Attention cheese lovers! This fall, the state of Wisconsin is hosting the first Wisconsin Original Cheese Festival, where “cheese-heads” will have the opportunity to tour cheese factories, attend seminars, and taste over 100 different Wisconsin made cheeses! Book your tickets now for the November 6-7 event!
“Wisconsin is becoming nationally recognized as a mecca for original artisan, farmstead and specialty cheeses,” Jeanne Carpenter, executive director of Wisconsin Cheese Originals, said in a statement. “The festival will be the perfect venue to learn more about and taste these cheeses.”
The festival opens Friday night, Nov. 6, with a gala reception at Monona Terrace, where cheese lovers will be able to talk (and munch) cheese with the makers.
The full-course Saturday starts with either a bus tour of Green County cheese factories, including Chalet Cheese, the only limburger cheese factory in America, or a guided tour of the farmers market on Capitol Square.
The afternoon courses literally are courses in the art of fine cheesemaking, eating and pairing with wine and beer.
The festival ends on a gastronomic note as six local restaurants host cheesemakers and their cheeses in unique three-course dinners.
“The festival will be a premier destination for cheese enthusiasts and food buyers from across the nation,” Carpenter said.