Month: August 2012

Flagsheep from Beecher’s Handmade Cheese in WA and NY was named “Best of Show” among 1,711 entries at the American Cheese Society’s 2012 Judging & Competition. The results were announced in a ceremony on Friday, August 3 at the 29th Annual ACS Conference in Raleigh, NC. Valley Shepherd Creamery in NJ was awarded 2nd Place overall for Crema De Blue and Emmi Roth USA in WI took 3rd place overall for its Roth Grand Cru Surchoix. …

Under pressure to reduce sodium and saturated fats in American diets — especially those of children — the cheese industry has tried to make products with less salt or fat that consumers will like. It has not had great success.

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Two Rock Valley Goat Cheese is Don De Bernardi's attempt to re-create the aged goat tommes that are typical of his ancestral region. Bonnie looks after the goats – 35 milkers, with 21 more in the pipeline – and Don makes the cheese, sometimes with assistance from a grandson.
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Out of a field of more than 1700 entries at the prestigious American Cheese Society competition held this past Friday, Sartori's Limited Edition Pastorale Blend® was awarded a first place Blue Ribbon.  This follows a strong performance at the World Championship Cheese Contest this past winter. …