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Stettler is Grand Champion as cheese contest winners named
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Cheese judging was conducted Wednesday at the Green County Fair. From left, Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, and Dave Buholzer, Klondike Cheese, assembled more than 100 entries into the contest, judged by Bill Schinsog, former director of the U.S. and World Cheese Contests for Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association; John Jaeggi, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research; and Bob Aschebrock, cheese industry judge. The cheese auction will be held Sunday in the hospitality tent. Stettler, Buholzer and Aschebrock are all members of the local National Historic Cheesemaking Center. (Photo supplied)
Editor's note: The following information has been updated to reflect correct information.



MONROE - Steve Stettler of Decatur Dairy Inc. was the Grand Champion during the 2015 Green County Fair Cheese contest. His cheese was Dill Havarti.



Cheddar, Colby, Monterey Jack, Edam, Gouda

First: Gary Grossen, UW Babcock Hall Dairy, Madison, Gouda, 99.70

Second: Gary Grossen, UW Babcock Hall Dairy, Madison, Dutch Kase, 99.55

Third: Production and Warehouse Team, Maple Leaf Cheese Co-op, Monroe, English Hollow Cheddar, 99.45



Swiss Style Cheese

First: Silvan Blum, Chalet/Deppeler, Monroe, Swiss, 99.20

Second: Mike Nelson, Chalet Cheese Co-op, Monroe, Swiss, 98.95

Third: Josh Johnson, Zimmerman Cheese, Wiota, Baby Swiss. 98.55



Brick

First: Dave Buholzer, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Brick, 99.80

Second: Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Brick, 99.75

Third: Steve Buholzer, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Brick, 99.60



Muenster

First: Matt Henze, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Muenster, 99.50

Second: Josh Johnson, Zimmerman Cheese, Wiota, Muenster, 99.45

Third: John Baebler, Edelweiss Creamery, Monticello, Muenster, 99.40



Havarti

First: Bruce Workman, Edelweiss Creamery, Monticello, Havarti, 99.70

Second: Matt Henze, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Havarti, 99.40

Third: Decatur Dairy, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Havarti, 99.20

Latin American Style

First: Dan Reed, Chula Vista Cheese Co, Browntown, Latin American Style, 99.35

Second: Mark Boelk, Chula Vista Cheese Co, Browntown, Latin American Style, 99.20

Third: Emmi Roth, USA, Emmi Roth, USA, Monroe, Gran Queso, 99.10



Flavored Natural Cheese

First: Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Dill Havarti, 99.65

Second: Jim Demeter, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Mediterranean Feta, 99.30

Third: Decatur Dairy, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Dill Havarti, 99.15



Smear

First: Emmi Roth, USA, Emmi Roth, USA, Monroe, Monticello, 99.45

Second: Emmi Roth, USA, Emmi Roth, USA, Monroe, Roth Private Reserve, 99.10

Third: Myron Olson, Chalet Cheese, Monroe, Chalet Limburger, 98.80



Smoked

First: Dennis Schliem, Zimmerman Cheese, Wiota, Smoked Brick, 99.00

Second: Josh Johnson, Zimmerman Cheese, Wiota, Smoked Brick, 98.40

Third: Walter Hartwig, Zimmerman Cheese, Wiota, Smoked Brick, 98.10



Open

First: Gary Grossen, UW Babcock Hall Dairy, Madison, Romano, 99.70

Second: Adam Buholzer, Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Feta in Brine, 99.50

Third: Steve Webster, Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Peppercorn Feta, 99.35



Peppered Flavored Natural Cheese

First: Packaging Team, Maple Leaf Cheese Co-op, Monroe, Chipotle White Cheddar Wheel, 98.90

Second: Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Pepper Havarti, 98.80

Third: Matt Erdley, Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Sweet Heat Feta in Brine, 98.60