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Artisan and Specialty Dairy Producer Profiles
Wisconsin’s 160 years of dedication to the craft of dairying is especially apparent with the rising popularity and variety of artisan and farmstead dairy products being made in the state.
Please note that, due to the dynamic nature of artisan and specialty cheese production, the specialty cheeses listed may only be available seasonally and the companies are often updating their product selection. Please contact the companies directly for their most up-to-date product listing.
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Arla Foods, Inc.
Arla Foods continues the craftsmanship of one of Wisconsin’s most outstanding specialty cheesemakers,
White Clover Dairy, which it purchased in 2006. The global co-op is honoring the traditions of small, local
cheesemakers that date back to 1897. Today, the milk is still procured from local farmers. The Dofino® line
of flavored Goudas, made by a Master Cheesemaker, represents the fusion of Old World heritage with updated
flavors. The company also produces buttery Dofino® Havarti as plain, flavored and light. A recent addition to
the assortment is Dofino® Fontina. All cheeses are produced with rBST-free milk.
Contact
489 Holland Court
Kaukauna, WI 54130
Phone: 800-243-3730
www.arlausa.com
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Bass Lake Cheese Factory
All the cheeses at Bass Lake are handmade by five-time Certified Master Cheesemaker Scott Erickson. Among its most notable varieties are Butter Jack with Cinnamon, a creamy cheese with a hint of cinnamon, excellent with pears or apples; Juusto Leipa, a Finnish baked, slightly squeaky cheese with a buttery flavor; Merlot Cheddar, an award-winning Cheddar blended with fine Merlot wine;
Muenster del Ray, an award-winning, creamy, Old World Muenster; Country Chevre, an original award-winning, mild goat cheese; Canasta Pardo, a rich and creamy award-winning sheep’s milk cheese, formed in a basket and hand-rubbed with cinnamon.
Contact
598 Valley View Trail
Somerset, WI 54025
Phone: 715-247-5586
www.blcheese.com
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Beechwood Cheese Company
This century old Wisconsin cheese company has built a reputation for the quality of its Almost Famous Cheese Curds and all natural cheeses. The second generation cheesemaker uses handmade techniques to ensure flavor excellence and premium results. Located in the lush rolling hills near Kettle moraine Forest Preserve, the company has developed a line of unique flavors that includes Uncle Charlie's Chicken Soup Cheese, Screamin' Mimi Habanero, Mango Peno, Bistro Cheddar and a new premium crumble - Bellatinin Formaggio.
Contact
N1598W County Road A
Beechwood, WI 53001
Phone: 920-994-9306
www.beechwoodcheese.com
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BelGioioso Cheese
Founder Errico Auricchio comes from generations of cheesemakers in Italy. Since coming to Wisconsin, he has
demonstrated a tradition of excellence with numerous awards. The company makes an authentic line of
small-scale artisan cheeses that includes American Grana® a special reserve Parmesan aged 18 months;
Burrata, a type of Fresh Mozzarella that is handwrapped around cream and Mozzarella pieces; CreamyGorg®
a sumptuous, blue-veined variety; Crescenza-Stracchino, a fresh mild cheese; and Italico™ a
surface ripened table cheese with a distinctive full flavor.
Contact
5810 County Road NN
Denmark, WI 54208
Phone: 920-863-2123
www.belgioioso.com
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Blaser's USA Inc.
Blaser’s offers a complete line of handcrafted artisan cheeses. Both the Antonella® and Le Fromage de
Marcotte® lines of semi-soft Formaggio offer a wide variety of infused cheeses—some rolled in a unique
spice. Their Golden Age® cheeses feature artisan English-style flavors including Cheshire-Style, Double
Gloucester-Style and Abergele—each available in a plain or flavored variety. All of these cheeses offer the
look and flavor of an import at a domestic price point. Valley View® is an rBST-free line of artisan cheeses
available in six flavors of Cheddar and Jacks.
Contact
PO Box 36
Comstock, WI 54826
Phone: 715-822-2437
www.blasersusa.com
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Bleu Mont Dairy
Willi Lehner, a Swiss-American cheesemaker and owner at Bleu Mont, brings his experience of Alpine
cheesemaking to a collection of Wisconsin Original cheeses. Made in small batches, these complex,
full-bodied cheeses reflect the mountain tradition of using raw, organic milk from pastured cows. Bleu Mont’s
cave-aged varieties include Bandaged Cheddar (English-style), Gouda, Farmstead Käse, Driftless Select
“Earth Schmier,” Irish Gems, and Lil’ Will’s Big Cheese. A variety of other cheeses are also available.
Contact
3480 County F
Blue Mounds, WI 53517
Phone: 608-767-2875
www.cheeseforager.com/bleumont
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Blue Marble Family Farm
Blue Marble Family Farm is a grass-based dairy farm with an on farm Grade A bottling and processing plant,
producing milk that is the very freshest possible. Glass-bottled Whole, 2%, Skim & Chocolate Cream Line
Milk and Heavy Cream is all pasteurized and delivered from the cow to the consumer within hours. In
addition, Blue Marble Family Farm offers Raspberry Smoothies in pint and quart glass bottles.
Contact
7571 Kirch Road
Barneveld, WI 53507
Phone: 608-924-2721
www.bluemarblefamilyfarm.com
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Braun Swiss Käse
Braun Suisse Käse cheeses are made exclusively from the prized milk of Brown Swiss dairy cows. The milk’s
rich composition produces a silky-soft texture and a premium, buttery flavor. The line is crafted by Wisconsin
cheesemaker Silvan Blum at Chalet Cheese Co-op, one of the state’s most historic dairy cooperatives. Braun
Suisse Käse Cheddar and Aged Cheddar both took first place ribbons at the 2008 American Cheese Society
competition, while its Aged Swiss placed third. Additional varieties include Swiss, Baby Swiss, Smoked Baby Swiss, Brick and Aged Brick.
Contact
800 Pleasant Street
Beloit, WI 53511
Phone: 608-365-3332
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Brunkow Cheese
Brunkow Cheese, founded in 1899, is located in the rolling hills of rural southwestern Wisconsin. Makers of
specialty and artisan cheeses, this fourth generation creamery sources cow’s milk from 18 neighboring dairy
farms. Specialty cheeses include raw milk Cheddars and spreads, and Brun-uusto, a Finnish-style baked
cheese. The artisan cheeses, under the label Fayette Creamery, are handcrafted in small batches and aged
in a hillside underground cellar. They include Little Darling™ a French-style Tomme, and Avondale Truckle™ an English-style, raw milk bandaged Cheddar.
