High Valley Cheese Co

High Valley Cheese Co is one of the Mudgee region's most distinctive food and wine destinations — a working artisan cheesemaker at 137 Ulan Road that produces handcrafted cheeses from local milk and pairs them with the wines of the surrounding Mudgee wine country in a setting that captures the best of what regional food tourism can be.

The combination of cheese and wine is one of the great natural pairings, and High Valley Cheese Co leans into it with genuine expertise. Guests can taste the cheese range in the context of local Mudgee wines, understanding how the richness of the cheese interacts with the bold Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz that the region is celebrated for, and how a well-made local Chardonnay can frame the same cheeses completely differently. It's the kind of integrated food-and-wine experience that a cellar door or a wine tour alone cannot deliver.

High Valley's 137 reviews averaging 4.4 stars make it one of the most reviewed food experiences in the Mudgee region — evidence of how many visitors treat it as a core stop on any Mudgee itinerary rather than an optional add-on. Many of the region's wine tour operators include a High Valley stop specifically because of the quality of the pairing experience it provides.

For guests building their own Mudgee day, High Valley Cheese Co works as a mid-morning or mid-afternoon stop — the kind of destination that gives a wine tour its food context and transforms a cellar door day into something more nourishing and memorable.

Ready to visit? Head to highvalley.com.au for current opening hours and what's available.