With a legacy spanning more than 100 years, King Island Dairy is Australia’s premier specialty cheese and dairy producer creating internationally acclaimed products renowned for their supreme quality, taste and texture.
Guarding the stormy western entrance to Bass Strait is a lonely, rugged island. Situated at 144° longitude and 40° latitude, this isolated place is cut off from the rest of the world by jagged reefs, raging seas and howling Roaring Forties winds. Welcome to King Island.
King Island’s unique microclimate of mineral rich soils, cool annual temperatures, abundant rainfall and consistent salt spray results in incredibly lush pastures.
The cows graze on this salty grass, to produce a sweet, unusually rich milk. The milk, sourced from just a handful of local farms, is delivered fresh to King Island Dairy, every day. All of our cheeses are made on King Island from 100% King Island milk.
Our dedicated cheesemakers then begin the age-old practice of cheese making, with many of our cheeses being carefully turned and wrapped by hand.
The cheese then makes the boat journey across Bass Strait to the mainland. On the odd occasion, the seas are too rough and the cheese can’t actually leave the island.
It takes a whole community to produce King Island Dairy cheese – farmers, milk truck drivers, cheese makers, wrappers and packers, all working together to ensure our award-winning products are enjoyed by cheese lovers around Australia.
OUR KING ISLAND CHEESE STORE
IF YOU EVER HAVE THE CHANCE TO VISIT KING ISLAND, OUR CHEESE STORE IS A MUST-SEE DESTINATION.
A true cheese lovers’ paradise, we have many cheeses from our award-winning range available for tasting and purchase.
Enjoy a cheese platters or baked brie, available with matching wine and beer, for those that want to settle in and enjoy the picturesque surrounds.
We also offer a wide range of quality branded merchandise such as cheese boards, knives and cooler bags.
Bookings for tastings required for groups of eight or more.
