Hello, Anna Juhl here and I have big news! I’m delighted to announce a NEW flagship podcast, Adventures in Taste, by Cheese Journeys. Each episode, I’ll be joined by cheese expert Sam Wilkin and together we’ll host fascinating, deep-dive conversations with some of the most inspiring and influential global cheese, wine and food artisans we've met on our culinary travels. 

We’ve just concluded our June tour of Northern Italy and it was spectacular on every level. Think 11 days of back-to-back culinary experiences, think deep dive into the beautiful Langhe region renowned for being the cradle of Italy’s fine food and wine culture, Piedmont’s Bra region which is the epicenter of the Slow Food universe, and the beautiful Northern Lake Country.

We've teamed up with the Academy of Cheese, a brilliant organisation that exists to promote cheese knowledge, education and careers in cheese, to offer you 20% off this Level One Self Study Cheese Course. 

Our mission is to create inspiring, unforgettable travel experiences that focus on artisan cheese, food and wine. We do this in collaboration with world-renowned makers by educating on and championing their craft, cultural traditions and incomparable stories.

It's been a fantastic start to 2025 with cheese enthusiasts signing up to tours in force. We're busy perfecting plans for our British Cheese Odyssey in the autumn (and 2026) and our newly launched Burgundy tour next year, but have also been cooking up some of our favourite recipes from our French chef Sylvain Jamois.

We've been taking people on Cheese Journeys to the UK for years, but it's still a surprise to some just how varied and delicious British cheese can be. There's been a revolution in the country in the past 20 years with cheesemakers launching exciting new creations and reviving classics of the past.

We've officially wrapped our final tour of the year and the team have been reminiscing about the wonderful Cheese Journeys that we hosted throughout 2024.

One of the highlights of the year was our British Cheese Odyssey in October, which took our guests on a deep dive into British cheese.

It's no secret that we love cheese (the clue is in the name!), but wine has always been a big part of our trips. We are very excited to be running a new wine and food trip this fall and next year to Burgundy, or as the French would say 'Bourgogne'.

If the key to one’s heart is through their stomach, the key to France is undoubtedly through its cheese — at least as far as Anna Juhl of Cheese Journeys is concerned. The native Iowan’s luxury travel company takes a unique approach, introducing cheese lovers to some of Europe’s most exciting, enticing cheese regions since its inception, in 2013.

As we enter our 10th year, I’m thrilled to present the crème de la crème of Cheese Journeys – our 2024 French Tours. Ten years ago, we started with a single tour to France, and now we’re up to four. We launched our Brie & Bubbly Around Paris tour last spring, and we’ve just finished building our Grand Cru tour to Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

We’re so honored to be featured in The New York Times! Writer Alexander Lobrano joined our British Cheese Odyssey last year to witness Cheddar-making first-hand, and he fit right in with our guests at North Cadbury Court – enjoying scones and tea, tromping around pastures, and hanging out in the library with a dozen or so British cheesemakers who descended upon the manor house for an evening of tasting and storytelling. 

Last September, on a wet and rainy morning, I found myself in a green Swiss valley. I – and my fellow travelers on the Cheese Journeys’ alpine tour – had woken up early because it was a very special day. It was the day when the cows were coming down from the mountains after a long summer – and that’s a serious party in this part of the world!

Since 1968, Beaufort has carried the AOP label, which guarantees its protection of origin. All Beaufort cheeses are classified into three qualities depending on the milk and place of production.

I've spent the past week eating my way through Piedmont with Cheese Journeys, a tour provider that seeks to connect curious travelers with an appetite for new experiences (and new cheeses) with the passionate makers behind some of the world’s best. In a world of cookie-cutter experiences, this one was truly unique, seeking to educate the group on Italian culture and norms by way of true connections with locals.

The Alpine regions of France and Switzerland are paved with wheels of cheese—let Formaggio Kitchen be your guide.

Did you know that comté cheese is the French’s favourite PDO cheese (PDO = protected designation of origin)? And that it was the first French cheese to be protected by origin in 1958?

If you’ve always wanted to attend "Cheese," as it’s called, join us for a week in Piedmont where we take care of all the details – lodging, transportation, festival tickets, private tastings, chef-prepared meals, wine, and access to renowned experts.

We’re running seven tours in 2023 (two are already sold out!) – thanks to the growing demand for culinary travel. So let me share a few of the wonderful things we have in store for the year ahead. Think of this as a highlight reel – and if you’re considering a trip, may you find inspiration!

Every Friday morning from April to the end of September, a show takes place on the square in the small town Alkmaar. We are in North Holland, home for Nord Hollandse Gouda PDO. But this is not just a show for tourists (even though lots of tourists come). This is still a cheese market where 30 tons of gouda this morning is evaluated, sold, carried to be weighted and off to the buyer.

What is Cheese Journeys?

Behind the name you find American Anna Juhl. She worked many years as a nurse. One day, her life took a turn when she ‘coincidentally’ bought a cheese shop. It became the starting point for the whole family’s passion for cheese and the people making it.

It’s almost the end of the year, and I’m feeling so much gratitude to be back working and growing with the cheese community. During the Pandemic, I was concerned for the future of my small business, and like many of you, I have slowly emerged with caution. I’m so pleased to say that in 2022, Cheese Journeys hit the road again! What a joy and privilege to travel with guests on tours to Northern Italy (twice), France/Switzerland, and England to celebrate artisan cheesemaking.

If you love Italian cheese, wine, truffles, and charcuterie, our Northern Italy Cheese Journey will take you to the heart of Italian specialty foods: Piedmont.

Thanks for your interest in our new Château de Courances & Paris tour! We’re delighted by the quick response and so eager to whisk you off to the City of Love in May, 2023 for a week full of cheese tastings, board building, garden parties, and more. My co-host Madame Fromage (above) and I spent more than two years scouting locations and meeting with locals, so allow me to introduce you to some of the special people who will be joining us.

After many requests, I’m happy to announce that we are now booking a one-week spring 2023 Cheese Journey to the City of Love! Check out our Château de Courances & Paris Cheese Journey, May 21-28, 2023.

Welcome to our new set of co-hosts: Marc Fernandez and David Robinson of Boston's legendary Formaggio Kitchen. Together, we’ll be offering two tours next year, France (June 2023) and England (October 2023).

Gorgonzola has always been one of my sweethearts. On a recent Cheese Journeys to Italy I visited Caseificio Arioli, a 6th generation gorgonzola maker. But let’s start from the beginning…

I’m thrilled to introduce you to my newest co-host, Camilla Bojsen-Møller -- a Danish cheese expert, writer, photographer, and author of the Danish blog Cheese Talks.

This spring, I flew to Paris to scout a new tour and attend the Salon du Fromage, an event that draws cheese professionals from all over the world to talk, taste, and share ideas. As I looked around, I saw so much collaboration — between cheesemakers and affineurs, between affineurs and cheese shops, between cheese shops and consumers. The cheese world wouldn’t exist without this fabulous network. That’s why I want to highlight one of our great collaborators and invite you to consider a possible collaboration. Why not?

Being a ‘cheese communicator’ who loves to travel and meet up with cheese people all over the world, it was really a dream coming true to join the Cheese Journeys crew on a trip to the UK. It was a trip long-anticipated as it had been postponed several times due to covid.

If you weren't already a turophile (that's someone who really like cheese), you're likely to become one by the end of this sojourn.