Cuisine NZ Champions of Cheese Awards 2008
Category Winners
Taylor’s Port Champion of Champions Award
Ferndale Maestro Blue - Fonterra Brands NZ
Cuisine Champion Artisan Cheese
Parvenu – Crescent Dairy Goats
Fonterra Champion Original Cheese Award
Flat White – Crescent Dairy Goats
Hally Labels Champion Flavoured Cheese Award
Fenugreek Gouda – Meyer Gouda Cheese
Hally Labels Champion Cheddar Cheese Award
Fonterra Lichfield Cheddar – Fonterra Lichfield
New Zealand Trade & Enterprise Champion Export Cheese Award
Kapiti Kikorangi – Fonterra Brands NZ
New World Champion Favourite Cheese Award
Kapiti Kikorangi – Fonterra Brands NZ
Curious Design Cheese Packaging Award
Kingsmeade Artisan Cheese - Kingsmeade
Curds & Whey Champion Hobbyist Cheese
Fresh Goat Cheese (Coulommier style)
Katherine Mowbray Champion Hobbyist Cheesemaker Award
Venetia Hill
Hospitality Magazine Champion Cheesemaker
Keven Saywell, cheesemaker at Fonterra Eltham
SKYCITY Champion Fresh Unripened Cheese Award
Buffalo Ricotta – Clevedon Valley Buffalo Company
NZ Cheese School Champion Feta Cheese Award
Ornelle Chevre Salade – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Innovative Packaging Soft White Rind Cheese Award
Te Mata Goats Milk Brie – Te Mata Cheese Co
NZSCA Champion Goat Cheese Award
Parvenu - Crescent Dairy Goats
Massey University Champion Sheep Cheese Award
Neudorf Ewes Milk Cheese – Neudorf Dairy
New World Champion Washed Rind Cheese Award
Kapiti Ramara – Fonterra Brands NZ
Ecolab Champion Blue Cheese Award
Ferndale Maestro Blue – Fonterra Brands NZ
Foodtown Woolworths Champion European Style Cheese Award
Kapiti NZ Parmesan – Fonterra Brands NZ
Foodtown Woolworths Champion Dutch Style Cheese Award
Mercer Mature Gouda – Mercer Cheese
NZ Food Safety Authority Champion New Cheese Award
Buffalo Ricotta – Clevedon Valley Buffalo Company
Gold Medal Winners
Woolworths / Foodtown Champion European Style Cheese
Hohepa Tasty – Hohepa Homes
Farmhouse Mature – Crescent Dairy Goats
Kapiti NZ Parmesan – Fonterra Brands NZ
Over the Moon Halloumi – Over the Moon Dairy Company
NZ Safety Authority Champion New Cheese
Buffalo Ricotta – Clevedon Valley Buffalo Company
Kapiti Kahurangi Creamy Blue – Fonterra Brands NZ
Vintage Feta-Style Cheese – Blue River Dairy Products
Fonterra Champion Original NZ Cheese
Flat White – Crescent Dairy Goats
Ferndale Shades of Blue – Fonterra Brands NZ
Hawhe Hawhe – Mercer Cheese
Hally Labels Champion Flavoured Cheese
Delago Goat’s Milk Cheese Marinated in Oil – Delago
Fenugreek Gouda – Meyer Cheese
Farmhouse with Cumin – Crescent Dairy Goats
Hally Labels Champion Cheddar Cheese
Mild Cheddar less than 6 months Cheddar – Fontera Edendale
Cheddar – Fonterra Hautapu
Cheddar – Fonterra Lichfield
Cheddars aged less than 12 months Cheddar – Fonterra Hautapu
Cheddar – Fonterra Stirling
Cheddars aged up to 19 months Cheddar – Fonterra Lichfield
Cheddars aged up to 25 months Cheddar – Fonterra Hautapu
New Zealand Trade & Enterprise Champion Export Cheese
Kapiti Mascarpone – Fonterra Brands NZ
Kapiti Kikorangi – – Fonterra Brands NZ
New World Champion Favourite Cheese
Kapiti Kikorangi – Fonterra Brands NZ
Curious Design Champion Cheese Packaging
Whitestone Cheese Tin
Kingsmeade Artisan Cheese Range
Skycity Champion Fresh Unripened Cheese
Tararua Creme Fraiche – Goodman Fielder, Longburn
Canaan Mascarpone – Canaan Cheeses
Buffalo Ricotta – Clevedon Valley Buffalo Company
NZ Cheese School Champion Feta Cheese
Bouton D’Or Basil Pesto Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Puhoi Valley Basil Pesto Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Ornelle Chevre Salade – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Innovative Packaging Champion Soft White Rind Cheese
Kapiti Kotuku – Fonterra Brands NZ
Whitestone Chef’s Brie – Whitestone Cheese
Te Mata Goat’s Milk Brie – Te Mata Cheese Company
NZ Specialist Cheesemakers Association Champion Goat Cheese
Parvenu – Crescent Dairy Goats
Massey University Champion Sheep Cheese
Mt Arthur Ewe’s Milk Cheese – Neudorf Dairy
Neudolf Ewe’s Milk Cheese – – Neudolf Dairy
New World Champion Washed Rind Cheese
