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Aging & Affinage

What happens in the cave — affinage and the molds that ripen a rind, from the blue veins of Penicillium roqueforti to the bloomy white coat of Camembert and the sticky orange rinds of a washed cheese.

Affinage

Affinage

Penicillium roqueforti

Penicillium roqueforti

Penicillium camemberti

Penicillium camemberti

Brevibacterium linens

Brevibacterium linens

Blue cheese

Blue cheese

Mold

Mold