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In France\u2019s Jura Massif, thousands of farmers, hundreds of creameries, and more than a dozen affinage houses work together to protect the land, their culture, and their livelihoods through cheese.<\/h4>\n
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A wedge of Comt\u00e9 cheese.<\/p><\/div>\n

The day\u2019s first batch of Comt\u00e9 at Fruiti\u00e8re du Valromey, a state-of-the-art creamery near the southern tip of France\u2019s Jura Mountains, is almost ready to hoop. As mechanized paddles mounted on a gleaming copper vat stir curds and whey\u2014tinted golden from the cows\u2019 diet of fresh summer grass\u2014cheesemaker Dorian Calvo scoops his hand beneath the roiling surface.<\/p>\n

He comes up with a palmful of tiny, rice-like curds, feeling the texture between his forefinger and thumb, squeezing it in his hand. When it\u2019s time, the mass of curds\u2014which, at this stage, taste like bland, rubbery fragments of undercooked pasta\u2014will hold its shape. Calvo pushes a button, stopping the arms and draining the curds through a pipe in the bottom of the massive vat. Shortly, they\u2019ll be formed into exactly a dozen 80-pound wheels.<\/p>\n

This moment, when curd becomes cheese, is just one step in a distinctively interconnected supply chain and a regional tradition that dates back at least 800 years. In the United States, farmstead cheesemaking is often considered the most \u201cauthentic\u201d\u2014a single family, a small team, or one very busy individual coaxing food and flavor out of a particular patch of land, with their hands in every step of the process\u2014from pasture to cheese vat to market stand.<\/p>\n

But there is no such thing as farmstead Comt\u00e9. Fruiti\u00e8re du Valromey is just one of 140 cheesemaking facilities producing this iconic French cheese throughout the region.<\/p>\n

In fact, Comt\u00e9 has endured for centuries, thanks to the collective and collaborative nature of its production. Since 1958, the Comt\u00e9 Cheese Association (CIGC)\u2014Comit\u00e9 Interprofessionnel du Comt\u00e9\u2014has brought farmers, cheesemakers, and affineurs together as a single entity, tying together the fates of their businesses, their animals, and around 14,000 people employed across the region. The result is a resilient web of supply that supports the economy, culture, and land of the Jura Massif itself.<\/p>\n

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According to the Comt\u00e9 PDO, cows are milked twice per day, with the first squirt of milk drawn by hand.<\/p><\/div>\n

All for One and One for All<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the beginning, the PDO has been managed with a system based on solidarity and full representation of all the actors,\u201d says CIGC director Val\u00e9ry Elisseeff. In this way, Comt\u00e9 is unique among European PDO cheeses\u2014wheels that can only legally be sold under their protected names if they conform to strict guidelines around where and how they\u2019re produced.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s common for a cheese\u2019s PDO to be highly detailed, regulating everything from animal breed and milk handling practices to wheel size and sensory attributes such as appearance, aroma, and flavor. But Comt\u00e9\u2019s emphasis on the collective is unique.<\/p>\n

\u201cComt\u00e9 cheese is distinguished by its unique taste, its territory, its typical landscapes, and its social organization based on the cooperation of the men and women who make it,\u201d Elisseeff says. \u201cIt\u2019s very specific to the Jura region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of the many regulations in Comt\u00e9\u2019s PDO have a direct effect on the sensory character of the cheese: It\u2019s made only with the milk of russet-splotched Montb\u00e9liarde and French Simmental cows, which are fed a grass-based diet. The milk is cultured with whey from the previous day\u2019s make, and those copper vats are a must to support the ripening process and create that signature depth of flavor.<\/p>\n

These specs are important to Comt\u00e9\u2019s identity, quality, and reputation in the marketplace. But other aspects of the PDO\u2014those that facilitate the CIGC\u2019s one-for-all approach\u2014have an effect far beyond flavor.<\/p>\n

A production cap on annual milk output, for example, prevents farm consolidation and ensures that no one producer grows too large. A minimum forage area per cow keeps herd sizes small and appropriate to the scale the land can accommodate. Fruiti\u00e8res can only collect milk from farms within a 16-mile radius, meaning production remains hyper-regional. It also ensures that the CIGC\u2019s 4,500 dairy farmers\u2014who typically own the cheesemaking facilities they sell to\u2014maintain close relationships with actors further along the supply chain.<\/p>\n

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Comt\u00e9 may only be made with the milk of Montb\u00e9liarde and French Simmental cows, which contains fat and protein levels ideal for cheesemaking.<\/p><\/div>\n

