Main Ridge Dairy is a farmhouse cheese factory and goat dairy located in Main Ridge on the Mornington Penisula. We are the only large commercial dairy operating on the Peninsula and pride ourselves in producing a milk of the highest quality that is then handmade into a range farmhouse cheeses.

Careful feed and herd management, gentle handling of the milk and a passion for cheese help us to provide a range of beautiful cheeses right here on our farm.

 
 

Capriole (white mould ripened lactic curd) is now ashed.  The ash tones down the acidity and allows the sweetness of the cheese to shine through. 

 

 

Cheese Making Workshops

More dates coming soon!

Monday June 3rd, 10 - 3.30

Making:  Camembert, Ricotta and Halloumi

Cost is $180. We supply everything you need to make your cheese (hoops, cultures, milk), lunch and a milking tour.

Just bring a 4 litre container to take home your cheese.

Call or email to make a booking.

Ph: 03 5989 6622

Email: contact@mainridgedairy.com.au

 

Awards

Royal Melb Fine Food Awards 2011

Silver - Chevre, Marinated Chevre, Fresh Milk

Bronze - Feta, Cashmere, Caprinella

Australian Specialist Cheese Assoc. Awards in Melbourne

Gold - Marinated Chevre, 2009, 2010

Gold - Caprinella, 2010

 

Our cheeses are also available from;

Red Hill Cellar and Pantry

Paddle Wheel Cheese - Prahran Market and Koonwarra

DOC - Mornington

Tullys Produce Store - Mornington

Leo's Fine Foods - Kew

Stringers - Sorrento

Flinders General Store - Flinders

IGA - Hawthorn

The Fruit Peddler - Northcote

Organically Gertrude -

Organically Grown - Malvern

IGA - Blairgowrie

 

  

Tastings, Platters, Cheese Sales and Coffee.

Opening hours:

Fri 10 - 4

Sat, Sun and Public Holidays 10 - 4.30

 

CLOSED JULY

 

Dairy Tours

If you would you like to meet our milking herd and see how a goat dairy operates come along on one of our dairy tours.  Tours are at 3pm on some Saturdays and bookings are essential.  We will run tours on Thursdays also during the summer holidays.

Please call 5989 6622 or email contact@mainridgedairy.com.au to book

Adults $9, children $6 (3 and under free)

Next available tour - Saturday June 8th 3 pm, bookings essential

Platters

We have three platters ranging from a small Nanny Plate to the Billy Goat which has five of our cheeses and crackers. The Kids Platter (for the little cheese lover) has changed, but is still available.

 

What they're saying

"Main Ridge Dairy was my favourite stop of the weekend..."

    (food blogger Thanh Do)

"Perhaps the best aged goat's cheese in Victoria is being made at Main Ridge Dairy"

   (The Saturday Age, Life & Style)

Article from The Australian 24th March

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/lifestyle/girls-day-out-at-main-ridge-dairy/story-e6frg8jo-1226306388181

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