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Cheese Curds – all milks
1st Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, WA
Flagship Curds
2nd Arena Cheese Inc., WI
Cheese Curd
3rd Cedar Grove Cheese, WI
Cheese Curds – Plain
Mascarpone and Cream Cheese – made from cow’s milk
1st BelGioioso Cheese Inc., WI
BelGioioso Crema di Mascarpone
2nd BelGioioso Cheese Inc., WI
BelGioioso Mascarpone
3rd arthur schuman inc, WI
Cello Thick and Smooth Mascarpone
3rd Di Stefano Cheese, CA
Mascarpone
Ricotta – made from cow’s milk
1st Calabro Cheese Corporation, CT
2nd Maplebrook Farm, VT
3rd Sierra Cheese Manufacturing Company Inc., CA
Part Skim Ricotta
Fromage Blanc, Fromage Frais, and Quark – made from cow’s milk
1st Clock Shadow Creamery, WI
Quark
2nd Nicasio Valley Cheese Co., CA
3rd Alemar Cheese Company, MN
Fromage Blanc
Open Category – Fresh Unripened Cheeses – made from cow’s milk
1st No Award Given
2nd No Award Given
3rd Traders Point Creamery, IN
Open Category – Fresh Unripened Cheeses – made from goat’s milk
1st Montchevre-Betin, Inc., WI
Fromage Blanc
2nd Mozzarella Company, TX
Goat Ricotta
3rd Cypress Grove Chevre, CA
Open Category – Fresh Unripened Cheeses – made from sheep’s or mixed milks
1st No Award Given
2nd Atalanta Corporation/Quality Cheese Inc., ON
Buffalo Ricotta Bella Casara
3rd Mozzarella Company, TX
Cella
Brie – made from cow’s milk
1st Lactalis American Group – Belmont, WI
3Kg Brie President
2nd Lactalis American Group – Belmont, WI
1Kg Brie President
3rd La Maison Alexis de Portneuf Inc, QC
Brie de Portneuf Double Crème
Camembert – made from cow’s milk
1st Lactalis American Group – Belmont, WI
1Kg Camembert President
2nd Alemar Cheese Company, MN
Bent River Camembert-style cheese
3rd Kurtwood Farms, WA
Triple Crème – soft ripened/cream added – all milks
1st La Maison Alexis de Portneuf Inc, QC
Chèvre des Neiges Brie Triple Crème
2nd Marin French Cheese Company, CA
3rd Lactalis American Group – Belmont, WI
3Kg Triple Creme Brie President
Open Category – Soft-Ripened Cheeses – made from cow’s milk
1st Cellars at Jasper Hill, VT
2nd Nicasio Valley Cheese Co., CA
3rd Agropur Fine Cheeses, QC
Rondoux Double Crème
Open Category – Soft-Ripened Cheeses – made from goat’s milk
1st Cypress Grove Chevre, CA
2nd Murray’s Cheese, VT
2nd Vermont Creamery, VT
3rd Lazy Lady Farm LLC, VT
La Petite Tomme
Open Category – Soft-Ripened Cheeses – made from sheep’s or mixed milks
1st Old Chatham Sheepherding Company, NY
Hudson Valley Camembert Square
2nd Ancient Heritage Dairy, OR
Adelle
2nd Meadowood Farms, NY
Strawbridge
3rd Fromagerie Le Détour, QC
Le Verdict d’Alexina
3rd LaClare Farms Specialties, LLC, WI
Martone
3rd Sage Farm Goat Dairy, VT
Belvidere
Brick Cheese – made from cow’s milk
1st WIDMERS CHEESE CELLARS, WI
Washed Rind Brick Cheese
2nd Edelweiss Creamery, WI
Brick Cheese
3rd WIDMERS CHEESE CELLARS, WI
Mild Brick Cheese
Dry Jack – made from cow’s milk
1st Rumiano Cheese Company, CA
Dry Monterey Jack
2nd No Award Given
3rd No Award Given
Monterey Jack – made from cow’s milk
1st Cabot Creamery Cooperative, VT
Cabot Monterey Jack
2nd Sierra Nevada Cheese Company, CA
Organic Raw Milk Monterey Jack
3rd Southwest Cheese LLC, NM
Monterrey Jack
Brick Muenster – made from cow’s milk
1st Fair Oaks Farms, WI
Muenster
2nd Klondike Cheese Co., WI
