Victoria shines at Fine Food Awards

Rustica Sourdough Bakery in Fitzroy makes a champion passionfruit curd tart - officially. It's just won the major prize at the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria's Fine Food Awards, part of the Royal Show.

The top trophy was one of 31 handed out: other winners in their fields include Gundowring coconut ice-cream and Hojiblanca boutique olive oil from Lisadurne Hill of Rushworth. Here's the full list of national winners.

BREAD AND BAKED GOODS

• CHAMPION GLUTEN FREE BREAD AND BAKED GOODS
Caramel Slice, Sweetness The Patisserie, NSW

PACKAGING
• CHAMPION PACKAGING
The Officer’s Tasting Tin, The Regimental Condiment Company, VIC

PANTRY GOODS
• CHAMPION CEREAL/ MUESLI
Fine & Sunny, Liv Luv Gourmet Foods & Robinvale Estate, VIC

• CHAMPION NUT PRODUCT
Goulburn Valley Hazelnut, Neumos Produce, VIC

• CHAMPION SALT/SPICE PRODUCT
Le Baobab, Noccas, West African Style Paste, Le Baobab T/A The Natural Spice Company,
VIC

BRANDED BEEF
• CHAMPION LARGE BEEF PRODUCER
Oakey Angus Reserve, Oakey Abattoir, QLD

CHOCOLATE
• CHAMPION CHOCOLATE BAR AND BLOCK
Rio Caribe 72% Dark Chocolate, Gabriel Chocolate, WA

• CHAMPION SINGLE VARIETY
Bracegirdle’s Passionfruit Cloud, Bracegirdle’s House Of Fine Chocolate, SA

DAIRY
• CHAMPION BUTTER
Western Star Portion, Fonterra, TAS

• CHAMPION FRESH CHEESE
Florida Fresh Ricotta, Florida Cheese Pty Ltd, VIC

• CHAMPION MOULD SURFACE RIPENED CHEESE
Warby Red, Boosey Creek Cheese, VIC

• CHAMPION BLUE CHEESE
Oak Blue, Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese, VIC

• CHAMPION CHEDDAR STYLE
Wicked Cloth Bound Cheddar, The Wicked Cheese Company Pty Ltd, TAS

• CHAMPION YOGHURT
Evia Classic Tropical, The Yoghurt Company, NSW


• CHAMPION CREAM
Bulla Crème Fraiche, Bulla Dairy Foods, VIC

• CHAMPION MILK
Pura Light Start, Lion Dairy & Drinks – Chelsea Heights, VIC


SHEEP, GOAT AND BUFFALO
• CHAMPION CHEESE
Woodside Cheese Wrights Monet, Woodside Cheese Wrights, SA

• CHAMPION MILK
Drysdale Cheeses Pure Goat Milk, Drysdale Cheeses, VIC

ICE-CREAM, GELATO AND SORBET
• CHAMPION ICE CREAM
Gundowring Finest Ice Cream Coconut, Gundowring Fine Foods, VIC

• CHAMPION GELATO
Peanut Butter Delight, Gelati Sky Pty Ltd, VIC

• CHAMPION SORBET
Dooley Ice Cream, Dooley’s Ice Cream – Raspberry Sorbet

DELICATESSEN
• CHAMPION DELICATESSEN
Paradise Beach Purveyots Classic Hommus, Paradise Beach Purveyors P/L, NSW

• CHAMPION SMALLGOODS
Pancetta Flat, San Jose Smallgoods, SA

• CHAMPION UNCOOKED SAUSAGE
Princi Casalingo, P. Princi Butchers, WA

EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, FLAVOURED OIL AND TABLE OLIVES
• CHAMPION BOUTIQUE OIL
Hojiblanca, Lisadurne Hill, VIC

• CHAMPION COMMERCIAL OIL
Cobram Estate Light Flavour Intensity, Cobram Estate, VIC

• CHAMPION SINGLE ESTATE GROWN OIL
Alto Vividus, Alto Olives, NSW

• CHAMPION TABLE OLIVE
Kalamata Olives, Salute Oliva, VIC

PRESERVES
• CHAMPION PRESERVE
Redorange Blood Orange Syrup, Redbelly Citrus, NSW