World Championship Cheese Contest Announces Top 20 Cheeses
Madison, WI – Out of a record-breaking 3,402 entries in the 2018 World Championship Cheese Contest, just 20 cheeses remain in the hunt for the title: World Champion Cheese.
The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, the Contest host organization, is now pleased to announce – in order of class number – the names and makers of the cheeses being judged for the top prize.
Class 4: Cheddar, Aged One to Two Years
Cheese Name: English Hollow Cheddar
Maker: Maple Leaf Cheesemaking Team
Company: Maple Leaf Cheesemakers, Inc.
Location: Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Class 8: Burrata
Cheese Name: Burrata
Maker: Team Aguas
Company: Caputo Cheese
Location: Melrose Park, Illinois, United States of America
Class 22: Alcohol Washed Rind/ Smear-Ripened Cheese
Cheese Name: Mont Vully Bio
Maker: Ewald Schafer
Company: Fromagerie Schafer
Location: Cressier, Switzerland
Class 25: Baby Swiss Style
Cheese Name: Baby Swiss
Maker: Team Steenderen
Company: FrieslandCampina Export
Location: Wolvega, Friesland, Netherlands
Class 39: Mild Gouda
Cheese Name: Mild Gouda
Maker: Eric Steltenpohl
Company: Saxon Cheese, LLC
Location: Cleveland, Wisconsin, United States of America
Class 40: Aged Gouda
Cheese Name: North-Holland PDO Special Old Big Wheel
Maker: Team Lutjewinkel North-Holland Gold
Company: FrieslandCampina Export
Location: Wolvega, Friesland, Netherlands
Class 51: Washed Rind/Smear Ripened Semi-Soft (Semi-Hard) Cheeses
Cheese Name: Arzberger Ursteirer
Maker: Moestl Franz & Team
Company: Almenland Stollenkaese GmbH
Location: Passail, Austria
Class 52: Washed Rind/Smear Ripened Hard Cheeses
Cheese Name: Teichalmer
Maker: Moestl Franz & Team
Company: Almenland Stollenkaese GmbH
Location: Passail, Austria
Class 65: Open Class: Hard Cheeses
Cheese Name: Le Maréchal
Maker: Fromagerie Le Maréchal
Company: Fromagerie Le Maréchal SA
Location: Granges-Marnand, Vaud, Switzerland
Class 69: Open Class: Flavored Cheeses with Sweet or ‘Dessert’ Condiments
Cheese Name: Sartori Reserve Espresso BellaVitano
Maker: Mike Matucheski
Company: Sartori Company
Location: Antigo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Class 73: Reduced Fat Soft & Semi-Soft (Semi-Hard) Cheeses
Cheese Name: De Graafstroom Oud
Maker: De Graafstroom
Company: De Graafstroom
Location: Bleskensgraaf, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
Class 85: Soft Goat’s Milk Cheeses
Cheese Name: Chebrie
Maker: Woolwich Dairy’s Team
Company: Saputo Dairy Products Canada G.P.
Location: Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Class 88: Surface (Mold) Ripened Goat’s Milk Cheeses
Cheese Name: Coupole
Maker: Aged Cheese Team
Company: Vermont Creamery
Location: Websterville, Vermont, United States of America
Class 89: Washed Rind/ Smear Ripened Goat’s Milk Cheeses
Cheese Name: Fromage de Chévre
Maker: Dummermuth +Kursner
Company: Fromagerie
Location: Gimel, Vaud, Switzerland
Class 90: Semi-Soft (Semi-Hard) Goat’s Milk Cheeses
Cheese Name: Holland Master Geit PDO
Maker: Team Gerkesklooster
Company: FrieslandCampina Export
Location: Wolvega, Friesland, Netherlands
Class 94: Semi-Soft (Semi-Hard) Sheep’s Milk Cheeses
Cheese Name: Bio Vallée Brebidoux
Maker: Yan Sutterlin, La Fromathèque, Martigny
Company: La Fromathèque
Location: Martigny-Croix, VS, Switzerland
Class 98: Hard Sheep’s Milk Cheeses (3-9 Months)
Cheese Name: Esquirrou
Company: Savencia Cheese USA
Location: New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America (cheese is imported from France)
Class 102: Surface (Mold) Ripened Mixed Milk Cheeses
Cheese Name: Cave Aged Chandoka
Maker: David Rogers and Team LaClare
Company: LaClare Family Creamery
Location: Malone, Wisconsin, United States of America
Class 103: Hard Mixed Milk Cheeses
Cheese Name: Sartori Limited Edition Pastorale Blend
Maker: Mike Matucheski and Erin Radtke
Company: Sartori Company
Location: Antigo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Class 104: Open Class: All Other Milk Cheeses
Cheese Name: Bufarolo
Maker: CFC-Quattro Portoni
Company: Crown Finish Caves with Quattro Portoni Bergamo
Location: Crown Finish Caves – Brooklyn, New York, United States of America; Quattro Portoni Bergamo in Italy
The World Champion Cheese will be named on Thursday night at Cheese Champion, the Contest’s crowning event, at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison, Wisconsin. The event is sold out, but the announcement can be viewed via Facebook Live on the World Championship Cheese Contest page at 8:15 p.m. (CT).
The World Championship Cheese Contest, initiated in 1957, is the largest technical cheese, butter, and yogurt competition in the world. For more information, including complete results for all entry classes, visit www.WorldChampionCheese.org.