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Raggedy Range Cheese
Established · 14 signalscheesemaker

Raggedy Range Cheese

5.0(1 review on Google)

Raggedy Range Cheese was founded by Faith Gray and Nick Loughnan, with their son Bryce also playing a pivotal role. Raggedy Range Cheese is Central Otago's only commercial artisan cheesemaker, a family-owned operation producing a seasonal range of distinctive sheep and goat cheeses since 2013 Bronze (Fenugreek Mix), New Zealand Champions of Cheese Award (2022) · Bronze (Pecorino), New Zealand Champions of Cheese Award (2022)

“Raggedy Range Cheese offers a seasonal range of distinctive goat and sheep cheeses, alongside fresh milk.” · “Fresh & Soft (available during milking season):**” · “Soft Chevre:** A classic, lightly matured, and salted spreadable fresh cheese, noted for its versatility in both savory and sweet dishes.”

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Their Story

Raggedy Range Cheese was founded by Faith Gray and Nick Loughnan, with their son Bryce also playing a pivotal role. The journey began from humble origins, with Faith experimenting with homemade feta using milk from a single house goat. Encouraged by enthusiastic friends, the idea of commercial…

What They Make

Goat Cheeses

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Sheep Cheeses

  • Aged Pecorino (develops slowly, requires 6+ months maturing for sweet/subtle flavors, superb at 2 years old)
  • Fenugreek Mix (received recognition)
  • Blue Cheese (sheep milk blue cheese)
  • Cumin-flavoured (sheep milk cheese with cumin)

Milk

  • Fresh Goat Milk (available mid-Sep to early Apr, chilled immediately, light nutty taste, can be heat-treated, limited availability by arrangement at $4.50/liter, max 5 liters/household)
  • Fresh Sheep Milk (available late Sep to early Jan, rich and high-yielding, currently low volumes)

Awards & Recognition

  • New Zealand Champions of Cheese Award — Bronze (Fenugreek Mix)(2022)
  • New Zealand Champions of Cheese Award — Bronze (Pecorino)(2022)

More from Raggedy Range Cheese

Farm visits (during off-season, May-September)

How to Get Their Products

Farmers' Markets

Wānaka Artisan Market

Central Otago·Thu 3-6

Direct Sales

Raggedy Range, Moa Creek 9387, New Zealand

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