Cuisine NZ Champions of Cheese Awards 2012
Category Winners
Yealands Estate Champion of Champions Award
Meyer Vintage Gouda – Meyer Gouda Cheese
Cuisine Champion Artisan Cheese
Very Old Edam - Mahoe Farmhouse Cheese
NZ Cheese School Champion Cheesemaker
Jacob Rosevear - Mahoe Farmhouse Cheese
Fonterra Champion Original Cheese Award
Darfield – Gruff Junction
AsureQuality Champion Flavoured Cheese Award
Garlic & Chive Gouda – Meyer Gouda Cheese
Ecolab Champion Blue Cheese Award
Vintage Blue – Whitestone Cheese
Goodman Fielder Champion Export Cheese Award
Kapiti Kahurangi – Fonterra Brands NZ
New World Champion Favourite Cheese Award
Kapiti Kikorangi – Fonterra Brands NZ
Caspak Champion Cheese Packaging Award
Whitestone Range – Whitestone Cheese
Curds & Whey Champion Home Crafted Cheese Award
Mozzarella by Adrian Walcroft
Curds & Whey Champion Home Crafted Cheesemaker Award
Adrian Walcroft of Ashhurst
The Langham Champion Fresh Unripened Cheese Award
Buffalo Mozzarella – Clevedon Valley Buffalo Company
Countdown Champion Feta Cheese Award
Brinza – Gibbston Valley Cheese
Innovative Packaging Champion Soft White Rind Cheese Award
Overbrook Brie – Talbot Forest Cheese
Elldex Packaging Champion Goat Cheese Award
Cilantro Chèvre – Cilantro Cheese
Monteith's Champion Sheep Cheese Award
Cumerino – Over The Moon Dairy Company
Thermaflo Champion Washed Rind Cheese Award
Galactic Gold – Over the Moon Dairy Company
GEON Champion Cheddar Cheese Award
Fonterra Edendale Cheddar – Fonterra Edendale (aged 26- 36 months)
QCONZ Champion European Style Cheese Award
Parmesan – Talbot Forest Cheese
NZ Labs/Bureau Veritas Champion Dutch Style Cheese Award
Leyden Vintage – Karikaas Natural Dairy Products
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Champion New Cheese Award
Buffalo Hard Cheese – Clevedon Valley Buffalo Company
Gold Medal Winners
QCONZ Champion European Style Cheese Award
Colby – Fonterra - Hautapu
Parmesan – Talbot Forest Cheese
Countdown Champion Feta Cheese Award
Riverside Feta – Retro Organics
Feta – Waimata Cheese Co
Tussock Creek Feta – Blue River Dairy LP
Brinza – Gibbston Valley Cheese
Buffalo Feta – Clevedon Valley Buffalo Company
Monteith's Champion Sheep Cheese Award
Cumerino – Over the Moon Dairy Company
Pepperino – Over the Moon Dairy Company
Paniora Manchego – Waiheke Island Cheese Co
AsureQuality Champion Flavoured Cheese Award
Mt.Kyeburn Smoked – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Fenugreek – Meyer Gouda Cheese
Garlic & Chives – Meyer Gouda Cheese
Aroha Nutty Nanny – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Aroha Lightning – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Aroha Passion – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Black Truffle Brie – Over the Moon Dairy Company
Fonterra Champion Original Cheese Award
Vintage Blue – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Flat White – Crescent Dairy Goats
Aroha Passion – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Kapiti Aorangi Traditional Brie – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Darfield – Gruff Junction Ltd
Te Muri TC Brie – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Domet Double Cream – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Kapiti Ramara – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Innovative Packaging Champion Soft White Rind Cheese Award
Overbrook Brie – Talbot Forest Cheese
Curds & Whey Home Crafted Cheese
Pohangina Blue – Adrian Walcroft [Home Cheesemaker]
The Langham Champion Fresh Unripened Cheese Award
Hohepa Herb Quark – Hohepa Homes
Buffalo Bocconcini – Clevedon Valley Buffalo Company
Buffalo Mozzarella – Clevedon Valley Buffalo Company
Treccia – Il Casaro Ltd
Buffalo Ricotta – Clevedon Valley Buffalo Company
Ricotta – Italian Cheeses Ltd
Ecolab Champion Blue Cheese Award
Vintage Blue – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Windsor Blue – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Tinui Blue – Kingsmeade
GEON Champion Cheddar Cheese Award
Kapiti Pakari Aged Cheddar – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Cheddar – Fonterra - Lichfield
Cheddar – Fonterra Edendale
NZ Labs/Bureau Veritas Champion Dutch Style Cheese Award
Gouda Vintage – Karikaas Natural Dairy Products Ltd
Mercer Extra Mature Gouda – Mercer Cheese
Vintage Gouda – Meyer Gouda Cheese
Old Gouda – Meyer Gouda Cheese
Very Old Edam – Mahoe Farmhouse Cheese
Maasdam – Karikaas Natural Dairy Products Ltd
Mercer Fifty/Fifty – Mercer Cheese
Edam – Mahoe Farmhouse Cheese
Aroha Fenugreek – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Aroha Pepperazzi – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Aroha Stinging Nettle – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Leyden Vintage – Karikaas Natural Dairy Products Ltd
