Wisconsin Ag Connection - Wisconsin Tops in 34 Categories at World Cheese Contest

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Wisconsin Tops in 34 Categories at World Cheese Contest
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 03/09/2012

For the third consecutive time, the top three winners of the World Champion Cheese Contest in Madison all came from overseas. This week, the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association announced that this year's top winner was submitted by the FrieslandCampina cheese company from the Netherlands, which made a mild Gouda cheese. Adrian Mayer of Switzerland was the first runner-up with an entry in the Smear Ripened Semi-soft Cheeses category. And third place went to Karl Germann from Switzerland, who brought a product called Appenzeller Kaese.

Wisconsin cheese companies took top honors in 34 different classes this year, of which four made it to the Sweet 16 round. They included Decatur Dairy, Brodhead, who topped both the Havarti class and Pepper Flavored Cheeses; Lactalis American Group, Belmont, Brie class; and Holland's Family Cheese Team, Thorp, Smoked Soft & Semi-soft Cheeses.

Companies representing the Dairy State also took second place in 26 different categories, and third place in 32 areas of the competition.

The contest, which wrapped up on Wednesday at the Monona Terrace Convention Center, featured a record 2,503 entries from 24 nations.

The event takes place every other year and is sponsored by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association.

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