2010 Winners

2010 Grand Champion Cheese

Tasmanian Heritage Red Square

Tasmanian Heritage Red Square is a distinctive washed rind cheese that is true to its name. This large square shaped cheese develops a vibrant red-orange rind when the cheese is at its peak. It’s slightly sticky and pungent rind reveals a glossy custard-like centre which offers a surprisingly mild yet pronounced barnyard like flavour.

National Foods Limited

The Tasmanian Heritage brand is owned by National Foods, one of Australia’s largest food companies, with core activities in milk, fresh dairy foods, juice and specialty cheese.

2010 Grand Champion Dairy Product

Gundowring Finest Ice Cream Licorice

Gundowring’s Licorice Icecream is a feast for licorice lovers. Green Grove Organic Licorice from Junee, New South Wales, is blended with premium milk from the company’s own herd of cows to produce a rich coloured, smooth and intense flavoured icecream.

Gundowring Fine Foods, Vic

Gundowring Finest Ice cream is made in a purpose built factory on a dairy farm in Victoria’s Kiewa Valley . Farm fresh milk, cream, egg yolks and sugar are combined with fabulous fresh fruits, regional honey, nuts and licorice to produce the wide array of unique flavours produced by Gundowring Fine Foods.

2010 Champion Fresh Unripened Cheese

Casa Quark

It has been many years since this iconic WA brand has made Quark. In 2009, after years of being asked "When are you making quark again?" The Casa Team found a way to get this much loved cheese back on the shelf in WA. Casa Quark is a traditional continental style cottage cheese. This smooth and spreadble, cheese has a slightly acidic finish which makes it perfect for cooking or baking.

Casa Dairy

Casa Dairy Products is a Western Australian family owned business established in 1981 to manufacture high quality specialty European style cheeses and yoghurts for the WA public.

2010 Champion White Mould Cheese

Wicked Brie

Wicked Brie is covered in a snowy white rind that bears the deep rib marks from its resting racks. When ripe, the rind gives way to straw coloured, satin-like centre , with the oozy texture of honey. Its flavour is subtle and nutty with earthy mushroom aromas.

The Wicked Cheese Co

The Wicked Cheese Co. is a boutique cheesemaker, which established itself only a few short years ago in Hobart, Tasmania.
Ashley McCoy, is the cheesemaker and hands-on owner of the Wicked Cheese Company, who produces cheese according to his motto “Quality, quality, quality”.

2010 Champion Semi-Hard and Eye Cheese

Heidi Farm Tilsit

Heidi Farm Tilsit is a semi-hard eye cheese, produced using traditional Swiss techniques. It has a pungent golden rind which encases a smooth, honey coloured interior dotted with shiny pin sized holes. Heidi Farm Tilsit has a rich, sweet and nutty flavour.

National Foods Limited

Heidi Farm is a brand of National Foods, one of Australia’s largest food companies, with core activities in milk, fresh dairy foods, juice and specialty cheese. Heidi Farm is located in north west Tasmania and strives to produce quality farmhouse European-style cheeses, handcrafted, following traditional cheese making techniques

2010 Champion Cheddar-Style Cheese

Ashgrove Traditional Cloth Matured Cheddar

Ashgrove Traditional Cloth Matured Cheddar is made using traditional cheddaring methods and matured in a cheese cloth bandage. Each week during the minimum 15 month maturation, the rind is rubbed with oil and turned. Mould grows on the surface of the cloth bandage slowly forming a crust around the cheese contributing to the cheeses complex cheddar flavour with a slightly musty aroma.

Ashgrove Cheese

Ashgrove Cheese is located in Elizabeth Town, northern Tasmania and has been owned and operated by the Bennett family since 1993. Ashgrove Cheese specialises in English-style cheeses such as Cheddar, Red Leicester, Double Gloucester and Cheshire.

2010 Champion Hard Cheese

Floridia Pecorino

Floridia Pecorino is a hard cheese produced in 6kg drum-shaped rounds. A characteristically sharp, piquant flavoured cheese, Floridia Pecorino’s robust flavour makes it wonderfully versatile, ideally served as a table cheese with crusty bread and a full-bodied wine, or simply shaved over salad, pasta or risotto.

Floridia Cheese

Floridia Cheese was founded in 1952 with generations of cheese making expertise. Floridia Cheese is committed to producing the highest standard Italian-style cheese available to both the retail and food service markets.
Floridia Cheese uses a combination of modern technology, tradition, the freshest raw ingredients and attention to detail to produce its fine range of traditional Italian-style cheeses.

2010 Champion Blue Cheese

King Island Dairy Roaring Forties Blue

King Island Dairy Roaring Forties Blue is named after the infamous Roaring Forties gales which frequently bring westerly winds of more than 100km per hour to the island which lies on 40 degrees latitude.