Cumin in Gouda – Mahoe Farmhouse Cheese
Mild Cumin – Meyer Gouda Cheese
Goodman Fielder Champion Export Cheese Award
Kapiti Kahurangi Creamy Blue 1Kg – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Cheddar – Fonterra-Stirling
Egmont – Fonterra-Stirling
Caspak Champion Cheese Packaging Award
Whitestone Range – Whitestone Cheese
Classic Cheeseboard – Puhoi Valley
Silver Medal Winners
The Langham Champion Fresh Unripened Cheese Award
Nodini di Mozzarella – Cheese & Food Ltd
Flat White – Crescent Dairy Goats
Tararua Spreadable Cream Cheese – Goodman Fielder, Longburn
Mt Crusader – Neudorf Dairy
Puhoi Valley Crème Fraiche – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Bouton D'or Mascarpone – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Puhoi Valley Fiddler's Hill – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Mozzarella – Wangapeka Cheese Ltd
Ecolab Champion Blue Cheese Award
Taupaki Blue – Crescent Dairy Goats
Kapiti Kahurangi Creamy Blue – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Lyttleton Blue – Gruff Junction Ltd
Te Mata Creamy Blue – Kaimai Cheese Company
Puhoi Valley Intrepid Gorgonzola-style Blue – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Puhoi Valley Kawau Blue – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Ornelle Double Cream Blue – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Puhoi Valley Distinction Blue – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Overbrook Blue – Talbot Forest Cheese
Church Bay Blue – Waiheke Island Cheese Co
GEON Champion Cheddar Cheese Award
Mainland Tasty Cheddar – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Mainland Vintage Cheddar – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Mainland Epicure Cheddar – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kapiti Tuteremoana Cheddar – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Cheddar – Fonterra Edendale
Cheddar – Fonterra - Clandeboye
Cheddar – Fonterra - Clandeboye
Cheddar – Fonterra - Kaikoura
Cheddar – Fonterra - Lichfield
Cheddar – Fonterra - Stirling
Kaimai Mature Cheddar – Kaimai Cheese Company
Wyndham Mild Cheddar – Retro Organics
Geraldine Aged – Talbot Forest Cheese
NZ Labs/Bureau Veritas Champion Dutch Style Cheese Award
Edam – Fonterra - Hautapu
Taupo – Fonterra - Lichfield
Gouda – Fonterra - Lichfield
Nevis Maasdam – Gibbston Valley Cheese
Leyden – Karikaas Natural Dairy Products Ltd
Mature Gouda – Mahoe Farmhouse Cheese
Very Old Gouda – Mahoe Farmhouse Cheese
Sheep Gouda – Matatoki Farm Cheese [Waituhi Dairy Ltd]
Mercer Mature Cumin Seed – Mercer Cheese
Mild Gouda – Meyer Gouda Cheese
QCONZ Champion European Style Cheese Award
Rose's Halloumi with Rosemary – Ayyildiz Ltd T/A Rose's Halloumi
Rose's Halloumi Cheese with Fennel Seeds – Ayyildiz Ltd T/A Rose's Halloumi
Old Gold – Crescent Dairy Goats
Mainland Parmesan – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kapiti Pamaro – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Parmesan – Fonterra - Lichfield
Swiss – Fonterra - Lichfield
Maasdam – Meyer Gouda Cheese
Garlic Halloumi – Over the Moon Dairy Company
Five Forks – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Countdown Champion Feta Cheese Award
Salt of the Earth – Crescent Dairy Goats
Feta – Matatoki Farm Cheese [Waituhi Dairy Ltd]
Puhoi Valley Forty Acre Block Cow Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Feta – Wangapeka Cheese Ltd
Fuchsia Creek – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Elldex Packaging Champion Goat Cheese AwardCilantro Chevre – Cilantro Cheese Ltd
Monteith's Champion Sheep Cheese Award
Curio Bay Pecorino – Blue River Dairy
Pecorino – Matatoki Farm HM Cheese [Waituhi Dairy Ltd]
Mt. Arthur – Neudorf Dairy
Putiki Pecorino – Waiheke Island Cheese Co
AsureQuality Champion Flavoured Cheese Award
Aroha Herbal Experience – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Kapiti Smoked Havarti – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Mt. Crusader in oil – Neudorf Dairy
Bouton D'or Garlic & Cumin Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Champion New Cheese Award
Buffalo Hard Cheese – Clevedon Valley Buffalo Company
Fonterra Champion Original Cheese Award
Old Gold – Crescent Dairy Goats
Kapiti Kahurangi Creamy Blue – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kapiti Kikorangi – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kapiti Traditional Camembert – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Innovative Packaging Champion Soft White Rind Cheese Award
Kapiti Aorangi Traditional Brie – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Ngawi Brie – Kingsmeade
