The results are in from last week's ACS conference in Madison, WI, and it is a banner year for Cellars at Jasper Hill, with several awards including Best in Show for one of its seasonal cheeses. Grafton Village Cheese was second overall. See full list of winners below, including many Vermont cheesemakers.
Winnimere is the big cheese this year, taking first place in its category as well as Best of Show overall, ACS's highest honor. It's an example of the rise of artisan cheesemaking in the United States, as well as the local culture in Vermont.
"We feel the success from this award is not about a specific batch of cheese, but the team of hardworking individuals and culture of quality, analysis and support that we've developed over the years. To us, this ribbon is for all of our cheeses and each of our employees," Jasper Hill said on its Website.
"Winnimere wasn't our only cheese to win big; Cabot Clothbound Cheddar and Willoughbyalso won first place in their categories, Landaff won second place in its category and Harbisonwon third place in its category. The complete competition results are posted here.
"Excited to taste the ACS Winners? We've created an ACS Winners' Box with three of our ribbon-winning cheeses: Cabot Clothbound Cheddar, Willoughby and Landaff. We are currently waiting for some young batches of Harbison to ripen a bit, but that cheese will be added to the selection in the next couple weeks.
"As many of you know already, Winnimere is not in season. We make Winnimere with winter's milk, when our cows' increased intake of dry hay makes for a rich milk that's conducive to high-moisture cheeses. We made a micro-batch this spring expressly to submit for judging at ACS. When the Best of Show results came in, we made a mad dash to Wisconsin to deliver the last of it to the conference to share with the attendees at the Festival of Cheese. It will be available through our website and your local cheesemonger by January 2014."
VERMONT CHEESES EARN TOP HONORS AT 2013 AMERICAN CHEESE SOCIETY COMPETITION
Vermont cheeses took the top two awards at the 2013 American Cheese Society (ACS) Competition in Madison, WI last week, as well as an impressive collection of first, second, and third place ribbons in various classes. Eleven Vermont cheesemakers were awarded a total of 30 ribbons. Winnimere from The Cellars at Jasper Hill earned Best of Show and Bear Hill from Grafton Village Cheese took Second Best of Show from 1,794 entries submitted by 257 companies’the largest ACS competition to date.
‘The ribbons just kept mounting up,’said Jeremy Stephenson, President of the Vermont Cheese Council. ‘It is a testament to the talent and dedication of our cheesemakers, and to Vermont’s unique terroir, that our tiny state was able to lead in this prestigious national competition. The fact that ribbons were awarded to both larger, well-known brands and to smaller artisan cheeses showcases Vermont’s diverse and vibrant community of cheesemakers.’
The American Cheese Society is a not-for-profit trade organization that supports the North American artisan and specialty cheese industry. A panel of 37 judges at the annual competition recognized ‘cheeses that are of the highest quality in their aesthetic and technical evaluation.’
Vermont cheeses earned 30 ribbons at the competition, including 11 first place and the top two overall awards. Multiple ribbons were earned by Boston Post Dairy (3), Cabot Creamery Cooperative (7), the Cellars at Jasper Hill (6), Grafton Village Cheese Company (4), and Vermont Creamery (4). Consider Bardwell Farm, Farms for City Kids/Spring Brook Farm, Franklin Foods, Maplebrook Farm, Shelburne Farms, and Vermont Farmstead Cheese Company also took home awards. The complete listing is below and is also available on the American Cheese Society website.
Results of 2013 American Cheese Society Annual Competition
Vermont Winners Listed Alphabetically by Cheesemaker
BEST OF SHOW
Cellars at Jasper Hill - Winnimere
2nd PLACE
Grafton Village Cheese - Bear Hill
Boston Post Dairy
1st Place ‘Eleven Brothers
2nd Place ‘Tres Bonne
2nd Place ‘Smoking Goud
Cabot Creamery Cooperative
1st Place ‘Cabot Jalapeno 50% Reduced Fat Cheddar
1st Place ‘Cabot Tuscan Cheddar
1st Place ‘Cabot 75% Reduced Fat Cheddar
2nd Place ‘Cabot Vanilla Bean Greek Style Yogurt
2nd Place ‘Cabot 83 Unsalted Butter
3rd Place ‘Cabot Monterey Jack
3rd Place ‘Cabot Old School Cheddar
Cellars at Jasper Hill
1st Place and Best of Show ‘Winnimere
1st Place ‘Willoughby
1st Place ‘Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
2nd Place ‘Landaff from Landaff Creamery
3rd Place ‘Harbison
Consider Bardwell Farm
2nd Place ‘Rupert
Farms For City Kids Foundation/Spring Brook Farm
1st Place ‘Tarentaise
Franklin Foods
3rd Place ‘Green Mountain Farms Garlic
Grafton Village Cheese
1st Place and 2nd Place Best of Show’Bear Hill
2nd Place ‘Apple Pie Eweden
2nd Place ‘Vermont Clothbound Cheddar
Maplebrook Farm
3rd Place ‘Burratini
Shelburne Farms
2nd Place ‘Shelburne Farms 2 Year Cheddar Extra Sharp
Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery
1st Place ‘Cultured Butter blended with Sea Salt and Maple
1st Place ‘Bonne Bouche
2nd Place ‘Coupole
3rd Place ‘Mascarpone
Vermont Farmstead Cheese Company
3rd Place ‘Alehouse Cheddar
The Vermont Cheese Council is dedicated to the production and advancement of Vermont cheese. For more information visit www.vtcheese.com or come to the Green Mountain State and visit the Vermont Cheese Trail.
