Maine Cheese Competition

The winners of the Annual Maine Cheese Competition are announced on the afternoon of every Cheese Festival. Thanks to our partners at the Maine Tasting Center  for running the Competition and accepting over 100 cheeses to the competition.

2025 Maine Cheese Guild Cheese Awards Winners List

1. Fresh Cheeses – Soft/Spreadable – Any Milk

• First Place – Tie:

Noisy Acres Farm – Chevre

York Hill Farm – Dairy Duet

2. Fresh Cheeses – Firm

• First Place – Creamy Acres Creamery – Curds

3. Brined Cheeses

• First Place – Widdershins, LLC – Feta

4. Bloomy Rind

• First Place – Spring Day Creamery – Evangeline

5. Washed Rind

• First Place – Winter Hill Farm – Terzetto

6. Washed Curd

• First Place – Fuzzy Udder Creamery – Landslide

7. Aged, Pressed Curd Cheeses

• First Place – Pineland Farms Dairy – Reserve Cheddar

8. Mountain/Alpine Cheeses

• First Place – Tie: Josh Pond Farm – Meddybemps
Winter Hill Farm – Collinsbrook

9. Blue Cheese

• First Place – Fuzzy Udder Creamery – Polar Vortex

10. Flavored Cheeses

• First Place – Fuzzy Udder Creamery – Alpenglow

BEST IN SHOW: TIE

Fuzzy Udder Creamery – Polar Vortex

Spring Day Creamery – Evangeline

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2024

Maine Cheese Guild Cheese Awards

Winners List

Traditional Fresh Cheese – Soft/Spreadable: Goat

First Place: Fuzzy Udder, Plain Chevre

Second Place : Kennebec Cheesery, Classic Chevre

Third Place: Noisy Acres, Chevre- Classic Plain

Traditional Fresh Cheese – Soft/Spreadable: Other Milks

(Cow, Sheep, Buffalo, exotics or mixed milk recipes that include Goat)

First Place: York Hill, Dairy Duet – Plain

Second Place: Fuzzy Udder, Vache

Third Place: Springdale Farm, Fresh Cream Cheese

Flavored Fresh Cheese

(Same as above, but with added elements such as vegetables, herbs/spices or smoke.  Any milk type or combination.)

First Place: York Hill, Dairy Duet – Green Peppercorn & Nutmeg

Second Place:  Kennebec Cheesery,  Chevre in Oil with Herbs de Provence

Third Place:  Noisy Acres, Chevre in Olive Oil Marinade

Traditional Fresh Cheese – Firm

(Feta, Halloumi, Mozzarella,  Curds, etc.- Flavored or Traditional)

First Place: Creamy Acres, Mozzarella

Second Place: Crooked Face, Cheese Curds – Marinated

Third Place: Fuzzy Udder, Feta

Bloomy Rind

First Place: York Hill,  Ash

Second Place: Spring Day Creamery, Evangeline

Third Place: Winter Hill Farm, Tide Line

Washed Rind

First Place: Fuzzy Udder, Cyclone

Second Place: Kennebec Cheesery, Quaker Hill

Third Place: Balfour Farm, Town Square

Traditional Aged Cheese

(Semi-hard and semi-soft cheeses, pressed and aged, such as cheddar, jack, gouda, mountain cheeses, and tommes. Any milk.)

First Place:  Pineland Farms, 48 month Cheddar

Second Place: Pineland Farms, 24 month Cheddar

Third Place: Josh Pond, Meddybemps Reserve

Flavored Aged Cheese

(Same as above, but with added elements such as vegetables, herbs/spices or smoke.  Any milk.)

First Place:  Oaklands Farm, Roxanne

(Tied) Second Place: Pumpkin Vine, Pandora

(Tied) Second Place: Pineland Farms, Smoked Cheddar

Blue Cheese

(Internal, external or both. Any milk.)

First Place: Fuzzy Udder, Polar Vortex

Second Place: Winter Hill Farm, Bradbury Mountain Blue

Third Place: Spring Day Creamery, Spring Day Blues

BEST IN SHOW:                      

York Hill                                Dairy Duet – Green Peppercorn & Nutmeg