NZ Champions of Cheese Awards 2006

Winners

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Champion Export Cheese
Fonterra Hautapu - Egmont

Fonterra Champion Original New Zealand Cheese
Crescent Dairy Goats - Old Gold

New World Champion Favourite Cheese
Puhoi Valley Cheese - Puhoi Valley Camembert

New World Champion Semi-Soft Cheese
Crescent Dairy Goats - Farm Semi Soft

Curious Design Champion Cheese Packaging
Kapiti Fine Foods - Bocconcini

Taylor's Port Champion Cheeseboard
Christchurch Gondola's Pinnacle Restaurant

Katherine Mowbray Champion Hobbyist Cheesemaker
Lorraine Hogg

Curds & Whey Champion Hobbyist Cheese
Goat GoChives

Food and Beverage Magazine Champion Cheesemaker
Richelle Ward - Fonterra Brands

CUISINE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS AWARD 2006
Whitestone Cheese - Whitestone Windsor Blue

Hyatt Regency Auckland Champion Firm Unripened Cheese
Canaan Cheeses - Zefatit Feta with Basil Pesto

Label & Litho Champion Soft Unripened Cheese
Meadowfresh NZ - Tararua Cottage Cheese with Garlic and Chives

Innovative Packaging Champion Soft Ripened Cheese
Waimata Cheese Company - Taepo

Foodtown Champion Firm Cheese (aged over 180 days)
Crescent Dairy Goats - Farmhouse Mature

Ecolab Champion Washed Rind Cheese
Neudorf Dairy - Richmond Red

Champion Aged Cheddar
Fonterra Brands - Mainland Anniversary Cheddar

Sealed Air Champion Young Cheddar
Fonterra Brands - Mainland Vegetarian Mild Cheddar

AgriQuality Champion New Cheese
Te Mata Cheese Company - Pacifica Blue

Hally Labels Champion Blue Cheese
Fonterra Brands - Mainland Special Reserve Blue Vein

Champion Flavoured Cheese
Fonterra Brands - Ferndale Old Southern Waxed Smoked Cheddar