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Awards

The American Cheese Society

The American Cheese Society Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the artisan cheese industry, recognizing excellence in flavor, technique, and craftsmanship. With nearly 1,300 annual entries, cheeses are judged in over 100 categories, and each category awards just one first, second, and third place—making any win a mark of exceptional quality and achievement.
Product
Category
Year
Award
  • Fresh Goat's Milk Cheese
  • 2012
  • 1st
  • Butter- Other Milks
  • 2024
  • 2019
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • Goat Soft Cheese
  • 2019
  • 2nd
  • Feta - Goat Milk
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 1st
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • Open - Smoked Cheese
  • 2019
  • 1st
  • Cheddar - Other Milks
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2019
  • 2017
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 3rd
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • Cheddar - Other Milks
  • 2012
  • 2nd
  • Cheddar - Other Milks
  • 2018
  • 2016
  • 2013
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 2nd
  • Yogurt - Goat Milk
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2013
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 2nd
  • Cultured Milk and Cream Products, Yogurt - Goat Milk
  • 2019
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 1st
  • 1st
  • 3rd
  • 1st
  • Cultured Milk and Cream Products, Yogurt - Goat Milk
  • 2014
  • 2019
  • 2nd
  • 2nd
  • Cultured Milk and Cream Products, Yogurt - Goat Milk
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 3rd
  • 3rd
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 3rd
  • 3rd
  • 1st
  • Cultured Milk and Cream Products
  • 2019
  • 2nd
  • Cultured Products
  • 2022
  • 2018
  • 2016
  • 2nd
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • Fresh Cheese
  • Open - Cow Cheese
  • 2023
  • 2013
  • 3rd
  • 1st
  • Open - Cow Cheese
  • 2024
  • 2013
  • 2022
  • 2019
  • 1st
  • 3rd
  • 2nd
  • 2nd
  • Yogurt- Plain
  • 2024
  • 3rd
  • Cultured Products Drinkable
  • 2017
  • 1st
  • Cultured Products Drinkable
  • 2016
  • 3rd
  • Montery Jack
  • 2015
  • 2nd
  • Cultured Milk and Cream Products
  • Cultured Products
  • 2019
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 1st
  • 3rd
  • 2nd
  • Flavored Montery Jack
  • 2016
  • 1st
  • Montery Jack
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2019
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2012
  • 2nd
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 3rd
  • 3rd
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • Butter Unsalted
  • 2014
  • 2nd

CA State Fair

The California State Fair Commercial Cheese Competition is a highly respected event that celebrates the best of California cheesemaking. Expert judges evaluate entries on flavor, texture, and overall quality, awarding Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Best of Show honors to standout products.
Product
Category
Year
Award
  • Goat Soft Cheese
  • Soft Cheese- Goat
  • Soft Fresh Cheese- Open
  • Soft Fresh Cheese
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2023
  • 2023
  • Gold
  • Gold
  • Best of Show
  • Best of Show
  • Semi-Hard Cheese
  • 2024
  • Bronze
  • Soft Cheese- Goat
  • 2016
  • Gold
  • Soft Cheese- Feta
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Cultured Cheese
  • Cultured Cheese
  • Crème Fraiche
  • Cultured Cheese
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2023
  • 2016
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Best of CA
  • Best of CA
  • Cultured Cheese
  • 2016
  • Gold
  • Soft Cheese
  • Soft Cheese- Cream Cheese
  • Soft Cheese
  • Soft Cheese- Cow
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2022
  • Silver
  • Gold
  •  
  • Best of CA
  • Soft Fresh Cheese
  • Soft Cheese - Cow
  • Soft Fresh Cheese- Cow 
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2023
  • Best of Show
  • Gold
  • Best of Show
  • Semi-Hard Cheese- Other Milks
  • 2023
  • Gold
  • Cultured Cheese- Kefir
  • 2023
  • Gold
  • Semi Hard Cheese
  • 2015
  • Gold
  • Semi Hard Cheese
  • 2016
  • Gold
  • Cultured Cheese
  • Cultured Cheese- Cow
  • 2022
  • 2022
  •  
  • Gold
  • Semi-Hard Cheese
  • 2024
  • Gold
  • Semi-Hard Cheese
  • 2024
  • Gold
  • Semi-Hard Cheese
  • 2018
  • Gold
  • Semi-Hard Cheese- Monterey Jack
  • 2017
  • Gold

World Champion Cheese

The World Championship Cheese Contest is the largest technical cheese competition in the world, attracting thousands of entries from over two dozen countries. Judged by an international panel of experts, only one cheese earns the title of World Champion—making it one of the highest honors in the global dairy industry.
Product
Category
Year
Award
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • Super Gold
  • Super Gold