Royal Norfolk Show: Wine and cheese experience announced

The Norfolk Wine and Cheese Experience will take place in the Adnams Food and Drink Experience area at this year’s Royal Norfolk Show, where visitors can sip, savour, and discover.

Delight in a handpicked selection of exceptional wines and mouth-watering cheeses crafted by 10 of Norfolk’s finest producers.

As you indulge, selected representatives will take you on a journey through the rich history and fascinating stories behind some of the region’s most beloved wines and cheeses.

“I am thrilled to be supporting the Norfolk Wine and Cheese Experience at the Royal Norfolk Show, which is a great opportunity to showcase the tremendous wines and stunning cheeses which are being produced in our county,” said Andy Newman, of Newman Associates PR.

“I believe passionately that we need to shout more loudly about the amazing food and drink which is made in Norfolk, and placing the county’s wine and cheese centre-stage at Norfolk’s biggest event is an excellent way of doing just that.”

Mark Nicholas, RNAA managing director said: “The Show will provide a unique focus on local food and drink and those who produce our food, as well as celebrate the best of Norfolk and the many organisations and businesses which contribute so much to our county.

“Norfolk is rightly proud of its produce and we look forward to showcasing some of the region’s best producers over 25-26th June 2025.”

For more details about how to book your place at one of the tutored wine and cheese tasting sessions being held at this year’s Royal Norfolk Show, visit the wine and cheese event page.

Programme of events for the Norfolk Wine and Cheese Theatre

Wednesday 10.30am and Thursday 12.30pm:

Chet Valley Vineyard

With over 10ha of vines at Bergh Apton, just south of Norwich, Chet Valley Vineyard is one of the longest-established winemakers in Norfolk. Two-thirds of its production is traditional method sparkling, with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier all featuring in the mix. The vineyard also produces still white, rosé and red wines from a variety of grapes including Solaris, Schönbürger, Cabernet Noir and Phoenix.

Fen Farm Dairy

Home to the nationally-renowned Baron Bigod cheese, Fen Farm Dairy has a herd of Montbéliarde cows grazing the fertile marshland of the Waveney Valley. Alongside the Brie-de-Meaux style Baron Bigod, the dairy’s most recent cheese is Raedwald, their take on a traditional French Reblochon.

Wednesday 11.30am and Thursday 1.30pm:

Burn Valley Vineyard

Planted in 2015, Burn Valley Vineyard in North Creake has built a reputation as one of the county’s leading winemakers, producing a wide variety of still and sparkling wines, as well as white and red vermouth and a late harvest dessert wine.  Situated four miles from the north Norfolk coast, the site is south facing, on a flinty soil with a chalk base.

Wilton Farm

Home of White Lady and Wissington, Wilton Farm has been in the Enefer family for four generations, and is the county’s leading producer of sheeps’ milk cheeses. The cheese is handmade in small batches; Wissington is a Manchego-styled hard cheese, whilst White Lady is a creamy white brie-style cheese, which develops complex flavours as it ages.

Wednesday 12.30pm and Thursday 2.30pm:

Flint Vineyard

Situated in Earsham near Bungay, Flint Vineyard makes wine renowned for their precision, complexity and pioneering spirit. From its category-defying Charmat-method sparkling wines through white wines made from Bacchus and Chardonnay, through the complex blended Silex white wine to its expressive Précoce red wine, Flint wines are about balance, purity and flavour.

Mrs Temple’s Cheese

Based at Wighton in north Norfolk, the multi award-winning Mrs Temple’s Cheese requires little introduction for anyone remotely interested in the county’s cheesemakers. With a range which includes Binham Blue, the soft Copys Cloud, the rind-washed Gurney’s Gold and the continental style Wells Alpine, no Norfolk cheeseboard is complete without at least one of Catherine Temple’s creations.

Wednesday 1.30pm and Thursday 10.30am:

Cobble Hill Vineyard

With around 17,000 vines on a 3.6ha south-facing slope not far from the north Norfolk coast near Burnham Market, Cobble Hill Vineyard was planted in 2016. The winery makes still white wines from Bacchus and Chardonnay, a still rosé from Pinot Noir, and three traditional method sparkling wines – two white and one rosé ­– from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Norton’s Dairy

Made from the farm’s own Brown Swiss cows, Norton’s Dairy produces a renowned soft cheese, which is then presented in a number of natural and flavoured variations, including chilli, apricot, black pepper and chive, and even lavender.  The farm, at Frettenham just north of Norwich, has been in the family since 1946.

Wednesday 2.30pm and Thursday 11.30am:

Winbirri Vineyard

Located at Surlingham, six miles east of Norwich, Winbirri is one of the best-known of the county’s vineyards, having won the ‘Best Single Varietal White Wine in the World’ at the 2017 Decanter World Wine Awards for its Bacchus white wine. The winery makes a range of white, rosé and red wines, as well as three traditional method sparkling wines.

The Goat Shed

Norfolk’s leading producer of goats’ milk cheese, The Goat Shed, situated at Honingham, has been making cheese since 2009. It produces Norfolk Mardler, a creamy, firm waxed cheese which is matured for eight weeks, and Wensum White, a white-rinded creamy brie style goats’ milk cheese.  The dairy offers cheese-making courses for those wanting a unique immersive experience.

Wednesday 3.30pm and Thursday 3.30pm:

Sparkling Norfolk

The county’s leading five vineyards each showcase one of their sparkling wines in a suitably festive conclusion to the theatre’s programme on each day.

Find out more about the Norfolk Wine and Cheese Experience.

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