Muenster
3rd Edelweiss Creamery, WI
Muenster
Colby – made from cow’s milk
1st No Award Given
2nd Southwest Cheese LLC, NM
Colby
3rd Meister Cheese Company, WI
Colby
American Originals Original Recipe / Open Category – made from cow’s milk
1st Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Wildfire Blue
2nd Roelli Cheese Company Inc., WI
Dunbarton
3rd Meadow Creek Dairy, VA
American Originals Original Recipe / Open Category – made from goat’s milk
1st Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy, CO
“A Cheese Named Sue”
2nd Vermont Creamery, VT
3rd Cypress Grove Chevre, CA
American Originals Original Recipe / Open Category – made from sheep’s milk
1st BLEATING HEART CHEESE, CA
2nd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Big Mutton Button
3rd No Award Given
American Originals Original Recipe / Open Category – made from mixed or other milks
1st Grafton Village Cheese, VT
2nd Idyll Farms llc, MI
Idyllweiss
3rd Central Coast Creamery, CA
Dutch-style (Gouda, Edam etc.) – all milks
1st Oakdale Cheese & Specialties, CA
Aged Gouda
2nd Michigan State University Dairy Store, MI
Gouda
3rd Holland’s Family Cheese, WI
Marieke Belegen 4-6 month
3rd Holland’s Family Cheese, WI
Marieke Gouda Aged (9-12 month)
3rd Jacobs Creamery, WA
Aged Gouda
3rd Saxon Cheese, LLC, WI
Emmental-style with Eye Formation (Swiss, Baby Swiss, Blocks, Wheels) – made from cow’s milk
1st No Award Given
2nd Fair Oaks Farms, WI
Sweet Swiss
3rd Edelweiss Creamery, WI
Open Category – American Made/International Style – made from cow’s milk
1st Farms For City Kids Foundation, VT
2nd Saxon Cheese, LLC, WI
Saxony Alpine Style 8months
2nd Uplands Cheese, WI
3rd Willapa Hills Cheese, WA
Lilly Pad
Open Category – American Made/International Style – made from goat’s milk
1st Vermont Creamery, VT
2nd Avalanche Cheese Company, CO
Avalanche Cheese Company Cabra Blanca
3rd Reichert’s Dairy Air, IA
Robiola di mia Nonna
Open Category – American Made/International Style – made from sheep’s or mixed milks
1st Sartori Company, WI
Sartori Limited Edition Pastorale Blend
2nd Atalanta Corporation/Quality Cheese Inc., ON
Oxford Street Buffalo
3rd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Cave Aged Mellage
3rd Twig Farm, VT
Mixed Drum
Aged Cheddar – aged over 12 and up to 24 months – all milks
1st The Artisan Cheese Exchange, WI
2nd Cabot Creamery Cooperative, VT
Cabot Farmhouse Reserve Cheddar
3rd The Artisan Cheese Exchange, WI
Deer Creek 1 Year Select Double A Grade Cheddar
Cheddar – aged up to 12 months – made from cow’s milk
1st Kraft Foods, WI
Cracker Barrel – Extra Sharp Cheddar
2nd Cabot Creamery Cooperative, VT
Cabot Sharp Cheddar
3rd Saxon Cheese, LLC, WI
Pastures Aged Cheddar Style 12 months
3rd Shelburne Farms, VT
Farmhouse 6 Month Cheddar Medium
3rd Tillamook County Creamery Association, OR
Tillamook Sharp Cheddar
Cheddar – aged up to 12 months – made from goat’s, sheep’s, buffalo’s, or mixed milk
1st Rogue Creamery, OR
2nd Coturnix, LLC DBA Cozy Cow Dairy, CO
Coturnix Creamery Roundabout
3rd Agropur Fine Cheeses, QC
CHEVRE NOIR
3rd Garden Variety Cheese, CA
Black Eyed Susan
Mature Cheddar – aged over 24 and up to 48 months – all milks
1st The Artisan Cheese Exchange, WI
Deer Creek Vat 17 World Cheddar
2nd Agropur Fine Cheeses, QC
3rd Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, WA
