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Its finally here! Grandvewe is now THE ONLY ORGANIC SHEEP CHEESERY IN AUSTRALIA!

When Grandvewe cheeses first started their operation in early 2001, we were certified organic. We only milked about 40 ewes and did not have enough product to sell it anywhere else then direct.

6 months into our operation, we opened up our tourist outlet which helped us sell out alot quicker then expected. Opening the tourist outlet helped us realise that being certified organic did not sell the cheese, it was the taste and the fact that it was sheep milk which sold it.

Grandvewe has just picked up 5 medals at the Sydney Cheese and Dairy show.  The La Mancha won gold. Ewe Bewety, The Diplomat and Open Matured Pecorino got silver and Diane Rae won gold in the cheesemakers category.

Attention, all Bewetiful cheese lovers of Tasmania, we are here to let you know that we now have a Stall at SALAMANCA MARKETS every saturday up the Davey st end. Come and meet the owners and managers of our cheesery and try our latest products.

 Ciao

Our family has always been pro organic. We first started our organic way of life 9yrs ago in QLD when we planted 6 acres of various organic vegetables which we sold to local fruit stalls.

Since moving to Tasmania we have continued our organic practices with our vineyard and cheesery property for the last 4yrs. We have not chosen to be certified until now because we have only sold our cheese direct from the cheesery and there was no reason to pay $3000/yr to be certified when people would buy the product on its taste alone.

Five years ago Diane Rae and her partner Alan Irish moved from Queensland to Tasmania to implement a "sea-change" after a life of high stress and responsibility. Alan had always had an interest in wine and was determined to buy a property that would suit a vineyard. Soon after the vineyard was planted, Diane decided that the land needed to be further utilised. After throwing ideas around as to which animal could graze the grass between the vines and possibly create a second income, dairy sheep were considered to be the best option.