Fromagerie Nouvelle France dominated Caseus Sélection 2014, the prestigious competition for Quebec cheese producers which concluded September 16 with announcement of winners in Québec City.
Nouvelle France’s Zacharie Cloutier, a sheep’s milk cheese, was named Grand Champion as well as Gold Award winner. Nouvelle France also won the two sheep’s milk categories, Zacharie Cloutier taking washed, natural or mixed rind honours while La Madelaine was judged best bloomy rind.
Additionally, Pionnier, a collaboration between Nouvelle France and Fromagerie du Presbytere, was named best blended-milk cheese.
In the 16-year history of Caseus, no single producer has so dominated the competition sponsored by Quebec’s Ministry of Agriculture and Metro and Provigo supermarkets.
Forty-seven producers submitted 176 cheeses for the judging. The winners are:
Caseus Émérite/Grand Champion
Caseus Or/Gold Award
Caseus Argent/Silver Award
Caseus Bronze/Bronze Award
Caseus Longaevi/Special Award
OPEN CLASS (All producers, all milks)
Sheep’s milk cheese with bloomy rind
La Madelaine
Fromagerie Nouvelle France
Sheep’s milk cheese with washed, natural or mixed rind
Zacharie Cloutier
Fromagerie Nouvelle France
Blue cheese, all milks
Rebellion 1837
Fromagerie Montebello
Blended milk cheese (milk from different animal species)
Pionnier
Fromagerie Nouvelle France et Fromagerie du Presbytère
Interior-ripened cheese without ripening holes
Le Chèvre Noir vieilli
Agropur Unité d’affaires Fromages fins
Interior-ripened cheese with ripening holes
Cogruet
La Fromagerie DuVillage 1860
Unripened cheese
Le Louché
Les Fromages du Verger
Cheese flavoured by smoking, maceration or the addition of flavoured ingredients
Le Calumet
Fromagerie Bergeron
Cheese flavoured with spices, vegetables, fruit or nuts
Le Capri’Cieux Amandière
Ferme Mes Petits Caprices
Cheese curds made fresh daily
Cheddar en grains
La Fromagerie Champêtre
Best raw-milk cheese
Alfred le Fermier
Fromagerie La Station
Best organic cheese
Alfred le Fermier
Fromagerie La Station
Cheddar
Agropur Grand Cheddar 3 ans
Agropur Unité d’affaires Fromages fins
Producers processing less than 1 million litres per year
Cow’s milk cheese
Soft cheese with washed, natural or mixed rind
Semi-soft cheese with washed, natural or mixed rind
Le Mont-Jacob
Fromagerie Blackburn
Firm or hard cheese with washed, natural or mixed rind
Le Frère Chasseur
Fromagerie Au Gré des Champs
Bloomy rind
Laliberté
Fromagerie du Presbytère
Goat’s milk cheese
Bloomy rind
Chèvre à ma manière
Fromagerie l’Atelier
Washed, natural or mixed rind
Tomme de la Lachevrotière
Fromagerie des Grondines
Producers processing more than 1 million litres per year
Cow’s milk cheese
Soft cheese with washed, natural or mixed rind
La Tentation de Laurier
La Fromagerie DuVillage 1860
Semi-soft cheese with washed, natural or mixed rind
Le Bocké
La Fromagerie Champêtre
Firm or hard cheese with washed, natural or mixed rind
Pacific Rock
La Fromagerie Alexis de Portneuf
Bloomy rind
Cendré de Lune
La Fromagerie DuVillage 1860
