Mould: A Cheese Festival 2021

Overview

UPDATE Monday, June 21: Due to the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria, Mould has been postponed and will now run Friday, August 13–Sunday, August 15. The below article has been updated to reflect this.

You can never have too many occasions to eat cheese, but this Melbourne cheese festival isn't just keen to shower cheese fiends with creamy goodness. A collaboration between Bruny Island Cheese Co. cheesemaker Nick Haddow and the organisers of Pinot Palooza, Mould wants dairy lovers to explore and devour the mild, hard and soft bites that Australia's best cheese wizards have to offer.

Heading to a new location for 2021, the festival will paint the Abbotsford Convent yellow from Friday, August 13–Sunday, August 15. Alongside unlimited tastings of Australia's best cheeses — with the lineup still be to announced — it'll feature flavoursome fare from other food vendors. Think of it as a cheese tasting trip around Australia without leaving St Heliers Street.

Of course, snacking on samples and purchasing slices and slabs to take home with you are just two ways to enjoy cheese. The fest will have cooking demonstrations, masterclasses and talks so you can stretch your cheese knowledge as well as your cheese stomach. And it wouldn't be a cheese festival without beverages to wash it all down with, so expect a bar serving Aussie wines, whisky, beer and sake — all of which match nicely to a bit of cheese.