Jean Morin has been the winningest cheesemaker in Sélection Caseus, the prestigious annual competition for Québec cheese producers, for the past decade.
Fromagerie du Prebystère won Caseus Gold with Bleu d’Élizabeth in 2018, 2013 and 2009, with Louis d’Or in 2012 and 2010, with Taliah in 2016, and with Pionnier, in collaboration with Fromagerie Nouvelle France, in 2017.
This year he struck gold again with Religieuse, a marvelous washed-rind cheese ideally suited for raclette or just plain eating.
Here are winners in the top six categories announced last night in a ceremony in Quebec City:
CASEUS GOLD
- Religieuse
- Fromagerie du Presbytère
CASEUS SILVER
- La Tommette de Chèvre
- L’Atelier Fromagerie
CASEUS BRONZE
- Le Pionnier
- Fromagerie Nouvelle France et Fromagerie du Presbytère
BEST AGED CHEESE
- Zacharie Cloutier – 12 months
- Fromagerie Nouvelle France
BEST RAW MILK CHEESE
- Alfred le Fermier
- Fromagerie la Station
BEST ORGANIC CHEESE
- Chemin Hatley
- Fromagerie la Station
La Tommette de Chèvre made by L’Atelier Fromagerie is distributed by Aux Terroirs. The other five big winners are distributed by Plaisirs Gourmets.
Zacharie Cloutier, the wonderful sheep’s milk cheese made by Marie Chantal Houde, won Caseus Gold in 2014 and 2011.
Click here for 2019 Caseus winners in all categories: https://www.caseus.ca/laureats
