Winners in 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest
The Associated PressThe 2010 World Cheese Championship Cheese Contest concluded Thursday with the crowning of the world champion in Madison, Wis. Here's a list of the top three finishers, along with the winning cheese producer in each of the 79 categories judged. The list includes the state or country of origin.
World Champion
_ Gruyere, made by Cedric Fragniere, Emmi Kase, Kirchberg, Switzerland
First runner up
_ Andeerer Traum, a smear-ripened hard cheese made by Andeer Sennerei for a self-named company in Andeer, Switzerland
Second runner up
_ Gmundner Berg Premium, in the Open Class Semisoft Cheese category by Alois Pesendorfer for Gmundner Molkerei in Gmunden, Austria
Cheddar, Mild
_ Mario Lemire, Agropur Cooperative, Bon-Conseil, Quebec, Canada
Cheddar, Medium
_ Tillamook County Creamery, Tillamook County Creamery Association, Tillamook, Ore.
Cheddar, Sharp
_ Pierre Champagne, Agropur Cooperative, Bon-Conseil, Quebec, Canada
Cheddar, Aged 1 to 2 Years
_ Team Dairygold, Dairygold Co-op for Irish Dairy Board, Dublin, Ireland
Cheddar, Aged 2 Years or Longer
_ Kiel Cheesemakers, Land O'Lakes Inc., Kiel, Wis.
Bandaged Cheddar, Mild to Medium
_ Dane Huebner, Flat Creek Lodge, Swainsboro, Ga.
Bandaged Cheddar, Sharp to Aged
_ May Leach and Mateo Kehler, Cabot Creamery at The Cellars at Jasper Hill, Montpelier, Vt.
Colby
_ D Shift Cheese Dept., Southwest Cheese Co., Clovis, N.M.
Monterey Jack
_ Bluegrass Cheese Team, Bluegrass Dairy & Food, Glasgow, Ky.
Marbled Curd Cheese
_ Tom Ramsden, Meister Cheese Co., Muscoda, Wis.
Rinded Swiss Style Cheese
_ Marcel Zueger, Kaserei Rohrenmoos, Lommenschwil, Switzerland
Rindless Swiss Style Cheese
_ La Fromagerie, Saputo Dairy Products Canada, St-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
Mozzarella
_ Mike Stopka, Kraft Foods, Campbell, N.Y.
Mozzarella, Part Skim
_ Matt York, Sorrento Lactalis, Nampa, Idaho
Provolone, Mild
_ Roger Krohn, Trega Foods, Luxemburg, Wis.
Provolone, Aged
_ Allen Steger, Park Cheese Co. Inc., Fond du Lac, Wis.
Ricotta
_ Joe Taranto, Montena Taranto Foods Inc., Ridgefield, N.J.
Parmesan
_ Dan Szczepanski, BelGioioso Cheese Inc., Denmark, Wis.
Baby Swiss Style
_ Maasdam Team, Friesland Campina Cheese, Wolvega, Friesland, The Netherlands
Feta
_ Rostom Baghdassarian, Karoun Dairies Inc., Sun Valley, Calif.
Feta, Flavored
_ Team Krusa, Arla Foods Krusa Mejeri, Krusa, Denmark
Havarti
_ John Yttri, Edelweiss Creamery, Monticello, Wis.
Havarti, Flavored
_ Torben Pradsgaard, Arla Foods Nr. Vium Mejeri, Videbak, Denmark
Gorgonzola
_ Jeff Jirik, Faribault Dairy Co. Inc., Faribault, Minn.
Gruyere
_ Cedric Fragniere, Cedric Fragniere for Emmi Kase AG, Kirchberg, Switzerland
String Cheese
_ Zeljko Ivanovic, Sorrento Lactalis, Nampa, Idaho
Cottage Cheese
_ Cottage Team, Westby Co-op Creamery, Westby, Wis.
Fresh Mozzarella
_ D. Dolliver, Kraft Foods, Campbell, N.Y.
Blue Veined, Exterior Molding
_ Jindi Cheese Makers, Jindi Cheese Ltd., Jindivick, Victoria, Australia
Blue Veined
_ Michael Stub Holm, Bornholms Andelsmejeri, Klemensker, Denmark
Brick, Muenster
_ Dave Buholzer, Klondike Cheese Co., Monroe, Wis.
Brie
_ Jacques Brillet, Isigny Sainte Mere, Isigny Sainte Mere, France
Camembert and Other Surface (Mold) Ripened Cheeses
_ La Maison Alexis de Portneuf, Saputo Dairy Products Canada, St-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
Edam
_ Team Marum, Friesland Campina Cheese, Wolvega, Friesland, The Netherlands
Gouda
_ Gouda Team, Friesland Campina Cheese, Wolvega, Friesland, The Netherlands
Gouda, Aged
_ Westland Cheese Team, Westland Kaasspecialiteiten BV, Huizen, The Netherlands
Gouda, Flavored
_ Holland's Family Cheese Team, Holland's Family Cheese LLC, Thorp, Wis.
Quesos Frescos
_ Rostom Baghdassarian, Karoun Dairies Inc., Sun Valley, Calif.
Quesos para Fundir
_ Dennis Schliem, Zimmerman Cheese, Wiota, Wis.
