{"id":5170,"date":"2015-04-23T15:14:21","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T19:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheeseloverca.wordpress.com\/?p=5170"},"modified":"2015-04-23T15:14:21","modified_gmt":"2015-04-23T19:14:21","slug":"quebec-dominates-canadian-cheese-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/2015\/04\/23\/quebec-dominates-canadian-cheese-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"Qu\u00e9bec dominates Canadian Cheese Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5174\" style=\"width: 469px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fromagerie-fritz-kaiser-1.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[5170]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5174 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fromagerie-fritz-kaiser-1.jpg\" alt=\"fromagerie-fritz-kaiser\" width=\"469\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fromagerie-fritz-kaiser-1.jpg 469w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fromagerie-fritz-kaiser-1-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fritz Kaiser, a pioneer in artisan cheesemaking in Qu\u00e9bec, was named champion in three categories at the Canadian Cheese Grand Prix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cheese producers in Qu\u00e9bec, the birthplace of the artisan cheese movement in Canada 25 years ago ago, dominated the 2015 Canadian Cheese Grand Prix when winners were announced last night.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fritz Kaiser, one of the pioneers in artisan cheesemaking in the 1980s, was named champion in three categories for cheese made by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaisercheese.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fromagerie Fritz Kaise<\/a>r:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Washed- or Mixed-Rind Semi-soft Cheese<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Raclette<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flavoured Cheese with added non-particulate flavourings (except smoked cheese):<\/strong> Griffon Raclette<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flavoured Cheese with added particulate solids and flavourings<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Pepper Raclette.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fromage-amourtradition_4coul-e1419193019649-1.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[5170]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5176\" src=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fromage-amourtradition_4coul-e1419193019649-1.jpg?w=209\" alt=\"Fromage-AmourTradition_4coul-e1419193019649\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fromage-amourtradition_4coul-e1419193019649-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fromage-amourtradition_4coul-e1419193019649-1-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a>Fromagerie Fritz Kaiser is distributed across Canada by <a href=\"https:\/\/fromagescda.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fromages CDA<\/a> under the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amourettradition.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amour &amp; Tradition<\/a> banner. Fromages CDA, named for its founder and president Daniel Allard, will take over an entire wing at the upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Great Canadian Cheese Festival <\/a>in Picton, Ontario, representing a total of 10 artisan producers from Qu\u00e9bec, including the following Grand Prix champions and finalists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Semi-soft Cheese Champion<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Fleur de Weedon, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromagerieptitplaisir.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fromagerie P\u2019tit Plaisir, QC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fresh Cheese with grilling properties<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Le Fleur St-Michel, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromagerieterroirbellechasse.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fromagerie du Terroir de Bellechasse, QC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Semi-soft Cheese<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> St-Paulin, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fkaiser.com\">Fromagerie Fritz Kaiser Inc., QC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Washed- or Mixed-Rind Soft Cheese<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> L\u2019Empereur, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fkaiser.com\">Fromagerie Fritz Kaiser Inc., QC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Washed- or Mixed-Rind Semi-soft Cheese<\/strong>: T\u00eate Dure, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fkaiser.com\">Fromagerie Fritz Kaiser Inc., QC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Washed- or Mixed-Rind Semi-soft Cheese:<\/strong> Le Mamirolle, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecodelices.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fromagerie Rang 9, QC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Washed- or Mixed-Rind Firm Cheese:<\/strong> La Meule des champs, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecodelices.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fromagerie Rang 9, QC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Washed- or Mixed-Rind Firm Cheese:<\/strong> Le Blackburn, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromagerieblackburn.com\/index.php?id=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fromagerie Blackburn, QC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Swiss-type Cheese: <\/strong>Miranda, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fkaiser.com\">Fromagerie Fritz Kaiser Inc., QC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Blue Cheese:<\/strong> Bleu B\u00e9n\u00e9dictin, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.st-benoit-du-lac.com\/fromages\/fromagerie.