Contact
17975 County Highway F
Darlington, WI 53530
Phone: 608-776-3716
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Burnett Dairy Cooperative
Burnett Dairy is a 220-dairy, farmer-owned cooperative that traces its origin to 1896. Its Fancy, Wood River
and Burnett Dairy brands deliver the taste and performance that promise to carry the organization forward
another 100 years. Alpha’s Morning Sun is a Cheddar/Gruyère blend with a sweet finish, while Alpha’s Old
World Yogurt Cheddar is such a versatile-style that it can be added to anything from soup to sandwiches.
Alpha’s Northwoods Aged Cheddar is a full-bodied Cheddar. Fancy Filza is a hot pepper, smooth and creamy
string cheese.
Contact
11631 State Road 70
Grantsburg, WI 54840
Phone: 715-689-2468
www.burnettdairy.com
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Butler Farms
Butler Farms is the first licensed Grade A sheep dairy in the United States. The company’s Camembert is
made from sheep’s milk and cow’s cream with a light mold rind and rich, creamy texture. Other cheeses
include Aged Tomme, a sheep’s milk cheese with a white mold rind; Fresh Brebis, a sheep’s milk cheese with
a milder flavor and creamy spreadability, similar to Goat Chèvre; as well as Feta and Ricotta made from
sheep’s milk.
Contact
W13184 Sjuggerud Road
Whitehall, WI 54773
Phone: 715-983-2285
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Capri Cheesery
Artisan goat cheeses are handcrafted in small batches in the heart of Wisconsin’s Driftless area by
cheesemaker Felix Thalhammer. Several types of Goat Feta are available, including Fresh-French Goat Feta,
Sharp-Greek Goat Feta, Aged-Bulgarian Goat Feta and Mediterranean-style Feta with herb-thyme flavoring.
In addition, several washed-rind cheeses are cave-aged to enhance taste, flavor and appearance. Now
available are Washed Bear, a washed-rind Muenster; also available in a smoked version, Smoky Bear; a
washed-rind Goat Havarti cheese named St. Felix; and St. Pauline, a washed-rind, mixed milk cheese, aged
four to eight months.
Contact
26965 Dieter Hollow Road
Blue River, WI 53518
Phone: 608-604-2640
www.capricheesery.com
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Caprine Supreme
The Caprine Supreme family farm is perfectly suited to pasture a herd of 400 dairy goats. The husband and
wife team of Todd and Sheryl Jaskolski use fresh, nutritious, Grade A milk to craft a complete line of goat’s
milk products, including Goat Yogurt in six flavors, Chèvre-Style Spreadable Goat Cheese, fresh Goat’s Milk
Cheese Curds and Cream Line Bottled Goat’s Milk. Caprine Supreme products are instantly recognizable for
their clean, fresh taste and use all natural ingredients.
Contact
W5646 Highway 54
Black Creek, WI 54106
Phone: 920-984-3388
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Carr Valley Cheese
Carr Valley Cheese, a fourth generation company, is owned and operated by Master Cheesemaker Sid Cook.
Sid makes many award-winning cheeses including specialty and American artisan blends of cow’s, sheep’s
and goat’s milk. The cheeses are a unique blend of Old World craftsmanship and creative innovation. The
“American Originals” line has won more than 175 top awards, including 20 awards at the American Cheese
Society competition in 2007, making Sid the most awarded cheesemaker in North America! Among the award
winners are Gran Canaria, Cave-Aged Cheddar and Billy Blue.™
Contact
S3797 County Trunk Highway G
La Valle, WI 53941
Phone: 608-986-2781
www.carrvalleycheese.com
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Castle Rock Organic Dairy
Castle Rock Organic Dairy is a family farmstead Grade A dairy producing a variety of dairy products, including
fresh, wholesome organic (cream line) Whole, 2% and Skim Milk, as well as Chocolate Milk, Cream and Half & Half in glass bottles from a 125-cow organic herd. This MOSA-certified dairy also uses homemade recipes
to craft Ice Cream in nine flavors including sweet cream, chocolate, blueberry, strawberry, mint chip,
pistachio, peach, vanilla, molasses chocolate chip and various seasonal flavors. In addition, Castle Rock
Organic Dairy crafts full-flavor artisan Cave-Aged Blue and Smoky Blue cheeses, as well as Raw Milk
Cheddar, pasteurized Colby and Cheddar cheeses.
Contact
S13240 Young Road
Osseo, WI 54758
Phone: 715-597-0085
www.castlerockfarms.net
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Cedar Grove Cheese
Cedar Grove traces its beginnings to 1878. Today, this family-owned company carefully makes a variety of organic and specialty cheeses using only vegetarian, GMO-free ingredients. Among its many fine brands is Prairie Premium, a line of cheeses made from the milk of pasture-grazed cows. Its specialties include fresh Cheese Curds, Cheddars, Colby, Monterey Jack, Havarti and Butterkäse.
Contact
E5904 Mill Road
Plain, WI
53577
800-200-6020
www.cedargrovecheese.com
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Chalet Cheese Cooperative
Chalet Cheese is a Green County, farmer-owned co-op, founded in 1885. Chalet acquired the highly reputed
Deppeler Cheese Factory in 2004. With a common goal of true craftsmanship, the companies and their Master
Cheesemakers have won numerous awards at international and national competitions. Chalet remains the only U.S. producer of Limburger, the famous surfaced-ripened cheese with pungent aroma. The products are distributed under brands that include Country Castle and Deppeler. Other specialties are Swiss, Natural Smoked Swiss, Baby Swiss, German Brick and rBGH-free cheese.
Contact
N4858 Hwy N
Monroe, WI 53566
Phone: 608-325-4343
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Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese
Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese crafts specialty farmstead cheeses right on the farm, using only the freshest, highest-quality milk from Crave Brothers Dairy Farm. The Crave brothers work in harmony with the land to produce outstanding milk and award-winning cheeses. They include Farmstead Mascarpone, a sweet Italian cream cheese; Farmstead Fresh Mozzarella, a fresh, milky cheese packed in water; Farmer's Rope, a handmade, coiled string cheese with a full, creamy flavor; and Les Frères,® an American original with a washed-rind and earthy nutty flavor. Les Frères means "the brothers" in French and was developed by the Craves to reflect their Irish-French heritage. Petit Frère ("little brother"), an 8-ounce version packed in a keepsake wooden box, recently became available.
