The final chapter in perhaps one of the most surprising stories of the year unfolded this week as Wedginald, the 44lb star of http://www.cheddarvision.tv/ retired from the small screen and jetted off down under. After 12 months starring on the web, the celebrity Cheddar departed from Heathrow yesterday.
From humble beginnings a year ago, Wedginald’s impressive rise to fame has been well documented. Maturing live 24/7 on the internet, he has entertained over 1.7 million visitors across the globe from Iceland to India and New York to New Zealand.
As loyal fans know, in November the cheese was auctioned online in aid of BBC Children in Need. The sale raised three times the normal market value for a West Country Farmhouse Cheddar and saw Waitrose, Branston Pickle and Pieminister bidding over the odds for the chance to give the internet star a new home. In the end the traditional handmade Cheddar as won by a winemaker from Marlborough, New Zealand, who, ironically, grew up in Somerset.
Joining thousands of other Air New Zealand passengers flying home this Christmas, Wedginald travelled 12,000 miles to join the team at Mud House Winery, where they plan to let the traditional Cheddar mature for a little longer before sampling the delicacy with a glass of their own new vintage next year.
He will be sorely missed by many. All of us at West Country Farmhouse Cheesemakers would like to thank everyone involved with Wedginald over the course of the last 12 months, and most of all to all his fans.
On behalf of Wedginald and all at the group, have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
No comments:
Post a Comment