Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar made by Cows Creamery in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, was proclaimed Cheese of the Year at the conclusion of the 2016 Canadian Cheese Awards in Montréal on Thursday.
Awards were also presented to 31 category winners during the Awards Ceremony at glittering Time Supper Club to bring to a climax the biennial cheese judging and competition that is open to all milks—cow, goat, sheep and water Buffalo—used in cheesemaking in Canada.
Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar was also honoured as Best Aged Cheddar (aged more than 18 months).
Appletree Smoked Cheddar, also made by Cows Creamery, also won big :
- Best Smoked Cheese
- Best Cow’s Milk Cheese
- Best Atlantic Canada Cheese.
Here are the complete results of what has become the biggest cheese competition in Canada. It is sponsored by Loblaw Companies and Provigo, with support from Dairy Farmers of Canada and Desjardins Group.
The presenting sponsor is The Great Canadian Cheese Festival in Picton, Ontario, where the Cheese of the Year and other award winners will be in the spotlight on June 4-5.
| FROMAGE D’EXCEPTION – CHEESE OF THE YEAR |
| · Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar
· Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| MAIN CATEGORIES (17) CATÉGORIES PRINCIPALES
FRESH CHEESE – FROMAGE FRAIS |
| · Bella Casara Mascarpone – Quality Cheese, Vaughan, Ontario |
| FRESH PASTA FILATA – FROMAGE À PÂTE FILÉE |
| · President’s Choice® Formaggio di Bufala – Loblaw Companies, Brampton, Ontario |
| SEMI-SOFT CHEESE – FROMAGE À PÂTE SEMI-FERME |
| · Baluchon – Fromagerie F.X. Pichet, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Québec |
| FIRM CHEESE – FROMAGE À PÂTE FERME |
| · Pionnier – Fromagerie Nouvelle France, Racine, Québec |
| FIRM CHEESE WITH HOLES – FROMAGE À PÂTE FERME AVEC OUVERTURES |
| · Oka l’Artisan – Agropur, Saint-Hubert, Québec |
| WASHED RIND CHEESE – FROMAGE À CROÛTE LAVÉE |
| · Chemin Hatley – Fromagerie la Station de Compton, Compton, Québec |
| MIXED RIND CHEESE – FROMAGE À CROÛTE MIXTE |
| · Zoey, Lenberg Farms Classic Reserve by Celebrity – Mariposa Dairy, Lindsay, Ontario |
| BLOOMY RIND CHEESE – PÂTE MOLLE À CROÛTE FLEURIE |
| · Le Sabot de Blanchette – Fromagerie La Suisse Normande, Saint-Roch-Ouest, Québec |
| MILD & MEDIUM CHEDDAR (aged up to 9 months) – CHEDDAR DOUX & MOYEN (maximum de 9 mois d’affinage) |
| · Cheddar moyen – Fromagerie Perron, Saint-Prime, Québec |
| OLD CHEDDAR (aged from 9 to 18 months) – CHEDDAR FORT (entre 9 et 18 mois d’affinage) |
| · Lindsay Bandaged Goat Cheddar, Lenberg Farms Classic Reserve by Celebrity – Mariposa Dairy, Lindsay, Ontario |
| AGED CHEDDAR (aged more than 18 months) – CHEDDAR VIEILLI (plus de 18 mois d’affinage) |
| · Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar – Cows Creamery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| GOUDA CHEESE – FROMAGE GOUDA |
| · Old Growler – That Dutchman’s Cheese Farm, Upper Economy, Nova Scotia |
| BLUE CHEESE – FROMAGE À PÂTE PERSILLÉE |
| · Dragon’s Breath Blue – That Dutchman’s Cheese Farm, Upper Economy, Nova Scotia |
| FLAVOURED CHEESE – FROMAGE AROMATISÉ |
| · Le Fréchette – Ail & Fines Herbes – Fromagerie Nouvelle France, Racine, Québec |