Contact
W11555 Torpy Road
Waterloo, WI 53594
Phone: 920-478-4887
www.cravecheese.com
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Crystal Ball Farms
Crystal Ball Farms is a family-owned organic dairy farm producing products that are usually delivered the same day the cow produces the milk they are made from. Products include non-homogenized (cream line) available in glass bottles; White Milk available as whole, 2% or skim in 1/2-gallon and quart glass bottles; Chocolate Milk available as whole in 1/2 gallon, quart and pint glass bottles; bottled Half & Half, nonhomogenized
(cream line) in quart and pint glass bottles; hand-packed Butter and Cheese Curds. Available locally and in select retail stores.
Contact
527 State Road 35
Osceola, WI 54020
Phone: 715-294-4090
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Davis Farm
Davis Farm is a diversified farmstead and dairy. The Davis family, using traditional farm methods, achieves sustainable agriculture to market Farm Fresh Milk, eggs and frozen beef in their on-farm store.
Contact
North 5026 County J
Kennan, WI 54537
Phone: 715-474-3454
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DCI Cheese Co.
With over 25 years in the cheese business, DCI Cheese offers a full line of Wisconsin artisan and specialty
cheeses including award winners in the World Championship Cheese contest and the American Cheese Society
competition. Products include Salemville® Blue cheese, Nikos Feta, Black River® Blue, as well as a full line
of organic cheeses under the Organic Creamery brand. DCI Cheese prides itself on having multiple
distribution points, quick order turnaround and strong marketing and sales support for its customers.
Contact
3018 Helsan Drive
Richfield, WI 53076
Phone: 262-677-3407
www.dcicheeseco.com
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Decatur Dairy
Decatur Dairy is a cooperative owned by local dairy farmers and managed by a third generation Wisconsin
Master Cheesemaker. The company produces award-winning Muenster, Havarti, Brick and Farmers cheeses.
Stettler’s Swiss is a full-cream, lacy-eyed cheese with a mild, nutty flavor. Decatur also crafts Gouda,
Smoked Gouda, Fontina and Colby. Decatur has developed a new cheese, ColbySwiss, which combines the
two cheeses. Although the cheese looks similar to Colby-Jack, the flavor is different, offering the more
assertive nuttiness of Swiss.
Contact
W1668 Highway F
Brodhead, WI 53520
Phone: 608-897-8661
www.decaturdairy.com
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DreamFarm
Dreamfarm has the pleasure of milking goats May through December. Artisan cheesemaker Diana Murphy
handcrafts Fresh Goat Cheese in a variety of flavors including plain, garlic, garlic dill, peppercorn, Herbes
de Provence and French herb. She also handcrafts Rosebud, a fresh, smooth cheese with a firm body that
can be sliced; Rose Memories, a jar of two Rosebuds marinated in either olive oil with Herbes de Provence,
or in a mixture of chili pepper, oregano and garlic; and Feta cheese that is hand-dipped and hand-packed,
giving it that creamy, farm fresh taste.
Contact
8877 Table Bluff Road
Cross Plains, WI 53528
Phone: 608-767-3442
www.dreamfarm.biz
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Edelweiss Creamery
Edelweiss is the only North American maker of traditional 180-pound Big Wheel Swiss. Master Cheesemaker
Bruce Workman insists on time-honored techniques, handcrafting the Swiss in a traditional copper kettle
from Switzerland. Milk is supplied by nearby dairy farms in Green County, Wisconsin’s legendary cheese
epicenter. Edelweiss also crafts additional specialties, including Butterkäse, Havarti, grass-based Cheddar,
Gouda and Emmentaler. The creamery has partnered with an organization of local farm families to bring a
pure but complex flavor profile to a line of cheeses made from the milk of pastured, grass-fed cows.
Contact
W6117 County C
Monticello, WI 53570
Phone: 608-938-4094
www.Edelweisscreamery.com
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Fantôme Farm
Fantôme Farm, Wisconsin’s oldest artisan farmstead goat cheese producer, takes pride in its heritage of
fresh goat milk cheeses. Fresh Chèvre is available plain and flavored; Fleuri Noir is an award-winning,
bloomy-rind cheese hand-ladled into forms, dusted with ash and salt, and then allowed to age for several
weeks. Ridgeway Ghost is formed into small discs and coated in pink rock salt. Moreso is a classic Chèvre,
only coated in vegetable ash and pressed, giving it a firmer texture. Thyme Logs are hand formed and feature
dried thyme on the top. Other raw milk cheeses are made when milk is plentiful which allows the full flora
of the small herd’s milk to express itself more completely. Cheese is produced April through December.
Contact
Rt. 1
Ridgeway, WI 53582
Phone: 608-924-1266
www.fantomefarm.com
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Gingerbread Jersey
This family operation makes a variety of classic and flavored cheeses from the milk of their Jersey and Holstein herd. Cattle are grazed on fresh pastures on the farm Carolyn’s grandfather homesteaded. Specialty Cheeses included Colby, Cheddar, Flavored Monterey Jack and Flavored Gouda.
Contact
1025 West Lincoln Street
Augusta, WI 54722
Phone: 715-286-4007
www.gingerbreadjersey.com
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Grassland Dairy Products, Inc.
Owned by the Wüethrich family for more than a century, Grassland Dairy has added two premium butters to
its selections. Wüthrich 83% European-Style Butter, a world and U.S. award winner, is the choice of
connoisseurs and professionals. It is lower in moisture with a higher burn point and plasticity, making it ideal
for both sautéeing and baking. Wüthrich Clarified Butter is enclosed in a light-proof tub, enabling it to keep
at highest quality without refrigeration, even after opening. The flavor is pure and rich. It is available in
salted and unsalted for retail, and unsalted for foodservice.
Contact
N8790 Fairground Avenue
Greenwood, WI 54437
Phone: 800-428-8837
www.grassland.com
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Harmony Specialty Dairy Foods LLC
Fourth generation dairy producers Ralph and Sharon Bredl are paving a new family path by making cheese with
milk solely from their herd of 450 Registered Holsteins. Dedicated to value-added, carefully crafted styles, the
company makes both kosher (super and low kosher), as well as non-kosher varieties. The selection includes
Double Gloucester-Style, Cheshire-Style plain and with savory infusions, Abergele plain and with fruit/savory
infusions, Caerphilly-Style plain and with fruit infusions, Asiago, Parmesan, Mozzarella, Muenster,
Monterey Jack and Cheddar.
Contact
C1956 Riviera Drive
Stratford, WI 54484
Phone: 715-687-4236
www.harmonyho.com
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Henning Cheese
Henning Cheese, started in 1914, is a fourth generation family-owned and operated business creating award winning
cheese under the watchful eye of Master Cheesemaker Kerry Henning. They have recently introduced
a new line of Fruit Flavored Cheddars including Cranberry Cinnamon, Blueberry Cobbler, Apple Pie Cinnamon
and Creamy Caramel. Henning’s signature line is wheels of Cheddar that can weigh up to 12,000 pounds.