Four Year Flagship
3rd Grafton Village Cheese, VT
Mature Cheddar – aged over 48 months – all milks
1st No Award Given
2nd WIDMERS CHEESE CELLARS, WI
6 Year Aged Cheddar (White)
3rd WIDMERS CHEESE CELLARS, WI
8 Year Aged Cheddar
Cheddar wrapped in cloth, linen – aged up to 12 months – all milks
1st Avalanche Cheese Company, CO
Avalanche Cheese Company Hand Bandaged Goat Cheddar
2nd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
3rd COWS CREAMERY, PE
Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar (aged less than 12 months)
Cheddar wrapped in cloth, linen – aged over 12 months – all milks
1st Grafton Village Cheese, VT
Queen of Quality Clothbound Cheddar 1 Year+
2nd Homestead Creamery, MO
Flory’s Truckle
3rd Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, WA
Rindless Blue-veined – made from cow’s milk
1st Saputo Specialty Cheese, WI
Saputo Specialty Cheese for Salemville – Reserve Blue Cheese
2nd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
3rd Caves of Faribault, MN
Amablu St. Pete’s Select Blue Cheese
Rindless Blue-veined – made from goat’s milk
1st Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
2nd Hook’s Cheese Company, Inc., WI
Barneveld Blue
3rd Montchevre-Betin, Inc., WI
Rindless Blue-veined – made from sheep’s or mixed milks
1st Hook’s Cheese Company, Inc., WI
Little Boy Blue
2nd Shepherd’s Way Farms, MN
3rd Old Chatham Sheepherding Company, NY
Blue-veined with a rind or external coating – made from cow’s milk
1st Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co., CA
2nd Plymouth Artisan Cheese, VT
Red, White & Blue
3rd BLEATING HEART CHEESE, CA
Moolicious Blue
3rd P A Bowen Farmstead, MD
Prince Georges Blue Cheese
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
3rd FireFly Farms, MD
Blue-veined with a rind or external coating – made from sheep’s or mixed milks
1st BLEATING HEART CHEESE, CA
Ewelicious Blue
2nd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Virgin Pine Native Sheep Blue
2nd Oolite Cheese Company, UT
Old Yeller
3rd Yellow House Cheese, LLC, OH
Yellow House Blue
External Blue-molded cheeses – all milks
1st Mozzarella Company, TX
Deep Ellum Blue
2nd Westfield Farm, MA
3rd Westfield Farm, MA
Ripened, Aged over 90 days – all milks
1st Emmi Roth USA, WI
2nd Emmi Roth USA, WI
3rd Fagundes Old-World Cheese, CA
Queijo St. John
Fresh, Unripened – all milks
1st Ochoa’s Queseria, OR
Don Froylan Queso Oaxaca
2nd V&V Supremo Foods, IL
Queso Fresco
3rd Sand Hill Dairy, NV
Sand Hill Artesano Panela
Melting Hispanic – Cheeses intended to be consumed melted
1st Nuestro Queso, LLC, IL
Oaxaca
2nd Southwest Cheese LLC, NM
Queso Para Fundir
3rd Southwest Cheese LLC, NM
Queso Quesadilla
3rd V&V Supremo Foods, WI
Queso Quesadilla
Pasta Filata types (Provolone, Caciocavallo) – all milks
1st No Award Given
2nd Loveras Market, OK
Aged Caciocavera
3rd Loveras Market, OK
Standard Market Cave-Aged Madeline
3rd Mozzarella Company, TX
Caciocavallo
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 BelGioioso Cheese Inc., WI
2nd Saputo Specialty Cheese, WI
Stella Parmesan
3rd BelGioioso Cheese Inc., WI
BelGioioso Parmesan
Mozzarella types (Brick, Scamorza, String Cheese) – all milks
1st Oregon State Creamery, OR
The Peak
2nd Calabro Cheese Corporation, CT
Scamorza
