{"id":4855,"date":"2014-09-17T13:08:19","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T17:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cheeseloverca.wordpress.com\/?p=4855"},"modified":"2014-09-17T13:08:19","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T17:08:19","slug":"zacharie-cloutier-best-of-the-best-in-quebec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/2014\/09\/17\/zacharie-cloutier-best-of-the-best-in-quebec\/","title":{"rendered":"Zacharie Cloutier best of the best in Qu\u00e9bec"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grand Champion: Zacharie Cloutier, a raw sheep’s milk cheese from Fromagerie Nouvelle France. Photo Vanessa Simmons.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fromagerie Nouvelle France dominated Caseus S\u00e9lection 2014, the prestigious competition for Quebec cheese producers which concluded September 16 with announcement of winners in Qu\u00e9bec City.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Pionnier, a collaboration between Nouvelle France and Fromagerie du Presbytere, was named best blended-milk cheese.<\/p>\n

Where to buy Zacharie Cloutier outside Qu\u00e9bec<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Jean-Paul and Marie-Chantal Houde, the brother and sister behind award-winning Fromagerie Nouvelle France.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Forty-seven producers submitted 176 cheeses for the judging. The winners are:<\/p>\n

Caseus \u00c9m\u00e9rite\/Grand Champion<\/span><\/h3>\n