Christmas orders are now closed
Everything on the website is out of stock BUT our counter in Pangbourne is full of cheese, so please come in to make your selection
You are still able to purchase vouchers online until 22nd December
We offer vouchers for Cheese, Academy of Cheese Courses, Cheese Tasting Events
You can also purchase Cheese Subscriptions to start in January 2025
Our shop in Pangbourne is stocked with delicious cheese for counter service
£3.60 – £21.60
Full of flavour from its earthy, aromatic rind right through to its core, Ossau-Iraty PDO is a hard sheep’s cheese from the French Pyrenees.
Ossau-Iraty PDO is said to be one of the first cheeses ever made. Allegedly Aristee, son of the Greek God Apollo, turned his sheep’s milk into cheese and so Ossau-Iraty was created. The cheese may not be borne from the Gods but the tradition behind it dates back over 3000 years. The cheese itself is named after the Ossau Valley in Béarn and the Basque beech forest Iraty in the French Pyrenees where it is made.
Ossau-Iraty PDO is one of only two French sheep’s milk cheeses to be awarded PDO status. The other is Roquefort PDO. This is a mouthwatering cheese which is made from 100% sheep’s milk. It is made exclusively with milk from local breeds of sheep (Manech and Basco-Bearnaise). It has a succulent and complex flavor, developing notes of hazelnut and caramel as it matures.
This cheese is incredibly versatile and it pairs well with many different styles of wine. We love it with a glass of Côtes du Rhône as the earthy qualities of the cheese and the wine really enhance each other.
Ingredients (Allergens are listed in capitals)
MILK, salt, rennet, lactic ferments
Normal opening Monday – Saturday 9am – 4pm until:
Sunday 22nd 9am – 4pm
Monday 23rd 9am – 4pm
Christmas Eve 9am – 12pm
Christmas Day Closed
Boxing Day Closed
Friday 27th Closed
Saturday 28th 9am – 4pm
Sunday 29th Closed
Monday 30th 9am – 2pm
Tuesday 31st 9am – 2pm
New Year’s Day Closed
Thursday 2nd January Closed
Friday 3rd 9am – 4pm then open as normal
After Christmas our courier delivery slots start from 8th January.