3rd Lactalis American Group, NY
Part Skim Low Moisture Mozzarella Bulk
Fresh Mozzarella – 8 oz. or More (Balls or Shapes) – all milks
1st BelGioioso Cheese Inc., WI
BelGioioso Fresh Mozzarella 16 oz. Log
2nd LiuzziAngeloni Cheese, CT
8 oz Fresh Gourmet FDL
3rd Belfiore Cheese Company, CA
Belfiore Fior di Latte Mozzarella
Fresh Mozzarella – Under 8 oz. (Ovalini, Bocconcini, Ciliegine sizes) – all milks
1st No Award Given
2nd Belfiore Cheese Company, CA
Belfiore Fresh Mozzarella Ovaline
3rd Calabro Cheese Corporation, CT
Ovoline
3rd Di Stefano Cheese, CA
Fresh Ovoline
Burrata – Fresh mozzarella encasing a distinctly separate, softer curd and cream, or other soft cheese, core – all milks
1st BelGioioso Cheese Inc., WI
2nd Di Stefano Cheese, CA
Burrata alla Panna
3rd LiuzziAngeloni Cheese, CT
Burrata
Feta – made from cow’s milk
1st Klondike Cheese Co., WI
Odyssey Plain Feta
2nd Maplebrook Farm, VT
3rd Belfiore Cheese Company, CA
Belfiore Mediterranean Style Feta in Brine
Feta – made from goat’s milk
1st Vermont Creamery, VT
2nd Goatsbeard Farm, MO
Franklin Island Feta
3rd Montchevre-Betin, Inc., WI
3rd Pure Luck Farm and Dairy, TX
Feta – made from sheep’s or mixed milks
1st No Award Given
2nd Garden Variety Cheese, CA
Cosmos
3rd Cedar Grove Cheese, WI
Traditional Feta
Fat Free and Low Fat cheeses – all milks
1st Coach Farm, NY
Coach Farm Reduced Fat Fresh Goat Cheese
2nd Agropur Fine Cheeses, QC
E-lite Nature
3rd Klondike Cheese Co., WI
Odyssey Fat Free Feta
Light/Lite and Reduced Fat cheeses – all milks
1st Kraft Foods, SD
Cracker Barrel – Reduced Fat Extra Sharp Cheddar
2nd Klondike Cheese Co., WI
Odyssey Reduced Fat Feta
3rd Cabot Creamery Cooperative, VT
Cabot Sharp Light Cheddar
Fresh Unripened Cheese with Flavor Added – all milks
1st Dairy Goddess Farmstead Cheese and Milk, CA
“The Valley” Fromage Blanc
2nd La Maison Alexis de Portneuf Inc, QC
Chèvre des Neiges Fig and Orange
3rd La Maison Alexis de Portneuf Inc, QC
Chèvre des Neiges coconut
3rd La Maison Alexis de Portneuf Inc, QC
Chèvre des Neiges Herbs & Garlic
Cheese Curds with Flavor Added – all milks
1st Face Rock Creamery, OR
In Your Face Curds
2nd Beehive Cheese Company LLC, UT
Squeaky Bee Cheese Curds with Cajun
3rd Cedar Grove Cheese, WI
Pizza Curds
Soft-Ripened with Flavor Added – all milks
1st Cypress Grove Chevre, CA
2nd Lactalis American Group – Belmont, WI
3Kg Brie Herbs President
3rd Idyll Farms llc, MI
Grand Gris with Tapenade
International-Style with Flavor Added – all milks
1st Holland’s Family Cheese, WI
Marieke Gouda Jalapeno
2nd Vintage Cheese of Montana, MT
Mountina-Mocha
3rd Holland’s Family Cheese, WI
Cheddar with Flavor Added – all milks
1st Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, WA
Marco Polo Reserve
2nd Vermont Farmstead Cheese Company, VT
AleHouse Cheddar
3rd Ballard Cheese llc, ID
Truffle salt Cheddar
Farmstead Cheese with Flavor Added (must conform to all guidelines in Category M) – all
1st Coach Farm, NY
Coach Farm Aged Green Peppercorn Brick
2nd Willamette Valley Cheese Company, OR
Cumin Gouda
3rd Rivers Edge Chevre LLC, OR
Rivers Edge Chevre LLC True Love
Hispanic-Style with Flavor Added – all milks
1st No Award Given
2nd University of Connecticut Department of Animal Science Creamery, CT
Green Chile Queso Blanco
3rd Ochoa’s Queseria, OR
