Alto Dairy continues to collect awards. This time it’s for their Colby-Jack.
A 40-pound block of Colby-Jack cheese entered by Master Cheesemaker, Gregg Palubicki, at Alto Dairy’s Black Creek plant, won its class at the 2006 Governor’s Dairyland Sweepstakes Cheese and Butter Contest for this year’s Wisconsin State Fair. The block of Colby-Jack earned a score of 99.8 out of 100 possible points.
“We are excited to be awarded with top honors for our Colby-Jack cheese at this year’s State Fair Cheese Contest,” said Rich Scheuerman, Alto’s CEO. “American-style cheeses such as Alto’s Colby-Jack are very popular among U.S. consumers, and Alto is proud to be recognized for making the best Colby-Jack in the state.” In addition to taking first place honors with their Colby-Jack, Alto Dairy’s Low-Moisture Part-Skim Milk Mozzarella also entered by Gregg Palubicki took third place in its division at the contest.
Earlier this year, Alto’s Colby-Jack also won a world championship title in its class at the 2006 World Championship Cheese Contest. Over the past 10 years, Alto Dairy Cooperative has earned over 80 cheese awards in national and state cheese competitions. “Our award-winning cheese starts with high quality milk by Alto’s farm families and is then crafted by our talented and experienced employees,” said Scheuerman.