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MELBOURNE | Each year, the Australian Grand Dairy Awards celebrate the best in dairy in the country. From cheese to gelato, youghurt to milk and more, the awards recognise quality, excellence and innovation in Australian dairy produce.
This year the event was held at the Metropol Events centre in Southgate, offering guests stunning views of Melbourne’s CBD across the Yarra.
2019 saw the judges blind taste over 400 products to crown the 54 finalists, 18 Champions and 2 Grand Champions. We were lucky enough to be involved in the judging for the People’s Choice award, which allowed us to sample the top three finalists in each category. Needless to say, picking favourites was a hard task, but someone had to do it!
Favourites for us included the Floridia Pecorino Pepato (Champion Hard Cheese), Yarra Valley Emporium Persian Fetta (Flavoured Cheese Finalist), and the Fritz Hazelnut Gelato (Champion Dairy Gelato).
Here’s a full list of winners, most of which can be found at your local supermarkets. If you’re a fan of dairy, we highly recommend grabbing some of these products during your next grocery shop. You won’t be disappointed, and you’ll be supporting Australian dairy farmers at the same time. We got to hear some of their stories during the night, and it was great to see real, passionate people being recognised for their work.
Category – Producer – Product
Specialty Dairy Drink – Barambah Organics – Light Milk
Butter – Western Star – Salted Butter
Natural Yoghurt – Jalna Biodynamic – Organic Yoghurt
Flavoured Yoghurt – Mundella – Greek Honey Yoghurt
Flavoured Dairy Drink – Ice Break – Bold Espresso
Ice-Cream – Dooleys – Premium Chocolate Ice Cream
Milk – Paul’s – Farmhouse Gold Full Cream Milk
Dairy Gelato – Fritz Gelato – Hazelnut
Goat, Sheep & Buffalo Milk Cheeses – That’s Amore – Buffalo Ricotta
Fresh Unripened Cheese – Montefiore – Trecce
Flavoured Cheese – Dellendale Creamery – Torndirrup Native Herb
Hard Cheese – Floridia – Pecorino Pepato
Cheddar – Bega – Heritage Reserve Vintage Cheddar
Blue Cheese – King Island Dairy – Roaring Forties Blue
Washed Rind Cheese – Tasmanian Heritage – Red Square
Semi-Hard & Eye – Dellendale Creamery – Torndirrup Appenzelle
White Mould – Apostle Whey – Southern Briez