Don Froylan Queso Botanero Cilantro & Jalapeno
Feta with Flavor Added – all milks
1st Klondike Cheese Co., WI
Odyssey Tomato & Basil Feta
2nd Klondike Cheese Co., WI
Odyssey Peppercorn Feta
3rd Klondike Cheese Co., WI
Odyssey Mediterranean Feta
Reduced Fat Cheese with Flavor Added – all milks
1st Lactalis U.S.A., Inc., WI
Rondele Garlic & Herbs Light
2nd The Artisan Cheese Exchange, WI
Apollo’s Gift Naturally Healthy with Peppers
3rd Coach Farm, NY
Coach Farm Reduced Fat Fresh Goat Cheese with Pepper
Rubbed-Rind Cheese with added flavor ingredients rubbed or applied by hand only on the exterior surface of the cheese – all milks
1st Cherry Valley Dairy, WA
Dairy Reserve
2nd Murray’s Cheese, NY
Cave Master Reserve, Hudson Flower
3rd Brazos Valley Cheese, TX
Van Sormon
Monterey Jack with Flavor Added – all milks
1st Tillamook County Creamery Association, OR
Tillamook Pepper Jack
2nd Saputo Specialty Cheese, WI
Great Midwest Habanero Jack
3rd Rumiano Cheese Company, CA
Peppato Dry Jack
Fresh Goat Cheese with Flavor Added – 100% goat’s milk
1st Atalanta Corporation/Mariposa Dairy, ON
Celebrity International Apple & Cinnamon Goat Cheese
2nd Atalanta Corporation/Mariposa Dairy, ON
Celebrity International Chocolate Cherry Goat
3rd Mackenzie Creamery, OH
Cognac Fig Chevre
3rd Montchevre-Betin, Inc., WI
Fresh Goat Cheese Cranberry Cinnamon
3rd Montchevre-Betin, Inc., WI
3rd Westfield Farm, MA
Chocolate Capri
Fresh Sheep Cheese with Flavor Added – 100% sheep’s milk
1st Hidden Springs Creamery, WI
Driftless-Honey Lavender
2nd Hidden Springs Creamery, WI
Driftless– Maple
3rd Bellwether Farms, CA
3rd Hidden Springs Creamery, WI
Driftless-cranberry cinnamon
Yogurt and Cultured Products with Flavor Added – all milks
1st Annabella Creamery, Inc., Colombia
Buffalo Yogurt, Passion Fruit
2nd Traders Point Creamery, IN
Raspberry Yogurt
3rd Green Dirt Farm, LLC, MO
Only Ewe Blueberry Rosemary Yogurt
3rd Green Dirt Farm, LLC, MO
Only Ewe Maple Yogurt
Butter with Flavor Added – all milks
1st No Award Given
2nd Vermont Creamery, VT
Cultured Butter blended with Sea Salt and Maple
3rd Gold Creek Farms, UT
Truffle Butter
Cold Pack Cheese and Spreads with Flavor Added – all milks
1st Rising Sun Farms, ID
Cranberry Orange Cheese Torta
2nd Sartori Company, WI
Blue Moose of Boulder Martini Olive Ricotta Dip
3rd Mozzarella Company, TX
Pecan Praline Mascarpone Torta
Open Category – Cheeses with Flavor Added – all milks and mixed milks
1st BelGioioso Cheese Inc., WI
BelGioioso Black Truffle Burrata
2nd Burnett Dairy Cooperative, WI
Alpha’s Morning Sun with Herbes de Provence
3rd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Black Sheep Truffle
Smoked Italian Styles (Mozzarella, Scamorza, Bocconcini, Ovalini, etc.) – all milks
1st Loveras Market, OK
Hickory Smoked Caciocavera
2nd Di Stefano Cheese, CA
Smoked Scarmoza
3rd Saputo Dairy Products Canada G.P., QC
Smoked Caciocavallo
Smoked Cheddars – all milks
1st Gold Creek Farms, UT
Smoked Cheddar
2nd Parmalat Canada, ON
Balderson Double Smoked Cheddar
3rd COWS CREAMERY, PE
COWS CREAMERY Appletree Smoked Cheddar
Open Category – Smoked Cheeses – made from cow’s milk
1st Holland’s Family Cheese, WI
Marieke Gouda Smoked Cumin
2nd Brazos Valley Cheese, TX
Smoked Gouda
3rd Emmi Roth USA, WI
Roth Rofumo
Open Category – Smoked Cheeses – made from goat’s milk, sheep’s milk or mixed milks