The facility also houses a cheese store, museum and windows for viewing cheesemaking.
Contact
20201 Point Creek Road
Kiel, WI 53042
Phone: 920-894-3032
www.henningscheese.com
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Hidden Springs Creamery
The Jensen family farm produces fresh handmade sheep’s milk cheese. Sheep graze seasonally on the
patchwork terrain of Wisconsin’s “Driftless Area.” Hidden Springs uses no pesticides or antibiotics and farms
the old-fashioned way with draft horses. Fresh Driftless Cheese comes in a variety of flavors: natural, fresh
basil, lavender & honey, tomato & garlic, pumpkin & spice, and cranberry & cinnamon. Ocooch Mountain is
a raw milk, washed-rind cheese aged in underground caves. Bad Axe is a 100% sheep milk cheese, white
and creamy, aged two to three months and wax coated. Farmstead Feta is a tangy sheep milk aged Feta.
Contact
S1597 Hanson Road
Westby, WI 54667
Phone: 608-634-2521
www.hiddenspringscreamery.com
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Holland’s Family Cheese
Rolf and Marieke Penterman emigrated with their family from the Netherlands to Wisconsin in 2002 to pursue
their passion for dairy farming. In their farmstead creamery, Marieke crafts authentic Gouda-Style cheeses.
They have a slightly sweet, nutty flavor that grows more complex as they age on wooden shelves. The milk is
piped directly to the creamery from the first milking of the day and made into cheese within five hours.
Varieties include classic, raw milk and Foenugreek, which took Best of Class at the 2007 U.S. Championship
Cheese contest. Holland’s Family cheeses won eight awards in the 2008 American Cheese Society
competition, the second most awards for any one Wisconsin producer.
Contact
N13851 Gorman Avenue
Thorp, WI 54771
Phone: 715-669-5230
www.hollandsfamilycheese.com
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Hook’s Cheese Company
Tony and Julie Hook located their company in the historic “Shake Rag” district of scenic Mineral Point,
Wisconsin, and have been making award-winning cheeses for 35 years. Hook’s Blue cheese is a flavor
sensation prized by chefs. Hook’s uses a special aging process to make sure that the 5-, 7- and 10-year-old
Cheddars are always moist and creamy. The Hook’s Cheddar claimed first in the 2006 American Cheese
Society competition. Three new cheeses are Sweet Constantine, a sweet, firm cheese excellent in cooked
dishes; Blue Paradise, a double cream Blue; and Tilston Point,™ a washed-rind, English-style Blue.
Contact
320 Commerce Street
Mineral Point, WI 53565
Phone: 608-987-3259
www.hookscheese.com
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Klondike Cheese Company
Klondike Cheese is a fourth generation, family-owned business, founded in 1925, that boasts the distinction of
having three Wisconsin Master Cheesemakers in one plant—brothers Ron, Steve and Dave Buholzer. The company
is known for award-winning Feta, sold under the Odyssey® label. The Feta is made in a traditional-style, along
with flavors that include Mediterranean, tomato basil and peppercorn. These cheeses have been awarded top
honors in both the World Championship Cheese contest and the American Cheese Society competition. The
company also makes Muenster and Brick. Milk for the cheese is gathered from 85 nearby family farms.
Contact
P.O. Box 234
Monroe, WI 53566
Phone: 608-325-3021
www.klondikecheese.com
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Laack Brothers Cheese Company
Family-operated Laack Brothers Cheese Company was established in 1986. Aging some of Wisconsin’s most
outstanding Cheddars, Laack’s Finest brand includes 1- to 8-year-old Extra Sharp Colored Cheddars and
2- to 6-year-old Extra Sharp White Cheddars. Also offered are unique Flavored Cheddars including Chipotle,
Tomato & Basil, Horseradish, Peppercorn Ranch, Beer and Black Pepper. Flavored Cream Cheese Spreads
are also crafted by the family. Each batch is hand mixed for consistent flavor and texture. Flavors are Garden
Vegetable, Neufchâtel Vegetable (reduced fat), Garlic and Onion, Peppercorn Ranch, Crab Delight, Lobster
Supreme, and Shrimp Classic.
Contact
7050 Morrison Road
Greenleaf, WI 54126
Phone: 920-864-2815
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Lactalis Deli, Inc.
As the retail specialty cheese division of Lactalis Americas, Lactalis Deli markets a complete line of premium
quality cheeses including President® brand Brie and Feta from its Belmont, Wisconsin plant and rondele® brand gourmet spreadable cheeses from its Merrill, Wisconsin plant. Products include the creamy and
buttery President Brie and new item, Brie Log, whose shape makes it perfect for crackers. President Feta is available in chunks and crumbles. rondele spreadable cheeses come in a wide variety of flavors including
Garden Vegetable, Artichoke and Garlic, and Garlic and Herbs.
Contact
Phone: 212-758-6666
www.presidentcheese.com
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LoveTree Farmstead Cheese
Since its founding in 1986, LoveTree has won numerous awards, including being named Food Artisan of the Year by Bon Appétit/Food Network. Their Trade Lake Cedar is a robust raw sheep's milk cheese aged on cedar boughs in a fresh air-aging cave. Gabrielson Lake is sweet, buttery, made from the raw milk of a single Jersey herd and The Holmes Series are young, artisan sheep milk cheeses hand-ladled and gently pasteurized to preserve their fresh flavors. All are in limited supply. Call for availability.
Contact
12413 County Road Z
Grantsburg, WI 54840
Phone: 715-488-2966
www.lovetreefarmstead.com
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LW Dairy
LW Dairy is a family-owned, Grade A dairy facility bottling rBST-free milk from family-owned farms near
Ashippun in eastern Wisconsin. Local farm milk is bottled within hours of leaving the farm. Products include
pasteurized and homogenized Whole, 2%, 1%, Skim Milk and Chocolate Milk in glass bottles. Milk is
available locally and through home delivery in the Milwaukee and Madison areas.
Contact
N132 Lincoln Road
Ixonia, WI 53036
Phone: 920-474-3060
www.lwdairy.com
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Maple Leaf Cheese Cooperative
Founded in 1910, the cooperative produces a wide variety of specialty cheeses under the supervision of two
Wisconsin Master Cheesemakers. A new addition to their product line is English Hollow, a shelf-cured cheese
that is hand turned, prepared in small batches and aged for 12 months. Other varieties include True Bleu, a
blending of Blue cheese and award-winning Aged Cheddar and Yogurt Cheese which comes in a variety
of flavors.
