Earlier this month we were fortunate to be included in a wine, meat and cheese tasting event hosted by Jill Morris, HM ambassador in Rome. Amongst other guests were HM The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.

The event was designed to promote PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) and PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) food produced here in the West Country. Our Cheddar Cheese holds PDO status and it was an honour for us to be included.

For more information, please read this ADHB press release.

Every year at Lye Cross Farm our cheese is carefully selected and entered into competitions up and down the country. 2016 was no different, and we were able to achieve a grand total of 19 awards from 7 different competitions, including the British Cheese Awards and the International Cheese Awards. The full results are:

• Farmhouse Mature Cheddar – 2 Gold awards, 4 Silver awards, and 1 Bronze award
• Farmhouse Extra Mature Cheddar – 1 Gold award, 1 Silver award and 1 Bronze award
• Farmhouse Vintage Cheddar – 1 Gold award, 1 Silver award, and 1 Bronze award
• Organic Farmhouse Mature Cheddar – 2 Gold awards, and 1 Bronze award
• Mangodale – 1 Silver award
• Lye Cross Farm Salted Butter – 2 Silver awards

Hopefully in 2017 we are able to match this success and continue to add to our tally of awards!

Final competition of the year, and another award to add to our collection!

Full Results:

Farmhouse Extra Mature Cheddar – Silver

We were excited to receive the Business Leader magazine’s 2016 award for Export and International Business in Bristol last week. As recipients of this award, we have demonstrated significant and sustained international growth, as well as a clear understanding of overseas markets. It is great for Lye Cross Farm to have this recognition for all the efforts that everybody puts in here and with our partners to achieve international success.

Lye Cross Farm has enjoyed another successful year at the Global Cheese Awards, collecting 5 awards.

Full Results:

Organic Farmhouse Mature Cheddar – Gold, and Bronze

Farmhouse Mature Cheddar – Silver

Lye Cross Farm Salted Butter – Silver

Farmhouse Vintage Cheddar – Bronze

3 more awards for Lye Cross Farm, courtesy of the South West Cheese Awards!

Full Results:

Farmhouse Extra Mature Cheddar – 1st place

Farmhouse Mature Cheddar – 2nd place

Farmhouse Vintage Cheddar – 2nd place

The International Cheese Awards has proved to be our most successful competition this year, winning Lye Cross Farm a total of 6 awards including 3 gold awards!

Full Results:

Farmhouse Mature Cheddar – Gold, and 2 Silvers

Organic Farmhouse Mature Cheddar –  Gold

Farmhouse Vintage Cheddar – Gold

Farmhouse Extra Mature Cheddar – Bronze

Another show, another award! Lye Cross Farm is happy to have received a Bronze award for our Mature Cheddar.

Full Results:

Farmhouse Mature Cheddar – Bronze

Here at Lye Cross Farm we are pleased to announce that we have started our 2016 awards season with 2 Second place awards at the Devon County Show. Let’s hope that our cheese is continually recognised throughout 2016!

Full Results:

Mangodale – 2nd Place

Lye Cross Farm Salted Butter – 2nd Place