Wisconsin Cheese Originals

04/14/2018

After 10 years of events with Wisconsin Cheese Originals, the time has come for me to sunset the organization and focus on my new baby: Firefly Coffeehouse & Artisan Cheese. I'll be adding a merchandising case with cheese on May 1 and a whole slate of cheese boards with beer & wine pairings. In the meantime, be sure and check out my Cheese Underground page - that's where I'll be posting cheesy stuff in the future. https://www.facebook.com/CheeseUndergroundMedia/

Cheese Underground is a blog and podcast written and co-produced by Jeanne Carpenter, an American Ch

04/08/2018

Cheesetopia 2018 in Milwaukee today! Thanks to the 31 cheese makers for giving up a Sunday to meet with 400 of your adoring fans.

04/01/2018

The Dairy Dance Off in Wisconsin has commenced. Brace yourselves.

03/23/2018

Cheesetopia Milwaukee on Sunday, April 8 is long sold out, but fear not ... you can still get tickets! We are giving away 2 free tickets every day from March 24- 28. Just leave a comment below with your favorite type of Marieke Gouda, our generous sponsor and co-host of Cheesetopia 2018! Check out the long list of cheesemakers & cheeses featured here: http://www.wisconsincheeseoriginals.com/cheesetopia-festival/

03/09/2018

Before & after at tonight’s Cheese Champion event: breaking down a 200-pound wheel of Swiss Emmentaler with two of my favorite cheese gals: Sara Hill and Patty Peterson.

03/08/2018

No matter who is named the Big Cheese at tonight's World Championship Cheese Contest, I already know the winner. It's us, the cheese eaters. Cheese Underground has the scoop on what a difference 10 years makes in the cheese industry.

I’m writing this six hours before the World Champion Cheese is named. That’s because no matter who wins – whether it be a little-known cheesemaker from the Alps, an artisan cheese…

03/08/2018

Reporter Barry Adams at the Wisconsin State Journal is doing a stellar job this week of taking readers behind the scenes at the World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison. Love this story about my fellow "B Teamers" - the wizards behind the curtain at the contest.

The 100 volunteers at the World Championship Cheese Contest help make the world's largest technical cheese competition hum.

02/21/2018

Less than 100 tickets remain for Cheesetopia 2018 at the historic Grain Exchange in Milwaukee on Sunday, April 8. Don't miss your chance to meet 30 artisan cheesemakers from across the Midwest, and taste and purchase more than 150 cheeses.

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01/25/2018

It's official: the world’s largest technical cheese competition is coming to Madison and we're helping organize an event where you'll taste 50 cheeses and witness the crowning of the 2018 World Champion Cheese. Tickets to our March 8 Cheese Champion now on sale! Just $25. Click on the link below to purchase - all tickets will be sold in advance.

CHEESE CHAMPION 3,000 Cheeses. 25 Countries. 1 Winner.March 8, 2018Exhibition Hall, Monona Terrace, Madison, WI6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Tickets: $25. All tickets so

01/11/2018

Looking for a fun Valentine's weekend outing? Come taste 10 artisan cheeses and 10 wines with me at the 9th Annual Oregon Rotary Cheese & Wine Tasting on Feb. 17 inside the historic Gorman Red Brick Gym. Tickets just $25!

Saturday, February 176:00 - 8:00 p.m. Gorman Historic Red Brick Gym, 200 N Main St, Oregon, WI Taste 10 Wisconsin artisan cheeses expertly paired with 10 except

01/11/2018

Cold pack cheese is as real as curds or aged cheddars. This Wisco hit just keeps on getting better with more cheesemakers coming up with special spreadables.

12/08/2017

A good update from John Umhoefer on the future of Wisconsin's dairy sheep industry.

WCMA Notes: New Genetics Offer Growth for U.S. Dairy Sheep Farms By Rebekah Sweeney | December 1, 2017 A Column Offered by WCMA Executive Director John Umhoefer The future of the dairy sheep industry in the U.S. lies in frozen straws of semen and hard-fought efforts to bring productive genetics to A...