Alongside Switzerland, Wisconsin is one of the only places in the world that requires a license to make cheese – a testament to the state’s reverence for the cheesemaking process and dedication to ...

From coast to coast, producers in the U.S. are making world-class cheese. Here’s what to seek out whether you’re in New York or Wisconsin.

Wisconsin dairy artisans claimed 135 awards at the 2026 World Championship Cheese Contest, including 44 best-of-class honors.

More than 100 cheesemaking companies call Wisconsin home. Our state has been crafting cheese for more than 180 years, which is one of the reasons we are the most awarded cheese making location in the ...

As fans tune in to championship games and elite competitions across the nation and around the world, Wisconsin is celebrating victories of its own on the cheese board. For decades, Wisconsin cheeses ...

MADISON, Wis. — It was a cheese lovers' delight during the Art of Cheese Festival in Madison, Wis., recently. Cheesemakers, experts called cheesemongers, writers, and cheese aficionados from around ...

Thousands of dairy products from across the globe — including several made in western Wisconsin — are being judged at the World Championship Cheese Contest in ...

A Wisconsin cheese will not win top prize at this year's World Championship Cheese Contest. America's Dairyland was notably ...

Wisconsin is the cheese capital of the world, so it's only fitting the World Cheese Championship Contest is taking place this ...