The British Cheese Awards were established in 1994 to highlight the huge diversity of cheesemaking in the UK. The force behind this endeavour is food writer Juliet Harbutt - the doyenne of British cheese.
Reporter, Anna Macnamee went to find out more from Juliette about Caerphilly, a crumbly British cheese first produced in 1830. British Cheese Directory, editor Juliet Harbutt, Pub: Juliet Harbutt; ISBN: 0954224000, £45 Cheese, by Juliet Harbutt, LORENZ BOOKS; ISBN: 0754811050, £7.99