Brisbane gelateria Milani House of Gelato wins best ice cream in Australia

A QUEENSLAND gelateria has taken out the title of Australia’s best ice cream for the second year running.

Yue Lin from Milani House of Gelato with his winning chocolate sorbet. Picture: Claudia Baxter

A QUEENSLAND gelateria has taken out the title for best ice cream in Australia for the second year running at the Royal Queensland Food and Wine Show.

A rich dark chocolate sorbet from Milani House of Gelato in Hamilton, in Brisbane’s inner north, beat 164 ice cream, gelato and sorbet entries from across the country to claim the Grand Champion award at the prestigious competition.

“It’s unbelievable. Last year I won and this year to win again it’s unbelievable,” said owner Yue Lin.

The popular Racecourse Rd gelateria won the grand prize last year for its dark chocolate gelato. But RQFWS ice cream judge Gary Baker said winning the entire competition with a sorbet was even more special for the local business, as it was only the second time in the event’s seven-year history a sorbet has claimed grand champion.

“For a sorbet to win overall is a great achievement because they don’t have the advantage of all the dairy milk solids that ice cream and gelato have to make them nice and creamy,” Mr Baker said.

The RQFWS Grand Champion of Cheese winner Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese 'Riverine Blue'. Picture: Claudia Baxter

The title of best cheese in Australia was also awarded yesterday, going to Victoria’s Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese for the third year running for their buffalo milk Riverine Blue.

“The fact both Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese and Milani House of Gelato are serial winners just attests to the superb quality and attention toi detail these manufacturers put into their products, said RQFWS chief judge Russell Smith.