Devon cheese-makers have scooped top awards and again gained major recognition at this year’s World Cheese Awards, hosted in Newport.
The biggest ‘cheese-only’ competition in the world received a record-breaking 4,434 entries from 42 countries, as artisan cheeses were delivered by boat, truck, train and plane. The entries were blind-tasted by the most astute palates of cheese experts, food writers and buyers to determine if they were worthy of a Bronze, Silver, Gold or Super Gold award.
Rising to the top of the 4,000 entries, Ticklemore’s Devon Blue from Totnes came...
The British Cheese Weekender is set to be the first utterly unique cheese festival, coming to our screens, tablets and newspapers over the early May bank holiday – 8th – 10th May 2020.
Featuring masterclasses, virtual farm tours and tastings from the experts, cheese lovers are coming together to celebrate the best from our British Isles.
Organised by the Specialist Cheesemakers Association (SCA), the Academy of Cheese, the Guild of Fine Food and cheese writer Patrick McGuigan, the British Cheese Weekender will invite cheese lovers to stock up on artisan cheese in the lead-...
Sharpham Cheese has recently won two outstanding awards in the food industry: UK Supreme Cheese at the Global Cheese Awards and British Product of the Year in the Great British Food Awards.
UK Supreme Cheese – Global Cheese Awards
The Global Cheese Awards, hosted by Frome & District Agricultural Society, awarded Sharpham Cheese’s ‘Washbourne’ the overall prize of UK Supreme Cheese. Competing against an impressive 751 cheeses, Washbourne stood out for its smooth, creamy texture and distinctive flavour.
Washbourne is a unique ewe’s milk cheese. The curds are...
Distinguished Devon-based cheesemaker, Quicke’s will be holding a series of tasting sessions at its Farm Shop in Newton St Cyres, near Exeter, on Saturday 24 March, to help visitors build a cheeseboard that champions local producers this Easter. Run by Quicke’s Ambassador, Stuart Dowle, the tasting sessions will take place from 10:30am and will feature many of the award-winning producer’s clothbound best, alongside other selected cheeses from the region.
Stuart will also unveil Quicke’s first ever mixed milk cheese, Lady Prue, which combines goat’s and cow’s milk to create a...
Mary Quicke’s family has been making cheese for generations. The cows at Quicke’s are grass-fed and she is certain that happy cows make more delicious milk. Mary told an audience of 50 at a recent get together of the Southernhay Breakfast Club, a networking group for local business people, about how Quickes create cheddar that is handmade, cloth-bound and matured with individual customers in mind.
Patting a model truckle of cheese on the table next to her, she described how heritage moulds are used, sourced from a library of...
A group of passionate individuals from the cheese industry have been working closely together over the past two years, to establish a professional accreditation programme for the cheese sector.
Initiated by Mary Quicke from Devon based cheesemakers, Quicke's, Mary had watched how the Certified Cheese Professional (CCP) in America, elevated the role of those in the cheese supply chain. She wanted to see this happen in the UK. With the support of John Farrand and Jilly Sitch from the Guild of Fine Food plus Tracey Colley from Harvey & Brockless; Ros Windsor, Paxton &...
Traditional Devonshire cheesemakers, Quicke’s, have been inundated with awards at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show.
Both Quicke’s Vintage Cheddar and Oak Smoked Cheddar came first in class, Mature Cheddar came second in class, and their Goats’ Milk Cheese came third. Oak Smoked Cheddar then went on to win ‘Best Dairy Product with Added Flavour’ – an enormous triumph, and the first significant trophy for this cheese.
Organised by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS), the Great Yorkshire Show 2016 took place between Tuesday 14th July and Thursday 16th July, at the Great...
The trend for wedding cakes made of cheese is being reflected in a new class at this year’s Devon County Show held on May 19-21 at Westpoint, Exeter.
Cheesemakers are being challenged to create and decorate a three or five tier cake.
Award-winning Devon cheesemaker Mary Quicke MBE, who is managing director of Quickes Traditional and Devon County Agricultural Association Chairman of Council, is very supportive of this new class.
“We want to add a new dimension to our dairy produce competitions and reflect changing tastes,” she said.
Sainsbury’s is recalling a number of its Camembert cheese products with use by dates up to and including 6 March 2016 due to low levels of Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause foodborne illness, particularly among vulnerable groups – these are pregnant women, unborn and newborn babies, those over 60 years old and anyone with a weakened immune system.
The following products with use by dates up to and including 6 March 2016 are being recalled:
Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference French Camembert Cheese, 250g
Quicke’s Hard Goats’ Cheese collected the coveted Best English Cheese prize at the British Cheese Awards 2015 that took placed at the Royal Bath and West Show on 26th May.
Created at Home Farm in Newton St Cyres, Devon, Quicke’s Goats’ Cheese uses locally sourced goats’ milk and the same traditional cheesemaking methods that Quicke’s has perfected over the years. Matured for six months, the result is a pale cheese that has a wonderfully smooth, creamy texture and an almond finish.
In addition to being announced as Best English Cheese, Quicke’s also collected gold, silver...