Contact
N890 Twin Grove Road
Monroe, WI 53566
Phone: 608-934-1234
www.wischeese.com
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Meister Cheese Company, LLC
Founded three generations ago, Meister Cheese Company remains true to the ideals of its founder, Grandpa Meister, who was committed to making only the finest cheeses. Meister makes award-winning styles of flavored Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses including Salsa, Chipotle, Wild Morel & Leek, Horseradish and
Mediterranean. Premium Colby and Colby-Jack cheeses also are made and packaged to the customer’s
specifications. The company prides itself on selecting the best nearby milk, including organic, rBST-free and
pastured cows’ milk.
Contact
1160 Industrial Drive
Muscoda, WI 53573
Phone: 608-739-3134
www.meistercheese.com
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Montchevré-Betin
Established in 1988, the company offers a broad range of goat cheese. Fresh Chèvre Logs come in a variety of unique flavors including Cranberry-Cinnamon, Lemon Zest, Sundried Tomatoes, Garlic & Herbs, 4 Peppers and Peppadew.™ Goat Milk Feta is available in both bulk or pre-pack. Goat Milk Brie and Camembert: Le Cabrie is a luscious creamy Camembert with light goat milk tanginess. Chèvre in Blue is a traditional goat blue, while Bucheron™ is a soft-ripened lactic goat cheese with a tangy, earthy flavor.
Contact
336 South Penn St.
Belmont, WI 53510
Phone: 608-762-5878
www.montchevre.com
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Montforte - WFU Specialty Cheese Co. LLC
Wisconsin Farmers Union Specialty Cheese Company produces award-winning Montforte™ Blue and Gorgonzola cheeses. With its mellow tangy flavor and soft green veining, Italia-styled Montforte™ Gorgonzola claimed first in its class at the 2006 World Cheese Championship. Montforte Blue, with its peppery piquant flavor and classic blue marbling, received first place in the 2006 American Cheese Society competition. Wisconsin Farmers Union, a farmer-owned cooperative formed in 1930, started the Specialty Cheese Company in 2002.
Contact
303 E. Highway 18
Montfort, WI 53569
Phone: 608-943-6771
www.wfucheese.com
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Mt. Sterling Co-op Creamery
Mt. Sterling Co-op Creamery is one of this country’s largest goat milk co-ops, producing award-winning cheeses and butter. Its Raw Milk Mild Cheddar-Style is an international world championship cheese; its Smoked Raw Milk Mild Cheddar has an excellent flavor; the Pasteurized Cheddar Style is sweet-tasting with a semi-soft body; the Fresh Jack-Style is award-winning, featuring an enhanced moisture level; and the Whey Cream Goat Butter is often recommended for persons with intolerance to cow's milk.
Contact
505 Diagonal Street, PO Box 103
Mt. Sterling, WI 54645-0103
Phone: 608-734-3151
www.buygoatcheese.com
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Nordic Creamery
Al Bekkum crafts small handcrafted batches of goat and mixed milk cheeses in southwestern Wisconsin’s
“Driftless” Coulee Region. Bekkum-Langard family members are not only involved in daily farming but also
in cheesemaking, making such varieties as Feddost Cheese, a Norwegian flavor tradition made from fresh
goat and cow’s milk, infused with cumin and cloves. Another mixed milk variety, Capriko, is a semi-hard
cheese with a sweet, nutty flavor, and also comes in a smoked variety. Mild Goat’s Milk Cheddar and Aged
Cheddar are made from fresh goat’s milk. Mountain Jack Cheese is a goat’s milk variety with a creamy flavor.
Contact
S2244 Langaard Lane
Westby, WI 54667
Phone: 608-606-2585
www.nordiccreamery.com
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North Hendren Co-op Dairy
North Hendren Co-op Dairy, located in the heart of Wisconsin dairy country, has made quality cheeses for 85
years. Today, this farmer-owned plant focuses on producing award-winning, blue-veined cheeses. North
Hendren’s Black River® Blue took first place in its class at the 2005 U.S. Championship Cheese contest,
while its Gorgonzola won first place at the 2007 U.S. Championship Cheese contest.
Contact
W8204 Spencer Road
Willard, WI 54493
Phone: 262-677-3713
www.dcicheeseco.com
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Organic Choice
A group of dedicated Wisconsin certified organic dairy farmers sell their milk through Organic Choice and
market their organic raw milk cheese and a new line of organic raw milk probiotic cheese under the Next
Generation Organic Dairy label. Cheeses such as Raw Milk Colby bring a deep, distinctive flavor, while Raw
Milk Cheddar, Raw Milk Garlic Parsley Cheddar, Raw Milk Cilantro Roasted Garlic Cheddar and Raw Milk
Caribbean Cheddar carry a heartier flavor with a refreshing clean finish. All cheeses are available in
5 lb., 8 oz., 1 oz. sticks and 6/1 oz. cheese stick packs.
Contact
251 Industrial Drive
Mondovi, WI 54655
Phone: 715-926-4788
www.nextgenerationdairy.com
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Organic Valley Family of Farms
This farmer-owned cooperative offers delicious, award-winning strictly certified organic foods, while protecting the animals and the land on which they are raised. Certified organic cheeses include Raw Milk Cheddar, Pepper Jack, Colby, Feta, and Ricotta. Other products include butter, cream cheese spreads, creams and buttermilk.
Contact
One Organic Way
LaFarge, WI 54639
Phone: 608-625-2602
www.organicvalley.coop
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Otter Creek Organic Farm
Milk from this farm’s rotationally-grazed Holstein herd is used exclusively to craft Raw Milk Seasonal
Cheddars. The flavor of each Cheddar changes with the seasons. In the spring pastures are full of clover, rye
and young grasses and in the summer orchard grass, young corn and sorghum. Fall brings mature rye, alfalfa
and clover. In winter the herd eats silage and baleage, made of fermented alfalfa and grasses cut from the
farm’s pastures. Otter Creek’s flavored Cheddar selections include award-winning Pesto Cheddar, which
features basil-infused olive oil from local artisan food company Renaissance Farms.
Contact
6600 Highway 13
Avoca, WI 53506
Phone: 608-767-2520
www.ottercreekorganicfarm.com
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Park Cheese Company
For more than 30 years, Park has been making fine Italian cheeses, using traditional Old World cheesemaking
methods combined with the freshest milk and natural ingredients. The company’s Casaro Aged Provolone has been recognized by Bon Appétit magazine as one of the top 10 American-made artisan cheeses. Its full
flavor intensifies and sharpens with age, providing the delight of “piccante” with every bite.
