Dorset Blue Vinny
£9.00 – £42.00
From a three hundred year old recipe, Dorset Blue Vinny is a stunning cheese made with skimmed milk, with a good balance between the blue and the rest of the paste. It’s rich with lovely umami notes.
Producer
Woodbridge Farm
Region
Dorset
Allergens
Milk
Style
Blue
Milk Type
Cow
Vegetarian
Yes
Pasteurized
Yes
Best accompanied by
Saurus Pinot Noir Tardio, Saussignac ‘Cuvee Flavie’ Chateau Eyssards, Domaine de l`Armet Marselan
Try serving with
Global Harvest Pear
Cooking Tip
Great as a substitute for any recipe that calls for Stilton
At one time Blue Vinny was made by the farmer's wife in every dairy farm in Dorset. Fine Dorset butter was all the rage in London and after skimming the fat to make the butter, the leftover milk would be used to make Blue Vinny. With milk rations after the second world war, only a few kinds of cheese were legal to make. Vinny seemed destined to be relegated to the history books until Michael Davies revived a hundred year old recipe back in 1980.
Now the only Dorset Blue Vinny in production, the cheese has been awarded a protected designation of origin. Less creamy than Stilton, Dorset Blue Vinny has a slightly crumbly texture which increases with age. A strong blue that still manages to perfectly balance the veining with the paste of the cheese and leaves you with a long earthy finish.
Upon completion of your order, you will be asked to select a delivery date. We will always work to deliver to you on your date chosen but sometimes delays may occur. We will contact you if a change to the delivery date is required. At check-out, your delivery charge will be calculated.
All our products are packed in Cheese Cuisine boxes (unless you have ordered a giftbox or added a hamper to your order) with filling (bubble wrap where needed) and gel ice packs when required, to preserve the quality of fresh products.
Your cheese will arrive wrapped in speciality cheese paper and we recommend you refrigerate it as soon as it arrives. We recommend using your cheese within five days of purchase, however, many cheeses will last far longer. To serve, take your cheese out of the fridge, unwrap, and let it come to room temperature before serving (about an hour). To see more about taking care of cheese click here.
Wherever possible, we use environmentally friendly packaging, including recycled and compostable material. We are not big on paper waste; all the information on our products can be found on our website. However, if your order is a gift, select the option at check-out to include a personal message on a gift card with information letting the recipient know how they can find out about their products on our website.
In the heart of the Dorset countryside, just outside Sturminster Newton, you’ll find Woodbridge Farm which has been home to the Davies family for over 40 years. Woodbridge Farm is home to 270 Holstein Friesian cows, on the 580 acre Stock Estate at Stock Gaylard. Richard farms on the heavy Oxford clay soil which can be challenging, growing 140 acres of corn and 100 acres of maize each year. They calve all year round to produce a continued milk supply which goes into making Dorset Blue Vinny Cheese.