2013 ACS JUDGING & COMPETITION RESULTS
Madison, Wisconsin
August 2, 2013
The American Cheese Society (ACS) is a not-for-profit trade organization founded in 1983 to support the North American artisan and specialty cheese industry. ACS provides advocacy, education, business development, and networking opportunities for members of the cheese industry, while striving to continually raise the quality and availability of cheese in North America.
The cheesemakers listed below represent all of the entrants in the 2013 ACS Judging
& Competition: our largest ever, with 257 companies submitting 1,794 different products. Winners in each category are listed separately. Unlike other cheese competitions, where cheeses are only graded down for technical defects, ACS’s goal is to give positive recognition to those cheeses that are of the highest quality in their aesthetic and technical evaluation. As a result, the highest quality cheeses are those that ACS feels deserve the recognition of an award, based on a minimum number of points awarded (totaling 100 points possible) for first, second, or third place. In categories or sub-categories where the minimum number of points is not earned, no award is given.
Our congratulations go out to all of the dedicated, passionate, creative producers who work daily to bring the traditions of North American cheese to life, to market, and to the largest ACS Judging & Competition to date.
Best of Show
Cellars at Jasper Hill, VT
Winnimere
2nd Place
Grafton Village Cheese, VT
Bear Hill
3rd Place (Tie)
Bleu Mont Dairy
Bandaged Cheddar
Bleu Mont Dairy
Big Sky Grana
*Download a PDF of the 2013 ACS Awards Brochure
2013 ACS Judging & Competition Winners
A. FRESH UNRIPENED CHEESES
Mascarpone, Cream Cheese, Neufchatel, Ricotta, Impastata, Quark,
Fromage Blanc, Cottage Cheeses
AH: CHEESE CURDS ‘ALL MILKS
1st Springside Cheese Corp, WI
Cheddar Cheese Curds
2nd Arena Cheese Inc., WI
Cheese Curd
2nd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Colored Curd
3rd Jisa Farmstead Cheese, NE
New York Cheddar Curds
AM: MASCARPONE ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st No Award Given
2nd Arthur Schuman, Inc., WI
Cello Thick & Smooth Mascarpone B (Sweeter)
3rd BelGioioso Cheese Inc., WI
BelGioioso Mascarpone
3rd Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery, VT
Mascarpone
AR: RICOTTA ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st Liuzzi Angeloni Cheese, CT
Hand Dipped Ricotta
2nd BelGioioso Cheese Inc., WI
BelGioioso Ricotta con Latte Whole Milk
2nd Calabro Cheese Corporation, CT
Hand Dipped Ricotta
3rd Crooked Face Creamery, ME
Whole Milk Ricotta
AQ: FROMAGE BLANC, FROMAGE FRAIS, AND QUARK ‘
MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st Calkins Creamery, PA
Georgic
2nd Bellwether Farms, CA
Fromage Blanc
3rd Alemar Cheese Company, MN
Fromage Blanc
AC: OPEN CATEGORY ‘FRESH UNRIPENED CHEEESES ‘
MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st Sierra Nevada Cheese Company, CA
Gina Marie Cream Cheese
2nd Karoun Dairies Inc, CA
Fresh Basket Cheese
3rd Cowgirl Creamery, CA
Creme Fraiche
AG: OPEN CATEGORY ‘FRESH UNRIPENED CHEESES ‘
MADE FROM GOAT’S MILK
1st No Award Given
2nd Mackenzie Creamery, OH
Goat Milk Ricotta
3rd Montchevre-Betin, Inc., WI
Fromage Frais
AS: OPEN CATEGORY ‘FRESH UNRIPENED CHEESES ‘
MADE FROM SHEEP’S MILK OR MIXED MILKS
1st Quality Cheese Inc., ON
Buffalo Ricotta Bella Casara
2nd Catapano Dairy Farm, NY
Creamy Sheep
3rd La Maison Alexis de Portneuf Inc, QC
Chèvre des Neiges plain
B. SOFT-RIPENED CHEESES
White surface mold ripened cheeses (Brie, Camembert, Coulommiers, etc.)
BB: BRIE ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st Cherry Grove Farm, NJ
Buttercup Brie
2nd Agropur Fine Cheeses, QC
Brie Normandie
3rd Alouette Cheese USA llc, IL
Alouette Baby Brie 13.2 oz
3rd Marin French Cheese Company, CA
Traditional Brie
BC: CAMEMBERT ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st Agropur Fine Cheeses, QC
Camembert lExtra
2nd Agropur Fine Cheeses, QC
Camembert Vaudreuil
3rd Kurtwood Farms, WA
Dinah’s Cheese
BT: TRIPLE CRÃ ME ‘SOFT RIPENED/CREAM ADDED ‘ALL MILKS
1st Old Europe Cheese, Inc., MI
3 Kg Triple Cream Brie
2nd Agropur Fine Cheeses, QC
Chevalier Triple Creme
3rd La Maison Alexis de Portneuf Inc, QC
Saint-Honoré
BA: OPEN CATEGORY ‘SOFT-RIPENED CHEESES ‘MADE
FROM COW’S MILK
1st MouCo Cheese Company, CO
MouCo Ashley
2nd Agropur Fine Cheeses, QC
Rondoux Double Crème
3rd Cellars at Jasper Hill, VT
Harbison
3rd Sweet Grass Dairy, GA
Green Hill
BG: OPEN CATEGORY ‘SOFT-RIPENED CHEESES ‘MADE
FROM GOAT’S MILK
1st Cypress Grove Chevre, CA
Bermuda Triangle
2nd Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery, VT
Coupole
3rd Upper Canada Cheese Company, ON
NANNY NOIRE
BS: OPEN CATEGORY ‘SOFT-RIPENED CHEESES ‘MADE
FROM SHEEP’S OR MIXED MILKS
1st Ancient Heritage Dairy, OR
Valentine
2nd Baetje Farms LLC, MO
Coeur du Clos
3rd Idyll Farms llc, MI
Rind aged chevrotin
C. AMERICAN ORIGINALS
Cheeses recognized by the ACS as uniquely American in their original
forms (Monterey Jack, Dry Jack, Brick Cheese, Brick Muenster, Colby,
Teleme) or unique in their recipe and formulation and which do not strictly
conform to the guidelines of other acknowledged recipes for cheese types.
