Mahoe Farmhouse Cheese wins awards
Kerikeri-based Mahoe Farmhouse Cheese took away one of the two titles at this year's cheese awards. Its Very Old Edam won the Cuisine Champion Artisan Award for smaller producers while Hamilton-based Meyer Vintage Gouda scooped the award for large cheesemakers. Mahoe's cheesemaker Jacob Rosevear, 33, was also awarded the NZ Cheese School Champion Cheesemaker of the Year award.
