Irish cheeses on a winner at prestigious show in UK

Irish cheeses won several awards at this week’s 116th annual Nantwich International Cheese Show in Cheshire.
Irish cheeses on a winner at prestigious show in UK
Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 - 01:00
Oliver Moore

Nantwich bills itself as the largest cheese awards in the world, with 4,286 competitors from 27 countries, and Claxstone Smooth Blue from Leicestershire was the supreme champion cheese.

An extra creamy gorgonzola produced in Italy by Arrigoni was the reserve supreme champion, and Belton Cheese from Shropshire won the highest number of gold awards.

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