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Hooray for Oregon Cheesemakers!

Several Oregon cheesemakers walked away with awards at the 2007 American Cheese Society Competition. Over twelve hundred cheeses were entered in the competition, and the results were on display Saturday, August 5th in Burlington, Vermont. Cheese from all over the United States and Canada was assessed by teams of aesthetic and technical judges, and there were over eighty categories in which a cheese could be entered. Our Oregon winners were:

Willamette Valley Cheese
Spring Valley Brie (2nd Place)
Farmstead Gouda (1st Place)
Perrydale (1st Place)
Queso Fresco (2nd Place)
Smoked Gouda (3rd Place)
Cumin Gouda (2nd Place)

River's Edge Chevre
Saint Olga (3rd Place)
Up In Smoke (3rd Place)
Roasted Hazelnut & Frangelico Torte (2nd Place)
Confetti Moons (1st Place)

Rogue Creamery
Chipotle Cheddar (3rd Place)
Crater Lake Blue (2nd Place)
Rogue River Blue (2nd Place)
Edho Mountain (1st Place)

Tumalo Farms
Antigo (3rd Place)
Classico (1st Place)
Fenacho (1st Place)

Congratulations to Rod & Melissa Volbeda, Pat Morford, David Gremmels & Cary Bryant, and Flavio DeCastilhos!



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