FANTASTIC results for the team at Over The Moon Dairy here in good ol' Putaruru - here is Sues email that came in over the weekend!
We won two classes at the World Championship Cheese Contest, which got us into the finals today! An unbelievable achievement for one of the smallest companies to enter!!!!!
Hi there, I’m writing from Los Angeles on the way home from the World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison, Wisconsin, to bring you news of how Over the Moon has fared this week. This is the biggest cheese competition in the world, and is only held every 2 years. It’s the equivalent of the cheese Olympics with 2318 cheeses in the contest!
Over the Moon has amazingly WON 2 of the 75 classes, which means a gold medal for Tomme (goat and buffalo gouda-style), and another for our Sheep milk cumin pecorino. Pretty amazing for our first batches of both cheeses! We also got a third place (bronze) for our Double Delight (goat and cow brie), and a 5th for our goat feta. So 4 out of our 8 entries have excelled on the world stage and beat big and experienced companies from Europe, USA, Canada and even Australia.
The winners of each class were today being assessed by all of the judges to find the World Champion, so Over the Moon was up against the best cheeses from all over the world. Half of the judges are from the States, and the balance is international. It’s the Brains Trust of the cheese world.
The final round results were announced at midday today. My expectations were pretty low of getting in the first 5 places, but it’s more than a huge buzz just to be represented in the last round. Worth every last hassle of getting here!!! A Swiss Gruyere, a wonderful example, was the winner on the day.
So a heartfelt thanks from me, and the team, for your help, support, and encouragement! I’m looking forward to being home and getting back to the factory.
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