Brinkworth Dairy

19/08/2026

Day 1 at The Science of Artisan Cheese 🧀🔬
From rind microbial succession and melanin pathways in molds, to bioactive peptides, sensory language, probiotic potential, and the detective work on gas defects & biogenic amines… plus a look at real make sheets, cleaning protocols and the production floor.
Somerset sunshine, cows, historic venue energy and a room full of people who care deeply about how great cheese is made.
Bringing the science home to the dairy. More to come.
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19/08/2026

Day 1 – The Science of Artisan Cheese 🧀

Rinds, microbes, gas defects, histamine producers, and why cheese is good for more than just flavour.

Fascinating talks + real process sheets + beautiful Somerset setting.

Cheddar

19/08/2026

An evening at Westcombe Dairy🧀

Traditional open-vat cheddaring meets modern automation.
Clothbound wheels, natural rinds, and Tina the Turner quietly doing the heavy lifting.

Landrace pizza to finish. Perfect Somerset day.

FarmToTable

19/08/2026

We did it! 🧀✨
Royal Bassett Blue has been awarded 3 Stars at the Great Taste Awards 2026.
The judges called it:
“A heavenly cheese… creamy, rich, with incredible depth… a first-class soft blue.”
Handmade on our family farm in Wiltshire with milk from our own grass-fed cows. Soft, oozy, perfectly balanced blue veining, and that beautiful melt-in-the-mouth texture.
Thank you to the Guild of Fine Food judges and to everyone who has supported us.
Available now online and at selected stockists.
👉 brinkworthdairy.co.uk
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17/08/2026

17/08/2026

What a day for Brinkworth Dairy! 🏆🐄

Huge congratulations to the whole team – Lee, Ceri, Eric, Steve, Chad and of course Jackie the dog – as Kerry Love presented the awards:

🥈 Silver – Natural Yogurt (Mid Somerset Show)
🥇 Gold + Champion – Cottage Cheese (Mid Somerset Show)
🏆 Champion – Salted Caramel Gelato (International Cheese & Dairy Awards)

Special thanks to Dan from the Swindon Advertiser for capturing the celebrations on work experience!

Proud doesn’t even cover it 💛

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11/08/2026

How can we really cope? How can we really Farm when this is the difference between now and exactly one year ago same field same cows

07/08/2026

That was really special. Thanks to dad for the present of Clay shooting at Clive and Rib Pritchard’s Keepers Lodge. This is set in Clive and Rob’s dairy farm in Wales where our bull, Buster went to. I got to see new calves sired by our bull Brinkworth Buster