Another successful fund-raising auction at the Wisconsin State Fair on Thursday. The annual Blue Ribbon Cheese and Butter Auction generated $27,935 for student scholarships and dairy promotions at the Wisconsin State Fair.
Jean Rossard, a cheesemaker at Montchevré-Betin in Belmont, was named the 2015 Grand Master Cheesemaker. Rossard earned the coveted title with his Blueberry Vanilla Goat Cheese, the first place entry in the Flavored Goat Milk Cheese Class. His 10-pound entry topped the sale going for $185 per pound.
A total of 28 Wisconsin State Fair Cheese & Butter Contest winners were sold:
Mild Cheddar
Made by: Jeff Berg, Land O’Lakes, Kiel
Buyer: Masters Gallery Foods, Plymouth
Amount: 40 lbs.
Price per pound: $20
Total sell price: $800
Swiss Wheel
Made by: Silvan Blum, Chalet Cheese Co-op, Monroe
Buyer: Saputo Specialty Cheese, Richfield
Amount: 20 lbs.
Price per pound: $80
Total sell price: $1,600
Garlic & Herbs Spread
Made by: Tony Gessler, Lactalis USA, Merrill
Buyer: Wisconsin State Fair Park Board, West Allis
Amount: 12 lbs.
Price per pound: $25
Total sell price: $300
Classic Asiago
Made by: Joel Pagel, Sartori Company, Antigo
Buyer: Alpma USA, Milwaukee
Amount: 20 lbs.
Price per pound: $100
Total sell price: $2,000
Reserve Blue
Made by: Team Salemville, Saputo Specialty Cheese, Richfield
Buyer: WE Energies, Milwaukee
Amount: 12 lbs.
Price per pound: $50
Total sell price: $600
Pasteurized Process American
Made by: Process Cheese Team, AMPI, Portage
Buyer: Wisconsin Aging & Grading Cheese, Kaukauna
Amount: 10 lbs.
Price per pound: $45
Total sell price: $450
Pastorale Blend
Made by: Mike Matucheski, Sartori Company, Antigo
Buyer: Berenz Packaging, Menomonee Falls
Amount: 20 lbs.
Price per pound: $50
Total sell price: $1,000
Aged Brick Spread
Made by: Joey Widmer, Widmer’s Cheese Cellars, Theresa
Buyer: Wisconsin Aging & Grading Cheese, Kaukauna
Amount: 10 lbs.
Price per pound: $70
Total sell price: $700
Hand-Stretched String Cheese
Made by: Cesar Luis, Cesar’s Cheese, Columbus
Buyer: Metcalfe’s Market, Madison
Amount: 10 lbs.
Price per pound: $100
Total sell price: $1,000
Caraway Brick
Made by: John (Randy) Pitman, Mill Creek Cheese, Arena
Buyer: Saz’s, Milwaukee
Amount: 10 lbs.
Price per pound: $60
Total sell price: $600
Pleasant Ridge Reserve
Made by: Andy Hatch, Uplands Cheese, Dodgeville
Buyer: Dairy Connection, Madison
Amount: 10 lbs.
Price per pound: $55
Total sell price: $550
Reduced Fat Mediterranean Feta
Made by: Jim Demeter, Klondike Cheese Co., Monroe
Buyer: Alpma USA, Milwaukee
Amount: 10 lbs.
Price per pound: $45
Total sell price: $450
Brick
Made by: Gary Grossen, Babcock Hall Dairy Plant, Madison
Buyer: Rock River Lab, Watertown
Amount: 11 lbs.
Price per pound: $75
Total sell price: $825
Gouda
Made by: Brett Krattiger, Maple Leaf Cheese Co-op, Monroe
Buyer: Dairy Connection, Madison
Amount: 12 lbs.
Price per pound: $55
Total sell price: $660
Colby
Made by: Kerry Henning, The Artisan Cheese Exchange, Sheboygan
Buyer: Ivarson, Milwaukee
Amount: 12 lbs.
Price per pound: $60
Total sell price: $720
Extra-Aged Goat Cheese
Made by: Pam Hodgson, Sartori Company, Plymouth
Buyer: Nelson-Jameson, Marshfield
Amount: 20 lbs.
Price per pound: $50
Total sell price: $1,000
Part-Skim Mozzarella Ball
Made by: George Crave, Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, Waterloo
Buyer: WE Energies, Milwaukee
Amount: 12 lbs.
Price per pound: $80
Total sell price: $960
Queso Quesadilla
Made by: Sam Sweeney, Chula Vista Cheese, Browntown
Buyer: Nelson-Jameson, Marshfield
Amount: 10 lbs.
Price per pound: $135
Total sell price: $1,350
Dill Havarti
Made by: Ben Workman, Edelweiss Creamery, Monticello
Buyer: Dairy Connection, Madison
Amount: 10 lbs.
Price per pound: $95
Total sell price: $950
Aged Cheddar
Made by: Terry Lensmire, Agropur, Weyauwega
Buyer: Saz’s, Milwaukee
Amount: 42 lbs.
Price per pound: $60
Total sell price: $2,520
Smoked Brick
Made by: Walter Hartwig, Zimmerman Cheese, South Wayne
Buyer: Masters Gallery Foods, Plymouth
Amount: 12 lbs.
Price per pound: $55
Total sell price: $660
Feta in Brine
Made by: Jim Demeter, Klondike Cheese Co., Monroe
Buyer: DSM Food Specialties, Waukesha
Amount: 10 lbs.
Price per pound: $100
Total sell price: $1,000
Chipotle White Cheddar
Made by: Heriberto Nickolas, Maple Leaf Cheese Co-op, Monroe
Buyer: Berenz Packaging, Menomonee Falls
Amount: 12 lbs.
Price per pound: $120
Total sell price: $1,440
Merlot BellaVitano
Made by: Mike Matucheski, Sartori Company, Antigo
Buyer: Chr. Hansen, Milwaukee
Amount: 20 lbs.
Price per pound: $75
Total sell price: $1,500
Whipped Cream Cheese
Made by: Shawn Schult, Lactalis USA, Merrill
Buyer: Rock River Lab, Watertown
Amount: 12 lbs.
Price per pound: $25
Total sell price: $300
Havarti
Made by: Bruce Workman, Edelweiss Creamery, Monticello
Buyer: Chr. Hansen, Milwaukee
Amount: 10 lbs.
Price per pound: $105
Total sell price: $1,050
Salted Butter
Made by: Don Much, Grassland Dairy Products, Greenwood
Buyer: Ivarson, Milwaukee
Amount: 10 lbs.
Price per pound: $110
Total sell price: $1,100
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