The Taste of the West Product Awards programme comprises 26 food and drink categories. This year - despite setbacks and challenges - we have been able to judge over 800 products, all made in the West Country by food and drink producers in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. Our panels of experts have evaluated each product individually, assessing its appearance, aroma, texture, packaging and above all else, its taste.
This is a list of our CHAMPION products for 2020. Congratulations to all the winners and our sincere thanks go to all sponsors, especially to Old Mill as title sponsors, for continuing to support the South West's food and drink industry.
Our SUPREME CHAMPION PRODUCT winner for 2020 is Cornish Kern made by Lynher Dairies in Cornwall.
Our RESERVE SUPREME CHAMPION PRODUCT winner for 2020 is Salted Caramel Gelato made by Baboo Gelato in Dorset.
CLASS | Champion Product | Winning Producer | Location |
Champion Non-Alcoholic Hot Drink | Clipper Peppermint 25 Tea Bags | Clipper Teas | Beaminster, Dorset |
Champion Non-Alcoholic Cold Drink | Cornish Red Grape Juice | Trevozah | Launceston, Cornwall |
Champion Wines, Spirits & Liqueurs sponsored by Vale Labels |
Bristol Vodka 40% | The Bristol Spirits Collective | Bristol |
Champion Cider sponsored by Bristol Labels |
Kirthenwood | St Ives Cider | St Ives, Cornwall |
Champion Beer sponsored by Bristol Labels |
Island Street Porter | Salcombe Brewery Co. | Kingsbridge, Devon |
Champion Ready Meal | Slow Cooked Chicken with Whole Spices & Coconut Milk | Eat West Country | Bruton, Somerset |
Champion Snack | Mr Filberts Moroccan Spice Almonds | Filberts Fine Foods | Glastonbury, Somerset |
Champion Vegan Product sponsored by Speciality & Fine Food Fair |
Raspberry Rose Delight | Hollychocs | Devizes, Wiltshire |
Champion Free From Product | House Granola | Weeke Barton Ltd | Exeter, Devon |
Champion Sauce & Accompaniment | Smoked Chilli Peanut Butter | Butter Bike Co | Exeter, Devon |
Champion Cured Meat | Game Salami | Good Game | Topsham, Devon |
Champion Sausage | Large Pork Sausage | Veyseys Butchers | Cullompton, Devon |
Champion Bacon sponsored by Bright Solicitors |
Dry Cured Smoked Streaky Bacon | Denhay Farms Ltd | Honiton, Devon |
Champion Burger | 6oz Westcountry Premier Beef Burger | R.D. Johns Ltd | Newton Abbot, Devon |
Champion Fish | Oysters | Porlock Bay Oysters | Minehead, Somerset |
Champion Cheese | Cornish Kern | Lynher Dairies | Truro, Cornwall |
Champion Dairy Product | Trink Milk | Trink Dairy | St Ives, Cornwall |
Champion Sweet Preserve | Lemon Curd | Devon Orchard Ltd | Exeter, Devon |
Champion Pickle/Chutney sponsored by Inkreadible Labels Ltd |
Hot Sweet Pickle Relish | Cedrics | Crewkerne, Somerset |
Champion Meat & Poultry sponsored by Stancold Plc |
Dartmoor Goose | Dartmoor Poultry Company | Ashburton, Devon |
Champion Savoury Bakery | Fruity Sausage Roll | Ashburton Delicatessen | Ashburton, Devon |
Champion Sweet Bakery sponsored by Taste of the West Legal Services |
Honeycombe Brownie | Bake Me Crazy | Porlock, Somerset |
Champion Chocolate | Dark Chocolate Rum & Raisin Bar | Ilfracombe Chocolate Emporium | Ilfracombe, Devon |
Champion Confectionery | Cherry Bakewell Fudge | Roly's Fudge | Devon |
Champion Ice Cream & Sorbet sponsored by Agrantec Ltd |
Salted Caramel Gelato | Baboo Gelato | Salway Ash, Dorset |