Wisconsin continued its dominance in the World Cheese Championship Contest recently by capturing more awards than any other state or nation, including best in class in 18 of 47 cheese categories, at the competition held in late March in Madison. In addition to the best in class wins, Wisconsin cheesemakers captured 18 second awards and 16 third awards for a total of 52 awards or more than a third of all awards given in the cheese categories.

“Wisconsin continues to lead the pack across several types and varieties of cheese,” said James Robson, CEO of the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. “It is clear that Wisconsin’s cheesemakers are at the forefront of cheesemaking around the world.