PV Oakdale Close Camembert 230g – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Bouton D'or Camembert 210g – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Brie – Retro Organics
Thermaflo Champion Washed Rind Cheese Award
Kaipaki – Cloudy Mountain Cheese Ltd
Dirty Devil – Crescent Dairy Goats
Kapiti Ramara – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kaimai Washed Rouge – Kaimai Cheese Company
Galactic Gold – Over the Moon Dairy Company
Goodman Fielder Champion Export Cheese Award
Kapiti Kikorangi 1kg – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kapiti Pamaro 1kg – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Cheddar – Fonterra - Hautapu
Cheddar – Fonterra - Kaikoura
Gouda Vintage – Karikaas Natural Dairy Products Ltd
Contract Pack Chevre Salade – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Contract Pack Fresh Goat 7.7kg – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Contract Pack Fresh Goat 125g – Puhoi Valley Cheese
PV Farm Fresh Goat – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Contract Pack Soft Goat Cheese 700g – Puhoi Valley Cheese
PV Oakdale Close Camembert – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Vintage Blue – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Parsons Rock – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Whitestone Farmhouse – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Airedale – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Caspak Champion Cheese Packaging Award
Entertainers Cheesboard – Puhoi Valley
Farm Fresh Goat’s Cheese with roasted garlic & dill – Puhoi Valley
Curds & Whey Home Crafted Cheese
Halloumi – Sean Wilson [Home Cheesemaker]
Mozzarella – Sean Wilson [Home Cheesemaker]
Kaharoa Gouda – Susan Van der Maas [Home Cheesemaker]
Kaharoa Camembrie – Susan Van der Maas [Home Cheesemaker]
Bronze Medal Winners
The Langham Champion Fresh Unripened Cheese Award
Stracchino – Cheese & Food Ltd
Ricotta – Crescent Dairy Goats
Hohepa Mozzarella – Hohepa Homes
Burrata – Il Casaro Ltd
Mozzarella – Italian Cheeses Ltd
Kaimai Bocconcini – Kaimai Cheese Company
Venus – Over the Moon Dairy Company
Ricotta – Over the Moon Dairy Company
Bouton D'or Crème Fraiche – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Puhoi Valley Mascarpone – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Ecolab Champion Blue Cheese Award
Buffalo Blue – Clevedon Valley Buffalo Company
Kapiti Kikorangi – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kawarau Blue – Gibbston Valley Cheese
Kaimai Crumbly Blue – Kaimai Cheese Company
Te Mata Traditional Blue – Kaimai Cheese Company
Kaimai Creamy Blue – Kaimai Cheese Company
Te Mata Chef's Blue – Kaimai Cheese Company
Sunset Blue – Kingsmeade
Puhoi Valley Pakiri Beach Blue – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Mt. Peel Blue – Talbot Forest Cheese
Blue Vein – Waimata Cheese Co
Moeraki Bay Blue – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
GEON Champion Cheddar Cheese Award
Mainland Mild – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Cheddar – Fonterra Edendale
Cheddar – Fonterra - Clandeboye
Cheddar – Fonterra - Lichfield
Farmhouse – Retro Organics
NZ Labs/Bureau Veritas Champion Dutch Style Cheese Award
Maasdam – Barrys Bay Traditional Cheese Ltd
Edam – Karikaas Natural Dairy Products Ltd
Garlic & Chives in Gouda – Mahoe Farmhouse Cheese
Gouda – Mahoe Farmhouse Cheese
QCONZ Champion European Style Cheese Award
Rose's Halloumi with Black Onion Seeds – Ayyildiz Ltd T/A Rose's Halloumi
Rose's Halloumi – Ayyildiz Ltd T/A Rose's Halloumi
Canterbury Red – Barrys Bay Traditional Cheese Ltd
Monowai Halloumi – Blue River Dairy
Farmhouse Mature – Crescent Dairy Goats
Mainland Vegetarian Colby – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kapiti Karu – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Mainland Swiss – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Hohepa Vintage – Hohepa Homes
Hohepa Tasty – Hohepa Homes
Tomme – Over the Moon Dairy Company
Cheshire – Talbot Forest Cheese
Creamy Havarti – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Innovative Packaging Champion Soft White Rind Cheese Award
Kapiti Kahikatea Camembert – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kapiti Traditional Camembert – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kaimai Traditional Brie – Kaimai Cheese Company
Camembert – Over the Moon Dairy Company
Ornelle Brie – Puhoi Valley Cheese
PV Traditional Brie – Puhoi Valley Cheese
