Meredith Dairy
produces true traditional
farmhouse sheep and goats milk
cheese of world class quality.
Located on the eastern edge of
Victoria's western district, it is
a traditional farmhouse operation.
Sandy Cameron, a veterinarian by
background, tends the farm's sheep
and goat herds, while wife Julie
makes the cheese using traditional
French inspired methods. The
family has worked the farm since
1924. As with all of our dairies,
the flocks are free range and
graze naturally in the
fields.
Highly
sought after is their
Marinated
Goats Cheese,
luscious soft textured goats
cheese drenched in garlic and
herb infused extra virgin
olive oil. Packaged in
attractive 325ml/10.99oz glass
jars, they make an attractive
and unique gift item (also
available in 2kg/4.41lb
tubs).
Of equally
high quality is their
Meredith
Blue, a relatively
soft pungent, but not sharp,
sheep milk blue made from pure
sheep milk from the family
farm. Another beautiful sheep
milk product is the
Meredith
Woodburne
Camembert, a
delicate white mould sheep
milk product that is,
unfortunately, only available
in the USA on a special order
basis (due to its delicate
nature).
Also
available only on a limited
basis in the USA are the
Meredith
Ashed Chevre
Pyramids. These
delicate pyramids of fresh
goat chevre are soft and
creamy with a delicate and
distinctive palate.
Unfortunately, their short
shelf life limits their
commercial availability,
although properly stored they
will develop a unique
character as they age. As an
excellent alternative, we do
recommend the
Meredith
Farm Chevre, which
is vacuum packed to preserve
freshness (1kg/2.2lb logs),
and has a significantly longer
shelf life. Although not as
delicate as the Pyramids, it
is nevertheless a superb
chevre with a distinctive
flavor.
Also highly
recommended is the
Meredith
Caprini, an aged,
thimble shaped (100g/3.53oz)
goat cheese with a firm
texture and relatively soft
piquancy. Properly handled,
these also age beautifully,
and make a wonderful
compliment to red wine.
Meredith
has, quite deservedly, won
numerous awards for their
cheese, and we are certain
that you will agree once you
try
them.
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