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Milawa Cheese Company, Vic
Cow’s milk This hard, natural rind
cheese has a sweet, nutty, milky flavour.
Availability is limited, but you can buy it
from Milawa’s cellar door and Penny’s
Cheese Shop.
Pair with a light red wine,
gamay or pinot noir.5 comté 24 month
Franche-Comté, France
Raw cow’s milk A French classic with
a dense paste, crunchy protein crystals,
and dry hay and hazelnut flavours. There
are over 170 registered producers of this
cheese and over 180 affineurs (whose
job it is to mature the cheese) so each
wheel is different – always ask for a taste
before you buy!
Pair with a full-bodied, textural white
wine like a chardonnay or savagninor the similar vin jaune.
6 nectar
Holy Goat Cheese, Vic
Goat’s milk A tomme-style cheese.
The flavour is savoury with nutty notes
and a floral finish and the rind is earthy.
Pair with vermentino, a white wine.
7 riverine blue
Berrys Creek, Vic
Buffalo’s milk The paste is an ivory
colour, and the flavour is delicate and
savoury – not too salty.
Pair with a light rosé or pinot grigio.
8 milawa blue
Milawa Cheese Company, Vic
Cow’s milk A wonderfully seasonal
cheese. For example, this wedge here
is savoury and spicy. When younger,
it’s sweet with soft, yeasty pockets
reminiscent of a Gorgonzola Dolce.Goes with Brown Brothers ‘Orange
Muscat & Flora’ or ‘Noble Riesling’.9 bay of martyrs
Apostle Whey Cheese, Vic
Cow’s milk A strong, savoury blue with
a dense texture. This is what you’d call
a serious blue, handmade in Victoria.Pair with a medium-bodied red like
a grenache, syrah and mourvèdre
blend (GSM), or tawny port.10 shropshire blue
Colston Bassett Dairy, England
Cow’s milk The colour of this cheese
comes from orange-red annatto seeds.
It’s a dense cheese with a savoury, nutty
quality, best eaten with a slice of apple.This will go well with Calvados
apple brandy or a tawny port.11 roquefort gabriel coulet
Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, France
Raw ewe’s milk A strong, spicy and
crumbly blue cheese. When eaten at
room temperature, the texture can be
described as that of a melting cloud.Pair with a sauternes if you prefer
white wine. For a red wine pairing,
choose a cabernet sauvignon. A