the story of Trefaldwyn Cheese

Trefaldwyn Cheese was founded by Clare Jones, previously a local primary school teacher who gave up the classroom in favour of cheesemaking. She spent a while perfecting the recipe for Trefaldwyn Blue and the result is a lovely, full flavoured, soft and creamy blue cheese made from pasteurised Welsh cow’s milk.”

The name Trefaldwyn comes from the Welsh for Montgomery, where Clare lives, meaning Baldwin’s town. Cheesemaking was something Clare had thought about doing for a while as she had spotted a gap in the growing local artisan food community. Cheese production began on Clare’s kitchen table in the Autumn of 2018. Spurred on by friends and family who tasted those first batches, it then progressed to being produced at a purpose built dairy within the Welsh Government Food Centre, Horeb, West Wales. The cheese was originally produced in very small batches of around 70Kg, and distributed directly to delicatessens, farm shops, restaurants and hotels in the local area.

Trefaldwyn Blue has won some great accolades including 2 stars at the Great Taste Awards, a gold at the World Cheese Awards and a bronze at the Artisan Cheese Awards. The highlight though has been winning Best Welsh Cheese at the World Cheese awards against some excellent competition.