Fermier
Also known as: fromage fermier
In short
Fermier means from the farm and is a promise of origin, best known from farm cheese. We explain the rules behind the word and the kinship to cuvée and crémant.
In depth
What does fermier mean?
Fermier means from the farm: the word comes from the French ferme, the farm, and appears on products made right on the estate. The best known example is the fromage fermier, farm cheese: the milk comes from the farm's own animals, and the cheese is made on the farm.
The promise
Behind the word stands a promise about origin: short distances, the farm's own animals, the farm's own hands. Fermier says nothing about taste, but everything about the way: from the farm, not from the factory.
The relatives
France gives the bar many label words: the cuvée marries, the crémant sparkles from the regions, the fermier promises the farm. A cheese board with an aperitif is a classic team, more about the hour before dinner is in our aperitif entry.
Remember this one
"Fermier means the farm, the cuvée the marriage, the crémant the sparkle from the regions."
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