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Gorwydd Caerphilly was established in 1996 by Todd Trethowan, after learning the art of cheesemaking over a ten year period with several leading British cheesemakers.  It is made  by the Trethowans at Gorwydd, the family farm, just outside the village of Llanddewi Brefi, in Ceredigion, West Wales. Todd says “Caerphilly was an obvious choice as it had been made for generations in Wales and had almost died out.  I was keen to be part of its re-establishment within Wales.  I had also been told that territorial cheeses such as these are developed in a particular area due to the environmental conditions specific to that area (e.g. rainfall, humidity, mould types).  These were all compelling reasons to produce a Caerphilly.” Gorwydd Caerphilly has won at least one award every year since they started making it, including Best British Cheese, Best Welsh Cheese and Best Traditional Cheese. They are all modestly crammed onto a shelf in the office in a big and beautiful stone barn. Inspired by simplicity, our aim for the shop is to showcase our own cheese and a small range of our favourite cheeses, many of which are made by friends of ours and which we hope represent some of the best examples of each family of cheese. Having a small number of cheeses means that we can know about and look after our stock really well. The benefit of this and of buying, where we can, directly from the farms, is that the cheese reaches you in the best condition possible.

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