Bassine Specialty Cheeses

03/09/2026

The 1st day of spring calls for an easy afternoon with good company. If you are hosting a casual get-together with friends this week, keep the catering simple and let the dairy do the heavy lifting. Pick up a selection of our handmade cheeses, a bottle of Bass River Dairies fresh milk for the table, and some crusty bread. Good food shared around the table does not need to be complicated.

02/09/2026

When you visit our farm cafe, the cheese tasting experience is about as fresh as it gets. The milk travels just metres from our dairy to the cheese room, never kilometres. Tone Petersen, our head cheesemaker, shapes every batch by hand three to four days a week using our non-homogenised, unstandardised whole milk. Pull up a chair, try our Bassine Queen Brie alongside our aged Wonthaggi and Peppato, and taste the difference that real paddock-to-plate dairying makes.

09/08/2026

https://38south.digital/blog/bassine-case-study/

A specialty cheesemaker, a hard look at the numbers, and a private AI assistant that runs to the factory's rhythm. What working with 38South actually looks like.

06/08/2026

🚨 CHEESE CRIMES: Are You Committing a Dairy Felony? 🚨

Four years in France taught me the unwritten laws of cheese—usually by breaking them in front of very judgmental locals. Now, we’re bringing that hard-earned education back to the farm shop in Glen Forbes.

We’ve compiled the official rap sheet of the most common offences against artisan cheese. You might think your cheeseboard etiquette is flawless, but are you unknowingly committing a cardinal sin against a wheel of Bassine Queen? Are you sabotaging your own wedges before they even hit the cracker?

How clean is your cheese rap sheet, really?

Hit the link to read the full list of charges on the blog, understand the science behind why these crimes ruin your cheese, and find out if you qualify for the Bassine Amnesty Program. 👩‍⚖️🧀

👉 Read the official rap sheet here: https://bassinespecialtycheeses.com.au/blog/cheese-crimes

📍 Claim your amnesty at the Farm Shop: 2125 Bass Highway, Glen Forbes (Fri-Sun, 9am - 4pm)

06/08/2026

Oozy cheese and freshly baked sourdough bread: a match made in foodie heaven.
Alert: Tenby Point turophiles - the taleggio style cheese is oozing its way out the door this weekend.
Sourdough cobs and loaves made by Graze Deli and Bakehouse, Wonthaggi, now available in our store!!

Another business-to-business collaboration of which we are extremely excited and proud.

05/08/2026

Which one will you choose? 🍰

🖤 Burnt Basque (GF) - deep, caramelised, custard soft
💛 Mango set - biscuit base, velvety mango, house-made coulis.

Both hand-made, both here all weekend, both worth the drive.

20/07/2026

Thank you to the many wonderful applicants who applied for our delivery / production assistant job advertised recently.
We were inundated with some great people we would have loved to join our team, but unfortunately there was only one position.
The position is now filled, and we would like to thank everyone who showed an interest in our little dairy.

18/07/2026

It might be chilly outside, but our cafe is warm and inviting! Come on down to Glen Forbes and enjoy a delicious coffee, a hearty cheese platter, or even one of our famous milkshakes. We've got something for everyone to enjoy, right here on the farm.

17/07/2026

Did you know that the milk we get in winter is the creamiest of the year? It's pretty special, and it makes for some truly exceptional cheeses. We've just put up a new article on our website that dives into why winter milk is so unique and how it influences the flavour and texture of our artisan cheeses.

https://bassinespecialtycheeses.com.au/blog/winter-milk-richest-cheese