Five signature cheeses from Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese placed in the top 3 in their respective classes at the 2023 Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Contest. Crave Brothers took home first place honors with their Chocolate Mascarpone and their Oaxaca cheeses.
Dairy manufacturers from throughout the state submitted over 400 entries for the 2023 Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Contest, which took place June 22 at the Wisconsin State Fair Park. The contest featured over 50 classes for cheese, sour cream, butter, yogurt, milk and custard.
Wisconsin State Fair will name the 2023 Grand Master Cheesemaker, Grand Champion Butter, Grand Champion Yogurt, Grand Champion Sour Cream, Grand Champion Milk and Grand Champion Custard at the Blue Ribbon Dairy Products Auction. This will be Aug. 10 at The Wisconsin State Fair Park.
Crave Brothers’ accolades by class and place are as follows:
- Flavored Soft Cheese Class: Chocolate Mascarpone (1st)
- Latin American Cheese Class: Oaxaca (1st)
- Mozzarella Class: Fresh Mozzarella Ciliegine (2nd); Fresh Mozzarella Medallions (3rd)
- Soft and Spreadable Cheese Open Class: Mascarpone (2nd)
“We’re proud to have such strong recognition from the state we call home,” says George Crave, founder of Crave Brothers. “It’s an honor to be recognized in a competitive field of farm-to-table experts like those in Wisconsin.”
The Wisconsin State Fair and Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board host the Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Contest. See more winners in a recent Mid-West Farm Report story: https://www.midwestfarmreport.com/2023/06/23/dairy-product-contest-winners-announced/
Congratulations Crave Brothers