As we get into the new year, here is a recap of the California Cheesemakers who took home medals at the ACS 2018 cheese competition for their award winning cheeses.

Cheddars

• Sierra Nevada Cheese Company, 2nd Place EG, Caprae Raw Milk Goat Cheddar, Ben Gregersen
• Central Coast Creamery, 1st Place EG, Goat Cheddar, Lindsey Mendes
• Fiscalini Cheese Co, 3rd Place EW, Bandage Wrapped Cheddar, Mariano Gonzalez
• Fiscalini Cheese Co, 3rd Place EB, Extra Mature Bandage Wrapped Cheddar, Mariano Gonzalez

Blue Mold Cheeses

• Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company, 3rd Place FC, California Coastal Blue, Kuba Hemmerling
• Pennyroyal Farm, 3rd Place FZ. Boonter’s Blue, Erika McKenzie-Chapter

Fresh Unripened Cheeses

• Cypress Grove, 1st Place AG, Fromage Blanc, Cypress Grove

Soft-Ripened Cheeses

• Marin French Cheese Company, 3rd Place BT, Triple Creme Brie, Marin French Cheese
• Stepladder Creamery, 3rd Place BT, Ragged Point, Jack Rudolph
• Marin French Cheese Company, 2nd Place BT, Triple Creme Brie, Marin French Cheese

Hispanic & Portuguese Style Cheeses

• Karoun Dairies, 3rd Place GM, Para Freir, Jaime Graca
• Marquez Brothers, 1st Place GM, Menonita, Queso Menonita

Italian Type Cheeses

• Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company, 3rd Place HY, Point Reyes Fresh Mozzarella, Kuba Hemmerling
• Belfiore Cheese Company, 2nd Place IC, Feta Cheese in Brine, Lino Esposito
• Sierra Nevada Cheese Company, 2nd Place IG, Bella Capra Goat Feta, Ben Gregersen

American Made / International Style

• Oakdale Cheese, 2nd Place DD, Mild Gouda, John Bulk

American Originals

• Rumiano Cheese Company, 3rd Place CD, Uncoated Dry Jack rBST Free
• Rumiano Cheese Company, 2nd Place CD, Peppercorn Dry Jack rBST Free
• Fagundes Old-World Cheese, 3rd Place CJ, Hanford Jack, John Fagundes
• Peluso Cheese, 2nd Place CT, Teleme Cheese, Joseph Reynoso
• Marin French Cheese Company, 2nd Place CC, Petite Breakfast
• Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company, 2nd Place CC, Point Reyes Toma, Kuba Hemmerling
• Central Coast Creamery, 1st Place CC, Bishops Peak, Reggie Jones
• Cypress Grove, 2nd Place CG, Humboldt Fog Grande
• Central Coast Creamery, 1st Place CS, Ewereka, Reggie Jones

Flavored Cheeses

• Nicolau Farms, 3rd Place KD, Black Truffle Casiago, Walter Nicolau III
• Oakdale Cheese & Specialties, 1st Place KD, Cumin Gouda, John Bulk
• Nicasio Valley Cheese Co, 3rd Place KF, Foggy Morning with Garlic and Basil, Aaron Langdon
• Fiscalini Cheese Co, 2nd Place KF, Hopscotch, Mariano Gonzalez
• Karoun Dairies, 2nd Place KG, Para Freir with Jalapeno, Jaime Graca
• Cypress Grove, 3rd Place KN, PsycheDillic
• Bellwether Farms, 1st Place KO, Pepato, Liam
• Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company, 3rd Place KS, The Fork Pimento Cheese, Kuba Hemmerling
• Bellwether Farms, 3rd Place KC, Blackstone, Liam Callahan

Smoked Cheeses

• Rumiano Cheese Company, 1st Place LM, Smoked Mozzarella rBST Free

Sheep’s Milk Cheeses

• Bellwether Farms, 3rd Place OU, San Andreas, Liam Callahan
• Central Coast Creamery, 1st Place OU, Ewenique, Reggie Jones

Marinated Cheeses

• Laura Chenel’s Chevre, 2nd Place PG, Herb Cabecou

Washed Rind Cheeses

• Tomales Farmstead Creamery, 2nd Place TX, Atika, Ashley Coffey

Farmstead Cheeses

• Pennyroyal Farm, 2nd Place MX, Boont Corners 2mo, Erika McKenzie-Chapter

For a full list of results from the cheese competition, you can visit the ACS 2018 Results