I was near Harrogate a little while ago and managed to leave a specialist shop selling local cheeses, with 5 cheeses I intended to buy, and 2 that were more accidental. As I was leaving the counter I said, "By the way, can you still get Cotherstone? I read some time ago there was only one maker left." "Yes, we have Cotherstone here. Do you want some?" Saying no in that position would have been odd.

Then when I got to the paypoint, I had bought over £20 worth of cheese, so I got a free Wensleydale. As a rule, I am not a great fan of Wensleydale, but perhaps because it was from a local producer and younger, I really enjoyed it.