The Farm at Doe Run Wins Best in Show at 2023 American Cheese Society
St. Malachi from The Farm at Doe Run was named 1st Place ‘Best of Show’ at the American Cheese Society’s 2023 Judging & Competition.
Cheese Madness Bracket: The Battle for the Big Cheese
A battle for the big cheese. A throw down for the fiercest fromage. We wanted to get in on the madness, so we decided to host a bracket of our own. Let the people decide which cheese will reign supreme! Download the bracket and make your own predictions. Voting will start March 12, 2023 in […]
A Year in Centerfolds: 2022
We’re revisiting our 2022 centerfolds and marveling at the beautiful and delicious cheeses we featured in culture this year.
Best Cheeses 2022: Sheep’s Milk
Photo by Nina Gallant | Styled by Kendra Smith CROZIER BLUE (pictured above)J&L Grubb Ltd. / Cashel Blue | Fethard, Ireland This rich, sweet wheel gets its name from St. Patrick’s Crozier, a silver relic in the shape of a shepherd’s crook said to be carried by the saint—a fitting name for a sheep’s milk […]
Best Cheeses 2022: Goat’s Milk
Photo by Nina Gallant | Styled by Kendra Smith ST. GERMAIN (pictured above)Blakesville Creamery | Port Washington, Wisconsin This semi-firm and mild, milky winner is made in a style similar to sheep’s milk, natural rind tommes from the Pyrenees. Only St. Germain hails from one of Wisconsin’s newest creameries. Founded in 2020, Blakesville Creamery makes […]
Best Cheeses 2022: Cow’s Milk
Photo by Nina Gallant | Styled by Kendra Smith WHITNEY (pictured above)Jasper Hill Farm | Greensboro, Vt. Made with the raw milk of Jasper Hill’s grass-fed herd, ACS First Place Best of Show winner Whitney leverages Jura-mountain inspiration into something uniquely Vermont. Its tacky pink exterior contains a pliant, milky white paste redolent of juicy […]
Behind the Scenes at the 2022 World Cheese Awards
The rich sound of a Welsh choir fills the corridor as my fellow judges and I file into the exhibition hall at the International Convention Center Wales for the 34th annual World Cheese Awards (WCA). Wearing our official aprons, which match the color of the huge red dragon sculpture outside the building (the red dragon […]
Best Cheeses 2022
To choose this year’s featured cheeses, the culture team combed through the winning wheels and wedges from the following competitions: World Cheese Awards (2021), World Championship Cheese Contest, American Cheese Society Judging and Competition, Good Food Awards, sofi Awards, International Cheese and Dairy Awards, and the New York International Cheese Competition. Key to abbreviations: WCA: […]
Table of Contents: Best Cheeses 2019
Get ready for the holiday season by exploring some of the best cheeses, accompaniments, and gear of 2019!
