

QK: Drinkable Cultured Products, Kefir, Drinkable Yogurt, Lassi, Buttermilk, or otherġst: Kalona SuperNatural Organic Whole Plain Kefir, Kalona Organics LLC, Kalona, IAĢnd: Plain Lowfat Kefir, Nasonville Dairy, Inc., Marshfield, WI QF: Crème Fraiche and Sour Cream Products – made from cow’s milkĢnd: Mexican Style Sour Cream, V&V Supremo Foods Inc., Chicago, ILģrd: Sour Cream, Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Waitsfield, VT RO: Unsalted Butter with or without cultures – made from cow’s milkġst: Unsalted Butter, Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Waitsfield, VTġst: Lactantia UnSalted Butter, Lactalis Canada, Winchester, ONĢnd: Sierra Nevada Unsalted Cultured Euro-Style Butter, Sierra Nevada Cheese Company,ģrd: Unsalted 83% BF Butter Solid, Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Waitsfield, VT RC: Salted Butter with or without cultures – made from cow's milkġst: Salted Butter Solid, Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Waitsfield, VTġst: Organic Salted Butter, CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley, La Farge, WIġst: Lactantia Salted Butter, Lactalis Canada, Winchester, ONĢnd: 83% BF Butter Quarters with Sea Salt, Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Waitsfield, VTģrd: Unsalted Butter, Rumiano Cheese Company, Willows, CAģrd: Cultured Butter with Sea Salt, Vermont Creamery, Websterville, VT Listed in order of presentation at the ACS Awards Ceremony on Thursday, July 21, 2022 Hill of Greensboro, VT, and Murray’s Cheese of Long Island City, NY. To view a complete list of American Cheese Society winners, click hereĪmerican Cheese Society 2022 Judging & Competition Awardsġst: Whitney, Raclette-style cheese, Jasper Hill Farms, Greensboro Bend, VTĢnd: Flagsheep, semi-hard cow’s milk cheese competing in open category, Beecher's HandmadeĢnd: Bamboozle, washed rind goat and cow's milk cheese competing in an open category, Goatģrd: Greensward, soft-ripened washed rind cheese from collaboration of the Cellars at Jasper To view a complete list of ICDA Award winners, click here.

Bronze, Silver, Gold and Champion accolades were awarded first, before the Supreme Champions were reassessed to find this year’s trophy winners. All entries were judged in a single day, as 238 experts considered appearance, texture, aroma, and flavor of the cheese, dairy and accompaniments. The competing classes represented countries from all around the world. The 125th International Cheese & Dairy Awards was bigger and more international than ever before, featuring over 4,000 entries. Bronze awards went to its new Strawberry Spritz goat cheese, Fire Roasted Onion & Chive Sour Cream and Bonne Bouche. The 2022 event received 1,387 entries in 120 categories.Īt ICDA, held this year in Staffordshire, UK, Vermont Creamery won gold awards for its Mascarpone, Classic Sour Cream and Cilantro Lime Sour Cream silver awards went to Cranberry, Orange and Cinnamon Fresh Goat Cheese, Fire Roasted Onion & Chive Sour Cream, and Bonne Bouche. Winners were announced at the 39th ACS Annual Conference, held in Portland, Oregon from July 20-23, 2022. Canceled in 20 due to the pandemic, the Judging and Competition will be held separately from the Conference in 2022 for the first time. The American Cheese Society Judging and Competition, the largest event of its kind for American-made cheeses, took place May 19-20, 2022, at the Huntington Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis campus. Vermont Creamery was recognized by judges for excellence amongst 1,387 products from 196 entering companies.

These accolades reflect the tireless efforts and passion of our entire team of Bettermakers who dedicate themselves to excellence every day in Vermont.”Īt the American Cheese Society Awards, Vermont Creamery took home a gold medal for Clover Blossom Honey Goat Cheese, Silver medals for St Albans and Vanilla Crème Fraîche, and Bronze medals for Cilantro Lime Sour Crème, Cultured Butter, Bijou, Classic Goat Cheese and Fire Roasted Onion & Chive Sour Crème. “We are thrilled to earn top honors across our portfolio of legacy products. “It is a tremendous honor to be recognized both by our European peers, and our industry kin at home in the U.S.,” said Vermont Creamery president Adeline Druart. In addition to Vermont Creamery, Vermont cheese and butter makers won a total of 40 awards, as well as multiple firsts, at the ACS Awards, including Best of Show for Jasper Hill Farms. See list below. Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Creamery, B Corp-Certified makers of consciously crafted artisanal cheese and butter has once again earned national and international acclaim, winning nine International Cheese & Dairy Awards (ICDA) and eight awards at the 39th Annual American Cheese Society (ACS) Awards.