Contact
P.O. Box 1499
Fond du Lac, WI 54935-1499
Phone: 920-923-8484
www.parkcheese.com
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Pasture Pride Cheese
Handcrafted in the scenic Kickapoo Valley, Pasture Pride and Natural Valley artisan cheeses really are
something exceptional. Starting with milk from pastured cows that are milked by hand, gifted cheesemakers
produce a family of delightful cheeses including Juusto—a baked cheese—and semi-soft, washed-rind
and cave-aged cheeses. Blending Old World traditions and a good dose of creative artistry, Natural Valley
and Pasture Pride Cheese is creating award-winning cheeses with complex and captivating flavor profiles.
Contact
110 Eagle Drive
Cashton, WI 54619
Phone: 608-654-5580
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Red Barn Family Farms
Red Barn Family Farms seeks to accentuate farms representing Wisconsin’s dairy heritage by procuring milk
from farms that produce rBST-free milk and are accountable to stringent standards for animal health and
milk quality. All farms are certified by the American Humane Association. Products include
Whole, 2%, Skim and Chocolate Milk in 1/2-gallon containers and 5-gallon dispenser bags. In addition, Red
Barn Family Farms also produces Heritage Weis, an Old World-style White Cheddar cheese.
Contact
3933 Highview Drive
Appleton, WI 54913
Phone: 920-570-0648
www.redbarnfamilyfarms.com
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Roelli Cheese
Roelli Cheese re-opened its historic cheese factory in July of 2007. Roelli Cheese handcrafts small batch
cheeses and specializes in Cheddar, Gouda, Jack, and the newest creation Dunbarton Blue, an earthy
flavored Cheddar Blue cheese with just a hint of blue mold bloom. Dunbarton Blue is open-air cured on wood
shelves, producing a rich and unique flavor. The location also includes a retail store and cheesemaking
viewing room.
Contact
15982 State Highway 11
Shullsburg, WI 53586
Phone: 800-575-4372
www.roellicheese.com
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Roth Käse USA Ltd
The Roth family began crafting specialty cheeses in Switzerland over 145 years ago, and carries on the tradition
today in Monroe, Wisconsin. Founded in 1991, Roth Käse USA has quickly become a leader in specialty and
artisan cheeses. These include Grand Cru™ Gruyère Surchoix, a washed-rind, cellar-cured cheese that’s aged
nine months or more; Buttermilk Blue,™ a creamy, piquant raw milk Blue cheese; Vintage Van Gogh, a full cream,
aged Gouda with a smooth body and caramelized flavor; GranQueso,™ a Roth Käse original with a sharp
bite and lingering sweet finish; and MezzaLuna Fontina, an Italian-style Fontina. Roth Käse also makes
traditional German-, Italian-, Irish-, Dutch-, Swedish- and Danish-style cheeses.
Contact
657 Second Street
Monroe, WI 53566
Phone: 608-328-2122
www.rothkase.com
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Salemville Cheese Co-op
Salemville Cheese is collectively managed by an Amish community committed to sustainable agriculture. Amish
farmers, with herds ranging from four to 25 cows, deliver milk daily in 80-pound milk cans for cheesemaking.
Salemville® Amish Blue cheese is handcrafted and rich, with a deep, almost smoky flavor. The Gorgonzola,
aged for 90 days, has a delightfully pungent flavor and crumbly texture. Both are award winning.
Contact
W4481 County Road GG
Cambria, WI 53923-9304
Phone: 262-677-3713
www.dcicheeseco.com
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Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Saputo is proud of its two brands, Treasure Cave® and Black Creek.® Treasure Cave cheeses combine the
tradition of cave-aging with exacting modern standards. In business since 1936, Treasure Cave is best known
for its popular Blue variety, but the line also includes Gorgonzola, Feta and Parmesan. Black Creek Cheddars
are carefully crafted under the watchful supervision of Wisconsin Master Cheesemakers. The naturally-aged
variety is available at nine months, two years and three years and begins with a rich, nutty flavor that
matures into an increasingly sharp and tangy cheese. Black Creek is enjoyed as part of a cheese course or a
high quality cooking ingredient. Saputo offers a wide variety of cheese sizes and cuts, suitable for both
consumer and foodservice needs.
Contact
Phone: 800-493-2479
www.saputo.com
www.treasurecavecheese.com
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Sartori Food Corporation
Founded in 1939, Sartori Foods is a family-owned maker and marketer of premium Italian cheeses. The Sartori Reserve line features award-winning specially selected and aged varieties, including SarVecchio®
Parmesan, consistently judged the best American Parmesan. New award winners at the 2008 World Cheese
Awards in Dublin, Ireland, include Reserve BellaVitano® and Raspberry Reserve BellaVitano,® which won
gold medals, and Reserve Black Pepper BellaVitano,® which won a silver medal. The raspberry style also
took trophies for Best American Cheese and Best New Cheese.
Contact
107 Pleasant View Road
P.O. Box 258
Plymouth, WI 53073
Phone: 920-893-6061
www.sartorireserve.com
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Sassy Cow Creamery
Sassy Cow Creamery is a new farmstead dairy built in 2007 by third generation dairy farmers James and Robert
Baerwolf and their families. The Baerwolf’s bottle milk from their two distinct herds. A 400-cow traditional
dairy and a 100-cow organic dairy are located within miles of each other. Products include Whole, 2% and
Fat-Free Milk bottled in gallons, half gallons and pints. Award-winning Chocolate Milk and Strawberry Milk,
as well as Cream are also available. The dairy also crafts Ice Cream in a variety of flavors.
Contact
W4192 Bristol Road
Columbus, WI 53925
Phone: 608-837-7766
www.sassycowcreamery.com
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Saxon Homestead Creamery
This fifth generation dairy farm is committed to the highest quality of animal care. A world-class cheesemaker
crafts a variety of American Original farmstead cheeses from the milk of Saxon’s 450-cow dairy herd. Green
Fields is a semi-soft, earthy table cheese. Saxony is sophisticated with a nutty flavor and supple body, while
Pastures is a young, raw-milk variety, sweet and luscious, aged a minimum of 90 days. Big Ed’s is a young,
raw-milk, clean-rind cheese, with a big flavor, aged 60 days. Meadows is carefully selected from wheels of
Pastures, set aside to age at least a minimum of 275 days.
