Team Emmi Roth named 2021 Master Cheesemaker

Dairy manufacturers, supporters and enthusiasts gather for Blue Ribbon Dairy Products Auction

 

 Dairy manufacturers, supporters and enthusiasts gathered at the Saz’s Hospitality Pavilion at Wisconsin State Fair Park on Thursday evening, August 12 for the Blue Ribbon Dairy Products Auction and the announcement of the 2021 Wisconsin State Fair Grand Master Cheesemaker. Team Emmi Roth – Monroe won the coveted title with their winning entry of Roth Grand Cru Reserve Wheel. The entry scored 99.650 in the smear ripened cheese class.

In addition to announcing the Grand Master Cheesemaker, the grand champion dairy products were also announced at the event.

· Grand Champion Butter: Organic Salted butter, exhibited by CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley

· Co-Grand Champion Yogurt: Yodelay Rhubarb Swiss Yogurt, exhibited by Yodelay Yogurt

· Co-Grand Champion Yogurt: Lowfat Mango Kefir, exhibited by Weber’s Farm Store

· Grand Champion Sour Cream: Odyssey Sour Cream, exhibited by Klondike Cheese Co.

· Grand Champion Milk: Half-Gallon glass bottled 1% chocolate milk, exhibited by Lamers Dairy, Inc.

· Grand Champion Custard: Strawberry Moon, exhibited by The Creamy Pig

Each blue ribbon entry from the dairy products contest sold during the auction, which raised $54,150 for student scholarships and dairy promotion at the state fair.

Leading off the auction was 18 pounds of Team Emmi Roth’s Grand Cru Reserve Wheel, which sold for $1800.

Mild Cheddar
Made by: Team Foremost Farms – Marshfield
Buyer: DR Tech
Amount: 40 lbs.
Price per pound: $50
Total sell price: $2,000

Rindless Swiss Wheel
Made by: Deppeler Team #2, Chalet Cheese Cooperative
Buyer: Berenz Packaging
Amount: 20 lbs.
Price per pound: $50
Total sell price: $1,000

Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella
Made by: Jeremy Robinson, Agropur
Buyer: Dairyland Packaging
Amount:  13 lbs.
Price per pound: $55
Total sell price: $715

Farmers Rope String Cheese and Mascarpone
Made by: Brain Crave, Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese
Amount: 6 lbs.
Buyer: DR Tech
Price per pound: $140
Total sell price: $840

Strawberry Moon Custard
Made by: The Creamy Pig
Buyer: Rock River Laboratory
Price per pound: $500
Total sell price: $500

Muenster and Pepper Havarti
Made by: Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy
Buyer: Brian Eggebrecht
Price per pound: $175
Total sell price: $3850

Reduced Fat Mediterranean Flavored Feta
Made by: Ron Buholzer, Klondike Cheese
Buyer: Alpma USA
Price per pound:$225
Total sell price: $2250

Deer Creek – The Stag
Made by: Team Henning’s Cheese
Buyer: Wisconsin Aging and Grading Cheese
Price per pound: $75
Total sell price: $1500

Yellow Cheese Curds: Slightly Salty
Made by: Gary Cherney, Ron’s Wisconsin Cheese
Buyer: Cheese Market News
Price per pound: $150
Total sell price: $600

Chevre
Made by: Steve Hurd, Clock Shadow Creamery
Buyer: DRC WISC Executive Advisors
Price per pound: $90
Total sell price: $270

Dijon Herb Rubbed Fontal and Aged Asiago
Made by: Team Lake Country Dairy
Buyer: DR Tech
Price per pound: $150
Total sell price: $4050

American Swiss Cheese Slices
Made by: AMPI’s Dinner Bell Creamery
Buyer: Dairy Products Marketing
Price per pound: $225
Total sell price: $2250

Belaire and Gouda made from Guernsey milk
Made by: Ben Workman, Hoard’s Dairyman Farm Creamery
Buyer: Nelson Jameson
Price per pound: $75
Total sell price: $1650

Odyssey Vanilla Yogurt, Odyssey Greek Yogurt, Odyssey Whole Fat Yogurt, Odyssey Sour Cream, Odyssey Reduced Fat Greek Tzatziki
Made by: Klondike Cheese
Buyer: Chr. Hansen
Price per pound: $25
Total sell price: $250

Natural Smoked Mixed Curds
Made by: Artisan Team – Jerry Soddy, Dan Godfrey, Donavan Taylor, Shullsburg Creamery/Prairie Farms
Buyer: Nelson Jameson
Price per pound: $270
Total sell price: $540

Traditional Colby Longhorn
Made by: Team Arena, Arena Cheese
Buyer: Chr. Hansen
Price per pound: $150
Total sell price: $1500

Dill Havarti
Made by: Matt Henze, Decatur Dairy
Buyer: Saz’s
Price per pound: $225
Total sell price: $2250

Smoked Provolone
Made by: Roger Krohn, Agropur
Buyer: Nelson Jameson
Price per pound: $100
Total sell price: $1000

Rosemary and Olive Oil Asiago
Made by: Team Sartori, Sartori
Buyer: DR Tech
Price per pound: $175
Total sell price: $3500

French Onion Dip
Made by: Westby Cooperative Creamery
Buyer: Dairyland Packaging
Price per pound: $300
Total sell price: $600

Blueberry Vanilla Goat Cheese and Cave Aged Chandoka
Made by: Robert Garves, LaClare Family Creamery
Buyer: Berenz Packaging
Price per pound: $85
Total sell price: $1955

Pepper Jack Cold Pack Cheese Spread
Made by: Team Pine River, Pine River Pre-Pack
Buyer: Brian Eggebrecht
Price per pound: $275
Total sell price: $3300

Yodelay Rhubarb Swiss
Made by: Yodelay Yogurt
Buyer: Ivarson
Price per pound: $25
Total sell price: $50

Low Fat Mango Kefir
Made by: Nasonville Dairy/Weber’s Farm Store
Buyer: Brian Eggebrecht
Price per pound: $125
Total sell price: $250

Oaxaca Ball
Made by: Mark Boelk, V&V Supremo Foods/Chula Vista Cheese
Buyer: Nelson Jameson
Price per pound: $50
Total sell price: $500

Chocolate Mascarpone
Made by: George Crave, Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese
Buyer: We Energies
Price per pound: $700
Total sell price: $1400

 

 

Feta
Made by: Team R&R, Agropur
Buyer: Nelson Jameson
Price per pound: $75
Total sell price: $1350

Salted butter and Unsalted butter
Made by: Organic Valley
Buyer: Ivarson
Price per pound: $400
Total sell price: $8000

Roth Buttermilk Blue Cheese
Made by: Team Emmi Roth – Seymour
Buyer: Nelson Jameson
Price per pound: $140
Total sell price: $1680

Havarti
Made by: Ron Buholzer, Klondike Cheese
Buyer: Brain Eggebrecht
Price per pound: $140
Total sell price: $2750