Vigneron

Awards
  • Gold Medal
    2007 DIAA Australian Dairy Products Competition - Victorian Division
  • Silver Medal
    2007 Sydney Royal Cheese & Dairy Show
  • Silver Medal
    2008 Cheese & Dairy Produce Results - 90 Cheese, any other variety
  • Silver Medal
    2008 Sydney Royal Cheese & Dairy Produce Competition
  • Gold Medal
    2008 Brisbane Specialty Cheese Awards
  • Silver Medal
    2008 Dairy Industry Association of Aust NSW Division Dairy Awards
  • Gold Medal
    2008 CheeseFest
  • Gold Medal
    2008 Australian Specialty Cheese Makers Melbourne Show
  • Gold Medal
    2009 DIAA Australian Dairy Products Awards
  • Gold Medal
    2010 Sydney Royal Show
  • Gold Medal
    2010 Royal Queensland Food & Wine Show
  • Gold Medal
    2010 Brisbane Cheese Awards
  • Silver Medal
    2011 Sydney Royal Cheese and Dairy Produce Show
  • Gold Medal
    2011 World Cheese Awards

"the winemakers cheese" Vigneron is a wonderful cheese, pleasantly earthy. This cheese was created to showcase the vine leaves and wines from our vineyard, Coriole in McLaren Vale.

OriginSouth Australia, Australia
ClassificationArtisan
Milk SourceGoat - local farms
Average Fat Content35%
TypeWine washed, vine wrapped
Form125g wheel
RennetNon Animal

Tasting Notes

We specially select vine leaves to wrap the young cheeses in and gently wash the cheese with a 2004 Wooded Chardonnay.

When ripe this cheese will ooze a velvety paste and give you an exceptionally pleasing mouthfill, full of complexity.
You can eat the leaves, but that is a matter of taste!

The cheese comes about a little accidentally. By way of a cheesemaker v winemaker challenge "how about making us a special cheese" the winemaker challenged and this was the result, marrying our cheese and wine.

Cheers
Kris Lloyd

Awards

2006 Australian Specialist Cheesemakers Assoc Brisbane Show
Champion of Show
2006 Premiers Food Awards SA
Best New Product
2006 Australian Specialist Cheesemakers Assoc Melbourne Show
Gold Medal
2006 Sydney Royal Cheese and Dairy Produce Show
Champion Sheep, Goat and Buffalo Milk Cheese