Contact
855 Hickory Street
Cleveland, WI 53015
Phone: 920-547-4108
www.saxoncreamery.com
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Seymour Dairy Products, Inc
Utilizing fine European craftsmanship with a modern flair, Seymour Dairy Crest offers distinctive blueveined
cheese made by veteran cheesemakers with an artisan eye for detail. The palette pleasing varieties
available include Ader Käse,™ a German-style similar to Cambozola or Montagnolo; Ader Käse Reserve,™ an
aged Ader Käse with an earthy, mushroom flavor; Blue Crest, a whole milk Danish-style Blue; Crocker Hills,
an Organic Blue with a fresh pasture-grazed flavor; and Green Crest, a creamy green veined dolce
Gorgonzola. All of which have a well developed flavor profile, creamy mouth feel and smooth finish.
Contact
124 E. Bronson Road
Seymour, WI 54165
Phone: 920-833-2900
www.seymourdairyproducts.com
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Sibby’s Ice Cream
It all started in 1856, when Grandpa Sebion purchased a fertile valley in western Wisconsin. Today, granddaughter Sibby makes simple, pure, Old World Sibby’s Premium Organic Ice Cream from all certified organic ingredients supplied from small local farmers. Available in chocolate and vanilla with retail at
the Historic Viroqua Public Market in Viroqua, Wisconsin.
Contact
S2987 Sebion Road
Westby, WI 54667
Phone: 608-634-3828
www.sibbysicecream.com
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Silver Lewis Cheese Co-op
Located in Wisconsin's cheesemaking epicenter Green County, Silver Lewis Cheese Co-op is well respected for its Muenster and a Wisconsin Original, Brick. The cheesemaker, Josh Erickson, has more than 20 years' experience and this plant is one of the state's most historic. The small production company is housed in a facility built in 1897 by the Silver and Lewis families, and the milk comes from a farm still owned by the Silver family. The company also handcrafts flavored Farmers cheese.
Contact
W3075 County Road EE
Monticello, WI 53570
Phone: 608-938-4813
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SommHerr Dairy
Jay and Donna Sommer milk 20 goats by hand at their farm in north central Wisconsin, gently handling fresh
goat’s milk so that it can be crafted into fresh, flavorful farmstead cheeses. Geiss is a soft/fresh Chèvre
made in six flavors that won first place in its class at the 2008 American Dairy Goat Association Cheese competition. Somherset is a Cheddar-type goat’s milk cheese that also comes in a caraway flavor. SommHerr
Dairy also crafts a mixed milk (cow and goat) Parmesan-style cheese.
Contact
W2151 U.S. Highway 10
Granton, WI 54436
Phone: 715-238-7947
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Specialty Cheese Company
A truly innovative enterprise, Specialty Cheese Company makes more than 30 varieties of Indian, Hispanic and Middle Eastern varieties, as well as award-winning Brick and Muenster. Specialties include Paneer, an Indian cheese similar to pressed Ricotta; Queso Blanco, a fresh Hispanic cheese; Duroblando, a Hispanic cheese
with firm texture and strong flavor; Ghee, Indian clarified butter; Queso Blanco con Frutas,™ a Latin-style
cheese with pieces of pineapple and mango; Jibneh Basket Cheese/Tooma, a Middle East-style; Sweet
Cheese, an unsalted, soft melting cheese; and Naboulsi, a salty, fresh-brined cheese.
Contact
430 North Main Street
Reeseville, WI 53579
Phone: 920-927-3888
www.specialcheese.com
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Springbrook Organic Dairy
Springbrook Organic Dairy’s cream line milk comes from the Depies’ family farm nestled in the woods of
northwestern Wisconsin. The Depies family has been committed to organic agriculture since 1990 and
recently built a Grade A dairy plant. Farmstead Milk from Jersey cows is packaged in 1/2-gallon glass
returnable bottles.
Contact
W3151 Haddick Road
Springbrook, WI 54875
Phone: 715-766-2610
www.springbrookorganicdairy.com
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Sugar River Cheese Company
From the pastures of southwest Wisconsin, Sugar River Cheese Company offers uniquely flavored, award-winning
natural and handcrafted cheeses, which are certified kosher and synthetic rBST-free. Fresh
ingredients enhance the flavor of the signature cheeses, which include White Cheddar with Chipotle; White
Cheddar with Roasted Garlic and Green Onion; Monterey Jack with Roasted Garlic and Basil; Monterey
Jack with Jalapeño and Cilantro; and Monterey Jack with Black Olive and Sun-dried Tomato.
Contact
Phone: 847-267-0595
www.sugarrivercheese.com
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Sugar River Dairy
Sugar River Dairy is a family-owned and operated Grade A plant producing fresh, small batch yogurt using milk from a single local dairy farm. Yogurt is produced from cows that are pasture-grazed and rBGH-free. Sugar River Dairy Lowfat Yogurt is a non-homogenized, cream-line 1% yogurt with fruit on the bottom. Flavors include blueberry, raspberry, strawberry and peach. Sugar River Dairy's plain yogurt uses natural vanilla and organic cane sugar for a creamy, honest tasting yogurt.
Contact
N7346 County Highway D
Albany, WI 53502
Phone: 608-938-1218
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Sunshine Farms
Sunshine Farms is the only Wisconsin source of Grade A bottled goat milk direct from one farm. Sunshine Farms Bottled Goat's Milk is whole milk, not homogenized, and is available year-round.
Contact
Mike Watters
N8873 Currie Road
Portage, WI 53901
Phone: 715-526-1752
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Swiss-American, Inc.
Swiss-American brings more than 60 years’ experience to the marketplace, featuring both traditional and
innovative Wisconsin cheeses. The family-owned company is especially proud of its Dutch Garden® Colby
styles, crafted with time-honored methods into the historic longhorn shape. Dutch Garden Colby has the
traditional open texture and mild Cheddar-like flavor. Dutch Garden Jackby is a marbled blend of Colby and
Monterey Jack, utilizing the same artisan methods. The Capricorn® line of goat cheeses includes Capricorn
Goat Blue, Capricorn Goat Brie and Capricorn Organic. Dutch Garden Brands also offer a full line of
rBST-free cheeses.
Contact
Phone: 800-325-8150
www.swissamerican.com
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Swiss Valley Farms
Nestled in the hills of southwestern Wisconsin, Swiss Valley Farms’ Mindoro plant produces some of the
highest-quality, blue-veined cheese in the world, including Danish-style Blue, Gorgonzola and Cheddar
Blue, which is a superb blend of Blue cheese with 2-year-old Cheddar. Mindoro cheeses have won numerous
awards over the years, including first place at the prestigious British Empire Cheese contest. The cheeses are
available in wheels, wedges, crumbles and cups.
