Wisconsin cheese wins more awards than any other state or country

...over 5,500 & counting!

Wisconsin Cheese wins more national and international cheese awards than any other state or country. Our tradition of cheesemaking excellence began more than 175 years ago, and our award-winning cheesemakers still use these tried-and-true methods today.

Cheesemaking is a way of life in Wisconsin, the only place outside of Europe with a master cheesemaker program. Many families and facilities have been making cheese for four generations. With our revered heritage of cheesemaking, Wisconsin takes top honors for styles ranging from the freshest cheese curds to 10-year-old cheddar wheels, from baby swiss to aged parmesan and everything in between. Find your new favorite award-winning cheese here.

Wisconsin cheese has won

5,857 AWARDS

& counting...

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World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest, 2018

Class 0. Overall--Cheese & Butter

Grand Champion
Emmi Roth USA, Inc., Fitchburg, WI
Private Reserve Wheel

Class 0. Overall--Ice Cream

Grand Champion
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co., Madison, WI
Old Fashioned Vanilla Ice Cream

Class 1. Cheddar

First Place
Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI), Blair, WI
Cheddar, 99.2

Second Place
Sartori Company, Plymouth, WI
Sartori Reserve Cheddar, 99.15

Third Place
Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI), Jim Falls, WI
Mild Cheddar, 98.8

Class 2. Sharp Cheddar

First Place
Land O' Lakes, Kiel, WI
Sharp Cheddar, 98.8

Second Place
Organic Valley, LaFarge, WI
Pasteurized Sharp Cheddar, 98.6

Third Place
Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, Marshfield, WI
Sharp Cheddar, 98.45

Class 3. Aged Cheddar

First Place
Land O' Lakes, Kiel, WI
Aged Cheddar, 99.2

Second Place
Masters Gallery Foods, Inc., Plymouth, WI
Aged Cheddar, 98.95

Class 4. Colby, Monterey Jack

Second Place
Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI), Jim Falls , WI
Colby/Monterey Jack Blend, 98.95

Third Place
Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI), Jim Falls , WI
Monterey Jack, 98.9

Class 6. Brick, Muenster

First Place
Mill Creek Cheese Factory, Arena, WI
Brick, 99.65

Second Place
Mill Creek Cheese Factory, Arena, WI
Caraway Brick, 99.6

Third Place
Mill Creek Cheese Factory, Arena, WI
Muenster, 99.55

Class 9. String Cheese

First Place
Organic Valley, LaFarge, WI
String Cheese , 99.95

Second Place
Baker Cheese Factory, Inc., St. Cloud, WI
LM Part Skim Mozzarella String Cheese, 99.7

Class 10. Provolone

First Place
Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, Clayton, WI
Natural flavor Provolone, 99.6

Second Place
Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, Athens, WI
Provolone, 99.55

Class 12. Smoked Flavored Natural Cheeses

First Place
Edelweiss Creamery, Monticello, WI
Smoked Gouda, 99.3

Class 13. Pepper Flavored Natural Cheeses

First Place
Baker Cheese Factory, Inc., St. Cloud, WI
Jalapeno Flavored String Cheese - A, 99.5

Second Place
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery, Comstock Facility, Comstock, WI
Jalapeno Pepper Jack, 99.45

Third Place
Baker Cheese Factory, Inc., Arena, WI
Jalapeno Flavored String Cheese - B, 99.4

Class 14. Flavored Natural Cheeses

Second Place
Schuman Cheese, Comstock, WI
Dijon Herb Rubbed Fontal, 99.35

Class 15. Cold Pack Cheese, Cheese Food, Cheese Spread

Second Place
Lactalis Deli, Inc., Merrill, WI
Black Diamond Extra Sharp Cheddar Soft Spreadable Cheese, 99.55

Class 16. Reduced Fat Cheese

Second Place
Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, Clayton, WI
Reduced Fat Provolone, 98.95

Third Place
Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, Clayton, WI
Reduced Fat Provolone, 98.85

Class 17. Open Class Soft Cheese

First Place
Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, LLC, Waterloo, WI
Mascarpone, 99.75

Second Place
Schuman Cheese, Comstock, WI
Cello Mascarpone, 99.2

Third Place
Schuman Cheese, Comstock, WI
Cello Rich and Creamy Mascarpone, 99.05

Class 18. Feta Cheese

First Place
Nasonville Dairy, Inc., Marshfield, WI
Feta Cheese in Brine, 99.6

Second Place
Hy-Vee Inc., Monroe, WI
Soiree Feta Cheese, 99.35

Class 19. Brie and Camembert

First Place
Lactalis Deli, Inc., Belmont, WI
Brie Double Cream, 99.4

Class 22. Open Class Semi-Soft Cheeses

Second Place
Mill Creek Cheese Factory, Arena, WI
Blanco, 99.15

Third Place
Mill Creek Cheese Factory, Arena, WI
Queso Para Fundir, 99

Class 23. Open Class Hard Cheeses

First Place
Emmi Roth USA, Inc., Fitchburg, WI
Private Reserve Wheel, 99.45

Second Place
Emmi Roth USA, Inc., Fitchburg, WI
Roth Grand Cru Reserve Wheel, 99.3

