Milawa Cheese Company

Tastings

Staff run free tastings of the handmade range every day from 9:30am to 4pm. For more, book the seated tasting: a shared platter of eight Milawa cheeses with grapes, walnuts and crackers, and a short talk on the company's history, for $20 a person. You can also borrow a blanket for a charcuterie picnic on the lawn or take away a platter of four cow's milk cheeses.

History

David and Annie Brown started the company in 1988 after a soft blue cheese on a menu turistico in northern Italy. Unable to find anything like it at home, they bought an old butter factory in Milawa and, with David's school friend Richard Thomas, learned to make it. The result, Milawa Blue, is still the best-known cheese.

Around the Butter Factory

The Terrace, a relaxed indoor and outdoor space, serves food and Coffee Chakra coffee alongside the cheese. The historic building is shared with Wood Park Wines, which pours King Valley styles such as prosecco, pinot gris and sangiovese, and the Wattle Tree gift shop. Cyclists on the Ride High Country routes get tools, water and e-bike charging.

Groups and Getting There

Groups of ten or more must reserve, with at least seven days' notice, for visits between 10am and 3pm; email [email protected]. Milawa is in Victoria's north-east, in the King Valley wine region near Wangaratta.