CB: BRICK CHEESE ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st Klondike Cheese Co., WI
Brick
2nd WIDMERS CHEESE CELLARS, WI
Washed Rind Brick Cheese
3rd Comstock Creamery, WI
Wisconsin Brick
CD: DRY JACK ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st No Award Given
2nd No Award Given
3rd Rumiano Cheese Company, CA
Dry Monterey Jack
CJ: MONTEREY JACK ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st Cherry Grove Farm, NJ
Lawrenceville Jack Reserve
2nd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Monterey Jack
3rd Cabot Creamery Cooperative, VT
Cabot Monterey Jack
CM: BRICK MUENSTER ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st No Award Given
2nd McCadam Cheese, NY
McCadam Muenster
3rd Edelweiss Creamery, WI
Muenster
CY: COLBY ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st Cedar Grove Cheese, WI
Marble Colby
2nd Tillamook County Creamery Association, OR
Tillamook Colby
3rd Arena Cheese Inc., WI
Colby
3rd Saputo Specialty Cheese, WI
Black Creek Colby
CT: TELEME ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
No Entries
CC: AMERICAN ORIGINALS ORIGINAL RECIPE / OPEN
CATEGORY ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st Bleu Mont Dairy, WI
Alpine Renegade
2nd Meadow Creek Dairy, VA
Appalachian
3rd Cooperstown Cheese Company, NY
Jersey Girl
CG: AMERICAN ORIGINALS ORIGINAL RECIPE / OPEN
CATEGORY ‘MADE FROM GOAT’S MILK
1st Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery, VT
Bonne Bouche
2nd Cypress Grove Chevre, CA
Humboldt Fog Grande
3rd Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy, CO
A Cheese Named Sue’
CS: AMERICAN ORIGINALS ORIGINAL RECIPE / OPEN
CATEGORY ‘MADE FROM SHEEP’S MILK OR MIXED
1st Central Coast Creamery, CA
Seascape
2nd Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, WA
Flagsheep
3rd La Moutonniere Inc., QC
Sein D’Helene
D. AMERICAN MADE / INTERNATIONAL STYLE
Cheeses modeled after or based on recipes for established European or
other international types or styles (Beaufort, Abondance, Gruyère,
Juustoleipa, Caerphilly, English Territorials, Leyden, Butterkäse,
Monastery styles, etc.)
DD: DUTCH-STYLE (GOUDA, EDAM ETC.) ‘ALL MILKS
1st Holland’s Family Cheese, WI
Marieke Gouda Mature 6-9 month
2nd Holland’s Family Cheese, WI
Marieke Gouda Premium (12-18 months)
3rd Oakdale Cheese & Specialties, CA
Aged Gouda
DE: EMMENTAL-STYLE WITH EYE FORMATION (SWISS, BABY
SWISS, BLOCKS, WHEELS) ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st Agropur Fine Cheeses, QC
Oka lArtisan
2nd Emmi Roth USA, WI
Roth Petite Swiss
3rd Fromages CDA Inc, QC
Le Frère Jacques
DC: OPEN CATEGORY ‘AMERICAN MADE/INTERNATIONAL
STYLE ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st Emmi Roth USA, WI
Roth Grand Cru Reserve
2nd Cedar Grove Cheese, WI
Willi
3rd Roelli Cheese Company, WI
Little Mountain
DG: OPEN CATEGORY ‘AMERICAN MADE/INTERNATIONAL
STYLE ‘MADE FROM GOAT’S MILK
1st Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Bandaged Billy
2nd Caromont Farm, VA
Esmontonian
2nd Ruggles Hill Creamery, MA
Alys’s Eclipse
3rd Fromagerie Bergeron Inc, QC
Patte Blanche
DS: OPEN CATEGORY ‘AMERICAN MADE/INTERNATIONAL
STYLE ‘MADE FROM SHEEP’S MILK OR MIXED MILKS
1st No Award Given
2nd Ancient Heritage Dairy, OR
Hannah
3rd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Cave Aged Mellage
E. CHEDDARS
All Cheddars ‘all milks (Based on age at time of Judging & Competition.)
