Newsline: Dutch Gouda Grabs Cheese Championship Title
The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association's 2004 World Championship Cheese Contest, was held last month in Madison, Wis.
The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association's 2004 World Championship Cheese Contest, was held last month in Madison, Wis.
Caption: n The World Champion Old Gouda is held (at left) by Assistant Chief Judge Robert Aschebrock; John Umhoefer (center), executive director, Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, stands before the first runner up cheese; and Chief Judge Bill Schlinsog (right) holds the second runner up.
The grand champion "Best Cheese in the World" was awarded to the Old Gouda from Frico Cheese, Netherlands. The first runner up is an Emmentaler Switzerland, made by Anton Wyss Kaserei Mutten, Switzerland, and the second runner up is a Vlaskaas, from Pieter Ter Beek at Cono Cheesemakers, Netherlands.
Many of the top placing cheeses will be auctioned off at the International Cheese Technology Exposition, scheduled for April 20-22 in Madison.
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