| SMOKED CHEESE -FROMAGE FUMÉ |
| · Appletree Smoked Cheddar – Cows Creamery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| FETA / CHEESE IN BRINE – FETA / FROMAGE EN SAUMURE |
| · President’s Choice® Feta Light – Loblaw Companies, Brampton, Ontario |
| GRILLING CHEESE – FROMAGE À GRILLER |
| · Le Paillasson de l’isle d’Orléans – Les Fromages de l’isle d’Orléans, Sainte-Famille, Île d’Orléans, Québec |
 SPECIAL AWARDS (9) PRIX SPÉCIAUX |
| BEST COW CHEESE – MEILLEUR FROMAGE DE LAIT DE VACHE |
| · Appletree Smoked Cheddar – Cows Creamery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| BEST GOAT CHEESE – MEILLEUR FROMAGE DE LAIT DE CHÈVRE |
| · Lindsay Bandaged Goat Cheddar, Lenberg Farms Classic Reserve by Celebrity – Mariposa Dairy, Lindsay, Ontario |
| BEST SHEEP CHEESE – MEILLEUR FROMAGE DE LAIT DE BREBIS |
| · Zacharie Cloutier – Fromagerie Nouvelle France, Racine, Québec |
| BEST WATER BUFFALO CHEESE – MEILLEUR FROMAGE DE LAIT DE BUFFLONNE |
| · Fuoco – Fromagerie Fuoco, Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Québec |
| BEST BLENDED-MILK CHEESE – MEILLEUR FROMAGE DE LAIT MIXTE |
| · Zoey, Lenberg Farms Classic Reserve by Celebrity – Mariposa Dairy, Lindsay, Ontario |
| BEST FARMSTEAD CHEESE – MEILLEUR FROMAGE FERMIER |
| · Baluchon – Fromagerie F.X. Pichet, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Québec |
| BEST ORGANIC CHEESE – MEILLEUR FROMAGE BIOLOGIQUE |
| · Baluchon – Fromagerie F.X. Pichet, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Québec |
| BEST RAW-MILK CHEESE – MEILLEUR FROMAGE DE LAIT CRU |
| · Le Pionnier – Fromagerie Nouvelle France, Racine, Québec |
| BEST NEW CHEESE – MEILLEUR NOUVEAU FROMAGE (Introduced to market in 2015/Mis en marché en 2015) |
| · Zoey, Lenberg Farms Classic Reserve by Celebrity – Mariposa Dairy, Lindsay, Ontario |
| REGIONAL AWARDS (5) PRIX RÉGIONAUX
BEST B.C. CHEESE – MEILLEUR FROMAGE DE LA COLOMBIE BRITANNIQUE |
| · Traditional Clothbound Cheddar – The Farm House Natural Cheeses, Agassiz, British Columbia |
| BEST ALBERTA CHEESE – MEILLEUR FROMAGE DE L’OUEST |
| · Natural Smoked Gouda Medium – Sylvan Star Cheese, Red Deer, Alberta |
| BEST ONTARIO CHEESE – MEILLEUR FROMAGE DE L’ONTARIO |
| · Tania, Lenberg Farms Classic Reserve by Celebrity – Mariposa Dairy, Lindsay, Ontario |
| BEST QUEBEC CHEESE – MEILLEUR FROMAGE DU QUÉBEC |
| · Le Pionnier – Fromagerie Nouvelle France, Racine, Québec |
| BEST ATLANTIC CANADA CHEESE – MEILLEUR FROMAGE DES PROVINCES ATLANTIQUES |
| · Appletree Smoked Cheddar – Cows Creamery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
The Canadian Cheese Awards is the first cheese competition in Canada open to all milks used in cheese making – cow, goat, sheep and water buffalo – with only pure natural cheese accepted for judging. That means with no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives, and no modified milk ingredients.
Le Concours des fromages fins canadiens est le premier et le plus grand au Canada ouvert à tous les fromages produits au Canada à partir du lait pur de vaches, de chèvres, de brebis ou de bufflonnes canadiennes – sans colorant artificiel, parfum, agent de conservation ni substance laitière modifiée.
http://www.cheeseawards.ca/accueil/