The rindless cheese is matured in its wax coating, which cuts off the oxygen supply, promoting its sweet and fruity flavour and contributing to the smooth and creamy texture of the cheese. Roaring Forties blue is full flavoured with a sweet, slightly nutty character, a rich mouth feel and fruity aftertaste.

National Foods Limited

National Foods is one of Australia’s largest food companies, with core activities in milk, fresh dairy foods, juice and specialty cheese.
King Island Dairy, now owned by National Foods, is situated on King Island, in Bass Strait. For almost a century, dairy herds have thrived on the crisp, clean air and grazed on King Island’s unique pastures, contributing to the high quality of King Island Dairy’s Farmhouse-style cheeses.

2010 Champion Washed Rind Cheese

Tasmanian Heritage Red Square

Tasmanian Heritage Red Square is a distinctive washed rind cheese that is very true to its name. This large square shaped cheese develops a vibrant red-orange rind when the cheese is at its peak. It’s slightly sticky and pungent rind reveals a glossy custard-like centre which offers a surprisingly mild yet pronounced yeasty, barnyard like flavour.

National Foods Limited

The Tasmanian Heritage brand is owned by National Foods, one of Australia’s largest food companies, with core activities in milk, fresh dairy foods, juice and specialty cheese.

2010 Champion Flavoured Cheese

Yarra Valley Dairy Persian Fetta

Persian Fetta is a silky textured cow’s milk fetta that is higher in moisture and lower in salt than Greek style feta. It is marinated in a virgin olive oil blend with fresh herbs, garlic and spices. Its smooth, creamy texture and full rounded flavour has made this award winning cheese a consistent favourite.

Yarra Valley Dairy

Yarra Valley Dairy is part of the property “Hubertswood”. The slopes on the property are cultivated to grow lush pastures that are enjoyed by 500 top quality cattle that are milked twice daily to produce the dairy’s renowned French and Italian style specialty cheese.

2010 Champion Goat's or Sheep's Milk Cheese

Donnybrook Pastorello

Donnybrook Pastorello is made from a blend of Cows and Ewes milk. It has a characteristic piquant flavour which is contrasted by the cheese’s pleasant creaminess. Donnybrook Pastorello is delicious served as a table cheese or shaved over salads and pastas

Donnybrook Cheese

Donnybrook Cheese is a family run business in Donnybrook, Victoria. They specialise in handmade Italian cheeses, using milk from their own cows.

2010 Champion Natural Yogurt

Brownes Traditional Natural Yoghurt

Brownes Natural Yoghurt is a thick and creamy stirred natural yogurt. It has a slightly tart flavour balanced by the sweetness of fresh Western Australian mik. Delicious served dolloped on fresh fruit.

Fonterra Brands (Australia) Pty Ltd

Fonterra Brands (Australia) Pty Ltd is a leading Australian supplier of dairy products. Many of its brands are now trusted household names.
Brownes is a proud Western Australian brand which produces a range of dairy products and juices

2010 Champion Flavoured Yogurt

Dairy Bliss Deli Yogurt – Mixed Berry

Dairy Bliss Deli Yogurt Mixed Berry, is a thick, creamy premium yogurt made in the Greek style and smothered in a mixed berry sauce. This decadent dessert yogurt is rich in flavour with a subtle tartness, it also has the benefit of live cultures including lactobacillus, acidophilus, bifidus and casei.

Tamar Valley Dairy Pty Ltd, Tas

Tamar Valley Dairy is a family operated company established in 1996, it specialises in the production of probiotic yoghurts and cultured milk drinks. Wholly Tasmanian owned and operated, the company supports local industry, relying on Tasmanian grown produce for ingredients. Tamar Valley Dairy produces the Dairy Bliss brand for Aldi supermarkets.

2010 Champion Ice Cream

Gundowring Finest Ice Cream Licorice

Gundowring’s Licorice Icecream is a feast for licorice lovers. Green Grove Organic Licorice from Junee, New South Wales, is blended with premium milk from the company’s own herd of cows to produce a rich coloured, smooth and intense flavoured icecream.

Gundowring Fine Foods, Vic

Gundowring Finest Ice cream is made in a purpose built factory on a dairy farm in Victoria’s Kiewa Valley . Farm fresh milk, cream, egg yolks and sugar are combined with fabulous fresh fruits, regional honey, nuts, licorice and the finest imported ingredients to produce the wide array of unique flavours produced by Gundowring Fine Foods.

2010 Champion Dairy Gelato

Sublime Gelato Pistachio

Sublime gelato believes that "Sublime taste comes naturally" and source only the finest and freshest ingredients to make their many gelati.
The deep green coloured, Sublime Pistachio has a smooth, silky texture and true, well balanced pistachio flavour.