Smear Ripened Soft Cheeses
_ La Maison Alexis de Portneuf, Saputo Dairy Products Canada, St-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
Smear Ripened Semisoft Cheeses
_ Jeremy Stephenson, Farms for City Kids Foundation, Reading, Vt.
Smear Ripened Hard Cheeses
_ Andeer Sennerei, Andeer Sennerei, Andeer, Switzerland
Pepper Flavored 'American' Style Cheeses
_ Haris Hidanovic, Glanbia Foods Inc., Twin Falls, Idaho
Pepper Flavored Cheeses (Other Natural Styles)
_ Team Two, Wisconsin Cheese Group, Monroe, Wis.
Flavored Soft Cheeses
_ Thomas Aiello, Sun Re Cheese Corp., Sunbury, Pa.
Flavored Semisoft Cheeses
_ Josef Metzler, Rupp Kaseexport, Horbranz, Austria
Flavored Hard Cheeses
_ Kerry Henning, Henning Cheese Inc., Kiel, Wis.
Flavored Cheeses with Sweet or 'Dessert' Condiments
_ Jadranka Kulasevic, Glanbia Foods Inc., Twin Falls, Idaho
Smoked Cheeses
_ Soft Ripened Packaging Team, Kolb Lena Cheese Co., Lena, Ill.
Open Class Soft Cheeses
_ Bill Codr, BelGioioso Cheese Inc., Denmark, Wis.
Open Class Semisoft Cheeses
_ Alois Pesendorfer Crew, Gmundner Molkerei, Gmunden, Austria
Open Class Hard Cheeses
_ Werner Wolf and Team, Obersteirische Molkerei, Knittelfeld, Austria
Reduced Fat Hard Cheeses
_ Shaun Hooth, Trega Foods-Green Meadows, Hull, Iowa
Reduced Fat Soft and Semisoft Cheeses
_ Team Steenderen, Friesland Campina Cheese, Wolvega, Friesland, The Netherlands
Lowfat Cheeses
_ Ricotta Packaging, Sorrento Lactalis, Buffalo, N.Y.
Reduced Sodium Cheeses
_ Denis Delalic, Glanbia Foods Inc., Twin Falls, Idaho
Cold Pack Cheese, Cheese Food
_ Michael Kraemer, Kraemer Wisconsin Cheese, Watertown, Wis.
Cold Pack Cheese Spread
_ Bel Brands Merkts Orange Team, Bel Brands USA Inc., Kaukauna, Wis.
Spreadable Cheeses
_ Rigid Team, Kraft Foods, Beaver Dam, Wis.
Flavored Spreadable Cheeses
_ Alouette Team, Bongrain Cheese USA, New Holland, Pa.
Pasteurized Process Cheeses
_ Team Birkum, Arla Foods Birkum Ost, Odense SO, Denmark
Flavored Pasteurized Process Cheeses
_ Doktor Smith Shuler, Yancey's Fancy Inc., Corfu, N.Y.
Soft Goat's Milk Cheeses
_ Adeline Druart & Team, Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery, Websterville, Vt.
Flavored Soft Goat's Milk Cheeses
_ Helene Rossard, Montchevre Betin Inc., Belmont, Wis.
Surface (Mold) Ripened Goat's Milk Cheeses
_ Cypress Grove Chevre, Cypress Grove Chevre, Arcata, Calif.
Semi-soft Goat's Milk Cheeses
_ Misty Gobrecht, Montchevre Betin Inc., Belmont, Wis.
Flavored Semisoft Goat's Milk Cheeses
_ Evin Evans, Split Creek Farm LLC, Anderson, S.C.
Hard Goat's Milk Cheeses
_ Cypress Grove Chevre, Cypress Grove Chevre, Arcata, Calif.
Soft and Semisoft Sheep's Milk Cheeses
_ El Gran Cardenal, El Gran Cardenal SA, Medina Del Campo, Spain
Flavored Soft and Semisoft Sheep's Milk Cheeses
_ The Cheesemaking Team, Over the Moon Dairy Company Ltd., Putaruru, New Zealand
Surface (Mold) Ripened Sheep's Milk Cheeses
_ Faiko Memisevic, Central Quesera Montesinos, S.L, Jumilla Murcia, Spain
Hard Sheep's Milk Cheeses
_ Ilbesa Production Team, Ilbesa Benavente, Spain
Soft and Semisoft Mixed Milk Cheeses
_ The Cheesemaking Team, Over the Moon Dairy Company Ltd., Putaruru, New Zealand
Flavored Soft and Semisoft Mixed Milk Cheeses
_ Sid Cook, Carr Valley Cheese Co., La Valle, Wis.
Surface (Mold) Ripened Mixed Milk Cheeses
_ Dane Huebner, Flat Creek Lodge, Swainsboro, Ga.
Hard Mixed Milk Cheeses — Sid Cook, Carr Valley Cheese Co., La Valle, Wis.
Salted Butter
_ Butter Team No. 2, O-AT-KA Milk Products, Batavia, N.Y.
Unsalted Butter
_ Butter Team No. 1, O-AT-KA Milk Products, Batavia, N.Y.
Open Class Shredded Cheese, Flavored and Unflavored
_ Team Plymouth, Sartori Foods Corp., Plymouth, Wis.
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Source: 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest.