Brisbane Cheese Awards

Saturday 14 June 2008 Brisbane Cheese Awards

Judging - 9am to 5pm at Royal on the Park, Alice Street, Brisbane
Primary Industries Gala Dinner – 6.30pm

The Third Brisbane Cheese Awards (June 14) and Brisbane’s Big Cheese Bite (June 15)
combine to create the largest and most successful cheese event in Australia.

Up to 50 of Australia’s 65 serious cheese producers will take part in the 2008
Brisbane Cheese Awards, according to president and international cheese judge,
Norris Lewis.

For cheese producers, these events recognise their excellence and showcase
their cheeses to a cheese-loving audience.

The following day at Brisbane’s Big Cheese Bite festival (Sunday June 15) we will
celebrate the outcome of the awards by enabling people to taste and compare an array
of gold medal winning cheeses.

Master Judge, Ian Roberton, from the Australian Specialty Cheesemakers’ Association will preside over a panel of 25 judges at Royal on the Park where they will taste around 300 cheeses in 10 categories.

The categories are:

> Fresh Curd - Soft (Mascarpone, Cream Cheese)

> Fresh Curd - Textured (Fetta, Bocconcini)

> Fresh Curd - Matured (Crottin, Cabecou)

> Fresh Curd - Marinated (Sample will be judged on the cheese, not the marinade)

> White Mould (We are looking for ripening through the action of the white mould)

> Blue Mould (Blue mould presence will be critical for judging)

> Washed Rind

> Cheddar (Cheddar, Red Leicester Cheshire Style)

> Semi Hard Cooked Style (Gruyere, Tilsit)

> Hard Cooked Style (Parmesan, Romano)

The gold medals, cups and certificates will be presented to winners at the
Primary Industries Gala Dinner that night (June 14), also at Royal on the Park
where naturally the focus will be on cheese.

The next day, Sunday 15 June, is Brisbane's Big Cheese Bite. The event held at Rosalie Village last year has been relocated in 2008 to Norm Buchan Park.

The 2008 judges are:

Alison Alexander Food Consultant

Russell Armstrong Sea Salt @ Armstrongs

John Arnold Dept Tourism, Regional Development and Industry

Christine Ashby AB Cheesemaking (UK)

Jim Buhr Black Pearl Epicure

David Costello The Courier-Mail Good Life

Colin Cunningham Colin James Fine Foods

Jean Cunningham Colin James Fine Foods

Fiona Donnelly The Courier-Mail Good Life Editor

Jane Green Black Pearl Epicure

Babak Hadi Black Pearl Epicure

John MacDonald Palatable Partners

Merv Macdonald Cheesemaker

Kym Machin Urbane

Bob MacLennan Slow Food Brisbane Convivium

Alastair McLeod Bretts Wharf Restaurant

Karen Milliner The Courier-Mail QWeekend

Peter Mulvey Palatable Partners

David Pugh Restaurant Two

Russell Smith Regional Food Australia Magazine

Kate Watson Style Magazines

Amanda Young Hospitality Training Association Inc.

DTRDI

DPI&F

2007 winners were:

Primary Industries Cup for the Champion Cheese
Woodside Edith

State Development Cup for the best Queensland Cheese
Kingaroy Brie

Palatable Partners Cup for the best Blue Vein Cheese
Meredith blue

Black Pearl Epicure Cup for the best White Mould Cheese
Kingaroy Cheese - Bunya Black

Cheese Links Cup for the best Cheddar
Ashgrove Cheddar

Gold Medals

Fresh Curd – Soft
Udder Delights – Fresh Goat Curd
Meredith – Ash Pyramid

Fresh Curd – Textured
Kingaroy Cheese – Gourmet Fetta

Fresh Curd – Matured
Udder Delights – Oscar
Woodside - Edith

Fresh Curd – Marinated
Meredith – Marinated Fetta
Yarra Valley – Persian Fetta

White Mould
Kingaroy Cheese – Bunya Black
Jindi Cheese Company – Triple Cream

Blue Mould
King Island Dairy – Endeavour Blue
Top Paddock – Jumbunna Blue

Washed Rind
King Island Dairy – Stormy Washed Rind
Milawa – Chevre Washed Rind
Kingaroy Cheese – Red Washed Rind

Cheddar
Ashgrove Cheese – Vintage Cheddar
Maffra Cheese Co – Cloth Matured

Semi Hard Cooked Style
Heidi Farm – Gruyere
Heidi Farm – Raclette

Hard Cooked Style
Grandvewe – Orievera Pecorino

The Brisbane Cheese Awards is held in conjunction with
the Australian Specialty Cheesemakers’ Association.