EA: AGED CHEDDAR ‘AGED OVER 12 AND UP TO 24
MONTHS ‘ALL MILKS
1st The Artisan Cheese Exchange, WI
Deer Creek The Stag
2nd Kraft Foods, WI
Cracker Barrel ‘Aged Reserve Cheddar
3rd Maple Leaf Cheese Coop., WI
English Hollow Cheddar
EC: CHEDDAR ‘AGED UP TO 12 MONTHS ‘MADE FROM
COW’S MILK
1st The Artisan Cheese Exchange, WI
Deer Creek ‘The Fawn’
2nd Heber Valley Artisan Cheese, UT
Cascade Raw
3rd Kraft Foods, WI
Cracker Barrel ‘Sharp Cheddar
3rd Tillamook County Creamery Association, OR
Tillamook Medium Cheddar
EG: CHEDDAR ‘AGED UP TO 12 MONTHS ‘MADE FROM
GOAT’S, SHEEP’S, BUFFALO’S, OR MIXED MILK
1st Central Coast Creamery, CA
Goat Cheddar
2nd Sierra Nevada Cheese Company, CA
Caprae Raw Aged Goat Cheddar
3rd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Goat Cheddar
EX: MATURE CHEDDAR ‘AGED OVER 24 AND UP TO 48
MONTHS ‘ALL MILKS
1st Tillamook County Creamery Association, OR
Tillamook Vintage White Extra Sharp 3 Year Reserve
Cheddar
2nd Shelburne Farms, VT
Farmhouse 2 Year Cheddar Extra Sharp
3rd The Artisan Cheese Exchange, WI
Deer Creek Reserve
EE: MATURE CHEDDAR ‘AGED OVER 48 MONTHS ‘ALL MILKS
1st The Artisan Cheese Exchange, WI
Deer Creek Proprietor’s Grand Reserve
2nd The Artisan Cheese Exchange, WI
Deer Creek Private Reserve
2nd WIDMERS CHEESE CELLARS, WI
8 Year Aged Cheddar
3rd Cabot Creamery Cooperative, VT
Cabot Old School Cheddar
EW: CHEDDAR WRAPPED IN CLOTH, LINEN ‘AGED UP TO 12
MONTHS ‘ALL MILKS
1st Cellars at Jasper Hill, VT
Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
2nd Grafton Village Cheese, VT
Vermont Clothbound Cheddar
3rd Avalanche Cheese Company, CO
Avalanche Cheese Company Hand Bandaged Goat
Cheddar
EB: CHEDDAR WRAPPED IN CLOTH, LINEN ‘AGED OVER 12
MONTHS ‘ALL MILKS
1st Bleu Mont Dairy, WI
Bandaged Cheddar
2nd Homestead Creamery, MO
Flory’s Truckle
3rd Bleu Mont Dairy, WI
‘Reserve’Bandaged Cheddar 22 Month
F. BLUE MOLD CHEESES
All cheeses ripened with Roqueforti or Glaucum Penicillium (Excluded:
Colorless Mycelia)
FC: RINDLESS BLUE-VEINED ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st No Award Given
2nd Arthur Schuman, Inc., WI
Montfort Gorgonzola
3rd Caves of Faribault, MN
Amablu St. Petes Select Blue Cheese
FG: RINDLESS BLUE-VEINED ‘MADE FROM GOAT’S MILK
1st Montchevre-Betin, Inc., WI
Chèvre in Blue
2nd FireFly Farms, MD
Black & Blue
3rd Hook’s Cheese Company, Inc., WI
Barneveld Blue
FS: RINDLESS BLUE-VEINED ‘MADE FROM SHEEP’S MILK OR
MIXED MILKS
1st Old Chatham Sheepherding Company, NY
Ewe’s Blue
2nd Hook’s Cheese Company, Inc., WI
EWE CALF to be KIDding Blue
3rd Rogue Creamery, OR
Echo Mountain Blue
3rd Shepherd’s Way Farms, MN
Big Woods Blue
FK: BLUE-VEINED WITH A RIND OR EXTERNAL COATING ‘
MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st Rogue Creamery, OR
Rogue River Blue
2nd Rogue Creamery, OR
Caveman Blue
3rd Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co., CA
Point Reyes Bay Blue
FL: BLUE-VEINED WITH A RIND OR EXTERNAL COATING ‘
MADE FROM GOAT’S MILK
1st Avalanche Cheese Company, CO
Avalanche Cheese Company Midnight Blue
2nd Pure Luck Farm and Dairy, TX
Hopelessly Bleu
3rd The Stone Creek Farmstead, CO
Stone Creek Bloomy Bleu
FM: BLUE-VEINED WITH A RIND OR EXTERNAL COATING ‘
MADE FROM SHEEP’S OR MIXED MILK
1st Pennyroyal Farm, CA
Boonter’s Blue
2nd Yellow House Cheese, LLC, OH
Yellow House Blue
3rd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Virgin Pine Native Sheep Blue
FE: EXTERNAL BLUE-MOLDED CHEESES ‘ALL MILKS
1st Westfield Farm, MA
Bluebonnet
2nd Westfield Farm, MA
Classic Blue Log
3rd Westfield Farm, MA
Hubbardston Blue Cow
G. HISPANIC & PORTUGUESE STYLE CHEESES
Cheeses based on the recipes of the Azorean, Brazilian, Central American,
Colombian, Cuban, Guatemalan, Hispanic, Latino, Mexican, and
Portuguese communities
GA: HISPANIC & PORTUGUESE STYLE ‘RIPENED ‘ALL MILKS
1st No Award Given
2nd Emmi Roth USA, WI
Roth GranQueso Reserve
2nd Nuestro Queso, LLC, IL
Duranguense
3rd Emmi Roth USA, WI
Roth GranQueso
3rd Emmi Roth USA, WI
Roth GranQueso Double Aged
