‘Dairy state’ lives up to its name: Wisconsin wins most gold medals at 2023 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
Story at a glance The United States Championship Cheese Contest was held between Feb. 21–23 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The most prestigious award of the national contest went to Europa, an aged gouda made by Arethusa Farm Dairy in Bantam, Connecticut. Wisconsin took home 54 of the “Best of...
Wisconsin well represented in finalists to be judged best cheese in the United States
ASHWAUBENON – Nearly half of the finalists in the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest are from Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association released the list of 20 finalists after a day of trying to stay ahead of a winter storm. Selection of the top 20 and champion that normally would...
Cheesemakers compete at U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Cheesemakers from across the country are in Green Bay to compete in the 2023 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. In total, there were 2,249 entries across 113 classes of cheesemakers from 35 states. The most entries coming from Wisconsin. From 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m....
Cheese Makers Association looks to the future at the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest in Ashwaubenon
ASHWAUBENON – Aged cheese is good. Aged cheese judges also are good. But Wisconsin cheese makers understand that to keep both their industry and the United States Championship Cheese Contest strong and credible, they need to introduce new generations into the process while the older generations still are around...