Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, proud host of the World Championship Cheese Contest, is pleased to announce the names and makers of the 20 cheeses in the running for the top prize. In order of class number, they are:

Class: 7 – Natural Rinded Cheddar
Cheese: Flagship Reserve
Maker: Beecher’s Handmade Cheese
Company: Beecher’s Handmade Cheese
Location: Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Class #: 13 – Rinded Swiss Style
Cheese: Emmentaler AOP
Maker: Marcus Hengartner and Robin Straub, Village Dairy Rohrenmoos
Company: Gourmino AG
Location: Lömmenschwil, SG, Switzerland

Class #: 33 – Gorgonzola
Cheese: Mycella 60+
Maker: Team St. Clemens
Company: Bornsholms Andelsmejeri, St. Clemens
Location: Klemensker, Bornholm, Denmark

Class #: 37 – Brie
Cheese: Le Châtelain Brie
Maker: Fromagerie du Raival
Company: Lactalis American Group
Location: Raival, France

Class #: 42 – Gouda, Young
Cheese: FriesGoud Young
Maker: A-ware Cheese Heerenveen
Company: Royal A-ware
Location: Heerenveen, Netherlands

Class #: 43 – Gouda, Mature
Cheese: Rembrandt 26 Weeks
Maker: Team Lutjewinkel
Company: FrieslandCampina
Location: Lutjewinkel, Netherlands

Class #: 51 – Gruyere
Cheese: Gourmino Le Gruyère AOP
Maker: Michael Spycher, Mountain Dairy Fritzenhaus
Company: Gourmino AG
Location: Bern, Switzerland

Class #: 52 – Appenzeller, Young
Cheese: Mifroma Appenzeller Silver
Maker: Käserei Tschumper
Company: Mifroma USA
Location: Degersheim, Switzerland

Class #: 53 – Appenzeller, Aged
Cheese: Appenzeller® Purple Label
Maker: Lucas Meier, Käserei Kirchberg
Company: SO Appenzeller Käse GmbH
Location: Appenzell, Switzerland

Class #: 54 – Open Class: Alpine Cheeses
Cheese: Mifroma Alpenhorn
Maker: Urnäscher Milchspezialitäten
Company: Mifroma USA
Location: Urnäsch, Switzerland

Class #: 57 – Washed Rind/Smear Ripened Hard Cheeses, Aged
Cheese: Alter Fritz
Maker: Hardegger Käse AG
Company: Hardegger Käse AG
Location: Jonschwil, Switzerland

Class #: 58 – Washed Rind/Smear Ripened Hard Cheeses, Mature
Cheese: Suncatcher
Maker: Jasper Hill Creamery
Company: Cellars at Jasper Hill
Location: Greensboro, Vermont, United States of America

Class #: 59 – Washed Rind/Smear Ripened Hard Cheeses, Extra Aged
Cheese: Heumilch Traumkäse
Maker: Othmar Pichler and Team
Company: Obersteirische Molkerei eGen
Location: Knittelfeld, Austria

Class #: 60 – Raclette
Cheese: Gmunder Milk Traukirchner Raclette
Maker: Team Gmunder Molkerei
Company: Gmundner Molkerei GmbH
Location: Gmunden, Austria

Class #: 73 – Open Class: Hard Cheeses
Cheese: Beemster Royaal Grand Cru
Maker: CONO Kaasmakers
Company: CONO Kaasmakers
Location: Westbeemster, Netherlands

Class #: 81 – Reduced Fat Soft & Semi-soft Cheeses
Cheese: Beemsterlite Medium 30+
Maker: CONO Kaasmakers
Company: CONO Kaasmakers
Location: Westbeemster, Netherlands

Class #: 98 – Semi-soft (Semi-hard) Goat’s Milk Cheeses
Cheese: Kaltbach Goat
Maker: Emmi Kaltbach
Company: Emmi Switzerland AG
Location: Kaltbach, Switzerland

Class #: 100 – Hard Goat’s Milk Cheeses
Cheese: Midnight Moon
Maker: Cypress Grove
Company: Cypress Grove Cheese
Location: Netherlands

Class #: 106 – Hard Sheep’s Milk Cheeses, Mature
Cheese: Ojos del Guadiana
Maker: Manchega Ojos del Guadiana
Company: Manchega Ojos del Guadiana
Location: Daimiel, Spain

Class #: 114 – Hard Mixed Milk Cheeses
Cheese: Seleccion Tostado Mixed Milk Cheese Extra Aged
Maker: Queserías Entrepinares S.A.U.
Company: Queserías Entrepinares
Location: Valladolid, Spain

The biennial World Championship Cheese Contest, hosted by WCMA since 1957, is the world’s premier technical cheese, butter, cultured product, and dry dairy ingredient competition. For complete results for all entry classes, visit WorldChampionCheese.org.