| King Island Dairy King Island is situated at the Western end of Bass Strait which runs between Australia and its southern most state of Tasmania. The Island is at 40 degrees South latitude, the start of the 'Roaring Forties' famous for its gales and the purity of the air and sea which makes for the purest of rain. The Island is extremely fertile and with its 'moderate' (by Tasmanian standards) temperatures and year round rainfall it is ideal for the 9,000 cow dairy herd. Grazing on some of the cleanest and greenest grass in the world King Island's cows produce the most pure and sweetest Milk available ideal for cheese making. King Island Dairy is more than 100 years old and during that time has become Australia's premium specialty cheese maker. They produce wonderful hand crafted cheeses including: rich, creamy bries, earthy washed rinds, feisty blues and sharp biting aged cheddars. King Island Dairy produces cheese of world class standard. Tarago River Cheese Tarago River Cheese Company, with their dairy overlooking the beautiful Tarago River in Victorias Gippsland, is internationally known for their aged blue mould and washed rind cheeses. What makes their cheeses so special is their use of only the freshest, sweetest milk from their own grass-fed goats and Friesian cows as well as the rich milk from Jersey cows on adjacent farms. In a league all their own, Tarago River produces an assortment of world-class blue mould cheeses to please any palate from their creamy Gippsland Blue (considered their signature cheese) to their more robust, full-bodied Jensens Red. Yea Brand Cheese For over twenty years, Yea Brand specialty cheeses have been offered at the best delicatessens and used by chefs at the finest restaurants in Australia. With a recently expanded production facility at Yea in Central Victoria, Yea Brand cheeses are now available worldwide. Foodservice professionals and cheese connoisseurs alike praise Yea Brands French style crème fraiche, clotted cream, and Italian style mascarpone. It is our pleasure to bring these delicious creams direct from Australia to your kitchen! Jindi Cheese The World's Best Soft Cheese Jindi Cheese Pty Ltd is situated near the small town of Jindivik in Gippsland South Eastern Victoria. Victoria is Australia's most southerly mainland state. Gippsland is famed for its lush green pastures and rolling hills. Ideal country for Jindi's Jersey dairy herd to graze. Can't you just hear the gentle lowing of contented cows? Jindi uses the creamy milk of its own and surrounding farms Jersey's to carefully craft the creamiest white mould cheese you will ever taste. And that's no exaggeration as Jindi has won the USA based title of 'The World's Best Soft Cheese' three times since 1996 from very strong international competition. And Jindi cheese is suitable for vegetarians as non animal rennet is used in their products. |