3rd Nuestro Queso, LLC, IL
Para Frier
GC: HISPANIC & PORTUGUESE STYLE ‘FRESH UNRIPENED ‘
ALL MILKS
1st Nuestro Queso, LLC, IL
Fresco
2nd Ochoa’s Queseria, OR
Don Froylan Queso Fresco
3rd Karoun Dairies Inc, CA
Queso Del Valle Queso Fresco
H. ITALIAN TYPE CHEESES
Excluded: Mascarpone and Ricotta
HP: PASTA FILATA TYPES (PROVOLONE, CACIOCAVALLO) ‘ALL
MILKS
1st No Award Given
2nd Silvery Moon Creamery, ME
Provolone
3rd Loveras Market, OK
Standard Market Cave-Aged Batista
HA: GRATING TYPES (REGGIANITO, SARDO, DOMESTIC
PARMESAN) ‘ALL MILKS; ROMANO MADE ONLY FROM
COW’S OR GOAT’S MILK AND NOT FROM SHEEP’S MILK
1st Bleu Mont Dairy, WI
Big Sky Grana
2nd Sartori Company, WI
Sartori Reserve Extra-Aged Asiago
3rd Sartori Company, WI
Sartori Reserve Extra-Aged Fontina
HM: MOZZARELLA TYPES (BRICK, SCAMORZA, STRING
CHEESE) ‘ALL MILKS
1st Loveras Market, OK
Braided Caciocavera
2nd Cesar’s Cheese, WI
Oaxaca String Cheese
3rd Lactalis American Group, NY
Part Skim High Moisture Mozzarella
HY: FRESH MOZZARELLA ‘8 OZ. OR MORE (BALLS OR
SHAPES) ‘ALL MILKS
1st Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co., CA
Point Reyes Fresh Mozzarella
2nd Quality Cheese Inc., ON
Bella Casara Fior de Latte
3rd Quality Cheese Inc., ON
Fresh Mozzarella Zerto
HZ: FRESH MOZZARELLA ‘UNDER 8 OZ. (OVALINI,
BOCCONCINI, CILIEGINE SIZES) ‘ALL MILKS
1st Liuzzi Angeloni Cheese, CT
Ovoline
2nd Formaggio Italian Cheese, NY
Fresh Mozzarella Bocconcini
3rd Lactalis American Group, CA
Galbani 4oz ball water pack
3rd Miceli Dairy Products, OH
Ovoline
HB: BURRATA ‘FRESH MOZZARELLA ENCASING A DISTINCTLY
SEPARATE, SOFTER CURD AND CREAM, OR OTHER SOFT
CHEESE, CORE ‘ALL MILKS
1st No Award Given
2nd BelGioioso Cheese Inc., WI
BelGioioso Burrata
3rd Liuzzi Angeloni Cheese, CT
Burrata
3rd MAPLEBROOK FARM, VT
Burratini
I. FETA CHEESES
IC: FETA ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st No Award Given
2nd Belfiore Cheese Company, CA
Belfiore Mediterranean Style Feta in Brine 12 Ounce
3rd Nasonville Dairy, WI
Feta
IG: FETA ‘MADE FROM GOAT’S MILK
1st Pure Luck Farm and Dairy, TX
Feta
2nd Quail Run Creamery, OR
Little Goat Feta
3rd Three Graces Dairy, LLC, NC
Goat Feta
IS: FETA ‘MADE FROM SHEEP’S MILK OR MIXED MILKS
1st No Award Given
2nd La Moutonniere Inc., QC
Feta
3rd Hidden Springs Creamery, WI
Farmstead Feta
J. LOW FAT / LOW SALT CHEESES
JL: FAT FREE AND LOW FAT CHEESES
1st Cabot Creamery Cooperative, VT
Cabot 75% Reduced Fat Cheddar
2nd Fromagerie Le Détour, QC
La Dame du Lac
3rd Klondike Cheese Co., WI
Low Fat Feta
JR: LIGHT/LITE AND REDUCED FAT CHEESES
1st Fromages CDA Inc, QC
L’Empereur Léger
2nd Klondike Cheese Co., WI
Reduced Fat Feta
3rd Emmi Roth USA, WI
Roth Reduced Fat Havarti
K. FLAVORED CHEESES
Cheeses with flavor added
KA: FRESH UNRIPENED CHEESE WITH FLAVOR ADDED ‘ALL
MILKS
1st Face Rock Creamery, OR
Vampire Slayer Curds
2nd Clock Shadow Creamery, WI
Cheddar Curd with Cajun Spice
2nd Rising Sun Farms, UT
Mild Curry Cheese Torta
3rd La Maison Alexis de Portneuf Inc, QC
Chèvre des Neiges Fig and Orange
KB: SOFT-RIPENED WITH FLAVOR ADDED ‘ALL MILKS
1st Marin French Cheese Company, CA
Truffle Brie
2nd Belmont ‘Lactalis American Group. Inc, WI
Brie 3 kg herb
3rd Old Europe Cheese, Inc., MI
3 Kg Brie with Herbs
KD: INTERNATIONAL-STYLE WITH FLAVOR ADDED ‘ALL MILKS
1st Holland’s Family Cheese, WI
Marieke Gouda Cumin
2nd Fromagerie Bergeron Inc, QC
Le Coureur des bois
3rd Brunkow Cheese, WI
Fire Roasted Hatch Chile Baked Cheese
KE: CHEDDAR WITH FLAVOR ADDED ‘ALL MILKS
1st Cabot Creamery Cooperative, VT
Cabot Tuscan Cheddar
2nd Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, WA
Marco Polo Reserve
3rd Vermont Farmstead Cheese Company, VT
AleHouse Cheddar
KF: FARMSTEAD CHEESE WITH FLAVOR ADDED (MUST
CONFORM TO ALL GUIDELINES IN CATEGORY M) ‘ALL
1st Ruggles Hill Creamery, MA
Claire’s Mandell Hill
2nd Willamette Valley Cheese, OR
Cumin Gouda
3rd Coach Farm, NY
Coach Farm Aged Green Peppercorn Brick
KG: HISPANIC-STYLE WITH FLAVOR ADDED ‘ALL MILKS
1st Ochoa’s Queseria, OR
