"wensleydale" news and stories

Wensleydale Creamery, makers of Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese, has launched a blog. According to their About section, the launch of the blog coincides with Wensleydale's application for a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), which would certify their Yorkshire Wensleydale as the genuine article and prevent producers in other regions using the name. So far, there are only a handful of entries on the blog, which launched earlier this month. The plan is to have various Wensleydale staffers post entries about the goings on at the creamery, according to an article in Brand Republic. In case you're wondering, the blog's link section does feature a link to Wallace and Gromit.

We love a bit of cheese here at Slashfood and can appreciate a cheesy on-screen moment. By “cheesy” we don't mean B-movies with low production value. We're talking about the real thing: creamy, tangy, smelly and - most importantly - edible cheese. Here is a rundown of some of our favorite cheesy movie moments and facts.

• The cheese-loving (albeit clay) star of Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit has brought notoriety to several British cheeses, including Wensleydale and Stinking Bishop. Production of Wensleydale more than quadrupled after it was featured in one of their animated short films.
• The voice of Wallace, Mr. Peter Sallis, does not like cheese. He doesn't mind pretending that he likes it, however, so fans of the claymation duo don't have to worry about Wallace swearing off cheese just yet.
• Monty Python's Cheese Shop Sketch is not exactly a movie, but it is still available on DVD. This sketch is one of the most popular Python sketches of all time, featuring a rather unusual cheese shop that is notable for its cleanliness and rather odd proprietor, but not for much of anything else.