Comt\u00e9\u2019s collective organizational structure also offers other benefits to producers: resources and support. Those tight relationships among the thousands of member businesses in the CIGC become especially important when it\u2019s time to problem-solve and anticipate challenges such as farmer retention and climate change.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to continue farming for the next generation so cheese production doesn\u2019t drop over time,\u201d says Samuel Pertreux, one of the owners of GAEC de la Combe du Val (a GAEC is a cooperative that allows farmers to work together while still benefiting from the independence of their own enterprises).<\/p>\n

In the past six or seven years, Pertreux says, he\u2019s had to change up his forage crops due to summer droughts and take steps to keep his 60 milking cows and 60 heifers comfortable in extreme heat\u2014challenges his father never had to deal with. He hopes to make farming in the Comt\u00e9 supply chain more attractive to young farmers by highlighting the collective aspect. \u201cNo one is going it alone, and there are resources to help,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Part of the reason the collective functions so well, Elisseeff says, is because decisions about how the association operates are made unanimously. Every farmer, fruiti\u00e8re, and affineur member must agree that a change is in their best interest. In addition to emphasizing the collective nature of the CIGC, this all-or-nothing approach ensures buy-in and consistency from everyone.<\/p>\n

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The cheesemaker gauges the texture and firmness of the curd. When it feels like grains of rice, the cheese is ready to hoop.<\/p><\/div>\n

Flavor Is a Team Effort<\/strong><\/p>\n

The collaborative nature of Comt\u00e9 production continues during the aging phase. After it\u2019s brought to one of the 15 affinage houses, the cheese typically ages for four to 24 months in cavernous, climate-controlled vaults, although a few select wheels are matured for 36 or even 48 months. Throughout the process, affineurs\u2014whose families have often been in the business for generations\u2014use their senses to closely monitor the cheese. They watch as rinds develop in color from peachy-pink to the hue of faded leather, tap over each wheel\u2019s surface while listening for signs of cracks or fissures, and take core samples that they\u2019ll sniff, taste, and feel.<\/p>\n

The goal is not to age each wheel as long as possible, says Corentine Seignemartin, a third-generation owner of Fromagerie Seignemartin in Nantua, one of the CIGC affineurs. Instead, the goal is to assess the moment each has attained its peak. That\u2019s true whether the cheese in question is a mild, pliant six-month Comt\u00e9 destined for fondue or a 24-month wheel whose complexity shines brightest as the star of a cheese board.<\/p>\n

\u201cAge is only one criterion, not the main criterion,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s about bringing out the potential of each wheel and finding the right age for the right client. Some will have the most flavor earlier than others. Those that aren\u2019t developed may have the best flavor later.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout the maturation process, affineurs meet regularly with the farmers and cheesemakers they work with to taste batches, creating feedback loops that result in higher-quality cheese. The CIGC even maintains a terroir jury, a communal tasting body made up of Comt\u00e9 producers and locals outside the supply chain who provide important sensory impressions\u2014information that fruiti\u00e8res use to maintain their individual identities while tracking within the CIGC\u2019s defined palette of flavors and aromas.<\/p>\n

\u201cAssessing the quality of the cheeses by all the stakeholders helps to unite them around the product,\u201d says Elisseeff. \u201cEveryone is involved in the production process. Everyone bears some responsibility for the quality of the final product, and the exchange of ideas means that the quality of the cheese can be constantly improved.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Wheels of Comt\u00e9 age to their highest flavor potential at one of 15 affinage houses throughout the cheese’s production area.<\/p><\/div>\n

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That drive for quality translates to higher payments for producers whose wheels score high on the CIGC\u2019s 20-point grading system (wheels that score below 12 can\u2019t be sold as Comt\u00e9 at all). But the collective nature of Comt\u00e9 production isn\u2019t only about ensuring the economic prosperity of member businesses and the overall region. The CIGC functions in a sort of permeable bubble that provides some protection to its members, their land, and the region\u2019s way of life while working with and managing the pressures of existing in a global capitalist market.<\/p>\n

The result? Farmers don\u2019t go out of business, the land remains protected, and an essential facet of the Jura Massif\u2019s culinary, economic, and agricultural heritage remains.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, Comt\u00e9 production is finite. Anywhere from 1.7 to 1.8 million wheels are produced annually, with nearly 90 percent consumed in France. And while the CIGC has the built-in flexibility to increase supply slightly, accommodate new businesses, and respond to global market shifts, the group runs on the understanding that it must operate within the very real physical limits of the Jura Massif\u2019s geography and climate\u2014as well as the people, animals, ecosystems, and traditions it sustains.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs with any PDO, Comt\u00e9 production is limited. Our mission is not to feed the world,\u201d says Elisseeff. \u201cWe have to make do and respect the natural resources of the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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