Australian Grand Dairy Awards 2018 finalists announced

Posted by Andrea Hogan on 29th November 2017

Floridia Pecorino, a finalist in the hard cheese category in the 2018 Australian Grand Dairy Awards

The finalists for the 2018 Australian Grand Dairy Awards have been announced.

Now running for 19 years, the awards, operated by Dairy Australia, recognise the best of best in the Australian dairy industry across 18 categories.

Judges assessed more than 400 dairy products to determine the 2018 finalists. The award winners will be announced in February 2018.

The 2018 judging panel is led by dairy educators, Russel Smith and Mark Livermore. Other judges include technical experts, chefs, retailers and flavour specialists.

Convener of the Australian Grand Dairy Awards, Amanda Menegazzo, said the 2018 finalists is a “stellar line up”.

“The awards celebrate quality and excellence in delicious dairy produce, but we also want to encourage Australian’s to take a moment to recognise the skills and dedication of the many people who craft these products,” Menegazzo said.

“It’s incredible to think that the array of finalists – from spicy blue cheese to tangy passionfruit yoghurt and sweet fig mascarpone gelato – all start with one amazing ingredient, quality Australian milk.

“These awards would not exist without the contribution of the passionate Australian dairy farmers who produce it.”

There are a total of 54 finalists for the 2018 Australian Grand Dairy Awards.

2018 Australian Grand Dairy Awards Finalists

A complete list of 2018 Australian Grand Dairy Awards Finalists is listed as follows:

Category	Product	Producer
Fresh Unripened Cheese	Montefiore Trecce	Montefiore Cheese
	Montefiore Ovoline	Montefiore Cheese
	B.-d. Farm Paris Creek Swiss Style Quark	B.-d. Farm Paris Creek
White Mould	King Island Dairy Discovery Ash Brie 500g	Lion Dairy & Drinks
	King Island Dairy Discovery Ash Brie 175g	Lion Dairy & Drinks
	Flinders Estate Ash Brie 200g	Unicorn Cheese
Semi Hard & Eye	Section28 Artisan Cheese Monforte	Section28 Artisan Cheese
	Dellendale Creamery Shadforth Tilsit	Dellendale Creamery
	Dellendale Creamery Churchill Rd Raclette	Dellendale Creamery
Cheddar	Cracker Barrel Vintage Gold Cheddar	Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory
	Edwards Crossing Cloth Bound Cheddar	Beston Pure Foods
	Bega Heritage Reserve Vintage Cheddar	Bega Cheese
Hard Cheese	Mil Lel Superior Parmesan	Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory
	La Vera Parmesan	La Vera Fine Cheese Producers
	Floridia Pecorino	Floridia Cheese
Blue Cheese	Berrys Creek Tarwin Blue	Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese
	Berrys Creek Mossvale Blue	Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese
	King Island Dairy Black Label Triple Cream Blue	Lion Dairy & Drinks
Washed Rind/Mixed Rind	Woombye Blackall Gold Washed Rind	Woombye Cheese Company
	Flinders Estate Washed Rind Log	Unicorn Cheese
	Milawa King River Gold	The Milawa Cheese Company
Flavoured Cheese	Barambah Organics Labna with Fennel and Sea Salt	Barambah Organics
	Section 28 Monte Diavolo	Section 28 Artisan Cheeses
	King Island Dairy Stokes Point Smoked Cheddar	Lion Dairy & Drinks
Goats & Sheep’s Milk Cheese	Berrys Creek Riverine Blue	Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese
	Meredith Dairy Chevre with Fresh Dill	Meredith Dairy
	Meredith Dairy Ashed Chevre	Meredith Dairy
Natural Yoghurt	Tamar Valley Greek Style All Natural Yoghurt	Parmalat - Tamar Valley Dairy
	Jalna Greek Natural Yoghurt	Jalna Dairy Foods
	Brownes Natural Traditional Yoghurt	Brownes Dairy
Flavoured Yoghurt	The Yoghurt Shop Passionately Passionfruit Yoghurt	The Yoghurt Shop
	Mundella Greek Honey Yoghurt	Mundella Foods Pty Ltd
	George's Authentic Greek Yoghurt Apple & Cinnamon	The Natural Yoghurt Company
Ice Cream	Gundowring Licorice Ice Cream	Gundowring Fine Foods
	Dooley's Lemon Curd Ice Cream	Dooley's Ice Cream
	The Melbourne Convention Centre Hazelnut Ice Cream	The Melbourne Convention Centre
Dairy Gelato	Pure Gelato Salted Pistachio	Pure Gelato Enterprises Pty Ltd
	Cow and the Moon Fig and Mascarpone Gelato	Cow and the Moon
	Milani House of Gelato Milk Chocolate	Milani House of Gelato
Milk	Farmers Own Full Cream Milk	Camperdown Dairy
	Maleny Dairies Farmers Choice Guernsey Non-Homogenised Full Cream Milk	Maleny Dairies
	South Coast Dairy Non-Homogenised Milk	Berry Rural Co-Operative Society Ltd
Specialty White Dairy Drink	Pauls Professional Cafe Crema	Parmalat Australia Ltd-Lidcombe
	Misty Mountain Farms Lactose Free Full Cream Jersey Milk	Mungalli Creek Dairy Pty Ltd
	Masters HiLo	Lion Dairy & Drinks Bentley
Flavoured Dairy Drink	Oak Chocolate	Parmalat Australia-Harvey Fresh
	The Coach House Dairy Coffee & Milk	NuLac Foods Pty Ltd
	Dare Iced Coffee Double Espresso	Lion Dairy & Drinks-Malanda
Cream	Gippsland Dairy Pure Double Cream	Chobani Pty Ltd
	Bulla Crème Fraîche	Bulla Dairy Foods Pty Ltd
	The Little Big Dairy Co Pure Double Cream	The Little Big Dairy Company
Butter	Western Star Original Salted Butter	Fonterra Brands (Aust) Pty Ltd-Cobden
	Western Star Chef’s Choice Unsalted Cultured Butter	Fonterra Brands (Aust) Pty Ltd-Cobden
	Beautifully Butterfully Salted Butter	Fonterra Brands (Aust) Pty Ltd-Cobden