Some of the best cheese in the world is made on the Door Peninsula and now four cheesemakers have the hardware to prove it. Cheesemakers from Rosewood Dairy in Algoma, Door Artisan Cheese in Egg Harbor, Ponderosa Dairy Products in Kewaunee, and Agropur in Luxemburg won a combined six medals across 132 different categories during this week’s World Championship Cheese Contest held in Madison. Two of the six medals were for “Best in Class,” including Roger Krohn’s provolone entry for Agropur-Luxemburg. Krohn won his class by just five-hundredths of a point. Speaking after he won a Blue Ribbon at last year’s State Fair for his mozzarella, he said it comes down to the details.
A Swiss cheesemaker won the contest’s Best of Show honors out of thousands of entries.
Pictured L-R: Agropur's Roger Krohn and Pat Doell
AWARD WINNERS
6. TRADITIONAL WAXED CHEDDAR, MILD TO MEDIUM
Renard's Rosewood Dairy Team
Renard's Rosewood Dairy, Inc.
Algoma, WI
United States
97.05
Second Award
Traditional Red Wax Mild Cheddar Daisy
15. MOZZARELLA
Pat Doell
Agropur
Luxemburg, WI
United States
99.40
Second Award
Low Moisture Mozzarella Cheese, Whole Milk
19. PROVOLONE, MILD
Roger Krohn
Agropur
Luxemburg, WI
United States
99.05
Best of Class
Provolone Cheese
Pat Doell
Agropur
Luxemburg, WI
United States
98.90
Third Award
Provolone Cheese
27. ASIAGO, FRESH
Danny McCrary Reed
Door Artisan Cheese Company
Egg Harbor, Wi
United States
99.55
Best of Class
Crema Pressato Dolce Asiago
121. NATURAL SNACK CHEESE, CHEESE CURDS
Products Team
Ponderosa Dairy Products
Kewaunee, WI
United States
99.65
Third Award
Farmstead Curds
