Volume 16, Issue 2 of  Culture, Curds and Cheesey Chatter | March/April, 2023 – DOWNLOAD FULL PDF NEWSLETTER

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US Cheese Contest Wrapped up in February.

A Connecticut-based cheesemaker, who is originally from Monticello, took home the top prize at the 2023 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. An Aged Gouda, made from the team at Arethusa Farm Dairy in Bantam, Connecticut, took first place. The gouda, named Europa, scored 98.739 out of 100, beating over 2,200 other entries in the competition.

 

The Eggebrecht Award: Dave and Glenda Buhlzer and Gary and Corie Grossen

The Eggebrecht Award, named for the late Contest Committee Chairman and “B-Team” founder Brian Eggebrecht, is presented each year to outstanding U.S. Cheese Contest volunteers. On February 22, 2023, Contest leaders presented the Eggebrecht Award to Dave and Glenda Buholzer and Gary and Corie Grossen.