Whitestone Cheese well-known of which is Whitestone Windsor Blue. Other varieties made include Waitaki Camembert, Whitestone Farmhouse, Whitestone Brie, Mt Domet Double Cream Brie, Moeraki Bay Blue, Highland Blue, Totara Tasty, Manuka Feta, and four sheep's milk cheeses (notably Monte Cristo). Three goat's milk cheeses are also made: Parson's Rock, Duntroon and Danseys Pass. Whitestone Cheese Whitestone Cheese is one of the New Zealand South Island's leading cheese companies. The company is based in Oamaru, and takes its name from the limestone known as Oamaru stone which is quarried locally. The cheese is made with no artificial additives and milk from local
Types of cheese in softer or firmer variants. The factor that controls cheese hardness is moisture content, which depends on the pressure with which it is packed into moulds, and upon aging time. Cream cheeses are not matured. Brie and Neufchâtel are soft-type cheeses that mature for more than a month. Neufchâtel is a soft cheese which can be sold after 10 days of maturation. Semi-soft cheeses, and the sub-group "Monastery", cheeses have a high moisture content and tend to be mild-tasting. Well-known varieties include Havarti, Munster and Port Salut. Cheeses that range in texture from semi-soft to firm include Swiss-style cheeses such