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Kingsmeade Cheese
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Their Story
Kingsmeade Cheese was founded by husband-and-wife team Miles and Janet King, operating since 1998. The idea for Kingsmeade originated in 1994 with the arrival of milking sheep genetics in New Zealand. After years of refining and developing the ideal milking sheep, a small cheese factory was…
What They Make
- Tinui Blue (aka Sheep Shagger Blue) - sheep's milk blue cheese
- Mt Bruce Havarti - sheep's milk Havarti
- Wairarapa Jack - sheep's milk cheese
- Castlepoint Feta - sheep's milk feta
- Ngawi Brie - cow's milk brie
- Sunset Blue - cow's milk blue cheese
- Riversdale Pecorino - sheep's milk pecorino
- Opaki Manchego - award-winning cheese
- Kingsmeade Cygnet - ewe's milk cheese
- Kingsmeade Lark - ewe's milk cheese
- Holdsworth Blue - ewe's milk blue cheese
- Lansdowne Gouda - cow's milk gouda
- Woodside Emmental - cow's milk emmental
- Rimutaka Red - cow's milk cheese
- Halloumi (from both cow and ewe milk)
- Mozzarella
- Ewe Feta in Brine
- Ewe Ricotta
- Ewe Gouda
- Ewe Havarti
- Robielino - delicate fresh cow's milk cheese
- Aged hard varieties
- Soft cheeses
- Seasonal fresh cheeses
Awards & Recognition
- MiNDfood Awards — Supreme Winner (Wellington region)(2014)
- Opaki Manchego — Award-winning
- Mount Bruce Havarti — Award-winning
- Kingsmeade Tinui Blue — Award-winning
- Environmental, Farming, and Sustainability Awards — Winner
More from Kingsmeade Cheese
Farm visits (to see Dairymeade sheep)Development of Dairymeade sheep breed (genetics sold globally)
How to Get Their Products
Direct Sales
25 Olivers Road, Te Ore Ore, Masterton 5886, New Zealand
Past options included: specialty stores, selected supermarkets throughout New Zealand, and farmers' markets (e.g., Thorndon Farmers' Market in Wellington).