The Montesdeoca Cheese Factory continues to maintain the traditions and customs inherited from our ancestors with the sole objective of guaranteeing the authentic flavor, texture and aroma of a handmade cheese.

We have managed to transfer these ethics to the flavor of our cheese through the daily effort. Maybe that’s why many cheesemakers have already decided to reward our work by awarding prizes to our cheeses both within our borders and abroad.

The Montesdeoca Cheese Factory has received a total of 71 awards of which 46 are international: 1 in World Championship Cheese Contest 2018, 6 in International Cheese Awards, 15 in Global Cheese Awards and 24 in the World Cheese Awards, obtaining awards in all editions since its first participation in this contest in 2010. At Salón de Gourmets national gastronomic fair Montesdeoca semi-cured cheese was proclaimed Spain’s third best smoked cheese in 2017. Quesería Montesdeoca also has achieved 21 island awards and 3 corporate awards.

These awards are the result of the experience acquired since our inception in 1984. For more than three decades this dairy products have been sold in the exhibitors of small and medium businesses in the Canary Islands, preserving and improving the quality and traceability of our cheeses. from feeding our animals to the consumer’s table.

At Montesdeoca Artesanal Cheese Factory, we are sure that our ethics define the flavor of our cheese. When taking a bite of Montesdeoca’s cheese you can savor the daily effort of the farmer who wakes up early to feed and milk carefully selected livestock. The expert hands of the cheese maker that artisanally molds our cheese following a traditional practice improved over three generations, and the constant commitment to implement the best technology, that which allows us to reach ever higher levels of quality and production, are other keys to the exquisite taste of Montesdeoca cheeses.

Those who do not know our product will be wondering how we value the unique canarian flavor ,traditions and crafts. The best way to find out how our cheese tastes is simply by tasting it. Tasting a Montesdeoca cheese is an experience that engages. At Montesdeoca we think that our best business card is to guarantee the satisfaction of our clients. Give yourself the opportunity to enjoy the Montesdeoca experience by taking a moment to taste our cheese. You will probably be surprised by returning assiduously for more.

In summary, the Montesdeoca cheese factory chooses the philosophy of distinguishing itself both for the quality of its products and for the sustainability of the rural environment.

The history of the Montesdeoca cheese factory is the story of three generations of farmers who, in the context of a small family farm, attend to their three basic tasks: the production of goat milk, its subsequent transformation into cheese and / or its derivatives and last its marketing. .

The history of the Montesdeoca cheese factory begins in 1984 from the island of La Palma, when Doña Ángeles Nieves García Rodríguez and her husband, Don Leoncio Jesús Montesdeoca Acosta, are betting on a new activity; the making of goat cheese. With the help and experience of Don Leoncio Gregorio Montesdeoca, who since 1963 was dedicated to raising cattle, they started with a small free-ranging goat farm and a small cheese factory where they worked milk from their own flock. It was not until 1993 when the small family business moved to Tenerife hoping to prosper in the neighboring island.

The Cheese factory was incorporated as a limited company in July 2015. In this recent stage of the company, it was the third generation, Alberto and Daniel Montesdeoca, who took over the management and distribution of the company. Today, the Montesdeoca cheese factory works with 16 families of farmers in the south of the island, maintaining and giving value to a product as noble and beloved as the Canarian goat cheese.

Collaborating with the popular knowledge of these farmers and artisan cheese makers, the philosophy of Montesdeoca has been to collect the witness of the traditions to perfect their recipes implementing continuous advances in the livestock sector and dairy industry, knowing how to integrate the changes of the demanding regulations European Union in an agrarian environment as characteristic and peculiar as that of our islands.

In the last 8 years, the Montesdeoca Cheese Factory has received constant international, national and regional awards that undoubtedly reflect a high degree of technology, commitment and enthusiasm. Maybe it helps a lot that few things are so rewarding professionally as making healthy and quality products for our people, neighbors and more and more tourists who enjoy every day Montesdeoca products.

In Montesdeoca we have been growing progressively with a philosophy oriented towards the excellence of the final product in terms of its production and marketing. Shaping a family and business project that dignifies the work of the field within a society that walks in some cases with its back to this small but great agrarian world.

Canarian flavor

At the Montesdeoca Artisanal Cheese Factory we are sure that our philosophy defines the flavor of our cheese. Everything is reflected in a bite of Montesdeoca cheese. You can taste the daily effort of the farmer who comes early to feed and milk  carefully a selected livestock. When tasting a Montesdeoca cheese you can perceive the expert hands of the master cheese maker who artisanally molds our cheese following a traditional practice improved over three generations. It also has a flavor to the constant commitment to implement the best technology. That which allows us to reach ever higher levels of quality and production.

Those who do not know our product will be wondering how we value the unique Canarian flavor, traditions and crafts. The best way to find out what our cheese tastes is simply by tasting it. Tasting is an experience that engages. In Montesdeoca we think that our best business card is to guarantee the satisfaction of our clients. That’s why the doors of our cheese factory are always open to all cheese lovers. Come, see and enjoy tasting our cheese. You will probably be surprised by returning assiduously for more.

Taste Montesdeoca!