Big wins at 2025 Champions of Cheese Awards

April 03, 2025

Whitestone Cheese achieved significant recognition at the 2025 Champions of Cheese Awards, winning 18 medals, including 6 Gold. In a competition featuring over 240 entries, our Lake Pukaki Blue Brie won Gold in the New Cheese category, and Monte Cristo took Gold in the Original Cheese category. Judges commended the Blue Brie's texture and flavour, and the Monte Cristo's complex profile.

This success, alongside our Silver and Bronze medals, is attributed to the quality of Waitaki Valley’s milk and skilled cheesemakers.

Medal Highlights

Monte Cristo (Original New Zealand Cheese)
Lake Pukaki Blue Brie (New Cheese) *Launching in April 2025*
Shenley Station Blue (Blue Cheese)
Highland Blue (Blue Cheese)
Ferry Road Halloumi (Greek-Style Cheese)
Benmore Brie (Soft Ripened Cheese – White Mould Rind)

Lake Pukaki Blue Brie (Blue Cheese) *Launching in April 2025*
Moeraki Bay Blue (Blue Cheese)
Windsor Blue (Blue Cheese)
Aged Airedale (Original New Zealand Cheese)
Lindis Pass Camembert (Soft Ripened Cheese – White Mould Rind)
Lindis Pass Brie (Soft Ripened Cheese – White Mould Rind)
Mt Domett Double Cream Brie 125g (Soft Ripened Cheese – White Mould Rind)
Mt Domett Double Cream Brie (Soft Ripened Cheese – White Mould Rind)
Probiotic Brie (Soft Ripened Cheese – White Mould Rind)