North American cheese and butter makers are invited to showcase their products made from 100% Jersey milk in the second North American Jersey Cheese Awards, being judged Tuesday, June 21, 2011 in Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
The competition is being held during the annual meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. The contest is sanctioned by the World Jersey Cheese Awards, the first breed-specific cheese competition established in 2008 by the World Jersey Cattle Bureau. The official media partner is Culture, the premier magazine devoted to cheese, with additional support from La Panzanella LLC.
Enter online or contact contest superintendent Sarah Mullen, Customer Service Coordinator with National All-Jersey Inc., at (614) 322-4468 or email smullen@usjersey.com. Detailed instructions for shipping will be provided after entries are made. Products must be received at the judging location on or before June 20, 2011.
A panel of leading industry experts will provide an objective assessment of all entries, which must be made from exclusively Jersey cow milk. Gold, Silver and Bronze awards will be given in nine (9) classes for cheeses. There are also classes for Jersey cream butters and Jersey cultured milk products. Gold Award cheeses will then go forward for the title of Best of Show. Awards will be announced June 23.
There is no fee to enter the contest, or a limit to the number of varieties that a cheese maker can enter. Entries will be accepted through Monday, June 15, 2011. Products must be received at the contest location on or before Monday, June 20.
Classes
1. Fresh unripened cheese, plain
2. Mold ripened soft or unpressed cheese, plain
3. Soft or unpressed milk cheese, ripened, plain
4. Blue vein cheese, any variety, uncut
5. Hard cheese
6. Semi-hard cheese
7. Rind washed cheese
8. Smoked cheese
9. Flavored cheese, sweet and savory
10. Jersey cream butter, any style
11. Cultured milk products
Source: US Jersey