Winners in 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest

Winners in 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest

The 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.

Source: 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest.