{"id":7135,"date":"2020-10-07T14:54:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T18:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/?p=7135"},"modified":"2020-11-07T10:14:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T14:14:04","slug":"royal-cheese-and-butter-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/2020\/10\/07\/royal-cheese-and-butter-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheese and butter finalists for 2020 named by The Royal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7146\" src=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rawf-venue-signage-1024x339.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rawf-venue-signage-1024x339.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rawf-venue-signage-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rawf-venue-signage-768x254.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rawf-venue-signage-665x220.jpg 665w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rawf-venue-signage-785x260.jpg 785w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rawf-venue-signage.jpg 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/>NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cheese and butter from across Canada have been sampled and evaluated, scores have been tabulated and, now, the finalists in the 2020 Cheese &amp; Butter Competition at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair can be announced.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A jury of expert judges sampled and scored the 164 entries received from producers in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and Alberta on the basis of appearance, aroma, flavour and texture, with flavour being the key element.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are the finalists in the Cheddar Cheese Section which attracted 35 entries:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mild Cheddar \u2013 up to 3 months<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Balderson Mild Cheddar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/baldersoncheese.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Lactalis Canada<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Winchester, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Le Blanc<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.fromageauvillage.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Le Fromage au Village<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lorrainville, Quebec<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Heritage Cheddar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uppercanadacheese.com\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Upper Canada Cheese Company<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jordan Station, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Medium Cheddar \u2013 4 to 9 months<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cowscreamery.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">COWS Inc.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>L&#8217;Anc\u00eatre Organic Medium Cheddar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fromagerieancetre.com\/en\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Fromagerie L\u2019Anc\u00eatre<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>B\u00e9cancour, Quebec<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Maple Dale Medium Cheddar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mapledalecheese.ca\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Maple Dale Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Plainfield, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Extra Old Cheddar \u2013 12 to 24 months<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>COWS CREAMERY Aged 1 Year Cheddar Cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cowscreamery.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">COWS Inc.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>COWS CREAMERY Extra Old Cheddar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cowscreamery.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">COWS Inc.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Maple Dale Naturally Aged Old Cheddar Cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mapledalecheese.ca\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Maple Dale Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Plainfield, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Aged Cheddar \u2013 2 years and older<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Balderson 3 Year Old Cheddar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/baldersoncheese.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Lactalis Canada<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Winchester, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>COWS CREAMERY Aged 2 Years Cheddar Cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/cowscreamery.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">COWS Inc.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Maple Dale Naturally Aged Extra Old Cheddar Cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mapledalecheese.ca\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Maple Dale Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Plainfield, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cheddar \u2013 goat, sheep, water buffalo<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reserve Collection Goat Cheddar<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/crosswindfarm.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Cross Wind Farm<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Keene, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Here are the finalists in the Variety Cheese (Cow milk) Section which attracted 72 entries:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fresh Unripened Cheese &#8211; Natural<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bella Casara Ricotta<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/qualitycheese.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Quality Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Woodbridge, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mountainoak Cheese Quark<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mountainoakcheese.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Mountainoak Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>New Hamburg, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>St. John&#8217;s Fresh Cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.portuguesecheese.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Portuguese Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Etobicoke, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fresh Pasta Filata<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bella Casara Burrata<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/qualitycheese.com\/\">Quality Cheese<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Woodbridge, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ferrante Cheese Bocconcini<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ferrantecheese.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Ferrante Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Woodbridge, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pablo Latin American Cheese, Oaxaca<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.portuguesecheese.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Portuguese Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Etobicoke, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cheese with Grilling Properties<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pablo Latin American Cheese\/Queso Mexicano<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.portuguesecheese.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Portuguese Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Etobicoke, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Spanish Fresh Cheese\/Queso Fresco<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.portuguesecheese.com\/\">Portuguese Cheese<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Etobicoke, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Soft Cheese with Bloomy Rind<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Angelus<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.fromageauvillage.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Le Fromage au Village<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lorrainville, Quebec<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Le Casimir<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.fromageauvillage.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Le Fromage au Village<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Lorrainville, Quebec<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Evanturel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thornloecheese.ca\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Thornloe Cheese<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thornloe, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Soft Cheese with Bloomy Rind \u2013 Triple Cr\u00e8me<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Albert&#8217;s Leap Bel Haven Triple Cr\u00e8me Brie Cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/qualitycheese.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Quality Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Woodbridge, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Soft Cheese \u2013 Mixed or Washed Rind<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Albert&#8217;s Leap Le Bon Secret<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/qualitycheese.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Quality Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Woodbridge, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>La Coul\u00e9e des \u00c9rables<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.fromageauvillage.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Le Fromage au Village<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Lorrainville, Quebec<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Semi-soft Interior Ripened<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Farmstead Fontina<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stonetowncheese.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Stonetown Artisan Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>St. Marys, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ferrante Mozzarella Ball<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ferrantecheese.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Ferrante Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Woodbridge, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mild Gouda Cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thatdutchmansfarm.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">That Dutchman\u2019s Farm<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Economy, Nova Scotia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Semi-Soft Surface Ripened<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fredondaine<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vacheamaillotte.com\/en\/index.cfm\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Fromagerie La Vache \u00e0 Maillotte<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>La Sarre, Quebec<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Homecoming<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/stonetowncheese.com\/\">Stonetown Artisan Cheese<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>St. Marys, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Niagara Gold<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uppercanadacheese.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Upper Canada Cheese Company<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jordan Station, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Firm and Hard \u2013 Interior Ripened<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Medium Gouda Cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheesefarm.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Thunder Oak Cheese Farm<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thunder Bay, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mountainoak Farmstead Premium Gouda GOLD<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mountainoakcheese.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Mountainoak Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>New Hamburg, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mountainoak Farmstead Premium Gouda Medium<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mountainoakcheese.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Mountainoak Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>New Hamburg, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Firm and Hard \u2013 Surface Ripened<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>5 Brothers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gunnshillcheese.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Gunn\u2019s Hill Artisan Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Woodstock, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Handeck<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/gunnshillcheese.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Gunn\u2019s Hill Artisan Cheese<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Woodstock, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wildwood<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stonetowncheese.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Stonetown Artisan Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>St. Marys, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Brine Cured<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Feta<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brightcheeseandbutter.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Bright Cheese &amp; Butter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Bright, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Krinos Traditional Feta Cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/krinos.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Krinos Foods Canada<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Concord, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Blue Cheese<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dragon&#8217;s Breath Blue<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thatdutchmansfarm.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">That Dutchman\u2019s Farm<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Economy, Nova Scotia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Flavoured Cheese (except smoked) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Le Coeur du Village<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.fromageauvillage.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Le Fromage au Village<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Lorrainville, Quebec<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Le petit Espresso<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/fromageriedomainefeodal.com\/en\/\">Fromagerie Domaine F\u00e9odal<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Berthierville, Quebec<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Flavoured Cheese (except smoked) with added particulate<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maple Dale Dill &amp; Garlic Cheddar Cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mapledalecheese.ca\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Maple Dale Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Plainfield, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mountainoak Cumin Aged Gouda<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mountainoakcheese.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Mountainoak Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>New Hamburg, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Thunder Oak Chive Gouda<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheesefarm.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Thunder Oak Cheese Farm<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thunder Bay, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Flavoured Cheese \u2013 Smoked<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>COWS CREAMERY Appletree Smoked Cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cowscreamery.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">COWS Inc.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>L&#8217;Anc\u00eatre Organic Double Smoked Cheddar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fromagerieancetre.com\/en\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Fromagerie L\u2019Anc\u00eatre<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>B\u00e9cancour, Quebec<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mountainoak Cheese &#8211; Smoked<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/mountainoakcheese.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Mountainoak Cheese<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>New Hamburg, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Here are the finalists in the Variety Cheese (Goat, Sheep, Water Buffalo and Mixed Milk) Section which attracted 30 entries:=<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fresh Unripened Cheese \u2013 Natural<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Celebrity Original Soft Unripened Goat&#8217;s Milk Cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mariposadairy.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Mariposa Dairy<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lindsay, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Original Ch\u00e8vre<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/crosswindfarm.ca\/\">Cross Wind Farm<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Keene, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Santa Maria Fresh Goat&#8217;s Milk Cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.portuguesecheese.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Portuguese Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Etobicoke, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fresh Unripened Cheese \u2013 Flavoured<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Celebrity Blueberry Vanilla Goat&#8217;s Milk Cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mariposadairy.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Mariposa Dairy<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lindsay, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Celebrity Garlic &amp; Herb Goat&#8217;s Milk Cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mariposadairy.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Mariposa Dairy<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lindsay, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Italian Garlic Blend Artisan Ch\u00e8vre<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/crosswindfarm.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Cross Wind Farm<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Keene, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pasta Filata (fresh and ripened)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bella Casara Buffalo Mozzarella<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/qualitycheese.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Quality Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Woodbridge, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Soft Bloomy Rind<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Albert&#8217;s Leap Bishop Matre Goat Brie<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/qualitycheese.com\/\">Quality Cheese<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Woodbridge, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Interior Ripened (except cheddars)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Graciosa<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.portuguesecheese.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Portuguese Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Etobicoke, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mountainoak Cheese Goat Gouda<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mountainoakcheese.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Mountainoak Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>New Hamburg, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Surface Ripened (washed, natural or brushed rinds)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Allegretto<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vacheamaillotte.com\/en\/index.cfm\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Fromagerie La Vache \u00e0 Maillotte<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>La Sarre, Quebec<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Amazing Grey<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stonetowncheese.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Stonetown Artisan Cheese<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>St. Marys, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lenberg Farms Tania Toscano Sheep&#8217;s Milk Cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mariposadairy.ca\/\">Mariposa Dairy<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Lindsay, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Flavoured Cheese<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maggie Smoked Goat Gouda<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/crosswindfarm.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Cross Wind Farm<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Keene, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sundried <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tomato<\/span> &amp; Basil Goat Feta<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/crosswindfarm.ca\/\">Cross Wind Farm<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Keene, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Here are the finalists in the Butter and Ghee Section which attracted 27 entries:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Butter Unsalted<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>COWS CREAMERY Unsalted Creamery Butter<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cowscreamery.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">COWS Inc.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gay Lea Bakers Gold Unsalted Butter<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gaylea.com\/\">Gay Lea Foods Co-Operative<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Mississauga, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>L\u2019Anc\u00eatre Organic 84%mf Churned Butter unsalted<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fromagerieancetre.com\/en\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Fromagerie L\u2019Anc\u00eatre<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>B\u00e9cancour, Quebec<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Butter Salted<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gay Lea Farmhouse Salted Whey Butter<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaylea.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Gay Lea Foods Co-Operative<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mississauga, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Natrel Salted Lactose Free Butter<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agropur.com\/en\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Agropur Dairy Cooperative<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Longueuil, Quebec<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Butter Cultured<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lactantia My Country Unsalted Cultured Butter<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lactantia.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Parmalat Canada<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Victoriaville, Quebec<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Butter Grass Fed or Organic (salted or unsalted)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gay Lea Organic Unsalted Butter<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaylea.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Gay Lea Foods Co-Operative<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mississauga, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Natrel Salted Butter Organic<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agropur.com\/en\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Agropur Dairy Cooperative<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Longueuil, Quebec<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Organic Meadow Reserve Organic Butter, Lightly Salted<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.organicmeadow.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Organic Meadow<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Guelph, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Butter (flavoured with fruit, vegetable or relish) minimum 75% milk fat<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sheldon Creek Dairy Butter with Honey &amp; Cinnamon<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheldoncreekdairy.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Sheldon Creek Dairy<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Loretto, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ghee (natural or flavoured)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sheldon Creek Dairy Ghee Clarified Butter<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheldoncreekdairy.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Sheldon Creek Dairy<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Loretto, Ontario<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sheldon Creek Dairy Ghee with Himalayan Pink Salt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheldoncreekdairy.ca\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Sheldon Creek Dairy<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Loretto, Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-7114\" src=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rawf-virtual-logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rawf-virtual-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rawf-virtual-logo-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rawf-virtual-logo-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Winners in each class and the grand champions\u2014the best of the best\u2014will be announced November 10-14 during The Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience on a new, completely free digital platform accessible by all 24-7. Free registration is required and now is open at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.royalfair.org\/virtual\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">http:\/\/www.royalfair.org\/virtual<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finalists are listed alphabetically by product name in each class. Please note that there was a minimum score to place 1st, 2nd and 3rd. In some cases, if you do not see three finalists, it was either the minimum score was not reached or there were not enough entries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is the world&#8217;s largest combined indoor agricultural and equestrian show. Now in its 98th year, The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair has gone digital and will run November 10-14 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.royalfair.org\/virtual\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">http:\/\/www.royalfair.org\/virtual<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 30 &#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS RELEASE Cheese and butter from across Canada have been sampled and evaluated, scores have been tabulated and, now, the finalists in the 2020 Cheese &amp; Butter Competition at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[525,526],"tags":[],"brand":[],"class_list":["post-7135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cheese-butter-competition","category-royal-agricultural-winter-fair"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7135","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=7135"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7237,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7135\/revisions\/7237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7135"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=7135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}