on Traveler Dreams.
]]>Henri Willig is one of the oldest cheesemakers in the Netherlands. The brand’s baby gouda is famous around the world. You can go on a tour where you can sample five cheese varieties and wash them down with local wine or beer. You will also learn a bit about the company’s history and the cheese-making process the Dutch follow.
Combine two great things and go on a canal cruise with cheese and wine tasting. It lasts 75 minutes and offers you a chance to see some major landmarks while you’re enjoying delicious gouda and other cheeses with some wine.
If you don’t want to go on a cruise but still want to combine some other activity with cheese tasting, you can go on a walking tour and see the local world of cheese throughout the city. The tour ends at the Reypenaer tasting room where you can grab a cheesy snack and a drink.
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