The Maine Cheese Guild is thrilled to announce the 4th annual Maine Cheese Awards celebrating the many talents of our Maine cheese making community. This year, the event is hosted and conducted by Maine Tasting Center. This annual event is open to all licensed Maine cheesemakers with no limitations or exclusions. Winners will be announced on the Main Stage at the Maine Cheese Festival on September 8th in Pittsfield, Maine.
2024 Maine Cheese Awards announced. The Awards are sponsored and organized by the Maine Tasting Center in Wiscassset Maine. Download a pdf file of Maine’s winning cheeses here.
Maine Tasting Center Events offer cheese enthusiasts an opportunity to sample and learn about Maine foods including cheeses. Check out the Center’s events calendar for their Taste of Maine events.
“Maine Tasting Center is the name of our campus in Wiscasset, a well-provisioned, central location where we run our classes, operate our Tasting Room, and offer space to our industry partners, producer partners and community partners from across the state for their own educational purposes.”
~ Maine Tasting Center
At the Big E (Eastern States Exposition) 2024 Gold Medal Cheese Competition held in July, three members of the Maine Cheese Guild garnered fifteen medals in the competition among the best cheesemakers in New England!
• Three Charm Farm (Alfred, ME) won Bronze for their amazing Feta!
• Spring Day Creamery (Durham, ME)won Gold and Silver for their Soft Ripened White Mold Cheeses, Out & About and Evangeline!
• Pineland Farms ( Bangor, ME) won three Gold medals for their Sharp Cheddar, Colby Jack, and Smoked Gouda! And, nine more Silver and Bronze for their Cheddars, Hispanic Style Cheese, Flavor Added Cheese, and Flavored Unripened Dairy Products!
Congratulations to all three dedicated Maine Cheesemakers!