World Cheese Awards 2022 - winners announced in Wales
This year's World Cheese Awards were held in Wales at the International Conference Centre in Newport and Blas ar Fwyd's very own Deiniol ap Dafydd was one of the judges.
We'd like to offer our congratulations to all the winners of World Cheese Awards 2022 but a special mention must go to the following Welsh cheeses and producers:
Super Gold Winner:
Trethowan's Dairy - Gorwydd Caerphilly (voted one of the World's top 16 cheeses!)
Gold Winners:
Caws Cenarth - Thelma's Traditional Caerffili (which also won Best Welsh Cheese)
Trethowan's Dairy - Pitchfork Cheddar
Holden Farm Dairy - Hafod Welsh Organic Cheddar
Silver Winners:
South Caernarfonshire Creameries (Hufenfa De Arfon) - Reduced Fat Cheddar, Dragon Mild White Cheddar and Extra Mature (Vintage) Cheddar
Caws Cenarth - Perl Las
Trethowan's Dairy - Pitchfork Mature Cheddar
Bronze Winners:
South Caernarfonshire Creameries (Hufenfa De Arfon) - Red Leicester, Dragon Mature White Cheddar and Dragon Vintage Cheddar with Leek
Trefaldwyn Cheese - Trefaldwyn Blue.
Llongyfarchiadau i bawb!
John Farrand, the Managing Director of The Guild of Fine Food - who organise the World Cheese Awards - also paid tribute to Deiniol on the night:
"Deniol Ap Dafydd, who has worked tirelessly to promote not just cheese but artisan food and drink in Wales, must get a mention. Deniol, although he may not think so, taught me (in no uncertain terms) an awful lot about the indigenous food and drink, the politics and the proud community of Wales, when the Guild of Fine Food supported the True Taste Awards some twenty years ago. Blas ar Fwyd do a great job."
