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Participation was at an all-time high with 60 entries from cheesemakers across the state. Winners of the contest by classification are as follows:
Swiss Class:
First Place (Blue Ribbon) – Guggisberg Cheese, Millersburg, Ohio
Second Place (Red Ribbon) – Pearl Valley Cheese, Fresno, Ohio
Third Place (White Ribbon) – Guggisberg Cheese, Millersburg, Ohio
Other Swiss Class:
First Place (Blue Ribbon) – Guggisberg Cheese, Millersburg, Ohio
Second Place (Red Ribbon) – Pearl Valley Cheese, Fresno, Ohio
Third Place (White Ribbon) – Guggisberg Cheese, Millersburg, Ohio
Mild Cheddar Class:
First Place (Blue Ribbon) – Urban Stead Cheese, Cincinnati, Ohio
Second Place (Red Ribbon) – Snowville Creamery, Pomeroy, Ohio
Third Place (White Ribbon) – Middlefield Original Cheese, Middlefield, Ohio
Aged Cheddar Class:
First Place (Blue Ribbon) – Urban Stead Cheese, Cincinnati, Ohio
Second Place (Red Ribbon) – Middlefield Original Cheese, Middlefield, Ohio
Third Place (White Ribbon) – Middlefield Original Cheese, Middlefield, Ohio
Surface Mold Ripened Class:
First Place (Blue Ribbon) – Marchant Manor Cheese, Cleveland, Ohio
Second Place (Red Ribbon) – Kuhweid Creamery, Sugarcreek, Ohio
Bacteria Ripened Class:
First Place (Blue Ribbon) – Black Radish Creamery, Columbus, Ohio
Second Place (Red Ribbon) – Kuhweid Creamery, Sugarcreek, Ohio
Third Place (White Ribbon) – Marchant Manor Cheese, Cleveland, Ohio
Fresh Unripened Class:
First Place (Blue Ribbon) – Bunker Hill Cheese, Millersburg, Ohio
Second Place (Red Ribbon) – Urban Stead Cheese, Cincinnati, Ohio
Open Class – Cow’s Milk:
First Place (Blue Ribbon) – Pearl Valley Cheese, Fresno, Ohio – Marble Colby
Second Place (Red Ribbon) – Pearl Valley Cheese, Fresno, Ohio – Colby
Third Place (White Ribbon) – Pearl Valley Cheese, Fresno, Ohio – Colby
Open Class – Flavored:
First Place (Blue Ribbon) – Pearl Valley Cheese, Fresno, Ohio – Smoked Swiss
Second Place (Red Ribbon) – Pearl Valley Cheese, Fresno, Ohio – Pepper Jack
Third Place (White Ribbon) – Tri State Cheese, Hicksville, Ohio – Pepper Jack
Open Class – Other Milk:
First Place (Blue Ribbon) – Blue Jacket Dairy, Bellefontaine, Ohio
Second Place (Red Ribbon) – Marchant Manor Cheese, Cleveland, Ohio
Judges for the contest included Jeff Jirik, retired cheese product developer, Brian Schlatter, ACS CCP, CCSE, cheesemaker, James Troyer, owner of Troyer Foods, Abbe Turner, cheesemaker and Kristopher Welch, dairy plant supervisor.