Kapiti Ramara – Fonterra Brands NZ
Dirty Devil – Crescent Dairy Goats
Ecolab Champion Blue Cheese
Kapiti Awa Blue – Fonterra Brands NZ
Mainland Special Reserve Blue Vein – Fonterra Brands NZ
Ferndale Maestro Blue – Fonterra Brands NZ
Foodtown Champion Dutch Style Cheese
Vintage Gouda – – Karikaas Natural Dairy Products
Mercer Mature – Mercer Cheese
Very Old Edam – Mahoe Farmhouse
Cheese Maasdam – Karikaas Natural Dairy Products
Edam – Karikaas Natural Dairy Products
Leyden – Karikaas Natural Dairy Products
Cumin Gouda – Mahoe Farmhouse Cheese
Mild Cumin – Meyer Gouda Cheese
Gouda – Karikaas Natural Dairy Products
Curds & Whey Champion Hobbyist Cheese
Fresh Goat Cheese Coulommier Style – Venetia Hill
Silver Medal Winners
SKYCITY Champion Fresh Unripened Cheese
Tararua Cottage Cheese Lite – Goodman Fielder, Longburn
Tararua Spreadable Cream Cheese – Goodman Fielder, Longburn
Bouton d’Or Crème Fraiche – Puhoi Valley Cheese
New Zealand Cheese School Champion Feta Cheese
Aparima – Blue River Dairy Products
Te Tipua Spreadable Basil & Feta – Blue River Dairy Products
Over the Moon Feta – Over the Moon Dairy Company
Ornelle Cow Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Bouton d’Or Cow Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Puhoi Valley Cow Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Bouton d’Or Coriander & Lemon Grass Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Puhoi Valley Garlic & Cumin Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Bouton d’Or Chargrilled Capsicum Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Bouton d’Or Garlic & Cumin Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Bouton d’Or Rocket Pesto Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Bouton d’Or Olive Tapenade Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Ornelle Goat Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Creamy Feta – Zanyzeus
Zingy Chilli Feta – Zanyzeus
Innovative Packaging Champion Soft White Rind Cheese
Springhills Camembert Style Cheese – Blue River Dairy Products
Kapiti Aorangi – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kapiti Brie – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
MSR Double Cream Camembert – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Puhoi Valley Brie 220gms – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Ornelle Brie Segment – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Ornelle Camembert – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Bouton d’Or Double Cream Camembert – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Ornelle Double Cream Brie – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Puhoi Valley Double Cream Brie – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Cheesemaker’s Platter Camembert – Te Mata Cheese Company
Mount Domett Maxi – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
New World Champion Washed Rind Cheese
Kaimai Washed Havarti – Kaimai Cheese Company
Richmond Red – Neudorf Dairy
Over the Moon Washed Rind – Over the Moon Dairy Company
Irongate – Te Mata Cheese Company
Ecolab Champion Blue Cheese
Brydone Blue – Blue River Dairy Products
Ferndale Shades of Blue – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Ferndale Blue Supreme – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
MSR Creamy Blue Brie – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Galaxy Creamy Blue – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kawarau Blue – Gibbston Valley Cheese
Lincoln Blue – Gruff Junction Ltd
Kaimai Creamy Blue – Kaimai Cheese Company
Tinui Blue – Kingsmeade
Bouton d’Or Bohemian Blue – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Bouton d’Or Blue Brie – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Hally Labels Champion Cheddar Cheese
Onawe Gold Premium Aged Cheddar – Barry’s Bay Traditional Cheese Ltd
Mainland Vegetarian Mild Cheddar – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Ferndale Old Sthn Aged Cheddar – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Cheddar – Fonterra-Hautapu
Cheddar – Fonterra-Kaikoura
Cheddar – Fonterra-Kaikoura
