Wrekin White Cheese
Encyclopedia
Wrekin White is a cow's milk cheese made in the United Kingdom
. The Wrekin White was first made in the 1990s at the Grove Farm dairy in Newport, Shropshire
England
by Martin Moyden, and is named after The Wrekin
Hill in Shropshire
Wrekin White has won the following awards:
Silver medal at the British Cheese awards 2005
Gold medal at the British Cheese awards 2006
Silver Medal at the World Cheese Awards 2007
United Kingdom
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. The Wrekin White was first made in the 1990s at the Grove Farm dairy in Newport, Shropshire
Newport, Shropshire
Newport is a market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It lies some north of Telford and some west of Stafford sitting on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border...
England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
by Martin Moyden, and is named after The Wrekin
The Wrekin
The Wrekin is a hill in east Shropshire, England. It is located some west of Telford, on the border between the unitary authorities of Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin. Rising to a height of above the Shropshire Plain, it is a prominent and well-known landmark, marking the entrance to Shropshire...
Hill in Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
Description
The milk is from British Friesian cows, The cheese, which is matured for six months, has a rich, creamy, full-bodied flavour which becomes more intense and nutty with age. The rind is brushed with rapeseed oil to prevent it from drying out too much.Wrekin White has won the following awards:
Silver medal at the British Cheese awards 2005
Gold medal at the British Cheese awards 2006
Silver Medal at the World Cheese Awards 2007