Don Froylan Queso Botanero Cilantro & Jalapeno
2nd Heber Valley Artisan Cheese, UT
Queso Fresco Verde
3rd Nuestro Queso, LLC, IL
Enchilado
KH: HAVARTI WITH FLAVOR ADDED ‘ALL MILKS
1st No Award Given
2nd Agropur Fine Cheeses, QC
Havarti Jalapeno
2nd Ludwig Farmstead Creamery, IL
Jake’s Wheel Friesian Fields
3rd Emmi Roth USA, WI
Roth Dill Havarti
KI: FETA WITH FLAVOR ADDED ‘ALL MILKS
1st No Award Given
2nd Klondike Cheese Co., WI
Mediterranean Herb Feta
3rd Klondike Cheese Co., WI
Peppercorn Feta
KJ: REDUCED FAT CHEESE WITH FLAVOR ADDED ‘ALL MILKS
1st Cabot Creamery Cooperative, VT
Cabot Jalapeno 50% Reduced Fat Cheddar
2nd Woolwich Dairy, ON
Woolwich Dairy Fresh Chèvre ‘Big Kick Herb & Garlic
3rd Coach Farm, NY
Coach Farm Reduced Fat Fresh Goat Cheese with
Pepper
KM: MONTEREY JACK WITH FLAVOR ADDED ‘ALL MILKS
1st Heber Valley Artisan Cheese, UT
Wasatch Back Jack
2nd Cherry Valley Dairy, WA
Carrot-Nasturtium Reserve
2nd Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy, CO
Haystack Mountain Green Chile Jack
2nd Saputo Specialty Cheese, WI
Great Midwest Three Alarm Jack
3rd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Hot Pepper Jack
3rd Meister Cheese Company, WI
Morel
KN: FRESH GOAT CHEESE WITH FLAVOR ADDED ‘100%
GOAT’S MILK
1st Baetje Farms LLC, MO
Coeur de la Créme ‘Herb de Provence
2nd Cypress Grove Chevre, CA
Purple Haze
3rd Baetje Farms LLC, MO
Coeur de la Créme ‘Garlic and Chive
3rd Westfield Farm, MA
Wasabi Capri
KO: FRESH SHEEP CHEESE WITH FLAVOR ADDED ‘100%
SHEEP’S MILK
1st Bellwether Farms, CA
Pepato
2nd Green Dirt Farm, LLC, MO
Fresh Rosemary
3rd Green Dirt Farm, LLC, MO
Fresh Garlic & Peppercorn
KQ: YOGURT AND CULTURED PRODUCTS WITH FLAVOR ADDED
- ALL MILKS
1st Tillamook County Creamery Association, OR
Tillamook Light Fat Free Marionberry Yogurt
2nd Cabot Creamery Cooperative, VT
Cabot Vanilla Bean Greek Style Yogurt
3rd Traders Point Creamery, IN
Wildberry Yogurt
KR: BUTTER WITH FLAVOR ADDED ‘ALL MILKS
1st Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery, VT
Cultured Butter blended with Sea Salt and Maple
2nd Gold Creek Farms, UT
Salted Black Italian Truffle Butter
3rd Cricket Creek Farm, MA
Cricket Creek Butter with Garlic
KS: COLD PACK CHEESE AND SPREADS WITH FLAVOR
ADDED ‘ALL MILKS
1st Mighty Fine Food, WI
Martha’s Pimento Cheese
2nd Mighty Fine Food, WI
Martha’s Pimento Cheese with Jalapeños
3rd Franklin Foods, VT
Green Mountain Farms Garlic
KC: OPEN CATEGORY ‘CHEESES WITH FLAVOR ADDED ‘ALL
MILKS AND MIXED MILKS
1st Heartland Creamery, MO
Fine Herb Meunster
2nd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Chipotle Bread Cheese
3rd Sartori Company, WI
Sartori Reserve Espresso BellaVitano
L. SMOKED CHEESES
LM: SMOKED ITALIAN STYLES (MOZZARELLA, SCAMORZA,
BOCCONCINI, OVALINI, ETC.) ‘ALL MILKS
1st Gold Creek Farms, UT
Smoked Parmesan
2nd Liuzzi Angeloni Cheese, CT
Smoke Fresh Mozzarella
3rd Karoun Dairies Inc, CA
Karoun Smoked Braided String Cheese
LD: SMOKED CHEDDARS ‘ALL MILKS
1st Gold Creek Farms, UT
Smoked Cheddar
2nd COWS CREAMERY, PE
COWS CREAMERY Applewood Smoked Cheddar
3rd Pineland Farms Creamery, ME
Smoked Cheddar
LC: OPEN CATEGORY ‘SMOKED CHEESES ‘MADE FROM
COW’S MILK
1st Fair Oaks Farms, WI
Smoked Sweet Swiss
2nd Rogue Creamery, OR
Smokey Blue
3rd Fair Oaks Farms, WI
Smoked Gouda
LG: OPEN CATEGORY ‘SMOKED CHEESES ‘MADE FROM
GOAT’S MILK, SHEEP’S MILK OR MIXED MILKS
1st No Award Given
2nd Boston Post Dairy, LLC, VT
Smoking Goud
2nd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Airco
3rd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Smoked Ba Ba Blue
3rd Westfield Farm, MA
Smoked Capri
M. FARMSTEAD CHEESES
Limited to cheeses and fermented milk products made with milk from herds
on the farm where the cheeses are produced
MA: OPEN CATEGORY ‘FARMSTEAD CHEESES ‘SOFT ‘ALL
MILKS; AGED UP TO 60 DAYS ‘OVER 50% MOISTURE
1st Coach Farm, NY
Coach Farm Triple Cream
2nd Arethusa Farm Dairy, CT
Camembert
3rd Sequatchie Cove Creamery, TN
Dancing Fern
MC: OPEN CATEGORY ‘FARMSTEAD CHEESES ‘SEMISOFT ‘
