Green County 2020 Guide

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Meet the Award-Winning Cheesemakers of Green County Green County is home to the largest concentration of cheesemakers in the nation. Together, these cheesemakers produce over 50 varieties of Wisconsin Cheese, and year after year, take home top honors at national and international competitions.

Roth USA See the making of award-winning Roth ® cheeses firsthand–from World Champion Roth ® Grand Cru ® Surchoix made in a traditional Swiss copper vat, to Roth ® Butterkäse, Gouda, Havarti and more in Monroe.* Silver-Lewis Cheese Cooperative This small cheese factory was founded by the Silver and Lewis families in 1897. Today, milk from 23 farms, including the Silver Family Farm, is used to make a variety of cheeses including Brick, Muenster, Cheddar and Vegetable Monterey Jack.* Klondike Cheese Company Fans of Wisconsin Feta, Brick, Muenster and Havarti can find this family-owned Monroe-based company’s cheeses at local and national retailers under the Odyssey® and Buholzer Brothers™ brands. Chula Vista Cheese Company Chula Vista Cheese Company is the oldest Hispanic family-run cheese manufacturer in the U.S. The company’s Browntown plant produces Oaxaca and Chihuahua Queso Quesadilla for the V&V Supremo brand. Wisconsin Cheese Group The Wisconsin Cheese Group produces a variety of authentic Hispanic-style specialty cheeses including Queso Fresco, Oaxaca and Cojita at their plant in Monroe. These cheeses are sold under the El Viajero, La Morenita, and Reynaldo’s brands.

W&W Dairy, Inc. W&W Dairy, Inc. makes delicious Mexican-style cheeses including Quesadilla Cojita and Queso Fresco at their Monroe plant. In 2012, the company took top honors at the World Championship Cheese Contest for its Queso del Rey brand cheese. Grande Cheese Company Grande Cheese Company’s factory in Juda makes authentic Italian-style cheeses for foodservice applications. Varieties include Ricotta, Fresh Mozzarella, Parmesan, Romano and more. – denotes Master Cheesemaker ® * includes retail store For more information about Wisconsin Cheese and the award-winning cheesemakers

Chalet Cheese Cooperative Green County’s Chalet Cheese Cooperative is the only place in the country that produces Limburger, the famous surface-ripened “stinky” cheese.* Decatur Dairy, Inc. This Green County Swiss cheese cooperative is the perfect place to pick up squeaky-fresh cheese curds, specialty Swiss cheeses like Swiss-lace, Stettler Swiss and Colby-Swiss–or Wisconsin favorites like Muenster, Brick, Fontina, Gouda and European-style Havarti.*

Edelweiss Creamery The Edelweiss Creamery in Monticello, Wisconsin is the only artisan cheese factory in the U.S. that makes traditional 180-pound Emmentaler in a traditional Swiss copper vat. The retail store is in New Glarus.* Maple Leaf Cheese Established in 1910 by a group of local family farmers, Maple Leaf Cheese produces a variety of award- winning Wisconsin Cheddar, Fontina and Gouda cheeses in Juda, Wisconsin.*

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