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MADISON — When times are good, they are good.
Hornbacher cheese, made by Michael Speicher of Mountain Dairy Fritzenhaus in Bern, Switzerland, was named best cheese at the World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison. This was Speicher’s third consecutive world championship in which he came out on top. He won his 2020 and his 2022 at the Gourmy Nord Gruyère AOP.
“We are incredibly humbled to be among so many great cheeses, people, and cheese spirits,” said Joe Saronia, Gourmeno’s Americas president. “Many of us in this room are blessed to have a job that we love, and I think we’re all living our best lives here in cheese.”
The contest, sponsored by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association since 1957, featured 3,302 cheeses, yogurts, butters and dried dairy products in 142 classes. Judges and participants from 25 countries gathered at the Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center for three days of cheese fun.
Wisconsin cheesemakers won in 39 of 142 categories. Two of his companies were among the 20 finalists: Schuman Cheese’s Lake Country Dairy in Turtle Lake and Henning Cheese in Kiel.
The Wisconsin state winners are:
- Charlie Hen, Agropur, Weyauwega, Cheddar
- Foremost Farm USA, Marshfield, Medium Cheddar
- Kiel Cheese Maker, Land O’Lakes, Kiel, Aged Cheddar
- Joshua Henning, Henning Cheese Co., Kiel, Aged Cheddar Midget
- Team Nasonville Dairy Co., Marshfield, Monterey Jack
- Patrick Doell, Agropur, Luxembourg, Low Moisture Mozzarella, Whole Milk
- Ken Benzel, BelGioioso Cheese Inc., Denmark, BelGioioso Sharp Provolone Mandarino
- Ken Carothers, Agropur, Little Chute, String Cheese
- Lake Country Dairy, Schumann Cheese, Turtle Lake, Cello Artisan Extra Aged Asiago
- Lake County Dairy, Schumann Cheese, Turtle Lake, Cello Artisan Copper Kettle, Parmesan Cheese
- Matt Henze, Decatur Dairy Inc., Broadhead, Brick
- Arla USA Team, Arla Foods, Kaukauna, Castello Creamy Havarti
- Meister Team 1, Meister Cheese, Muscoda, Dirhavarti
- Lactalis Belmont, Lactalis USA, Belmont, Bree Double Cream President
- Marieke Gouda, Thorpe, Marieke Gouda Young, 2-4 months.
- Marieke Gouda, Thorpe, Marieke Gouda Mature, 6-9 months.
- Arla USA Team, Arla Foods, Kaukauna, Castello Chipolte
- Zachary Henning, Henning Cheese Co., Kiel, Dragon’s Breath Cheddar
- Marieke Gouda, Soap, Marieke Golden (Semi-Soft), 2-4 months
- Lake Country Dairy, Schumann Cheese, Turtle Lake, Cello Black Pepper, Garlic Rubbed Fontal (Semi-Soft)
- Team Kingston Cheese, Kingston Cheese Cooperative, Cambria, Kingston Creamery Smoke Blue
- Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy Inc., Broadhead, Munster Card
- Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery, Ellsworth, Ellsworth Hickory Bacon Cheddar Cheese Curds
- Pine River Prepack Co., Newton, Aged Asiago Cold Packer Cheese Food
- Widmer’s Cheese Cellars Inc., Teresa, Jalapeño Brick Spread
- Kraft Heinz Beaver Dam, Beaver Dam, Philadelphia Cream Cheese
- Christopher Gezella, BelGioioso Cheese Inc., Denmark, BelGioioso Crescenza-Stracchino
- Team Revela, CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley, Colby, Organic American Cheese – Premium Pasteurized Prepared Cheese (White)
- Dairyfood USA Inc., Blue Mounds, Natural Smoked Gouda
- LaClaire Creamery, Malone, Original Goat Cheese
- LaClaire Creamery, Malone, Maple Bourbon Goat Cheese
- Team Hook, Hook’s Cheese Company, Mineral Point, Little Boy Blue
- Kingston Cheese Cooperative, Cambria, Breezy Blue
- Al Beckham, Nordic Creamery, Westby, Red Pepper Butter
- Matt Martin, Klondike Cheese Company, Monroe, Odyssey Labneh (High Protein Yogurt)
- Justin Blezeski V&V Supremo Foods, Browntown, Chihuahua with Jalapeno, Shredded Quesadilla Cheese
- Masters Gallery Foods Inc., Plymouth, Three-State Sharp Shredded Blend
- Pasture Pride Cheese, Cashton, Traditional Giusto Leipa
- Renard’s Rosewood Dairy Team, Rosewood Dairy Inc., Algoma, Renard’s Cheese Savory Morel & Leek Cheese Spread
Contact Richard Ryman at rryman@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @RichRymanPG, @rrymanPG on Instagram and on Facebook www.facebook.com/RichardRymanP
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