PV Oakdale Close Camembert 125g – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Bouton D'or Camembert 125g – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Ornelle Camembert – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Puhoi DC Camembert 60g – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Bouton D'or DC Camembert – Puhoi Valley Cheese
PV Winding Track DC Brie – Puhoi Valley Cheese
PV Rolling Pastures TC Brie – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Chefs Brie – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Brie Maxi – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Pro-Biotic Camembert – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Curds & Whey Home Crafted Cheese
Italian Dessert Ricotta – Bri DiMattina [Home Cheesemaker]
Soft Brie – By-the- Whey Cheese [Home Cheesemaker]
Hereweka – Nigel Dickson [Home Cheesemaker]
Havarti – Ross Mason [Home Cheesemaker]
Kaharoa Chilli Camembert – Susan Van der Maas [Home Cheesemaker]
Countdown Champion Feta Cheese Award
MSR Traditional Feta – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kaimai Feta – Kaimai Cheese Company
Feta – Neudorf Dairy
Puhoi Valley Farm View Goat Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Ornelle Cow Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Ornelle Goat Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Ornelle Chevre Salade – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Oneroa Feta – Waiheke Island Cheese Co
Elldex Packaging Champion Goat Cheese Award
Aroha Rich Plain – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Parvenu – Crescent Dairy Goats
Goat Curd – Over the Moon Dairy Company
Puhoi Valley Fresh Farm Goat – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Maungatautari – Pukeatua Peak Cheese
Dansey Pass – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Monteith's Champion Sheep Cheese Award
Balfour – Gibbston Valley Cheese
Richmond Red – Neudorf Dairy
Neudorf – Neudorf Dairy
AsureQuality Champion Flavoured Cheese Award
Aroha Tuscany – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Aroha Cumin – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Savoury Pepper – Barrys Bay Traditional Cheese Ltd
Sage – Crescent Dairy Goats
Mainland Smoked Cheddar – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kapiti Pakari Smoked Cheddar – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Tararua Chives and Garlic Cottage Cheese – Goodman Fielder, Longburn
Puhoi Valley 40 Acre Block Basil Pesto Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Bouton D'or Basil Pesto Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Puhoi Valley Farm Fresh Goat Roasted Garlic & Dill – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Champion New Cheese Award
Kaimai Okauia Basil Fault – Kaimai Cheese Company
Red Rascal – Neudorf Dairy
Palm Beach Camembert – Waiheke Island Cheese Co
Lindis Pass – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Fonterra Champion Original Cheese Award
Evansdale Farmhouse Brie – Evansdale Cheese
Kapiti Tuteremoana Cheddar – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kapiti Karu – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Puhoi Valley Kawau Blue – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Puhoi Valley Pioneer Blue – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Puhoi Valley Mahurangi Brie – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Castle Rock – Talbot Forest Cheese
Windsor Blue – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Parsons Rock – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Thermaflo Champion Washed Rind Cheese Award
The Naked Dane – Cloudy Mountain Cheese Ltd
PV Kaipara Washed Rind – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Goodman Fielder Champion Export Cheese Award
Kapiti Tuteremoana Cheddar 200g – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kapiti Karu 150g – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Cheddar 1% salt – Fonterra - Stirling
Maasdam – Karikaas Natural Dairy Products Ltd
Puhoi Valley Mascarpone – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Contract Pack Fresh Goat Roasted Garlic & Dill – Puhoi Valley Cheese
PV Old Barn Brie – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Windsor Blue – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Totara Tasty – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Creamy Havarti – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Danseys Pass – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Duntroon – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Mt Domet Double Cream – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Whitestone Brie Maxi – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Caspak Champion Cheese Packaging Award
Taste 4 – Barrys Bay Cheese
Farm Fresh Goat’s Cheese – Puhoi Valley