What do you get when you combine 205 goat lovers, 185 artisan goat cheeses, and more than a few glasses of wine? Well if you happened to be at the right place in Tucson, Arizona on October 21st , you would have found the American Dairy Goat Association members celebrating award winning goat milk cheeses - and cheesemakers- at the association’s annual wine and cheese reception.

The event honored more than 180 goat milk products, including cheese, yogurt, butter, and confection, from 27 commercial producers who entered the annual competition. Taking away the Best in Show award was Central Coast Creamery, California, cheesemakers Reggie Jones and John Dirk Bulk with their aged hard cheese, Goat Gouda. Reserve Best in Show went to Maryland cheesemaker, Andrea Cedro of Firefly Farm for her surface ripened cheese, Merry Goat Round.

Next year’s competition will take place in October in Grand Rapids Michigan . For more information on the American Dairy Goat Association Products programs visit www.americandairygoatproducts.org.

Submitted by: Gianaclis Caldwell

2010 GOAT MILK CHEESE COMPETITION COMMERCIAL ENTRY RESULTS

Judges: Moshe Rosenberg – California Tami Parr - Oregon

Unflavored Soft Cheese

1st –Mackenzie Creamery Cognac Fig
Jean Mackenzie-OH

2nd-Baetje Farms Chocolate Raspberry
Veronica Baetje - MO

3rd-Baetje Farms Coeur de la Crème Vanilla Lime
Veronica Baetje-MO

Flavored Soft Cheese-Sweet

1st-Latte Da Dairy Plain Chevre
Anne Jones- Texas

2nd-Reichert’s Dairy Air Chevre
Lois Reichert – IA

3rd-Spriggs Delight Farm Fresh Chevre
Joyce Powers - MD

Flavored Soft Cheese-Savory

1st-Black Mesa Ranch Herb Fresh Goat Cheese
David Heininger-AZ

2nd-Black Mesa Ranch Chipotle Fresh Goat Cheese
David Heininger-AZ

3rd-Baetje Farms Coeur de la Crème-Garlic & Chives
Veronica Baetje-MO

Unflavored Surface Mold Ripened Cheese

1st-Firefly Farms Merrygoat Round(RESERVE BEST IN SHOW)
Andrea Cedro-MD

2nd-Redwood Hill Farm Crottin
Jennifer Bice-CA

3rd-Cherry Glen Goat Cheese Co. Monocacy Ash
Diane Kirsch-MD

Flavored Surface Mold Ripened Cheese

1st-Rivers Edge Chevre Sunset Bay
Pat Morford-OR

2nd-Redwood Hill Farm Cameo
Jennifer Bice-CA

3rd-Cherry Glen Goat Cheese Co. Monocacy Chipotle
Diane Kirsch-MD

Blue Veined Cheese Exterior Moldin

1st-Firefly Farms Mountain Top Bleu
Andrea Cedro-MD

Flavored Blue Veined Cheese Exterior Molding

No Entries

Blue Veined Cheese Exterior Molding

1st-Firefly Farms Mountain Top Bleu
Andrea Cedro-MD

Flavored Blue Veined Cheese Exterior Molding

No Entries

Unflavored Blue Veined Cheese (Rindless)

1st-Firefly Farms Black and Blue
Andrea Cedro-MD

2nd-Pholia Farm Browns Gulch Blue
Gianaclis Caldwell-OR

Flavored Blue Veined Cheese (Rindless)

No Entries

Unflavored Fresh Mozzarella Cheese

No Entries

Flavored Fresh Mozzarella Cheese

No Entries

Unflavored Feta Cheese

1st-Reichert’s Dairy Air Classic Feta
Lois Reichert-IA

2nd-Gothberg Farms Feta
Rhonda Gothbert-WA

3rd-Bonnie Blue Farm Feta
Gayle Tanner-TN

Flavored Feta Cheese

1st-Latte Da Dairy Feta w/Kalamata Olives
Anne Jones-TX

2nd-Spriggs Delight Farm Feta Salad Mix
Joyce Powers-MD

3rd-Black Mesa Ranch Marinated Feta w/Sundried Tomatoes & Basil
David Heininger-AZ

Unflavored Pasta Filata type

1st-Black Mesa Ranch Boule
David Heininger-AZ

Flavored Pasta Filata type

No Entries

Flavored Washed Rind Cheese

No Entries

Unflavored Washed Rind Cheese

1st-Rivers Edge Chevre Mayor of Nye Beach
Pat Morford-OR

2nd-FireFly Farms Cabra Lamancha
Andrea Cedro-MD

3rd-Baetje Farms Cherbourg
Veronica Baetje-MO

Unflavored Semi-Soft Cheese

1st-Bonnie Blue Farm Tanasi Tomme
Gayle Tanner-TN

2nd-Mt. Sterling Coop Creamery Country Jack
Al O’Brien-WI

3rd-Fiore di Capra Baked Goat Cheese
Alethea Swift-AZ

Flavored Semi-Soft Cheese

1st-Pholia Farm Special Seedy
Gianaclis Caldwell-OR

2nd-Mt. Sterling Coop Creamery Country Jack w/chives
Al O’Brien-WI

3rd- Mt. Sterling Coop Creamery Country Jack w/Black Olive & Balsamic Vinegar
Al O’Brien-WI

Unflavored Hard Cheese

1st-Central Coast Creamery Goat Gouda (BEST IN SHOW)
Reggie Jones, CA
John Dirk Bulk

2nd-Fern’s Edge Mt. Zion
Shari Reyna

3rdFairview Farm Cascadia
Laurie Carlson-OR

Flavored Hard Cheese

1st-Sartori Reserve Caprimenthe
Pam Hodgson-WI

2nd-Mt. Sterling Raw Goat Milk Smoked Mild Cheddar
Al O’Brien-WI

3rd-Redwood Hill Farm Smoked Cheddar
Jennifer Bice-CA

Sweet Butter

No Entries

Salted Butter

No Entries

Cultured Butter

No Entries

Unflavored Yogurt

1st-Redwood Hill Farm Plain Yogurt
Jennifer Bice-CA

Flavored Yogurt

1st-Redwood Hill Farm Wildflower Honey Yogurt
Jennifer Bice

2nd-Fiore di Capra Goat’s Milk Yogurt Fig
Alethea Swift

Unflavored fermented milk other than yogurt

1st-Redwood Hill Farm Traditional Plain Kefir
Jennifer Bice-CA

Flavored fermented milk other than yogurt

1st-Redwood Hill Farm MangoOrangePineapple Kefir
Jennifer Bice-CA

Confections

1st-Fiore di Capra Carmel Sauce
Alethea Swift-AZ

2nd-Briar Rose Creamery Chocolate Goat Cheese Truffles
Sarah Marcus-OR

3rd-Black Mesa Ranch Goat Milk Fudge
David Heininger-AZ