Contact
W3959 County Highway D
Mindoro, WI 54644
Phone: 608-857-3422
www.swissvalley.com
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Tetzner Dairy
Tetzner Dairy is a family farmstead fluid milk and ice cream operation with a rich heritage. Tetzner Dairy Milk is available in 1/2-gallon pouches in whole, 2% and skim. Tetzner Dairy Ice Cream is available year-round in 1-, 2- and 5-quart containers. Flavors include vanilla, chocolate, chocolate mint, cherry nut,
peppermint, strawberry and French chocolate. A holiday special is available every December: peppermint
with chocolate chips.
Contact
30455 Nevers Road
Washburn, WI 54891
Phone: 715-373-2330
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Uplands Cheese Company
Making just one cheese - the much awarded Pleasant Ridge Reserve - Uplands Cheese is a farmstead
operation. The herd is rotationally-grazed on pasture grasses, herbs and wildflowers. Cheese is made only in
the summer months, making the supply limited. Pleasant Ridge claims a rare honor—winning Best of Show
twice (2001 and 2005) from the American Cheese Society competition. Additionally, it was U.S. champion at
the 2003 U.S. Championship Cheese contest, the only cheese ever to win both national awards. Beaufort in
style, the washed-rind, complexly-flavored, raw-milk cheese is aged in a cave environment.
Contact
5023 State Road 23
Dodgeville, WI 53533
Phone: 608-935-5558
www.uplandscheese.com
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VOD Gourmet
VOD Gourmet takes pride in its talented Wisconsin Cheese artisans whom owner Ulla Nylin enlisted to help create the flavored creamy, piquant raw milk BLUEs - WineyBLUE,™ WhiskeyBLUE,™ and MapleBLUE™ -
awarded fourth place in the 2008 World Championship Cheese contest. They also have crafted two new
Italian-style Fontiago Herb blends with the most unique flavor profiles: Juniper Fontiago and Rosemary
Fontiago cheeses available in loaves or shredded. These gourmet offerings extend VOD Gourmet’s creativity
by presenting innovative flavoring concepts to select traditional cheeses. VOD Gourmet specializes in
developing original gourmet tastes blending interesting flavors with fine cheeses and using artistic and
creative packaging that sets VOD (Very Optimistically Different) products apart from other gourmet products.
Contact
Phone: 203-531-5172
www.VODGOURMET.net
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Weber Dairy
Weber Dairy processes and packages farmstead fresh cow’s milk and eggnog from the Century Farm dairy herd. Weber Farm Store Milk is available in both white and chocolate in 1/2-gallon or 8-oz. pouches. White milk is available as whole, 2% reduced fat, 1% lowfat or skim. Chocolate is available as 2% reduced fat. Weber’s Farm Store Holiday Light Eggnog is a farmstead reduced fat eggnog available in 1/2-gallon or 8-oz. pouches, during the holiday season.
Contact
9706 County Road H
Marshfield, WI 54449
Phone: 715-384-5639
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Westby Cooperative Creamery
Westby Cooperative Creamery is farmer-owned and has been producing quality dairy products since 1903. Milk is r-BST-free and delivered daily by family farms, making certain the freshest ingredients for the freshest products; crafted in small batches for highest quality and 'country goodness' taste. Cultured dairy products include a wide variety of Cottage Cheeses, including single-serve with fruit; creamy Sour Creams; flavorful Dips; Cream Cheeses and many flavors of low-fat and fat-free Yogurts.
Contact
401 South Main Street
Westby, WI 54667
Phone: 608-692-7179
www.westbycreamery.com
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Widmer’s Cheese Cellars
The Widmer family has operated the Cheese Cellars since 1922. The third generation company produces some
of the finest Brick, Cheddar and authentic Colby cheeses in the world. Made only in small batches, the curd
is moved by hand from the vat to cheese molds and each is hand turned three times on the first day. Joe
Widmer, a Master Cheesemaker, uses real bricks—the same ones his grandfather used—to press the whey
from the curds. Widmer’s Cheddar ranges in age from mild up to eight years old. Widmer’s 6-year Cheddar
took top honors in its class in the 2007 American Cheese Society competition.
Contact
214 Henni Street, PO Box 127
Theresa, WI 53091
Phone: 888-878-1107
www.widmerscheese.com
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Wisconsin Organics/Grass Point Farms
Organic Farm Marketing produces seven different varieties of specialty American cheeses including Pepper
Jack, Mild and Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Monterey Jack and Mozzarella under the Wisconsin Organics label,
as well as Bottled Milk and Sweet Cream Butter. The company also crafts four cheeses, bottled milk and
butter under its Grass Point Farms label. These products are all made from the milk of grass-fed cows. Grass
Point’s 2-year Cheddar took an award at the 2008 World Dairy Expo contest.
Contact
503 N. Adams Street
Thorp, WI 54771
Phone: 715-669-7546
www.grasspoint.com
www.wisconsinorganics.com
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Wisconsin Sheep Dairy Cooperative
The Wisconsin Sheep Dairy Cooperative is the single largest source of high quality sheep milk in the United
States, comprised of 15 members. Dante is an aged, 100% sheep milk cheese with a buttery, nutty flavor
that took Best in Class at the 2006 American Cheese Society competition; Mona is an aged cheese made from
a pleasing blend of sheep milk and cow milk, producing an appealing, robust flavor. It took third at the 2008
American Cheese Society competition.
Contact
642 Swedish Mission Road
River Falls, WI 54022
Phone: 800-409-7953
www.sheepmilk.biz
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Woolwich Dairy USA
Established in 1983, Woolwich Dairy Inc. is family-owned and operated by Tony and Olga Dutra. Products
include Original Soft Unripened Goat Cheese, a traditional rich and creamy cheese made from fresh goat’s
milk, as well as Fig, the same traditional fresh cheese accented with a sweet fig jelly, and Bruschetta, a
traditional goat cheese with a savory mix of tomatoes, garlic and herbs. Goat Milk Cheddar features a mild
taste and smooth texture.
Contact
425 S. Roosevelt Street
Lancaster, WI 53813
Phone: 608-723-3006
www.woolwichdairy.com
www.norseland.com
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Yellowstone Cheese
Yellowstone Cheese owners Jeremy and Heidi Kenealy built a farmstead cheese plant on their 75-cow dairy
farm in 2007. Milk from their herd is made into over 40 different varieties of cheese. A signature cheese,
Yellowstone Crunch, tastes like a candy bar and includes chocolate, caramel and walnuts. Various Wisconsin
cheeses and specialty items are also available in the on-farm retail store.
Contact
24105 County Highway MM
Cadott, WI 54727
Phone: 715-289-3800
www.yellowstonecheese.com
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