British Empire Cheese Competition 2008 Results

OCS was pleased to join with the Central Ontario Cheesemaker Association to take part in the 81^st Annual Central Ontario Cheesemaker Association Convention and British Empire Cheese Competition.

The Competition has a long and distinguished history. The competition is noted for its cheddar cheese entrants, who come from all over the world.

Congratulations to all the exhibitors!

Specialty Cheese Class Winners

Class	1^st Place	2^nd Place	3^rd Place
1 Hard	Thornloe Cheese Romano	Saputo Foods Limited Parmesan Wheel	Saputo Foods Limited Parmesan 30/30
2 Firm	Agropur Fine Cheese Fontina	Agropur Fine Cheese Gouda	Natural Pastures Cheese Boerenkaas
3 Swiss type	La Fromagerie 1860 Du Village Mont Gleason	La Fromagerie 1860 Du Village Kingsberg	La Fromagerie 1860 Du Village Cogruet
4 Semi-firm	Agropur Fine Cheese Feta	Golden Cheese Muenster	Saputo St. Leonard Feta
5 Fresh	Agropur Fine Cheese Delicrème Plain	Silani Sweet Cheese Ricotta	Quality Cheese Mozzarella
6 Soft rind	Agropur Fine Cheese Triple Crème Brie	La Fromagerie 1860 Du Village Sir Laurier d'Arthabaska	Agropur Fine Cheese Champfleury
7 Smear ripened	Fromagerie Fritz Kaiser Miranda	Fromagerie FX Pichet Baluchon	La Fromagerie 1860 Du Village Raclette
8 Flavoured soft	Fromagerie Domaine Feodal Cendré des Prés	Agropur Fine Cheese Delicrème Salmon	Pine River Cheese Irish Cream Cheese Fudge
9 Flavoured firm	Parmalat Canada Smoked Cheddar	Fromagerie Perron Porto	Agropur Fine Cheese Dill Havarti
10 Blue	Arla Foods Costello Gorgonzola	Arla Foods Rosenborg Blue Cheese	Fromagerie Abbaye St. Benoit Benedictin
11 American style	Parmalat Canada Canadian Mozzarella	St. Albert Cheese Yvan Wathier Brick	Bothwell Cheese Monterey Jack
12 Pasta filata	International Cheese Bocconcini	International Cheese Mozzarella	Silani Sweet Cheese Mozzarella
13 Goat milk - open	Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Lighthall Tomme	La Maison Alexis De Portneuf Brie TC Chevre des Neiges	Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Isabella
14 Sheep milk - open	Fromagerie La Vache à Maillotte Petes Ferme	Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Bedda Feta	Ewenity Dairy Co-Op Feta
15 Process	Saputo Foods Limited Smoked Gruyere	Saputo Foods Limited Smoked Gouda	Parmalat Canada White Ribbonslice
16 Artisan goat milk	Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Petal Luna	Fromagerie Fritz Kaiser Chèvrochon	Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Cape Vessey
17 Artisan sheep milk	Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Wishing Tree	Fromagerie La Vache à Maillotte Petes Ferme	Ewenity Dairy Co-Op Mouton Rouge

Special Prizes – Variety Cheese Section

Central Ontario Cheesemakers Association Awards - Two awards given to the cheesemakers having the third highest scoring cheese on exhibition in classes 1, 2, and 12. Saputo Foods Limited - Trenton and Silani Sweet Cheese
Finica Food Specialties Award Donated by Finica Food Specialties and is awarded to the cheesemaker having the highest aggregate score in classes 13, 14, 16 and 17 (Goat and Sheep Milk Cheese). Fifth Town Artisan Cheese
Chris Hansen Limited – Reserve Champion Trophy and DSM / Continental Ingredients Canada Award to the cheesemaker having the second highest scoring cheese on exhibition in classes 1 through 14. Agropur Fine Cheese
Cargill Award – Grand Champion Awards - to the cheesemaker having the highest scoring cheese on exhibition in classes 1 through14. Thornloe Cheese
Ontario Cheese Society/Provincial Fine Foods Awards – one award each to the winner of the Artisan Goat and Artisan Sheep Cheese classes: Fifth Town Artisan Cheese

Cheddar Cheese Class Winners

Class	1^st Place	2^nd Place	3^rd Place
1 Mild white; less than 2 months old	Empire Cheese & Butter Coop - Kevin Gibson	St. Albert Cheese - Yvan Wathier	Parmalat Canada - Réjean Galipeau
2 Medium white; 3–6 months old	Parmalat Canada - Réjean Galipeau	St. Albert Cheese - Yvan Wathier	Golden Cheese - Brad Reid
3 Medium coloured; 3–6 months old	Parmalat Canada - Réjean Galipeau	Amalgamated Dairies Limited - Darcy Carr	St. Albert Cheese - Yvan Wathier
4 Marbled; any age	Bothwell Cheese - Rob Hiebert	St. Albert Cheese - Yvan Wathier	Parmalat Canada - Réjean Galipeau
5 Mature; 12–15 months old	Parmalat Canada - Réjean Galipeau	Empire Cheese & Butter Coop - Kevin Gibson	St. Albert Cheese - Yvan Wathier
6 Extra mature; 24–36 months old	Amalgamated Dairies Limited - Darcy Carr	St. Albert Cheese - Yvan Wathier	Parmalat Canada - Réjean Galipeau

Special Prizes – Cheddar Cheese Section

Tri-Clover Canada Ltd. Award: Awarded to the highest scoring Cheddar cheese in the British Empire Cheese Competition in the Small Plant Category (COCA Award): Empire Cheese & Butter Coop - Kevin Gibson
CFF Stainless Steels Inc. Award: Awarded to the cheesemaker having the highest aggregate score in classes 1 through 6: Parmalat Canada - Réjean Galipeau
Curwood Packaging Award Given to the cheese maker having the highest scoring on exhibition who has not won a Grand or Reserve Championship in the past five years (classes 1 through 6): St. Albert Cheese - Yvan Wathier
Danisco Reserve Champion Award For the cheesemaker having the second highest scoring cheese on exhibition in classes 1 through 6 (C.O.C.A. Award): Parmalat Canada - Réjean Galipeau
Black Diamond Grand Champion Award To the cheesemaker having the highest scoring cheese on exhibition in classes 1 through 6: Empire Cheese & Butter Coop - Kevin Gibson