A GLOBAL cheese competition, held in Somerset, is set to return this September - with a focus on artisan producers. The Global Cheese Awards, part of The Frome Agricultural and Cheese Show, has been held every year since 1861 (apart from 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic). And this year, to help the recovery of the specialist cheesemaker community, the Global Cheese Awards held in Frome are becoming more relevant to smaller, artisan producers. Chris Stilton, Chairman for 13 years, is stepping down. And to reflect the more artisan approach, Marcus Fergusson, a local cheesemaker at Feltham’s Farm, has become the new Chairman.
A GLOBAL cheese competition, held in Somerset, is set to return this September - with a focus on artisan producers. The Global Cheese Awards, part of The Frome Agricultural and Cheese Show, has been held every year since 1861 (apart from 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic). And this year, to help the recovery of the specialist cheesemaker community, the Global Cheese Awards held in Frome are becoming more relevant to smaller, artisan producers. Chris Stilton, Chairman for 13 years, is stepping down. And to reflect the more artisan approach, Marcus Fergusson, a local cheesemaker at Feltham’s Farm, has become the new Chairman.
Spanish-inspired cheese wins at Virtual Cheese Awards The second year of the Virtual Cheese Awards in association with Food and Drink Wales ended with La Fresca Margarita, a fresh young cow’s milk cheese produced by Feltham’s Farm named the Best British cheese.
Joint silver went to Harvey & Brockless by Cellar Dairy for its goats cheese Blanche and Butler’s Farmhouse Cheeses for its oak-fired Red Leicester Smouldering Ember; Wyke Farms was awarded bronze with its Ivy’s Reserve Vintage Cheddar.
The Virtual Cheese Awards was created in 2020 by Sarah de Wit to celebrate and support Britain’s cheese industry during the Covid-19 pandemic which threatened to decimate the industry.