Since January 1997 Farmhouse Cheddar cheese has been produced on the Estate in our modern cheese factory. Jersey and Friesland milk is purchased from a neighbouring farm in Stellenbosch. No artificial flavourants or colourants are used in the process and no preservatives are added. It is ideal for vegetarians.
Farmhouse is a traditional English style of cheese making.
The cheese is pressed for 24 hours in individual moulds and thereafter wrapped in cloth and waxed. It is matured on wooden racks, turned once a day for the first two weeks and thereafter weekly. The cheese factory is open to visitors who are welcome to view the process through a glass window. The cheese may be purchased on the Estate and at selected delis and food markets.