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fromagerie Abbaye de Saint-Beno\u00eet-du-Lac, QC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Organic Cheese<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Le Baluchon, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromageriefxpichet.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fromagerie F. X. Pichet, QC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Altogether, Qu\u00e9bec cheese producers won 13 out of 27 categories in the Grand Prix plus the coveted Grand Champion.<\/p>\n<p>Jean Morin of <a href=\"http:\/\/fromageriedupresbytere.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fromagerie du Presbyt\u00e8re <\/a>also won in three categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cream-Enriched Soft Cheese with Bloomy Rind<\/strong>: Lalibert\u00e9<\/li>\n<li><strong>Swiss-Type Cheese: <\/strong>Louis d\u2019Or<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blue Cheese:<\/strong> Le Bleu d\u2019\u00c9lizabeth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With Lalibert\u00e9, Morin was honoured as Grand Champion\u2014the best of the best in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Other category champions from Qu\u00e9bec:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fresh Cheese with grilling properties<\/strong>: Le Paillasson de l\u2019isle d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromagesdeliledorleans.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Les Fromages de l\u2019isle d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans, QC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Washed- or Mixed-Rind Soft Cheese<\/strong>: L\u2019Origine de Charlevoix, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromagescharlevoix.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laiterie Charlevoix Inc., QC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Washed- or Mixed-Rind Firm Cheese<\/strong>: Alfred Le Fermier 18 months, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromagerielastation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fromagerie La Station, QC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mild Cheddar (aged 3 months)<\/strong>: L\u2019Anc\u00eatre Organic Mild Cheddar, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromagerieancetre.com\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fromagerie L\u2019Anc\u00eatre Inc., QC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Medium Cheddar (aged 4 to 9 months)<\/strong>: L\u2019Anc\u00eatre Organic Medium Cheddar, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromagerieancetre.com\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fromagerie L\u2019Anc\u00eatre Inc., QC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Organic Cheese<\/strong>: Alfred Le Fermier 18 months,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromagerielastation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Fromagerie La Station, QC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5179\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5179\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ccgp_gouda_jan-1.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[5170]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5179\" src=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ccgp_gouda_jan-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Jan Schalkwijk of Sylvan Star Cheese was set to sweep all gouda categories until . . .\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ccgp_gouda_jan-1.jpg 610w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ccgp_gouda_jan-1-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jan Schalkwijk of Sylvan Star Cheese was set to sweep all Gouda categories until . . .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5180\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5180\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/img-artisan01-1.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[5170]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5180\" src=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/img-artisan01-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\". . . when along came Adam of Mountainoak Cheese to capture the Extra Old Gouda category.\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/img-artisan01-1.jpg 350w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/img-artisan01-1-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/img-artisan01-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/img-artisan01-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">. . . along came Adam van Bergeijk of Mountainoak Cheese to capture the Extra Old Gouda category.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The biggest winner outside of Quebec was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sylvanstarcheesefarm.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sylvan Star Cheese<\/a> which won three categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Smoked Cheese<\/strong>: Gouda Smoked Natural Cheese, Sylvan Star Cheese Ltd., AB<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gouda (aged 1 to 6 months)<\/strong>: Gouda Medium, Sylvan Star Cheese Ltd., AB<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aged Gouda<\/strong>: Gouda Aged, Sylvan Star Cheese Ltd., AB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other category champions outside Qu\u00e9bec:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fresh Cheese<\/strong>: Ricotta \/ Bella Casara, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qualitycheese.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quality Cheese Inc., ON<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fresh Pasta Filata<\/strong>: Cherry Bocconcini, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalpastures.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natural Pastures Cheese Company, BC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Soft Cheese with bloomy rind<\/strong>: Comox Brie, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalpastures.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natural Pastures Cheese Company, BC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Firm Cheese (except Cheddar and Gouda)<\/strong>: Heidi, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmhousecheeses.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Farm House Natural Cheeses, BC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mozzarella (Ball, Brick or Cylinder) or Pasta Filata<\/strong>: Oaxaca, <a href=\"http:\/\/localdairy.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Local Dairy Products, ON<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brine-ripened Cheese<\/strong>: Feta Cheese, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tiras.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tiras Dairies Inc., AB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Extra Aged Gouda<\/strong>: Mountainoak Farmstead Premium Dutch Gold, <a href=\"http:\/\/mountainoakcheese.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mountainoak Cheese Ltd., ON<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Old Cheddar (aged from 9 months to a year)<\/strong>: Traditional Clothbound Cheddar (9 to 12 months), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmhousecheeses.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Farm House Natural Cheeses, BC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aged Cheddar (1 to 3 years)<\/strong>: Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cowscreamery.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cows Creamery, PE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aged Cheddar (more than 3 years)<\/strong>: Extra Old Cheddar 5 Years, <a href=\"http:\/\/fromagestalbert.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St-Albert Cheese Cooperative Inc., ON<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Farmhouse Cheese<\/strong>: Handeck, <a href=\"http:\/\/gunnshillcheese.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gunn\u2019s Hill Artisan Cheese Ltd., ON<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5182\" style=\"width: 252px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ccgpo_oaxaca-1.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[5170]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5182\" src=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ccgpo_oaxaca-1.jpg?w=252\" alt=\"It doesn't get more Canadian than this: Punjabi immigrants, Amarjit Singh and his wife,  make Mexican-style mozzarella named Oaxacxa at their Ontario creamery (Local Dairy Products) and become Canadian Grand Prix champions.\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ccgpo_oaxaca-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ccgpo_oaxaca-1-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ccgpo_oaxaca-1-861x1024.jpg 861w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ccgpo_oaxaca-1-768x914.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It doesn&#8217;t get more Canadian than this: Punjabi immigrants, Amarjit Singh and his wife, make Mexican-style mozzarella named Oaxacxa at their Ontario creamery (Local Dairy Products) and become Canadian Grand Prix champions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Gala of Champions unfolded at Liberty Grand in Toronto, scene of a lavish awards ceremony cum cheese-tasting organized by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dairyfarmers.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dairy Farmers of Canada<\/a><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">.<\/span> DFC has sponsored of the Canadian Cheese Grand Prix since launching the biennial competition in 1998 to celebrate the high quality and proud tradition of Canadian cheese made from 100% Canadian cow\u2019s milk.<\/p>\n<p>A jury of Canadian food industry experts selected from the Grand Champion and 27 category winners from a record-setting 268 cheese entries submitted by cheesemakers from Prince Edward Island to British Columbia. The submissions were then narrowed down to 81 finalists by the jury in February.<\/p>\n<p>Lalibert\u00e9 will be the featured cheese and Jean Morin the guest of honour at the fifth anniversary <a href=\"http:\/\/cheesefestival.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Great Canadian Cheese Festival <\/a>on June 6-7 in Picton, Ontario. Many of the Grand Prix winners will also be in the spotlight at what has become the biggest artisan cheese show in Canada representing producers from coast to coast.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5183\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/slider3-1.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[5170]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5183\" src=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/slider3-1.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"The Farm House Natural Cheeses of Agassiz, British Columbia, in quite possibly the prettiest setting for a chesse dairy in Canada, was named Grand Prix champion in tw0 categories.\" width=\"660\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/slider3-1.jpg 912w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/slider3-1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/slider3-1-768x404.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farm House Natural Cheeses, in quite possibly the prettiest setting for a cheese dairy in Canada in Agassiz, British Columbia, was named Grand Prix champion in two categories.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheese producers in Qu\u00e9bec, the birthplace of the artisan cheese movement in Canada 25 years ago ago, dominated the 2015 Canadian Cheese Grand Prix when winners were announced last night. Fritz Kaiser, one of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,185],"tags":[416,422,439],"brand":[],"class_list":["post-5170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-canadian-cheese-grand-prix","category-fromages-cda","tag-artisan-cheese","tag-canadian-artisan-cheese","tag-great-canadian-cheese-festival"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5170\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5170"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=5170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}