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

6,402 AWARDS

& counting...

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World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest, 2019

Class 0. Overall--Cheese & Butter

Grand Champion
Babcock Hall Dairy Plant, Madison, WI
Gouda

Class 0. Overall--Ice Cream

Grand Champion
Kemps, LLC, Cedarburg, WI
Sweet Me Creamery Lemon Bar

Class 1. Cheddar

First Place
Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI), Blair, WI
Cheddar, 98.85

Second Place
Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, Marshfield, WI
Cheddar, 98.7

Class 2. Sharp Cheddar

First Place
Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, Marshfield, WI
Sharp Cheddar, 99.775

Second Place
Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, Marshfield, WI
Sharp Cheddar, 99.75

Class 3. Aged Cheddar

First Place
Land O' Lakes, Kiel, WI
Aged Cheddar, 99.75

Second Place
Land O' Lakes, Kiel, WI
Aged Cheddar, 99.45

Third Place
Saputo Specialty Cheese, Wauwatosa, WI
Aged Cheddar (4 Yrs Old), 98.85

Class 4. Colby, Monterey Jack

First Place
Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI), Jim Falls, WI
Colby/Monterey Jack Blend, 99.2

Class 6. Brick, Muenster

First Place
Edelweiss Creamery, Monticello, WI
Brick, 98.85

Third Place
Mill Creek Cheese Factory, Arena, WI
Muenster, 98

Class 9. String Cheese

Third Place
V & V Supremo Foods-Chula Vista Cheese Company, Browntown, WI
Oaxaca String Cheese - 2, 98.5

Class 10. Provolone

Third Place
Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, Athens, WI
Smoked Provolone, 98.35

Class 11. Blue Veined Cheeses

First Place
Saputo Specialty Cheese, Wauwatosa, WI
Gorgonzola Wheel #2, 99.7

Second Place
Organic Valley, LaFarge, WI
Organic Blue Cheese, 99.65

Third Place
Prairie Farms Cheese Division, Mindoro, WI
Gorgonzola Wheel, 99.6

Class 12. Smoked Flavored Natural Cheeses

First Place
Babcock Hall Dairy Plant, Madison, WI
Gouda, 100

Class 13. Pepper Flavored Natural Cheeses

First Place
V & V Supremo Foods-Chula Vista Cheese Company, Browntown, WI
Chihuahua Cheese with Jalapeno Peppers, 99.65

Third Place
Edelweiss Creamery, Monticello, WI
Pepper Havarti, 99.5

Class 14. Flavored Natural Cheeses

Second Place
Schuman Cheese, Turtle Lake, WI
Creamy Dill Rubbed Fontal/Fontina, 99.65

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

First Place
Pine River Pre-Pack, Newton, WI
Swiss & Almond Cold Pack Cheese, 99.5

Second Place
Lactalis Deli, Inc., Merrill, WI
Black Diamond Extra Sharp Cheddar Soft Spreadable Cheese, 99.25

Third Place
Pine River Pre-Pack, Newton, WI
Chunky Bleu Flavor Cold Pack Cheese, 98.85

Class 17. Mascarpone

First Place
Schuman Cheese, Turtle Lake, WI
Cello Mascarpone, 98.5

Second Place
Schuman Cheese, Comstock, WI
Cello Rich and Creamy Mascarpone, 98.35

Class 18. Feta Cheese

First Place
Lactalis Deli, Inc., Belmont, WI
Feta Chunk, 98.9

Class 19. Brie and Camembert

Second Place
Lactalis Deli, Inc., Belmont, WI
Triple Crème Brie, 99.2

Third Place
Lactalis Deli, Inc., Belmont, WI
Double Crème Brie, 99

Class 22. Open Class Semi-Soft Cheeses

First Place
Saputo Specialty Cheese, Wauwatosa, WI
Fontinella Cheese Rubbed with Harissa Seasoning, 98.75

Second Place
Saputo Specialty Cheese, Wauwatosa, WI
Fontinella Cheese Rubbed with Basil Pesto, 98.65

Class 23. Open Class Hard Cheeses

First Place
Maple Leaf Cheesemakers, Inc., Monroe, WI
Jeffs' Select Gouda, 99.7

Second Place
Roth Cheese, Fitchburg, WI
Roth's Private Reserve, 99.5

Third Place
Schuman Cheese, Turtle Lake, WI
Cello Organic Copper Kettle Parmesan, 99.4

Class 24. Flavored Pasteurized Process Cheese

Second Place
Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI), Portage, WI
Pasteurized Process American & Monterey Jack Cheese, 98.75

Third Place
Lactalis Deli, Inc., Merrill, WI
President Wee Brie Spreadable Cheese, 98.7

Class 25. Latin American Cheese

First Place
Mill Creek Cheese Factory, Arena, WI
Quesadilla, 99.45

Class 26. Goat Milk Cheese

First Place
Saputo Specialty Cheese, Wauwatosa, WI
Lemon Flavored Fresh Goat Cheese Enrobed in Blueberries, 99.2

Second Place
LaClare Farms, Malone, WI
Original Goat Cheese Chevre, 98.8

Third Place
Saputo Specialty Cheese, Wauwatosa, WI
Fresh Goat with Cranberries and Cinnamon, 98.6

