Our Speciality Sheep Cheese
Welcome to Spring Sheep Cheese Co.
We make hand-crafted specialty sheep cheeses using traditional recipes; taking old world classics and adding a new world twist. We pride ourselves on producing some of the best European-style cheeses you know and love, but with a uniquely Antipodean accent. New Zealand’s diverse topography, climate, and geology come together to create a cheese experience unlike any other. We invite you to join us on a culinary journey that’s as remarkable as our landscapes.
Our ethos
We believe cheese can tell us a story: about the place it comes from, the people who make it and, in turn, about ourselves and our place.
Our secret ingredient
Nestled in the heart of the North Island, our farms bask in a climate as unique as our cheeses. New Zealand's geographical diversity is our secret ingredient. We owe our exceptional cheeses to the prevailing westerly winds, the embrace of the surrounding ocean, our rich, volcanic soils and the majestic mountains that shape our weather patterns and ultimately the milk we produce here.
A rich legacy of volcanic activity
In the region surrounding our dedicated farms, you’ll find a tapestry of temperate to maritime microclimates. With approximately 2,000 hours of sunshine annually, it rivals the sun-kissed regions of Aquitaine and Lyon in southern France. The secret to our lush pastures lies in the generous Pacific rainfall, rye grasses and pink and white clover. But what truly sets us apart is our soil – a rich legacy of volcanic activity. Our granular, silica-rich pumice soils have been sculpted by thousands of years of volcanic ash. It's the perfect foundation for the journey from pasture to palate.
Fresh, grass-fed goodness
Our sheep live the good life! Free-range on outdoor farms where they graze on a mixture of lush rye grasses and red and white clover all year round. The unique grassy and herbaceous flavour notes in our cheese testify to the wholesome and natural lifestyle they enjoy.
Who are we?
We make hand-crafted specialty sheep cheeses using traditional recipes; taking old world classics and adding a new world twist. We pride ourselves on producing some of the best European-style cheeses you know and love, but with a uniquely Antipodean accent.
Proud sheep cheese producers from NZ
Spring Sheep Cheese Co. is a division of Spring Sheep Milk Co.- a partly NZ Government owned company
Fastest growing globally
We are the fastest growing producer of grass-fed sheep milk in the world.
No. 1 in Southern Hemisphere
We are the largest producer of sheep milk in the Southern Hemisphere.
Highest quality producer
Our milk is exceptionally high quality across all key metrics in nutrition, food safety, animal welfare and environment.
Exclusive access to ZEALANDIA®
We boast 100% ownership & control of the world’s highest performing pastoral dairy sheep breed, the Zealandia®
Passionate about Cheese
We use the freshest grass-fed sheep milk direct from our own farms to produce characterful, creamy, delicious cheeses