{"id":7208,"date":"2021-09-13T21:37:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T01:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainecheeseguild.org\/?p=7208"},"modified":"2021-09-13T21:38:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T01:38:43","slug":"2021-maine-cheese-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainecheeseguild.org\/?p=7208","title":{"rendered":"2021 Maine Cheese Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the winners\u00a0 chosen from a large field of excellent Maine cheeses. More information on the rankings and details will be available soon.<\/p>\n<p>Maine Cheese Awards 2021<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fresh Cheese<\/strong><br \/>\n1. ChiGoBee Farm (Pownal) \u2013 Plain Chevre<br \/>\n2. Noisy Acres Farm (Buxton) \u2013 Plain Chevre<br \/>\n3. Flying Goat Farm (New Glouster) Plain Chevre<\/p>\n<p>Honorable Mention:<br \/>\nPineland Farms (Bangor) &#8211; Cheddar Curds<br \/>\nSpringdale Farm (Waldo) &#8211; Cream Cheese<br \/>\nKennebec Cheesery at Koons Farm ( Sidney) Chevre<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flavored Fresh Cheese<\/strong><br \/>\n1. York Hill Farm (Washington) \u2013 Green Peppercorn and Nutmeg Roll<br \/>\n2. Fuzzy Udder Creamery (Whitefiled) \u2013 (Appleton recipe) Chevre in Oil<br \/>\n3. Crooked Face Creamery (Skowhegan) \u2013 Garlic &amp; Rosemary Ricotta<\/p>\n<p>Honorable Mentions:<br \/>\nAbrahams Creamery (Newport) -Herbs De Provence<br \/>\nSunflower Farm Creamery (Cumberland) &#8211; Marinated Chevre<br \/>\nDreahmin Fahm Dairy and Creamery (Wilton) &#8211; Garlic and Basil Chevre<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soft-Ripened Cheese: Bloomy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Winter Hill Farm (Freeport) Tideline<br \/>\n2. Silvery Moon Creamery (Westbrook) &#8211; Camembert<br \/>\n3. Spring Day Creamery (Durham) \u2013 Out &amp; About<\/p>\n<p>Honorable Mentions:<br \/>\nSilvery Moon Creamery ( Westbrook) &#8211; Camembert with Fenugreek<br \/>\nFlying Goat Farm &#8211; (New Gloudester) &#8211; Grace<br \/>\nLakin Gorges Cheese at East Forty Farm ( Waldoboro) &#8211; Rockweed<\/p>\n<p><strong>Washed Rind Cheese<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Fuzzy Udder Creamery (Whitefiled) &#8211; Cyclone<br \/>\n2. Josh Pond Farm (Whiting) &#8211; Rocky Lake Raclette<br \/>\n3. Kennebec Cheesery at Koons Farm (Sidney) \u2013 Quaker Hill<\/p>\n<p>Honorable Mention:<br \/>\nWinter Hill Farm (Freeport) &#8211; Tideline<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aged Natural Rind Cheese<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Balfour Farm (Pittsfield) \u2013 Torrin Tomme<br \/>\n2. Fuzzy Udder Creamery (Whitefiled) \u2013 Windswept<br \/>\n3. Kennebec Cheesery at Koons Farm (Sidney) \u2013 Sugarloaf Mountain<\/p>\n<p>Honorable Mention:<br \/>\nBalfour Farm (Pittsfield) &#8211; Haymaker Cheddar<br \/>\nPineland Farms ( Bangor) two vintages that more or less tied with each other Josh Pond Farm (Whitibng) Down East Tomme<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blue Cheese<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Spring Day Creamery (Durham) Fraffie<br \/>\n2. Fuzzy Udder Creamery (Whitefiled) \u2013 Polar Vortex<br \/>\n3. Spring Day Creanert (Durham) Deja Blue<\/p>\n<p>Honorable mention:<br \/>\nWinter Hill Farm (Freeport) &#8211; Bradbury Mountain Blue<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flavored Cheese<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Balfour Farm (Pittsfield) \u2013 Cotswold<br \/>\n2. Dreamin Fahm (Wilton) \u2013 Smoked Gouda<br \/>\n3. Balfour Farm (Pittsfield) &#8211; Smokey Ghost<\/p>\n<p>Honorable mention:<br \/>\nYellow Birch Farm (Deer Isle) &#8211; Lichen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best in Show<\/strong><br \/>\nYork Hill Farm \u2013 (Washington) _ Green Peppercorn and Nutmeg Roll<br \/>\n(Penny &amp; John Duncan \u2013 Founding members of the Maine Cheese Guild retired after 36 years and their legacy continues with new owners of York Hill to Yuki Goseki &amp; Josh Fratoni<br \/>\nRunner up is Winter Hill (Freeport) &#8211; Tideline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the winners\u00a0 chosen from a large field of excellent Maine cheeses. More information on the rankings and details will be available soon. Maine Cheese Awards 2021 Fresh Cheese 1. ChiGoBee Farm (Pownal) \u2013 Plain Chevre 2. Noisy Acres Farm (Buxton) \u2013 Plain Chevre 3. 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