Cheddar – Fonterra-Stirling
Cheddar – Fonterra-Waitoa
Cheddar – Fonterra-Waitoa
Cheddar – Fonterra-Waitoa
Totara Tasty – Whitestone Cheese
Woolworths Foodtown Champion European Style Cheese
Cheshire – Barry’s Bay Traditional Cheese Ltd
Haloumi – Canaan Cheeses
Buffalo Mozzarella – Clevedon Valley Buffalo Company
Old Gold – Crescent Dairy Goats
MSR Creamy Havarti – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Ferndale Elsberg – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Swiss – Fonterra-Lichfield
Mozzarella – Fonterra Whareroa
Hohepa Mozzarella – Hohepa Homes
Creamy Havarti – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Woolworths Foodtown Champion Dutch Style Cheese
Maasdam – Barry’s Bay Traditional Cheese Ltd
Kapiti Gouda Cumin Seed – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Greenpark Gouda – Gruff Junction Ltd
Old Maasdam – Karikaas Natural Dairy Products Ltd
Vintage Leyden – Karikaas Natural Dairy Products Ltd
Very Old Gouda – Mahoe Farmhouse Cheese
Old Gouda – Meyer Gouda Cheese
Vintage Gouda – Meyer Gouda Cheese
New Zealand Food Safety Authority Champion New Cheese
Buffalo Mozzarella – Clevedon Valley Buffalo Compnay
Kaimai Washed Havarti – Kaimai Cheese Company
Kaipo’s Tiwai – Mercer cheese
Hawhe Hawhe – Mercer Cheese
Aged Brie – Te Mata Cheese Company
Fonterra Champion Original New Zealand Cheese
Aroha Herbal Experience – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Kapiti Kikorangi – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kapiti Awa Blue – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Ferndale Maestro – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Ferdale Elsberg – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Mainand Epicure – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kapiti Aorangi – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Taupo Cheese – Fonterra Lichfield
Kaipo’s Tiwai – Mercer Cheese
Puhoi Valley Publican’s Blue – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Vintage Windsor Blue – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Whitestone Farmhouse – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Livingstone Gold – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Manuka Feta – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
NZ Specialist Cheesemakers Association Champion Goat Cheese
Springston – Gruff Junction
Goat Supreme – Mercer Cheese
Hally Labels Champion Flavoured Cheese
Farmhouse Sting – Crescent Dairy Goats Delago Ewe’s Milk Cheese marinated in oil – Delago
Kapiti Gouda Garlic & Chives – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Manuka Feta – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Manuka Smoked tasty Cheddar – Wholesmoked NZ Ltd
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Champion Export Cheese
Kapiti Egmont 20g portion – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kapiti Kirima – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Kapiti Aorangi – Fonterra Brands NZ Ltd
Taupo Cheese – Fonterra Lichfield
Moeraki Bay Blue – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Fuchsia Creek Feta – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Whitestone Farmhouse – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Mount Domet Maxi – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Waitaki Camembert – Whitestone Cheese Ltd
Curds and Whey Champion Hobbyist Cheese
Ben Ohau Road – Acido Cagliata
Bronze Medal Winners
SKYCITY Champion Fresh Unripened Cheese
Zefatit with Dill & Garlic – Canaan Cheeses
Galilee – Canaan Cheeses
Labane – Canaan Cheeses
Bocconcini – Fonterra Brands NZ
Tararua Cottage Cheese with Chives – Goodman Fielder, Longburn Bouton D’Or Quarg – – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Ricotta – Zanyzeus
NZ Cheese School Champion Champion Feta Cheese
Tussock Creek Feta-Style Cheese – Blue River Dairy Products
Bouton D’Or Sundried Tomato Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Classic Feta – Zanyzeus
Fresh Mint Feta – Zanyzeus
Innovative Packaging Champion Soft White Rind Cheese
Mainland Special Reserve Double Cream Brie – Fonterra Brands NZ
