2026 International Cheese & Dairy Awards
The Cheese Lover's Trophy presented by Cathedral City
Trophy
Deer Creek Cheese
Sheboygan, WI
Vat 17 World Cheddar by Deer Creek
Best Truffle Soft Cheese
Bronze
Carr Valley Cheese Company, Inc.
LaValle, WI
Black Truffle Blue
Sheep Milk Blue Cheese
Bronze
Carr Valley Cheese Company, Inc.
LaValle, WI
Ba Ba Blue
Cheese with Health Benefits - Hard Cheese (excluding Low Fat, Half Fat and Reduced Fat), but inlcudes Omega, Reduced Sodium, Calcium Enriched etc.
Gold
Sartori Cheese Company
Plymouth, WI
SarVecchio
Best USA Cheese - Cheddar - Milk - No Additives
Silver
Deer Creek Cheese
Sheboygan, WI
The Fawn by Deer Creek
Bronze
Deer Creek Cheese
Sheboygan, WI
1 Year Aged Cheddar by Deer Creek
Best USA Cheese - Cheddar - Mature - No Additives
Gold
Deer Creek Cheese
Sheboygan, WI
Vat 17 World Cheddar by Deer Creek
Best USA Cheese - Washed Rind - No Additives
Gold
Emmi Roth USA
Monroe, WI
Roth Grand Cru Surchoix Wheel
Best USA Cheese - Soft/Semi-Soft- No Additives
Gold
Carr Valley Cheese Company, Inc.
LaValle, WI
Airco
Best USA Cheese - Any Cheese with Sweet Additives
Gold
Schuman Cheese, Inc.
Turtle Lake, WI
Cello Vanilla Mascarpone
Silver
Deer Creek Cheese
Sheboygan, WI
The Luna Moth by Deer Creek
Best USA Cheese - Any Cheese with Savoury Additives
Silver
Deer Creek Cheese
Sheboygan, WI
The Night Walker by Deer Creek
Bronze
Widmer's Cheese Cellars, Inc.
Theresa, WI
Smoked Butterkase
Best USA Cheese - Alpine Style Cheese
Silver
Widmer's Cheese Cellars, Inc.
Theresa, WI
Matterhorn Alpine Style Cheddar
Bronze
Emmi Roth USA
Monroe, WI
Roth Grand Cru Reserve Wheel
Best USA Cheese - Any variety not in the above classes
Gold
Emmi Roth USA
Monroe, WI
Roth Aged Gouda
Bronze
Widmer's Cheese Cellars, Inc.
Theresa, WI
Jalapeno Brick Spread
Best USA Cheese - Goat Milk
Gold
Carr Valley Cheese Company, Inc.
LaValle, WI
Cave Aged Cardona
Best USA Cheese - Sheep Milk
Gold
Carr Valley Cheese Company, Inc.
LaValle, WI
Sante
Silver
Carr Valley Cheese Company, Inc.
LaValle, WI
Cave Aged Marisa
Best USA Cheese - Washed Rind
Gold
Emmi Roth USA
Monroe, WI
Roth Grand Cru Original Block
Best USA Cheese - Soft/Semi-Soft
Bronze
Carr Valley Cheese Company, Inc.
LaValle, WI
Cave Aged Mellage
Best USA Cheese - Blue
Gold
Deer Creek Cheese
Sheboygan, WI
The Indigo Bunting by Deer Creek
Bronze
Carr Valley Cheese Company, Inc.
LaValle, WI
Smoked Glacier Point Blue
Best USA Cheese - Any Cheese with Additives
Gold
Carr Valley Cheese Company, Inc.
LaValle, WI
Boozin Billy
Silver
Carr Valley Cheese Company, Inc.
LaValle, WI
Boozin Ewe
Best USA Cheese - Any variety not in the above classes
Silver
Carr Valley Cheese Company, Inc.
LaValle, WI
Gran Canaria
Bronze
Carr Valley Cheese Company, Inc.
LaValle, WI
Menage
Pack of Whey Butter. For butter produced from whey cream separated during cheese manufacture
Bronze
Carr Valley Cheese Company, Inc.
LaValle, WI
Mobay Butter
Processed Cheese Block/Loaf with Quick/Easy Melt
Gold
Associated Milk Producers, Inc.
Portage, WI
Easy Melt Loaf
Cheese for Children. For any cheese product designed to appeal to children through its flavour, texture, portioning, or visual presentation
Silver
Deer Creek Cheese
Sheboygan, WI
The Robin by Deer Creek
The winning cheese to be the cheese the Celebrity would choose to serve to family or friends
Gold
Deer Creek Cheese
Sheboygan, WI
Vat 17 World Cheddar by Deer Creek
Grilling Cheese - Plain Non-Cypriot Cheese Optimised for grilling and pan-sear performance
Gold
Carr Valley Cheese Company, Inc.
LaValle, WI
Bread Cheese
Travel and On-the-Go Cheese and Dairy Format. For Cheese and Dairy products specifically developed for the travel industry (air, rail, sea), where cheese forms the predominant componenet of the pack
Silver
Sartori Cheese Company
Plymouth, WI
MontAmore Cheese Bites