MADE FROM COW’S MILK; AGED OVER 60 DAYS ‘
BETWEEN 39 AND 50% MOISTURE
1st Cellars at Jasper Hill, VT
Winnimere
2nd Cellars at Jasper Hill, NH
Landaff from Landaff Creamery
2nd Nicasio Valley Cheese Co., CA
San Geronimo
3rd Canal Junction Farmstead Cheese, OH
Charloe
ME: OPEN CATEGORY ‘FARMSTEAD CHEESES ‘HARD ‘
MADE FROM COW’S MILK; AGED OVER 60 DAYS ‘LESS
THAN 39% MOISTURE
1st Farms For City Kids Foundation/Spring Brook
Farm, VT
Tarentaise
2nd P A Bowen Farmstead, MD
Chesapeake Cheddar
3rd Robinson Farm, MA
Prescott
MG: OPEN CATEGORY ‘FARMSTEAD CHEESES ‘AGED OVER
60 DAYS ‘MADE FROM GOAT’S MILK
1st No Award Given
2nd Boston Post Dairy, LLC, VT
Très Bonne
3rd Bonnie Blue Farm, TN
Bonnie Blue Farm Tanasi Tomme
3rd York Hill Farm, ME
Capriano
MS: Open Category ‘Farmstead Cheeses ‘Aged over
60 days ‘made from sheep’s milk or mixed milks
1st No Award Given
2nd Meadowood Farms, NY
Lorenzo
3rd Everona Dairy, VA
Williamsburg
3rd North Bay Curds and Whey, CA
Buffalo Project #2
N. GOAT’S MILK CHEESES
Open to all shapes and styles of goat’s milk cheeses based on age at time
of Judging & Competition
NO: FRESH RINDLESS GOAT’S MILK CHEESE AGED 0 TO 30
DAYS (BLACK ASH COATING PERMITTED)
1st Cypress Grove Chevre, CA
Ms. Natural
2nd Westfield Farm, MA
Plain Capri
3rd Briar Rose Creamery, OR
Classic Chevre
3rd Finica Food Specialties, ON
Celebrity International Goat Cheese Original
3rd Goat Lady Dairy, NC
Plain Spreadable Goat Cheese
NS: FRESH GOAT’S MILK CHEESE AGED 0 TO 30 DAYS
(HAND-SHAPED, FORMED OR MOLDED INTO PYRAMID,
DISC, DRUM, CROTTIN, BASKET OR OTHER SHAPE)
1st Laura Chenel’s Chevre, CA
Laura Chenel’s Chevre Crottin
2nd Baetje Farms LLC, MO
Bloomsdale
3rd Pure Luck Farm and Dairy, TX
Basket-Molded Chevre
NT: GOAT’S MILK CHEESE AGED 31 TO 60 DAYS
1st No Award Given
2nd Rivers Edge Chevre LLC, OR
Rivers Edge Chevre Beltane
3rd Avalanche Cheese Company, CO
Avalanche Cheese Company Lamborn Bloomer
3rd Montchevre-Betin, Inc., WI
Mini Bucheron
NU: GOAT’S MILK CHEESE AGED OVER 60 DAYS
1st Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy, CO
Haystack Mountain Queso De Mano
2nd Sartori Company, WI
Sartori Limited Edition Extra-Aged Goat
3rd LaClare Farms Specialties, LLC, WI
Evalon
O. SHEEP’S MILK CHEESES
Open to all shapes and styles of sheep’s milk cheeses based on age at time
of Judging & Competition
OO: FRESH RINDLESS SHEEP’S MILK CHEESE AGED 0 TO 30
DAYS
1st Green Dirt Farm, LLC, MO
Fresh Plain
2nd Many Fold Farm, GA
Brebis
3rd Hidden Springs Creamery, WI
Driftless Natural
OT: SHEEP’S MILK CHEESE AGED 31 TO 60 DAYS
1st Green Dirt Farm, LLC, MO
Dirt Lover
2nd Old Chatham Sheepherding Company, NY
Kinderhook Creek
3rd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Fresh Marisa
OU: SHEEP’S MILK CHEESE AGED OVER 60 DAYS
1st Finica Food Specialties, ON
Tania
2nd Hidden Springs Creamery, WI
Ocooch Mountain Reserve
2nd Hidden Springs Creamery, WI
Timber Coulee Reserve
3rd Fromagerie Nouvelle France, QC
Zacharie Cloutier
P. MARINATED CHEESES
Entries include cheeses marinated in oil, vinegar, wine, spirits and liqueur,
etc., including additional ingredients
PC: OPEN CATEGORY ‘CHEESES MARINATED IN LIQUIDS
AND INGREDIENTS ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st Lactalis American Group, CA
Mozzarella Fresca marinated medallion
2nd Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, WA
Yule Kase
2nd Lactalis American Group, CA
Galbani 1/3oz marinated ball
3rd Sartori Company, WI
Sartori Limited Edition Cannella BellaVitano
PG: OPEN CATEGORY ‘CHEESES MARINATED IN LIQUIDS
AND INGREDIENTS ‘MADE FROM GOAT’S MILK
1st Laura Chenel’s Chevre, CA
Laura Chenel’s Chevre Cabecou
2nd Capriole, IN
O’Banon
3rd Baetje Farms LLC, MO
Marinated Feta
PS: OPEN CATEGORY ‘CHEESES MARINATED IN LIQUIDS
AND INGREDIENTS ‘MADE FROM SHEEP’S MILK OR MIXED MILK
1st Grafton Village Cheese, VT
Apple Pie Eweden
2nd Everona Dairy, VA
Pride of Bacchus
3rd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Canaria
Q. CULTURED MILK PRODUCTS
Limited to Yogurt, Crème Fraiche, Kefir, Labne, etc.
