Recently the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) announced the winners of their annual awards for fine foods at the Royal Melbourne Show Fine Food Awards
The Best Victorian Product award (the top award) went to Red Hill Cheese’s “Mountain Goat Blue” – which beat 33 other award winners.
The following are the winners of the many categories;
CHAMPION BUTTER: Fonterra Australia – Spreyton, Duck River Premium 500g Butter
CHAMPION FRESH CHEESE: Florida Cheese Pty Ltd, Vannella Byrrate
CHAMPION MOULD SURFACE RIPENED CHEESE: Lion Dairy & Drinks – Burnie, Tasmanian Heritage White Pearl
CHAMPION SOFT WASHED RIND CHEESE: King Island Dairy, Stormy
CHAMPION BLUE CHEESE: Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese, Tarwin Blue
CHAMPION SEMI HARD AND EYE CHEESE: Lion Dairy & Drinks – Burnie, Heidi Farm Raclette
CHAMPION CHEDDAR: Lion Dairy & Drinks – Allansford, Cracker Barrel Special Reserve
CHAMPION HARD CHEESE: Mamma Lucia Pecorino Romano, The Provedore Group
CHAMPION YOGHURT: Melbourne Convention And Exhibition Centre, Vanilla Yoghurt
CHAMPION CREAM: Bulla Dairy Foods, Bulla 35% Thick Cup Cream
CHAMPION MILK: Elgaar, Elgaar Organic Cream-On-Top Milk
CHAMPION SHEEP, GOAT AND BUFFALO CHEESE: Red Hill Cheese, Red Hill Cheese “Mountain Goat Blue”
CHAMPION SHEEP, GOAT AND BUFFALO MILK: Drysdale Cheeses, Drysdale Cheeses
CHAMPION LARGE BEEF PRODUCER: Certified Australian Angus Beef Pty Ltd, T&R Pastoral Certified Australian Angus Beef
CHAMPION SMALL LAMB PRODUCER: Lyndale Park Texel, Lyndale Park Branded Lamb
CHAMPION DELICATESSEN: Alberto’s Delicacies, Alberto’s Eggplant Agrodolce
CHAMPION SMALLGOODS: San Jose Smallgoods, Pancetta Flat
CHAMPION UNCOOKED SAUSAGE: Princi Butchers, Casalingo Sausage