California Cow's Milk Cheesemakers Win 30 Awards at American Cheese Society Competition; For Third Year, California Claims Most Awards, Including ''Best of Show''.Business Editors/Food Writers MODESTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 2003 For the third consecutive year, California's cow's milk cheese producers took home more awards than any other state in the cow's milk categories at the annual American Cheese Society (ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. ) judging, winning 30 awards including "Best of Show." Specialty, artisan and farmstead cheese producers from 28 states and four countries entered 615 cheeses in the highly competitive judging, held as part of the ACS annual conference, August 1-3 in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . The competition's coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. "Best of Show" award was presented to Cowgirl Creamery Cowgirl Creamery is a company located in Point Reyes Station, California which manufactures artisanal cheeses. Founded in 1994, the company both manufactures its own cheeses (including Red Hawk and Mt. of Point Reyes Point Reyes is a prominent cape on the Pacific coast of northern California. It is located in Marin County approximately 30 mi (48 km) WNW of San Francisco. The term is often applied to the Point Reyes Peninsula for Red Hawk Red Hawk may refer to
Among the first-place winners were the state's oldest cheese producer, Marin French Cheese Company, Petaluma, which won five awards this year, including a first-place in the Soft Ripened Cheese category, and two recent newcomers, Fiscalini Cheese Company, Modesto, which won three awards, including a first-place for best Farmstead Cheese, an award Fiscalini won for the second year in a row, and Sierra Nevada Sierra Nevada, mountain range, Spain Sierra Nevada (syā`rä nāvä`thä), chief mountain range of S Spain, in Granada prov., running from east to west for c.60 mi (100 km), parallel to the Mediterranean Sea. Cheese Company, Willows, which won for its Gina Marie natural cheese spread. Winchester Cheese Company, Winchester, distinguished itself by winning first and second-place awards in the same category (Dutch Style, All Milks Category) for two of its Gouda varieties. Spring Hill Jersey Cheese, Petaluma, won a first place for its Dry Jack. In addition, Rizo-Lopez Foods, Riverbank, and Karoun Dairies, Sun Valley, received all three first-place honors awarded in the Hispanic & Portuguese Style Cheese category. "These awards are a testimony to the high level of cheesemaking in California today," said Nancy Fletcher, California Milk Advisory Board Vice President of Communications. "The competition received a record number of entries this year, nearly 200 more than last year. That California producers won more awards than ever before confirms that California is at the forefront of fine cheesemaking in America." California, the second-largest cheese producing state in the country, turned out 1.72 billion pounds of cheese in 2002 and is home to 60 cheesemakers who make more than 200 varieties and styles of cheese. Half of the state's cheesemakers are specialty, artisan or farmstead producers. Established in 1969, the CMAB CMAB California Milk Advisory Board CMAB Clothing Maintenance Allowance, Basic is headquartered in Modesto, California and is one of the largest marketing boards in the United States, serving more than 2,150 dairy families. Under the dairy umbrella, the CMAB executes generic advertising, retail and food service promotions, milk quality improvement and research programs on behalf of California dairy products, including Real California Cheese. More information on California cheese is available at www.RealCaliforniaCheese.com |
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