Northwest cheesemakers took home 21 awards at this year's American Cheese Society Competition: fifteen were from Oregon, six were from Washington. The awards are listed below in alphabetical order by cheesemaker.
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Overall Best in Show: Carr Valley Snow White Goat Cheddar (Wisconsin)
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** Cheddar Flavored w/ Sweet Flavorings - 1st Place Marco Polo
** Smoked Cheddar - 3rd Place Smoked Flagship
** Aged Goat’s Milk Cheeses/Open Category - 1st Place Grisdale Goat
** Smoked Italian Style - 2nd Place Weebles
American Made/International Style - Open/ (Cow’s Milk) - 1st Place Trailhead
** Soft Ripened Flavor Added - 2nd Place - Sunset Bay
** Smoked Cheeses – Open Category (Goat’s Milk) - 2nd Place Up in Smoke
** Blue Cheeses (Cow’s Milk ) - 2nd Place Oregon Blue & 3rd Place Crater Lake Blue
** Blue Veined (Mixed Milk) 1st Place Echo Mountain Blue
** Cheddar w/ Sweet Flavorings - 2nd Place Chocolate Stout Cheddar
** Cheddar – Aged (All milk Types) - 3rd Place White Cheddar
** Cheddar from Cow’s Milk (aged less than 12 mo) - 2nd Place White Cheddar
** Mature Cheddars (aged 25-48 mo) 1st Place White Cheddar
** Farmstead Cheeses – Open Category (Goat’s Milk) - 1st Place Classico
** Flavored Cheeses w/ Crushed Peppercorns (All Milks) - 3rd place Capricorns
** Flavored Cheeeses – Open Category - 3rd Place Pondhopper
Washington State University Creamery
American Originals - 2nd Place Cougar Gold
** American Made/International Style – Flavor Added Dutch - 2nd Place Cumin Gouda
** Cheddar from Cow’s Milk (aged less than 12 mo) - 3rd Place Farmstead Cheddar
** Fresh Unripened Queso Fresco, Queso Blanco, etc. - 2nd Place Queso Fresco
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