Wensleydale Creamery Sweeps Up at National Cheese Awards

The Yorkshire-based creamery also won four other cups, as well as six Gold, three Silver and two Bronze medals.

The cups were for winning the most points in the territorial cheese categories, the most points in the Cheddar and territorial cheese categories, the best speciality cheese and the best traditional bandage-wrapped cheese.

David Hartley, managing director of the Wensleydale Creamery, said, “We are delighted to have been awarded the coveted Supreme Champion accolade, among some very strong competitors at The National Cheese Awards in Somerset this week.

“Following our previous win at the British Cheese Awards at the end of last year, it is great that our products are again recognised for their outstanding quality. This is a testament to the skill and dedication of our whole team here in Wensleydale, with special credit to our talented cheesemakers. It is also a fantastic achievement for our dedicated local farmers, being a reflection of their high quality milk which is at the heart of our truly special cheese.”

Other winners in the Cheddar categories included Keen’s, which was named best PDO West Country Farmhouse Cheddar, and Quickes, which won the Traditional Cylindrical Cheddar and Mild Cheddar categories.