1st Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy, CO
Haystack Mountain Applewood Smoked Chevre
2nd Goat Lady Dairy, NC
Smokey Mountain Round
3rd Westfield Farm, MA
Farmstead Category Aged less than 60 days – all milks
1st Sprout Creek Farm, NY
Margie
2nd The Farm at Doe Run, PA
Dragonfly
3rd Meadowood Farms, NY
Ledyard
Farmstead Category Aged 60 days or more – 39% or higher moisture – made from cow’s milk
1st Sprout Creek Farm, NY
2nd Cato Corner Farm, LLC, CT
Dairyere
2nd Willamette Valley Cheese Company, OR
Boerenkaas
3rd Nicasio Valley Cheese Co., CA
Farmstead Category Aged 60 days or more – less than 39% moisture – made from cow’s milk
1st Farms For City Kids Foundation, VT
2nd Cricket Creek Farm, MA
3rd von Trapp Farmstead LLC, VT
Farmstead Category Aged 60 days or more – made from goat’s milk
1st Boston Post Dairy, LLC, VT
Très Bonne
2nd Coach Farm, NY
3rd Sprout Creek Farm, NY
Madeleine
Farmstead Category Aged 60 days or more – made from sheep’s or mixed milks
1st Hidden Springs Creamery, WI
Meadow Melody Grande
2nd Tomales Farmstead Creamery, CA
Atika
3rd Weirauch Farm & Creamery, CA
Saint Rose
Fresh Rindless Goat’s Milk Cheese Aged 0 to 30 days (black ash coating permitted)
1st Avalanche Cheese Company, CO
Avalanche Cheese Company Fresh Chevre
2nd Briar Rose Creamery, OR
Classic Chevre
3rd Pure Luck Farm and Dairy, TX
Chevre
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 Capriole, IN
2nd Rivers Edge Chevre LLC, OR
Rivers Edge Chevre LLC Beltane
3rd Hawaii Island Goat Dairy, HI
Kalehua Crottin
Goat’s Milk Cheese Aged 31 to 60 days
1st Yellow Springs Farm llc, PA
Black Diamond
2nd Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, CA
3rd Baetje Farms LLC, MO
Goat’s Milk Cheese Aged Over 60 days
1st Mt. Sterling Cheese Co-op, WI
2nd LaClare Farms Specialties, LLC, WI
3rd Big Picture Farm, VT
Big Picture Farm Sonnet
Fresh Rindless Sheep’s Milk Cheese Aged 0 to 30 days
1st Hidden Springs Creamery, WI
2nd Coturnix, LLC DBA Cozy Cow Dairy, CO
Coturnix Creamery Fresh Sheep’s Milk Cheese
3rd Many Fold Farm, GA
Brebis
Sheep’s Milk Cheese Aged 31 to 60 days
1st Many Fold Farm, GA
Condor’s Ruin
2nd Old Chatham Sheepherding Company, NY
3rd Cedar Grove Cheese, WI
Fleance
Sheep’s Milk Cheese Aged Over 60 days
1st Atalanta Corporation/Mariposa Dairy, ON
Lenberg Farms Classic Reserve by Celebrity Tania Sheep Cheese
2nd Hidden Springs Creamery, WI
Timber Coulee
3rd Cedar Grove Cheese, WI
Donatello
3rd Hidden Springs Creamery, WI
Ocooch Mountain Reserve
Cheeses Marinated in Liquids and Ingredients – made from cow’s milk
1st No Award Given
2nd Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, WA
Yule Kase
3rd Sorrento Lactalis, ID
Marinated Fresh Mozzarella
Cheeses Marinated in Liquids and Ingredients – made from goat’s milk
1st Capriole, IN
O’Banon
2nd Fiore di Capra Inc., AZ
Jalapeno-Garlic Marinated Chevre
3rd Baetje Farms LLC, MO
Cheeses Marinated in Liquids and Ingredients – made from sheep’s or mixed milks
1st No Award Given
2nd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
3rd No Award Given
Crème Fraiche and Sour Cream Products – made from cow’s milk
1st V&V Supremo Foods, IL
Sour Cream
2nd Karoun Dairies Inc, CA
Canadian Style Sour Cream
3rd Tillamook County Creamery Association, OR