Class 28. Flavored Cream Cheese

Second Place
Schreiber Foods, Inc., Green Bay, WI
Whipped Chive and Onion Cream Cheese Spread, 98.95

Class 29. Open Class Cheese

First Place
Schuman Cheese, Turtle Lake, WI
Monteau - Washed Rind Smear Ripened Alpine Style Cheese, 99.6

Second Place
Schuman Cheese, Turtle Lake, WI
Valis - Washed Rind Smear Ripened Semi-Soft Alpine Style Cheese, 99.55

Third Place
LaClare Farms, Malone, WI
Cave Aged Chandoka, 99.2

Class 30. Salted Butter

First Place
Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, Reedsburg, WI
Salted Butter, 99.55

Second Place
Grassland Dairy Products, Inc., Greenwood, WI
Salted rBST-free Butter, 99.5

Third Place
Grassland Dairy Products, Inc., Greenwood, WI
Wuthrich European Style Salted Non-GMO Butter, 99.45

Class 32. Flavored Butter

Second Place
Pine River Dairy, Inc., Manitowoc, WI
Sea Salt Caramel Butter, 99.3

Third Place
Pine River Dairy, Inc., Manitowoc, WI
Cinnamon Honey Butter, 98.45

Class 36. Lowfat Chocolate Milk (1%)

First Place
Lamers Dairy Inc. "Dairyland's Best", Appleton, WI
1% Lowfat Chocolate Milk, 99.65

Class 39. Cultured Milk

Third Place
Kemps, LLC, Cedarburg, WI
Whole Buttermilk, 99.5

Class 41. Open Class Pasteurized Milk

Third Place
Kemps, LLC, Cedarburg, WI
Kemps - Live Real Farms Sweetened Vanilla Blenders, 99.9

Class 43. Half and Half

First Place
Lamers Dairy Inc. "Dairyland's Best", Appleton, WI
Half and Half, 99.9

Class 44. Whipping Cream

Second Place
Kemps, LLC, Cedarburg, WI
36% Whipping Cream, 99.8

Class 45. Plain Greek Yogurt

Third Place
Schreiber Foods, Inc., Green Bay, WI
Plain Whole Milk Yogurt, 99.35

Class 48. Vanilla Yogurt

Third Place
Schreiber Foods, Inc., Green Bay, WI
Non Fat Light Vanilla Yogurt, 98.7

Class 53. Open Class Drinkable Yogurt

First Place
Weber's Farm Store, Marshfield, WI
Lowfat Mango Kefir, 99.65

Third Place
Weber's Farm Store, Marshfield, WI
Lowfat Raspberry Kefir, 99.4

Class 56. Open Flavor Cottage Cheese

Second Place
Kemps, LLC, Cedarburg, WI
Cottage Cheese Chive, 99.75

Class 58. Lowfat Sour Cream

Second Place
Kemps, LLC, Cedarburg, WI
Kemps Lite Sour Cream, 99.15

Class 61. Open Sour Cream Based Dips

Third Place
Kemps, LLC, Cedarburg, WI
Mid AM TTT Taco Fiesta Dippable, 99.65

Class 63. French Vanilla Ice Cream

First Place
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co., Madison, WI
French Vanilla Ice Cream, 99.6

Second Place
Cedar Crest Specialties, Inc., Manitowoc, WI
French Vanilla Custard, 99.5

Class 64. Philly Vanilla Ice Cream

Second Place
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co., Madison, WI
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, 99.4

Class 65. Regular Chocolate Ice Cream

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

Class 66. Dark Chocolate Ice Cream

Second Place
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co., Madison, WI
Zanzibar Chocolate, 99.5

Third Place
King Cone Home Made Ice Cream, Plover, WI
Zanzee Chocolate Bar, 99.45

Class 67. Cookies and Cookie Dough Ice Cream

First Place
Kemps, LLC, Cedarburg, WI
Sweet Me Lemon Bar, 99.75

Third Place
Kemps, LLC, Cedarburg, WI
Kemps - Sweet Me Brookie Dough, 99.4

Class 68. Mint Ice Cream

Third Place
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co., Madison, WI
Mint Chip, 99.45

Class 70. Open Class Ice Cream with Nuts

Third Place
Kwik Trip Dairy, La Crosse, WI
Kwik Trip Ice Cream with Nuts, 98.85

Class 71. Open Class Ice Cream with Peanut Butter

Second Place
Cedar Crest Specialties, Inc., Manitowoc, WI
PB & J, 99.85

Class 72. Open Class Ice Cream with Caramel

First Place
Kemps, LLC, Cedarburg, WI
Simply Crafted Salty Caramel Swirl, 99.4

Class 74. Ice Cream Sandwiches

Third Place
Kelley Country Creamery, Fond du Lac, WI
Mint Chocolate Cookie Sandwich, 99.15

Class 75. Open Class Sherbet

First Place
Cedar Crest Specialties, Inc., Manitowoc, WI
Rainbow Sherbet, 99.8

Class 76. Frozen Yogurt

First Place
Kemps, LLC, Cedarburg, WI
Twisted Dough Frozen Yogurt, 99.8

Class 79. Whey

Second Place
Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI), Jim Falls, WI
Dry Sweet Whey Powder, 99.75