Puhoi Valley Double Cream Brie – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Bouton D’Or Mini Brie – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Puhoi Valley Camembert – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Pania – Te Mata Cheese
Cheesemakers Platter Brie – Te Mata Cheese
Te Mata French-style Brie – Te Mata Cheese
Kidnappers – Te Mata Cheese
Pakipaki – Te Mata Cheese
Whitestone Maxi Brie – Whitestone Cheese
Waitaki Camembert – Whitestone Cheese
NZ Specialist Cheesemakers Association Champion Goat Cheese
Aroha Rich Plain – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Aroha Herbal Experience – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Aroha Pepperazzi – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Aroha Cumin – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Aroha Fenugreek – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Massey University Champion Sheep Cheese
Balfour – Gibbston Valley Cheese
New World Champion Washed Rind Cheese
Waiau Washed Rind Cheese – Blue River Dairy Products
Kapiti Port Nicholson – Fonterra Brands NZ
Kaimai Washed Rouge – Kaimai Cheese
Ecolab Champion Blue Cheese
Bleu des Baies – Barry’s Bay Traditional Cheese
Ferndale Bleu de Montagne – Fonterra Brands NZ
Kapiti Kikorangi – Fonterra Brands NZ
Sunset Blue – Kingsmeade
Coromandel Blue – Matatoki Farm Cheese
Port Ahuriri – Te Mata Cheese
Te Mata Blue [French style] – Te Mata Cheese
Pacifica Blue – Te Mata Cheese
Vintage Windsor Blue – Whitestone Cheese
Moeraki Bay Blue – Whitestone Cheese
Windsor Bay – Whitestone Cheese
New Zealand Trade & Enterprise Champion Export Cheese
Mainland Vintage Cheddar – Fonterra Brands NZ
Mainland Mild Cheddar – Fonterra Brands NZ
Cheddar – Fonterra-Waitoa
Totara Tasty – Whitestone Cheese
Livingstone Gold – Whitestone Cheese
Airedale – Whitestone Cheese
Whitestone Brie Maxi – Whitestone Cheese
Woolworths Foodtown Champion European Style Cheese
Mt Pirongia – Cloudy Mountain
Kapiti Smoked Harvarti – Fonterra Brands NZ
Ferndale Emmental – Fonterra Brands NZ
Parmesan – Fonterra-Clandeboye
Parmesan – Fonterra-Kaikoura
Kaimai Havarti – Kaimai Cheese
Kaimai Emmental – Kaimai Cheese
Kaimai Bocconcini – Kaimai Cheese
Halloumi – Zanyzeus
Woolworths Foodtown Champion Dutch Style Cheese
Edam – Fonterra-Hautapu
Gouda – Mahoe Farmhouse Cheese
Golden Gouda – Matatoki Farm Cheese
Gouda with Garlic & Chives – Matatoki Farm Cheese
Mercer Cumin – Mercer Cheese
Maasdam – Meyer Gouda Cheese
Medium Gouda – Meyer Gouda Cheese
NZ Safety Authority Champion New Cheese
Kapiti Korowai Ash Coated Brie – Fonterra Brands NZ
Kaimai Wairere – Kaimai Cheese
Whitestone Pinot Noir Flavoured Cheddar – Whitestone Cheese
Whitestone Apple & Boysenberry Cheddar – Whitestone Cheese
Fonterra Champion Original NZ Cheese
Aroha Lightning – Aroha Organic Goat Cheese
Kapiti Egmont – Fonterra Brands NZ
Kapiti Kotuku – Fonterra Brands NZ
Kapiti Kirima – Fonterra Brands NZ
Moeraki Bay Blue – Whitestone Cheese
Hally Labels Champion Flavoured Cheese
Smoked – Barry’s Bay Traditional Cheese
Zefatit with Spicy Chilli – Canaan Cheeses
Kapiti Jalapeno – MSR Creamy Havarti with Pesto
Mercer Nettle – Mercer Cheese
Ornelle Marinated Cow Feta – Puhoi Valley Cheese
Manuka Smoked Coloured Cheddar – Wholesale NZ
Hally Labels Champion Cheddar Cheese
Mature Rinded Cheddar – Barry’s Bay Traditional Cheese
Oreti – Blue River Dairy Products
Blackmount Cheddar style – Blue River Dairy Products
Evansdale Bay Yellow – Evansdale Cheese Ferndale Old Sthn Smoked Cheddar – Fonterra Brands NZ
Kapiti Riverdale Cheddar – Fonterra Brands NZ
Cheddar – Fonterra Edendale
Cheddar – Fonterra-Clandeboye
Cheddar – Fonterra-Clandeboye
Cheddar – Fonterra-Hautapu
Cheddar – Fonterra-Lichfield
Cheddar – Fonterra-Stirling
Kaimai Mature Cheese – Kaimai Cheese
Curds & Whey Hobbyist Cheese
Gallese – Ben Ohau Rd Cheese
Sunny daze Feta – Natalie Carrad
Top Station Farmhouse Cheese – Natalie Carrad
Nelke Grigio – Paula Levett
Sheeperino (firm) – Sheeperino Ltd
Sheeperino (semi-soft) – Sheeperino Ltd
Coulommier (soft-rippened) – Sheery Elton