The newly conferred status means no other cheese-maker outside the designated area can produce a cheese and call it Yorkshire Wensleydale.
The maker of the crumbly delicacy, the Yorkshire Dales-based Wensleydale Creamery, has finally won its long campaign for Protected Geographical Indication status for its product.
The creamery will now add the PGI symbol to its packaging, reaffirming its true Yorkshire credentials and helping shoppers differentiate it from cheeses made in other counties.
Wensleydale Creamery managing director David Hartley said: “Our heritage and provenance makes Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese taste truly unique and we’re delighted this is now officially recognised.” He thanked the dedicated staff at The Creamery, our local community and loyal customers.
The award marks victory for the Yorkshire Post’s Uniquely Yorkshire campaign, which has been running for several years to give the cheese PGI status.
Foreign secretary William Hague, whose Richmond constituency includes Hawes, where the creamery is based, said: “Achieving PGI status means that to be Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese, you really have to be Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese.”
Source: Yorkshire Post
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