Sublime Gelato Pty Ltd

Sublime Gelato has been manufacturing and distributing premium Gelato in Sydney for over 8 years.
All products are carefully hand-made using an authentic batch churning process, traditional family recipes and only fresh natural ingredients, ensuring a consistently delicious, full-flavoured, mouth-watering gelato that is created in the true sense of the word 'artisan'.

2010 Champion Dairy Dessert

Tant Pour Tant Le Framboise

Tant Pour Tant Le Framboise is an edible work of art. An almond dacquoise base is topped with high quality milk chocolate mousse, raspberry jelly blended with framboise liqueur and finished with an almond sponge collar. A truly decadent French style dessert!

Tant Pour Tant

Tant Pour Tant, is a Tasmanian owned and operated company that focuses heavily on offering its customers the opportunity to purchase local product, utilising Tasmanian produce where possible. Tant Pour Tant specialises in the production of the finest quality, contemporary produce.

2010 Champion Milk

Riverina Fresh Full Cream Milk

Riverina Fresh Milk has the original, clean fresh taste of full cream milk. Brought to you fresh daily from the Riverina region of New South Wales, Riverina Fresh delivers high quality frothing for coffee.

Fonterra Brands (Australia) Pty Ltd

Steeped in tradition, Fonterra Brands (Australia) Pty Ltd began operations as a butter co-operative in 1922. Based in Wagga Wagga, in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Fonterra Brands (Australia) Pty Ltd is a major supplier of milk to the region and also manufacture an extensive range of dairy products for the domestic and export markets

2010 Champion Specialty White Dairy Drink

Dairy Farmers Take Care

Dairy Farmers Take Care is a South Australian product that is 99% fat free. Containing 22% more calcium than regular milk, and National Heart Foundation approved, Dairy Farmers Take Care not only tastes delicious but is a great part of a healthy lifestyle.

Parmalat Australia Ltd

Parmalat Australia Ltd specialises in the production of branded milk and dairy products and is one of the major manufacturers of milk, yoghurt and fresh dairy products in Australia. The company has an impressive stable of well recognised, popular milk and dairy product brands and acquired the dairy farmers brands for South Australia in 2009.

2010 Champion Yogurt Dairy Drink

Bulla Fruit 'n Yogurt Apricot

Bulla Fruit n’ Yogurt is a delicious smooth and creamy yogurt drink. It’s 99% fat free, a good source of calcium, made with real fruit and doesn’t contain any artificial colours or flavours. It contains live AB cultures, is naturally low in fat with no artificial colours and flavours.

Bulla Dairy Foods Pty Ltd

Bulla Dairy Foods is a proudly Australian owned family company making premium quality dairy products in country Victoria since 1910. Its traditional dairy skills have been passed down through five generations and today it continues to provide first class products that maintain that unmistakable taste of real dairy, country goodness.

2010 Champion Flavoured Dairy Beverage

Dare Iced Coffee Double Espresso

The Dare Iced Coffee range has been specially formulated to meet the differing tastes of Iced Coffee consumers. Dare Iced Coffee Double Espresso is designed for lovers of strong coffee.

With its real coffee flavour and creamy mouth-feel, Dare Iced Coffee prides itself on being a true iced coffee, not just a flavoured milk.

National Foods Limited

The Dare Iced Coffee brand is owned by National Foods, one of Australia’s largest food companies, with core activities in milk, fresh dairy foods, juice and specialty cheese.

2010 Champion Cream

Bulla Pure Cream

Bulla Pure Cream (45% milk fat) is the ultimate “1st Quality” Cream with a thick glossy texture and sweet, fresh milky taste. Based in the heart of Australia's richest dairy region, Bulla has an abundance of fresh cream day in day out giving it that “1st Quality” edge. Bulla Pure Cream is perfect spooned onto your favourite dessert or to add gourmet richness to that special sauce or recipe.

Bulla Dairy Foods Pty Ltd

Bulla Dairy Foods is a proudly Australian owned family company making premium quality dairy products in country Victoria since 1910. Its traditional dairy skills have been passed down through five generations and today it continues to provide first class products that maintain that unmistakable taste of real dairy, country goodness.

2010 Champion Butter or Butter Blend

Tatura Continental Unsalted Butter

Tatura Continental Unsalted Butter is a true European style of unsalted lactic butter. Churned from the freshest cream, with the addition of a culture this butter has a rich nutty flavour and is perfect for cooking or spreading on fresh bread.

Tatura Milk Industries

Tatura Milk Industries Limited is a public unlisted company established in 1907, with shareholding held by supplying dairy farmers.
Tatura has grown into a fully automated modern complex with the ability to produce a wide range of dairy products to exacting specifications. Today Tatura is supplied by approximately 330 dairy farms and processes approximately 450 million litres of milk each year.