Thursday Arrival:

• Welcome Reception at Medicine Bow Creamery to meet and greet with the cheesemakers, as well as our herd of Alpine, Nubian, and Nigerian Dwarf cross goats.
• Tour The Farm’s 94-yard wine tunnel holding one of the top 10 largest wine collections in the world, followed by dinner at the fine-dining restaurant, Cheyenne Club.

Friday Morning:

• Begin your day enjoying freshly roasted coffee and goat milk lattes as we discuss how to make cheese at home!
• Discover types of milk and the cheese tree, including acid set, lactic set, and rennet set cheese.
• Review food safety procedures, then roll up your sleeves to make ricotta and begin the process for fresh cheeses you can make to wow your friends and family.
• Learn about the types of cultures, their characteristics, and how to use them.

Friday Afternoon:

• Enjoy gourmet grilled cheese and tomato soup for lunch, elevated with a tasting of your fresh ricotta cheese and honey.
• Begin a new cheesemaking journey, starting the milk for rennet cheeses. Learn what rennet is and why it’s crucial in cheesemaking.
• Discuss why cheeses stretch or melt before going through a process of cheese curd cutting, draining, and pressing.
• Learn about the importance of salt and the difference between brining and dry salting.

Saturday Morning:

• Arrive at The Farm and caffeinate with fresh goat milk lattes for another full day of hands-on cheesemaking education.
• Continue the processing of your cheeses from the previous day by checking the pH for quality control and monitoring the acid development.
• Discover the world of hard cheeses and create your own! Learn how small changes to technique can create so much variety.

Saturday Afternoon:

• Indulge in a delicious fresh-off-the-vine Greenhouse salad for lunch topped with cheeses you made!
• Discuss affinage: the art of aging cheese gracefully to achieve the perfect taste and desired texture.
• Review different rinds and learn how to set up an at-home aging cave.
• For the finale, complete your afternoon tasting through a variety of different cheese and wine pairings with a sensory evaluation of each cheese.

Saturday Evening:

• Celebrate your epicurean journey with a final farm-to-table dinner at the Cheyenne Club with paired wine and spirits.

Sunday Departure:

• Enjoy a cozy breakfast by the grand fireplace and panoramic ranch views from the main lodge before departing.