QC: CULTURED PRODUCTS ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st Tillamook County Creamery Association, OR
Tillamook Premium Sour Cream
2nd Tillamook County Creamery Association, OR
Tillamook’s Natural Sour Cream
3rd Arethusa Farm Dairy, CT
Sour Cream
QG: CULTURED PRODUCTS ‘MADE FROM GOAT’S MILK
1st Redwood Hill Farm, CA
Redwood Hill Farm Plain Kefir
2nd No Award Given
3rd No Award Given
QS: CULTURED PRODUCTS ‘MADE FROM SHEEP’S MILK OR MIXED MILK
No Entries
QF: CRÃ ME FRAICHE PRODUCTS ‘MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st No Award Given
2nd Bellwether Farms, CA
Crème Fraiche
3rd Alouette Cheese USA llc, PA
Alouette Creme Fraiche
QY: YOGURTS ‘PLAIN WITH NO ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS ‘
MADE FROM COW’S MILK
1st Karoun Dairies Inc, CA
Karoun Yogurt
2nd Sierra Nevada Cheese Company, CA
Heroes Greek Yogurt
3rd Beurrerie du Patrimoine, QC
Plain Yogourt from Cow
QD: YOGURTS ‘PLAIN WITH NO ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS ‘
MADE FROM GOAT’S MILK
1st Montchevre-Betin, Inc., WI
Goat Milk Yogurt Plain
2nd Coach Farm, NY
Coach Farm Goat’s Milk Yogurt, Plain
2nd Sierra Nevada Cheese Company, CA
Capretta Greek Yogurt
3rd Sierra Nevada Cheese Company, CA
Capretta Rich & Creamy Goat Yogurt
QE: YOGURTS ‘PLAIN WITH NO ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS ‘
MADE FROM SHEEP’S MILK
1st No Award Given
2nd Green Dirt Farm, LLC, MO
Grass Fed Sheep’s Milk Yogurt
3rd Old Chatham Sheepherding Company, NY
Plain Yogurt
R. BUTTERS
Whey Butter, Salted Butter, Sweet Butter, Cultured Butter, etc.
RC: SALTED BUTTER WITH OR WITHOUT CULTURES ‘MADE
FROM COW’S MILK
1st No Award Given
2nd Tillamook County Creamery Association, OR
Tillamook Salted Sweet Cream Butter
3rd CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley, WI
Organic Salted Butter
RO: UNSALTED BUTTER WITH OR WITHOUT CULTURES ‘MADE
FROM COW’S MILK
1st West Point Dairy Products LLC, NE
Wuthrich European Style Unsalted Butter
2nd Cabot Creamery Cooperative, VT
Cabot 83 Butter
3rd Rumiano Cheese Company, NJ
Rumiano Unsalted Butter
RM: BUTTER WITH OR WITHOUT CULTURES ‘MADE FROM
GOAT’S, SHEEP’S OR MIXED MILKS
1st La Moutonniere Inc., QC
Ewes Butter
2nd Mt. Sterling Cheese Co-op, WI
Whey Cream Butter
3rd Nordic Creamery, WI
Goat Butter
S. CHEESE SPREADS
Spreads produced by grinding and mixing, without the aid of heat and/or
emulsifying salts, one or more natural cheeses
SC: OPEN CATEGORY COLD PACK STYLE ‘ALL MILKS
1st Pineland Farms Creamery, ME
Cheddar Cheese spread
2nd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Sharp Cheddar Spread
3rd Pine River Pre-Pack, Inc, WI
Bleu Cold Pack Cheese Food
T. WASHED RIND CHEESES
Cheeses with a rind or crust washed in salted brine, whey, beer, wine, other
alcohol, or grape lees that exhibit an obvious, smeared or sticky rind and/or
crust ‘Limburger, Pont l’Evêque, Chimay, Schloss, Raclette, Swiss
Appenzeller or Vignerons-style, etc.
TA: WASHED RIND CHEESES AGED MORE THAN 90 DAYS
WITH UP TO 44% MOISTURE ‘ALL MILKS
1st Boston Post Dairy, LLC, VT
Eleven Brothers
2nd Consider Bardwell Farm, VT
Rupert
3rd Uplands Cheese, WI
Pleasant Ridge Reserve
TC: OPEN CATEGORY ‘WASHED RIND CHEESES ‘MADE
FROM COW’S MILK
1st Cellars at Jasper Hill, VT
Willoughby
2nd La Fromagerie 1860 DuVillage inc., QC
Vacherin
3rd La Maison Alexis de Portneuf Inc, QC
Le Reflet de Portneuf
3rd Meadow Creek Dairy, VA
Grayson
TG: OPEN CATEGORY ‘WASHED RIND CHEESES ‘MADE
FROM GOAT’S MILK
1st No Award Given
2nd Fromagerie Le Détour, QC
Sentinelle
3rd Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy, CO
Haystack Mountain Red Cloud
TS: OPEN CATEGORY ‘WASHED RIND CHEESES ‘MADE
FROM SHEEP’S MILK OR MIXED MILKS
1st Grafton Village Cheese, VT
Bear Hill
2nd Hidden Springs Creamery, WI
Ocooch Mountain
3rd Hidden Springs Creamery, WI
Meadow Melody