While farm-fresh fromage from the Alps may not be as readily accessible as if we were at a French bistro or fromagerie—where cheese options seem endless—you can still curate the perfect cheese ...

in French Basque Country. There's a ceremony to taste cheeses like Ossau-Iraty. It's a semi-hard cheese, pale in colour, but not as white as a goat's milk cheese. "I think cheesemakers love using ...