NZ Champions of Cheese Master Judge Russell Smith from Australia is with Countdown Supermarkets deli staff sharing some wisdom on how to taste cheese.

Our team of trained palates are tasting their way through the country’s finest to find the 2019 NZ Champions of Cheese. Today they assessed butter and yoghurt. Stay tuned to for the medal announcement on Monday 25 March.

Here's a great opportunity to enjoy blue cheese with your main course. thespinoff.co.nz/food/12-01-201…

Big love to our dedicated team of judges and stewards who gave up their Sunday to assess NZ Champions of Cheese 2019. Thanks to the fab team at AUT - Auckland University of Technology School of Hospitality for making us welcome. Stay tuned - medals announced Monday 25 March.

Cheese lovers in Auckland - this one's for you...yum. 🧀 facebook.com/CheeseLoversNZ…

Delish thanks Cuisine Magazine! A modern take on a classic southern favourite cuisine.co.nz/recipe/caramel…

Here's the perfect BBQ dinner - because it includes blue cheese! dish.co.nz/recipes/veniso…

Ease yourself into autumn with this tasty, cheesey dinner from Cuisine Magazine cuisine.co.nz/recipe/oven-ba…

Gratuitous cheese photos - because we can! facebook.com/CheeseLoversNZ…

Who doesn't love the old fashioned flavour of cheese sticks? So simple and perfect to accompany drinks or just by themselves. Thanks Foodlovers foodlovers.co.nz/recipes/cheese…

Hey cheese lovers is your favourite on the medal list? Perhaps you’ll find a new favourite... fresh.co.nz/2019/03/25/nz-…

Cheese from the south is a winner! Congrats Gibbston Valley Cheese and Fonterra. odt.co.nz/lifestyle/food…

More behind the scenes glimpses of judging for NZ Champions of Cheese, courtesy of This NZ Life thisnzlife.co.nz/nz-champions-o…

Congrats to Waimata Cheese - another award-winning Kiwi cheesemaker gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/4019…

If you're in Eltham tomorrow this is a street party we approve of...a celebration of cheesemaking! Congrats Fonterra we're grate-ful you've been making cheese for 100 years! stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily…

Could cauliflower cheese be your new diet dish? nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news…

Easy Sunday night yum... dish.co.nz/recipes/italia…

Have you tried the cheesy wezzie yet? stuff.co.nz/life-style/foo…

If you need another reason to visit Marlborough, our friends at Cranky Goat Ltd are in the region.... nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/ar…

Nothing beats a cute nanny goat from The Drunken Nanny thisnzlife.co.nz/mischievous-go…