Tillamook’s Natural Sour Cream
3rd Vermont Creamery, VT
Kefir, Drinkable Yogurt, Buttermilk, and Other Drinkable Cultured Products – all milks
1st Trickling Springs Creamery, MO
Trickling Springs Organic Lowfat Plain Yogurt Smoothie
2nd Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, CA
Redwood Hill Farm Kefir
3rd Cherry Valley Dairy, WA
Cultured Buttermilk
Cultured Products – all milks
1st Karoun Dairies Inc, CA
Blue Isle Mediterranean Yogurt Spread
2nd Cabot Creamery Cooperative, VT
Cabot Plain Greek Style Yogurt
3rd Sierra Nevada Cheese Company, CA
Heroes Greek Yogurt
Yogurts – Plain with No Additional Ingredients – made from cow’s milk
1st No Award Given
2nd Traders Point Creamery, IN
Whole Milk Yogurt
3rd Snowville Creamery LLC, OH
Plain 2% Yogurt
Yogurts – Plain with No Additional Ingredients – made from goat’s milk
1st No Award Given
2nd Coach Farm, NY
Yo-Goat Plain
3rd Sierra Nevada Cheese Company, CA
Capretta Rich & Creamy Goat Yogurt
Yogurts – Plain with No Additional Ingredients – made from sheep’s milk
1st Garden Variety Cheese, CA
Yogurt
2nd Old Chatham Sheepherding Company, NY
Sheep’s Milk Yogurt – Plain
3rd Bellwether Farms, CA
Plain Sheep Yogurt
Salted Butter with or without cultures – made from cow’s milk
1st No Award Given
2nd Cabot Creamery Cooperative, MA
Cabot Salted Butter
3rd CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley, WI
Organic Salted Butter
Unsalted Butter with or without cultures – made from cow’s milk
1st Tillamook County Creamery Association, OR
Tillamook Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter
2nd Sierra Nevada Cheese Company, CA
Organic European-Style Cultured Butter
3rd Cabot Creamery Cooperative, MA
Cabot Unsalted Butter
3rd Rumiano Cheese Company, CA
Organic Unsalted Butter
3rd Vermont Creamery, VT
Cultured Butter Unsalted
Butter with or without cultures – made from goat’s, sheep’s or mixed milks
1st No Award Given
2nd Mt. Sterling Cheese Co-op, WI
Whey Cream Butter
3rd No Award Given
Open Category Cold Pack Style – all milks
1st Pine River Pre-Pack, Inc, WI
Chunky Bleu Cold Pack Cheese Food
2nd Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., WI
Chunky Blue Cheese Spread
3rd Atalanta Corporation/Quality Cheese Inc., ON
Eiffel Tower Brie Spread
Washed Rind Cheeses aged more than 90 days with up to 44% moisture – all milks
1st Consider Bardwell Farm, VT
2nd Cellars at Jasper Hill, VT
3rd Uplands Cheese, WI
Extra-Aged Pleasant Ridge Reserve
Open Category – Washed Rind Cheeses – made from cow’s milk
1st Agropur Fine Cheeses, QC
2nd Agropur Fine Cheeses, QC
OKA CLASSIQUE
3rd Emmi Roth USA, WI
Open Category – Washed Rind Cheeses – made from goat’s milk
1st FireFly Farms, MD
Cabra La Mancha
2nd Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy, CO
3rd Briar Rose Creamery, OR
Lorelei
Open Category – Washed Rind Cheeses – made from sheep’s or mixed milks
1st Hidden Springs Creamery, WI
Timber Coulee Reserve
2nd Grafton Village Cheese, VT
Bull Hill
2nd Hidden Springs Creamery, WI
Meadow Melody
3rd Grafton Village Cheese, VT
Amy Scheuerman
Amy Scheuerman—culture's former web director—spent eight years in North Carolina where she developed a love of barbecue and biscuits before moving up north to get a degree in nutrition. She now works at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