Class 24. Flavored Pasteurized Process Cheese

First Place
Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI), Portage, WI
Colored American Cheese Slice on Slice, 99.7

Second Place
Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI), Portage, WI
American Swiss Cheese Slice on Slice, 99.4

Third Place
Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI), Portage, WI
Pasteurized Process Colored American Cheese Loaf, 99.3

Class 25. Latin American Cheese

Third Place
V & V Supremo Foods-Chula Vista Cheese Company, Browntown, WI
Oaxaca Cheese Ball, 99.78

Class 26. Goat Milk Cheese

First Place
LaClare Farms, Malone, WI
Evalon-Aged Goat Cheese, 99.15

Class 29. Open Class Cheese

First Place
Schuman Cheese, Comstock, WI
Wash Rind/Smear Ripened "Valis" Cave Aged Over 75 Days, 99.05

Second Place
Eckerman Sheep Company, Antigo, WI
Ewe Mazing 100% Sheep Cheese, 99

Class 30. Salted Butter

First Place
Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, Reedsburg, WI
Salted Butter - 3rd Shift, 99.8

Second Place
Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, Reedsburg, WI
Salted Butter - 1st Shift, 99.5

Class 35. Lowfat Chocolate Milk (1%)

Second Place
Kwik Trip Dairy, LaCrosse, WI
1% Chocolate Milk, 99.68

Class 45. Flavored Greek Yogurt (1% or, Any Flavor)

Third Place
Schreiber Foods, Inc., Green Bay, WI
Fruit on the Bottom Lemon Greek Yogurt, 98.45

Class 46. Vanilla Yogurt

First Place
Schreiber Foods, Inc., Green Bay, WI
Lowfat Vanilla Yogurt, 99.7

Second Place
Organic Valley, LaFarge, WI
Grassmilk Vanilla Yogurt, 99.4

Class 48. Blueberry Yogurt

Third Place
Organic Valley, LaFarge, WI
Grassmilk Blueberry Yogurt, 99.4

Class 50. Open Class Drinkable Yogurt

Third Place
Weber's Farm Store, Marshfield, WI
Raspberry Flavored Kefir, 99.9

Class 53. Open Flavor Cottage Cheese

Second Place
Kemps, LLC, Cedarburg, WI
Pineapple Cottage Cheese, 99.3

Class 56. Sour Cream Based Dips - Onion

Third Place
Westby Cooperative Creamery, Westby , WI
French Onion Dip, 99.05

Class 57. Sour Cream Based Dips - Southwest

Third Place
Kemps, LLC, Cedarburg, WI
Mid AM Taco Fiesta Dip, 98.6

Class 59. Regular Vanilla Ice Cream

First Place
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co., Madison, WI
Old Fashioned Vanilla Ice Cream, 99.2

Class 60. French Vanilla Ice Cream

Third Place
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co., Madison, WI
Ice Cream French Vanilla, 99.3

Class 61. Philly Vanilla Ice Cream

Third Place
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co., Madison, WI
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, 99.25

Class 62. Regular Chocolate Ice Cream

First Place
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co., Madison, WI
Chocolate Ice Cream, 99.85

Class 65. Mint Ice Cream

Third Place
Kwik Trip Dairy, LaCrosse, WI
Mint Chip Ice Cream, 99.75

Class 68. Ice Cream with Peanut Butter

First Place
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co., Madison, WI
Peanut Butter Hearts Chocolate, 100

Second Place
Cedar Crest Specialties, Inc., Manitowoc, WI
#LUV Peanut Butter Custard, 99.9

Third Place
Kemps, LLC, Cedarburg, WI
Peanut Butter Chocolate Pretzel, 99.8

Class 69. Ice Cream with Caramel

First Place
King Cone Home Made Ice Cream, Plover, WI
Salty Caramel Truffle Ice Cream, 99.85

Class 71. Ice Cream Sandwiches

Second Place
Kelley Country Creamery, Fond du Lac, WI
Red Velvet Cookie , 99.8

Class 72. Open Class Sherbet

First Place
Kemps, LLC, Cedarburg, WI
Raspberry, 100

Second Place
Kemps, LLC, Cedarburg, WI
Rainbow Sherbet, 99.5

Class 73. Frozen Yogurt

Second Place
Kemps, LLC, Cedarburg, WI
Twisted Dough Frozen Yogurt, 99.6

Class 75. Whey

First Place
Saputo Cheese USA Inc., Waupun, WI
Sweet Whey Powder, 99.8

Second Place
Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, Baraboo, WI
Sweet Whey Powder, 99.75

Third Place
Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, Richland Center, WI
TEKLAC Sweet Dairy Whey, 99.6

Class 77. Whey Protein Concentrate - 34%

Second Place
Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, Sparta, WI
Whey Protein Concentrate 34% powder, 99.8

Third Place
Saputo Cheese USA Inc., Waupun, WI
WPC 35%, 99.65

Class 81. Open Class for Creative & Innovative Products

Third Place
Schreiber Foods, Inc., Green Bay, WI
Chocolate Cream Frosting, 96